996 results found for 'western isles'

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  • NQBP Welcomes New Study on Sediment Impacts on Corals

    18 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has welcomed a new paper on sediment impacts on coral saying it made a positive contribution to scientific knowledge. NQBP said that it was important to note that the study examined sediment impacts associated with dredging operations that occurred either on or within very close proximity (less than 8kms) […]

  • GOSEA Nets Two Ship Management Gigs

    8 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    SeaEnergy’s recently established joint venture (JV) GOSeaEnergy Ship Management Limited (GOSEA) has this week been awarded the ship management of two more vessels. GOSEA was established in June 2014, as a JV between Go Offshore (Asia) Pte Ltd. a Singapore based shipping company and SeaEnergy Ship Management Limited, the latter holding a 51% share. The […]

  • Photo of the day: IHES prototype shaping up for ocean splash

    12 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The 150kW wave energy prototype – developed by French company GEPS Techno – is taking shape in Saint-Nazaire in western France, ahead of trials at SEM-REV marine renewables test site.

  • Deutsche Windtechnik Gets DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 Certification

    20 December 2013

    The quality management of Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore und Consulting GmbH has been awarded the certificate according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 for its services at technical plants in the field of on- and offshore wind energy by Germanischer Lloyd (GL Systems Certification). With this the company shows its decisiveness to systematically work according to the […]

  • Inshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Rajveer Commissioned

    13 August 2013

    ICGS Rajveer, seventh in a series of eight Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkota was commissioned, on Aug 10th, at Visakhapatnam by Shri RK Mathur, Defence Secretary, in the presence of Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal, AVSM, Director General Indian Coast Guard, Inspector General SP Sharma, PTM, […]

  • Photos: Delivery of South East Asia’s 1st Dual-Fuel LNG Tug on Track

    25 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    South East Asia’s first dual-fuel LNG tug has been named KST Liberty at Keppel Singmarine.

  • Canada: Nautilus Acquires Exploration Licences for CCZ

    22 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

    Nautilus Minerals’ Tongan subsidiary, Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd. (“TOML”), has become one of the first private sector organizations to be granted exploration licences in the highly prospective Clarion Clipperton Zone (“CCZ”) of the Eastern Pacific. Sponsored by the Tongan Government, TOML has been granted approximately 75,000 km2 of prime exploration territory in the CCZ, which […]

  • Beneficial Use of Dredged Material in the Gulf

    15 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Historic Egmont Key will soon receive critical sand thanks to maintenance on the Tampa Harbor channel. The small island has experienced large-scale erosion and structural damage on its western shoreline. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District awarded a $13.4 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill., to […]

  • Blue Energy Gets Permits for New Cooper Basin Explorations

    25 June 2014

    A sparsely explored area of Australia’s Cooper Basin is the focus of a new oil and gas search by Blue Energy following the granting of four key permit areas to the company by the Queensland Government. Blue Energy has been notified by the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines that ATP 656P, 657P, 658P and 660P have […]

  • Zaliv Acquires Majority Share in Bergen’s Shipbuilding Division

    19 July 2013

    Bergen Group ASA has today entered into a Share Purchase Agreement for the group’s Shipbuilding Division with JSV Zaliv Shipyard, Ukraine (Zaliv), one of the leading hull construction shipyards in Central and Eastern Europe. For a purchase price of USD 18.2 million, Zaliv will acquire 51% of the shares in a newly incorporated company which […]

  • The Netherlands: TQC Presents New Wet Abrasion Scrub Tester

    28 February 2012

    TQC has expanded its line of test equipment for the paint and coatings industry with a brand new wet scrub washability tester. Surfaces that are likely to be cleaned often such as table/desk tops, white goods, furniture, floors and walls, automotive interiors etc. need to be tested on their resistance against mechanical cleaning with or […]

  • Oceanteam CFO relinquishes duty, CEO takes over

    7 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    A Norwegian-Dutch offshore service provider, Oceanteam, has announced that CEO Haico Halbesma has taken over CFO duties until further notice. Oceanteam said on Thursday that the current CFO, Torbjorn Skulstad has relinquished his tasks due to illness. Halbesma, who has held the position of CFO of the company prior to him becoming Oceanteam’s CEO, said: “We […]

  • U.S. Based Camac Energy to Buy Avana Petroleum

    8 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    CAMAC Energy Inc. , a U.S.-based energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas in West Africa and China, announced that it has signed a heads of agreement (“HOA”) to acquire one hundred percent of the issued share capital of Avana Petroleum Limited, a private Isle of Man company (“Avana”), […]

  • CAMAC Energy Signs Heads of Agreement to Acquire Avana Petroleum

    2 January 2012
    Business & Finance

      CAMAC Energy Inc. a U.S.-based energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas in West Africa and China, today announced that it has signed a heads of agreement (“HOA”) to acquire one hundred percent of the issued share capital of Avana Petroleum Limited, a private Isle of Man company […]

  • Lerwick Harbour awards quay job to BAM Nuttall (UK)

    17 February 2015

    Plans for significant further expansion of Lerwick Harbour’s extensive deep-water facilities for the offshore oil and gas industry have advanced with the award of a major contract to extend the quay at Dales Voe South to support subsea developments and decommissioning. Lerwick Port Authority has commissioned the Scottish business unit of civil engineering contractor BAM […]

  • Dales Voe South in Refit for Subsea and Decommissioning Projects

    19 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Plans for significant further expansion of Lerwick Harbour’s extensive deep-water facilities for the offshore oil and gas industry have advanced with the award of a major contract to extend the quay at Dales Voe South to support subsea developments and decommissioning. Lerwick Port Authority has commissioned the Scottish business unit of civil engineering contractor BAM […]

  • SmartBay Ireland gets certified

    22 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    SmartBay Ireland has achieved international accreditation for health, safety, quality and environmental management. SmartBay was accredited with OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety, ISO 14001:2004 Environment and ISO 9001:2008 Quality standards. The bespoke integrated management system was developed in-house over a period of 12 months by key SmartBay personnel and Myton Systems with support from […]

  • SMRU Studies Harbour Seals Decline Using Vodafone Technology

    29 March 2016
    Research & Development

    Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) at the University of St Andrews is set to begin a study into the sharp decline in Harbour seal populations off Orkney, Scotland, under a three-year Government-backed initiative. Marine scientists at SMRU will attach marine telemetry tags to the fur at the back of the heads of a number of seals, […]

  • USA: Jensen Maritime Completes Custom Design Work for New ASD Tugboat

    2 August 2011

    Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., recently completed the custom design work for the Bob Franco, a new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboat for Harley Marine Services. The vessel – measuring 120 feet in length and 35 feet in width – is one of the first to be powered by Tier III CAT C175 engines, which have […]

  • USA: Jensen Maritime Completes Custom Design Work for New ASD Tugboat

    2 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., recently completed the custom design work for the Bob Franco, a new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboat for Harley Marine Services. The vessel – measuring 120 feet in length and 35 feet in width – is one of the first to be powered by Tier III CAT C175 engines, which have […]

  • Earlcoate to Repair Sea Defenses at West Beach, Hayling Island

    19 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Earlcoate Construction Ltd. has begun works to repair deteriorating sea defense structures at West Beach, Hayling Island. The Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP) reported recently that following the winter storms, coastal monitoring of the sea defenses identified the deteriorating condition of the groynes. “Five badly exposed and isolated timber groynes have now become serious health and safety […]

  • OMV books MMA vessel for gig in New Zealand

    14 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    MMA Offshore has secured a deal for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) with OMV for operations in New Zealand.

  • Investigation launched into fire incident on world’s 1st LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier

    4 April 2022
    Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    ABTS is investigating a fire incident onboard the world’s first LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier that took place on 25 January in Hastings.

  • Bales of Cocaine Found Floating off Central America

    13 November 2014

    USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), in support of Operation Martillo, recovered approximately 1,100 pounds of cocaine found adrift in the Pacific Ocean on October 27 in connection with illegal drug smuggling while on patrol off the coast of Central America. One of Vandegrift’s SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopters, from […]

  • Current Suez Convoy Information

    24 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising on current Suez convoy information ahead of the new Suez Canal’s inauguration on 6 August 2015. The new Suez canal measures from 60 kilometers in length to 95 kilometers in length, while the project also involves deepening and widening the Great Bitter Lakes and Ballah bypass to a total […]