996 results found for 'western isles'

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  • ReCAAP: Asian Abduction Incidents Persist

    10 March 2017

    Although the total number of piracy and armed robbery incidents dropped in February 2017, crew abduction occurrences continued in the Sulu-Celebes Sea and waters off eastern Sabah, Asian piracy watchdog ReCAAP ISC informs. A total of four incidents against ships were reported in Asia in February 2017, three of which were actual incidents and one was an attempted […]

  • ExxonMobil drops one PGS vessel from Guyana survey after incident with Venezuelan navy

    7 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    ExxonMobil has made changes to a 3D survey contract in South America with PGS, excluding one of the two vessels from the deal.

  • French start where they left off

    2 July 2008

    After a two hour delay waiting for the wind to fill in, the 2008 Rolex Commodores’ Cup got underway shortly before lunchtime yesterday with two windward-leeward inshore races in the Western Solent. Conditions could not have been better for the 45 boat fleet, with 12 knots of wind from the southwest and brilliant sunshine. Race […]

  • ExxonMobil kicks off drilling operations offshore Cyprus

    23 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Oil major ExxonMobil has started drilling the Glaucus-2 appraisal well located in Block 10 offshore Cyprus.

  • InterDam’s G21 FirePanel Passes H120 Tests

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    In April 2014, InterDam’s next-generation G21 FirePanel successfully completed H120 tests. During the DNV GL- and Lloyd’s-Register-approved test, the G21 FirePanels maintained their fire resistance, structural integrity and insulation for over 180 minutes at hydrocarbon-fire-curve temperatures. Weight-saving The modular, cost-effective G21 FirePanel technology offers major advantages over the traditional fire resistant panels, including an easy […]

  • Funding Announced to Repair Small Ports Across England

    15 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced £1.7 million funding to help repair small ports and harbors across England damaged by winter storms. Twenty one communities will benefit ranging from Cornwall to East Riding. McLoughlin said: “Our small ports are vital to the livelihoods of the communities they serve and are the lifeblood of the local […]

  • InterDam completes G21 FirePanel H120 tests

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    In April 2014, InterDam’s next-generation G21 FirePanel successfully completed H120 tests. During the DNV GL- and Lloyd’s-Register-approved test, the G21 FirePanels maintained their fire resistance, structural integrity and insulation for over 180 minutes at hydrocarbon-fire-curve temperatures. Weight-saving The modular, cost-effective G21 FirePanel technology offers major advantages over the traditional fire resistant panels, including an easy […]

  • The Netherlands: Dredge Yard Launches Dredge Suction Mouth

    28 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

      Dredge Yard, a specialized company in dredging technology and dredging equipment based in the Netherlands and United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of the dredge suction mouth. The dredge suction mouth is a dredge component positioned behind the cutter head of a Cutter Suction Dredger during extraction of non-cohesive material from the see […]

  • Partners starting workover campaign to restore shut-in well at Australian oil field

    9 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Workover operations are starting with an aim to restore production from a well on the Cliff Head oil field located offshore Australia.

  • Thales and Aquabotix Team Up on Subsea Drones

    21 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Thales and Aquabotix have signed an MoU for strategic cooperation for the research, design and development of a rapidly deployable Mine Counter Measures (MCM), Rapid Environment Assessment (REA) and Military Hydrographic autonomous system mission solution. This project is a collaboration with Australian Academia and SMEs including the University of Sydney, Australian Centre for Field Robotics […]

  • The Netherlands: Periplus’ IMS Receives ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 Certifications

    16 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Periplus announced that its Integrated Management System (IMS) is now certified to ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 standards. The final audit was performed by Bureau Veritas in March 2012. The IMS bundles the Quality Management System and Health & Safety Management System. It is used and operated on a daily basis by all the employees […]

  • Harkand leases Montrose base

    25 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Harkand, a company specialising in subsea inspection, repair and maintenance, and light construction, has secured a long term lease for a storage facility in Montrose, giving the company its first permanent work base in the town to support ongoing operations.

  • Tideland LED Warning Lights for Portuguese Test of Floating Wind Turbine

    3 November 2011

    Tideland Signal has supplied Principle Power with a comprehensive package of LED warning lights to warn shipping when the revolutionary “WindFloat” floating wind turbine is stationed off the coast of Portugal. Windfloat is the focal point of a US$23 million programme for testing the potential of the design in a location with plenty of wind […]

  • Ennsub Delivers Sealing Systems for Wheatstone LNG

    26 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Subsea products and equipment manufacturer Ennsub has successfully completed the design, manufacture, testing and installation of sealing systems for the Wheatstone Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) platform off the coast of Australia. The company was approached to design two different systems to provide an external and internal sealing system for 64-off 8” NS ballasting pipes located […]

  • Advanced Navigation Launches Sublocus Underwater Navigation System

    20 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Advanced Navigation has announced the release of their Sublocus underwater navigation systems. Sublocus is an underwater inertial navigation system that features high accuracy north seeking fibre optic gyroscopes and accelerometers with a GPS receiver and pressure depth sensor. These are fused together in Advanced Navigation’s revolutionary fusion algorithm to deliver positional accuracy of 0.08% of […]

  • Bergen Group Enters Share Purchase Agreement with JSV Zaliv Shipyard

    19 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Bergen Group ASA has today entered into a Share Purchase Agreement for the group’s Shipbuilding Division with JSV Zaliv Shipyard, Ukraine, 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 will […]

  • Philly Port Strategic Plan Unveiled

    5 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Governor Tom Wolf has announced his strategic plan for sustained management, maintenance and development of the Port of Philadelphia. The governor outlined his plan while standing on an undeveloped parcel of the Southport Marine Terminal Complex, located at the eastern tip of the Navy Yard. He was joined by Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) Chairman Jerry […]

  • ReCAAP: Five Asian Maritime Incidents Reported in October

    9 November 2016

    A total of five incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia were reported in October 2016, according to piracy-watchdog ReCAAP. Out of the five incidents, one was an incident of piracy in South China Sea and the other were armed robbery against ships in Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam. Two of these were Category 1 incidents, […]

  • Tideland LED Warning Lights for Portuguese Test of Floating Wind Turbine

    3 November 2011

    Tideland Signal has supplied Principle Power with a comprehensive package of LED warning lights to warn shipping when the revolutionary “WindFloat” floating wind turbine is stationed off the coast of Portugal. Windfloat is the focal point of a US$23 million programme for testing the potential of the design in a location with plenty of wind […]

  • UK: Conversulting’s Independent Safety Audit for SMEs

    11 February 2013
    Human Capital

    Good health and safety performance is a high priority in the offshore renewables market and provides a competitive advantage for most Small and Medium Enterprises. However, the additional cost of certification or listing with verification services can be prohibitive and time consuming. Conversulting’s independent safety audit simplifies the requirements of OHSAS 18001 by differentiating between […]

  • Report: Saudi Arabia warns of an oil slick near Yemen’s decaying tanker

    25 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Safety, Vessels

    An oil spot has been identified some 50 km west of the Safer oil tanker moored off the western coast of Yemen, Reuters reported citing a letter from Saudi Arabia to the UN Security Council. The letter, written by Saudi Ambassador to the UN Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, said “a pipeline attached to the vessel is suspected […]

  • Maritime piracy on the rise in Asia

    11 June 2020
    Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    Asia is seeing an increase in incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships, according to a recent monthly report published by ReCAAP. The abduction of crew for ransom in the regional waters also remains a serious concern.

  • OGA awards contracts for UK seismic campaign

    13 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded contracts for the second UK Government funded £20 million ($26.6M) seismic campaign to promote underexplored areas of UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) PGS and WesternGeco have been awarded the contracts to acquire seismic data from the East Shetland Platform and South West Britain respectively. The program is anticipated […]

  • The Netherlands: Dredge Yard Launches Innovative Dredge Component

    28 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Dredge Yard, a specialized company in dredging technology and dredging equipment based in the Netherlands and United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of the dredge suction mouth. The dredge suction mouth is a dredge component positioned behind the cutter head of a Cutter Suction Dredger during extraction of non-cohesive material from the see bed. […]

  • Turkey: ‘Siem Moxie’ Launched at Ada Shipyard (VIDEO)

    16 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The “Siem Moxie”, an infield support vessel (ISV) developed by the Norwegian vessel designer Ulstein Design AS, was launched on Sunday at Ada Shipyard Tuzla – Istanbul, Turkey. The vessel, with a length of 74 meters and a beam of 17 meters, will be the first X-BOW vessel equipped with Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP). The […]