Millennium Offshore Services, a provider of offshore jack-up accommodation service vessels (“ASVs”) to oil and gas industry, announced today that it has signed a contract to purchase a 300’ Letourneau 116 Cantilever jack-up rig from an offshore drilling company for $25 million, to be named the “MOS
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) and Qatar Petroleum (QP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for bilateral technical cooperation between them. The MOU covers several areas including technologies used in the oil and gas upstream developments, and the development of huma
The Board of Directors of Ezion Holdings Limited announced that it has secured a charter contract with a value of approximately USD 49.1 million over a 4 year period to provide a service rig to be used by an oil major to support its oil & gas activities in the Middle East. The Service Rig […]
DP World Limited announces 26% increase in like-for-like profit for the six months ended 30 June 2013. “DP World is pleased to announce another strong set of first half results in spite of challenging market conditions. We are on track with our substantial investment plan and on schedule to deliver
Technip, in a consortium led by National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), has been awarded by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work of Umm Lulu Full Field Development project – Package 2 (Process Facilities). Th
Drydocks World, one of the most renowned and prolific maritime service providers to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors announced an Overall Customer Satisfaction Rating of 96 percent received from their clients. The satisfaction questionnaire covers 29 distinct areas including Health, Safety
Lamprell, a provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, announces that the Group’s Chief Financial Officer, Frank Nelson, has informed the Company of his intention to leave Lamprell to return to the UK for person
Acta Marine’s Shoalbusters are currently actively deployed in various Regions of the World. Several Maritime & Offshore construction projects have called upon the specialized Shallow draft fleet of Acta Marine. In Asia the Coastal Victory is engaged upon offshore support activities with a shallow dr
Located about 120km north of Doha, Al Ruwais Port is designed to accommodate dhows, coastal trading vessels and a roll-on/roll-off passenger/car ferry, centring on general cargo, fruit and vegetables, livestock and building materials. It may not be the largest port development underway in the region
Bahrain Telecommunications Company Maritime Operating Centre (Batelco MOC) has been recognised by the ITU (International Telecom Union), IMO (International Maritime Organisation) and all countries in the Middle East region, as the main Maritime Station for the Middle East region for coordinating all
ABS, a leading provider of global maritime classification services, has taken another step forward to meet industry needs with the formation of the ABS Global Gas Solutions Team to leverage the organization’s LNG and LPG capabilities. This group of experienced gas professionals will work alongside o
According to the latest Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control annual report, published on July 1 2013, Ukraine moved from the organisation’s black list to its grey list, which indicates certain improvements in flag performance. But will it bring real growth for the Ukrainian shippi
Malaysia: Inai Kiara to Roll Out TSHD “Inai Kenanga” Tomorrow Inai Kiara SDN BHD, Malaysia’s largest marine services provider, announced that the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will launch the trailing suction hopper dredger Inai Kenanga tomorrow. China: Six People Missing after Dredger Sin
Nautilus International has called for urgent action to end ‘double standards on safety’ following a fresh ferry accident in the Philippines. So far, 126 people are reported as dead or missing and 750 were rescued when the 40-year-old passenger ferry St Thomas of Aquinas sank within minutes after a c
