Business & Finance
Rolls-Royce to Equip Anchor Handler for Augusta Offshore (Italy)
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed an £18 million (USD 28.3 million) contract with Italian shipyard Rosetti Marino S.p.A for the design and delivery of an integrated power & propulsion and equipment system for an anchor handling vessel. The vessel will be built for Augusta Off
Greece: Paragon Shipping Charters Out MV Precious Seas
Paragon Shipping Inc. announced yesterday that it has taken delivery of the M/V Precious Seas, a 37,205 dwt Handysize vessel, from the Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co. in China. The vessel has been chartered out to Cargill International S.A. for a period of 23 to 26 months at a gross daily rate of $1
Norway: Statoil Deputy Chair and Board Member Resigns
Marit Arnstad has informed that she will resign from her position as deputy chair and member of the board of directors in Statoil ASA with immediate effect. The nomination committee in Statoil will start its search for a new board member, and the corporate assembly will make a by-election when the n
Norway: Technip Lands Bøyla Field Development Contract
Technip was awarded by Marathon Oil Norge AS an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract, worth above €300 million, for the Bøyla field development in the North Sea, located about 225 kilometers West of Stavanger, Norway, at a water depth of 120 meters. The contract includes
Germany: Eco Friendly BallastMasterultraV from GEA Westfalia Separator
Today, more than an estimated ten billion tons of ballast water are in transit on board of ships on the world’s oceans at all times. Including the microorganisms and living beings that as “stowaways” easily overcome the normally insurmountable barriers of the oceans. The International Maritime Organ
Scottish Companies Invest in Business Growth Through Innovation
Companies across Scotland are investing in their business growth through innovation, according to the latest figures from Scottish Enterprise (SE). The figures, unveiled at today’s Scottish Technology Showcase, show that despite economic conditions, Scottish companies are continuing to recognise the
Scottish Companies Invest in Business Growth Through Innovation
Companies across Scotland are investing in their business growth through innovation, according to the latest figures from Scottish Enterprise (SE). The figures, unveiled at today’s Scottish Technology Showcase, show that despite economic conditions, Scottish companies are continuing to recognise the
UK: Deals Made at Seawork Reflect Commercial Marine Industry Enthusiasm
Seawork 2012 saw a number of major deals being done and several high specification craft being officially handed over. Seawork has become not only an efficient one-stop-shop for seeing what’s new on the market, specifying future requirements and placing orders but also the event of choice for exhibi
Norway: Heerema’s Steel Jacket Installed on Statoil’s Valemon Field
On 18 June Thialf, one of the world’s biggest heavy lift vessels, lifted the 9,000 tonne steel jacket into position on the North Sea Valemon field. The 160 metre high construction is the biggest steel jacket installed in one lift on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and first major part-delivery
ERRIA Delivers MT Ingrid Jakobsen to Uni-Tankers (USA)
ERRIA, a shipping company specialized in providing administrative ship management, announced yesterday that it has sold and transferred vessel named MT Ingrid Jakobsen in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, to the Uni-Tankers shipping line. MT ERRIA NIMMER is the eight of nine vessels t
Norway: NMA Approves Seagull Security Training
Computer-based training (CBT) specialist, Seagull, has been awarded Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) approval for a new, comprehensive ship security training package that is in full compliance with the Manila amendments to the STCW Convention and Code. These new security training courses will be a
Sweden: First Woman Takes MD Post in Damen Shiprepair Gotaverken
Damen Shiprepair Götaverken aims to be the best within the Nordic countries, according to its new strategy. As part of this focus, Ms Monica Svenner has been appointed as the new MD. Ms Svenner has wide industrial experience as MD for several international companies, such as Stena Recycling and Atla
Norway: Steel Jacket Installed at Statoil’s Valemon Field
On 18 June Thialf, one of the world’s biggest heavy lift vessels, lifted the 9,000 tonne steel jacket into position on the North Sea Valemon field. The 160 metre high construction is the biggest steel jacket installed in one lift on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and first major part-delivery
UK: Titan Survey Chooses Applied Acoustics’ Boomers
Titan Survey has been involved in marine surveys both in the UK and worldwide for over 30 years and is increasingly involved in offshore renewable energy schemes, particularly wind farm projects, where an accurate interrogation of the subsea geology is so crucial to turbine foundation design, as wel