Business & Finance
Ocean Safety’s Aberdeen Office Fully Operational (UK)
Ocean Safety’s Aberdeen depot is now fully operational, just one month after it opened, to service the growing demand for safety equipment from the expanding offshore renewables market. The Branch is now certified to service a range of professional survival products, manufactured and distributed by
UK: South Boats Secures Another New Build Order
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Iceni Marine Services Ltd., announced that the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of four further vessels to join the existing South Boats built ‘Iceni Spirit’, ‘Iceni Courage’, ‘Iceni Defiant’ and ‘Iceni Pride’. The order is substantial f
d’Amico Orders Six Fuel-Efficient Bulk Carriers from China
Ireland-based d’Amico Dry, the fully owned subsidiary of the d’Amico group, has ordered six 40,000 dwt bulk carrier newbuildings, with options for further six vessels, from China’s Yangfan Group. The $134m deal, which values each handymax at $22.3m, has been financed through bank lending. d’Amico ch
Norway: Scana Supplies Propulsion Equipment for Sanco Shipping’s New Seismic Vessel
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Propulsion AS signed new contracts with Kleven Maritime AS, Norway ad Rong Ta Trading Co. Ltd., Taiwan, for delivery of propulsion equipment at a total value of NOK 35 million. The contract with Kleven Maritime AS is for delivery of a gear ad cp
SaveOurSeafarers Campaign Gets Seatrade Award (UK)
The SaveOurSeafarers (SOS) campaign has been honoured with a Seatrade Award for its significant contribution in the fight against Somali piracy. The Seatrade Award for Countering Piracy was presented at the prestigious and respected Seatrade Awards ceremony, with more than 350 of the maritime indust
Sonardyne to Exhibit at UDT and WSS
Over the coming weeks Sonardyne International will be exhibiting at two important maritime defence and security exhibitions: Undersea Defence Technology (UDT), 29th-31st May in Spain and WaterSide Security (WSS), 28th-30th May in Singapore. The world’s most comprehensive event for those involved in
UK: EPC Hires Penspen for Subsea Structures Design for Ithaca’s GSA
EPC has contracted the Offshore business stream of the Penspen group, Andrew Palmer and Associates to provide Detailed Design services in support of Ithaca Energy’s Greater Stella Area (GSA) Development. The contract follows on from Penspen’s recent work for EPC Offshore on the Front End Engineering
UK: Measurement Devices Launches 4D Hydrographic Survey Vessel
The Miami Port and Terminal Technology USA 2012 4th international conference and exhibition saw the launch of the industry’s first custom designed 4D (X,Y,Z and TIME) land and marine survey vessel. Following the success of their Dynascan mobile mapping system (the world’s first truly portable LiDAR
Norway: Scana Propulsion to Equip Sanco Shipping’s New Vessel
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Propulsion AS signed new contracts with Kleven Maritime AS, Norway ad Rong Ta Trading Co. Ltd., Taiwan, for delivery of propulsion equipment at a total value of NOK 35 million (approx USD 5.9 mln). The contract with Kleven Maritime AS is for deli
UK: EPC Offshore Hires Penspen for Ithaca’s GSA Development
EPC has contracted the Offshore business stream of the Penspen group, Andrew Palmer and Associates to provide Detailed Design services in support of Ithaca Energy’s Greater Stella Area (GSA) Development. The contract follows on from Penspen’s recent work for EPC Offshore on the Front End Engineering
UK: IMO’s MSC to Develop Guidance for Private Maritime Security Companies
A special high-level segment of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), convened by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to discuss policy matters related to arms on board ships in the piracy high risk area, has requested a working group of the MSC to develop interim guidance for private maritime secu
EPC Offshore: New Managers for Important UK North Sea Projects
EPC Offshore has announced the appointment of new managers to work on two of the North Sea’s biggest developments as the company continues to increase growth in 2012. Project manager Euan Sellar will focus on the final phases of the Rochelle field development for Endeavour Energy in the Central Nort
Goltens Green Technologies – Independent BTW Service Provider (UAE)
While some shipowners are concerned about meeting the ballast water convention, Goltens Green Technologies simply sees it as another Environmental challenge to be negotiated. In 2010, ship repair specialists, Goltens, established GGT Green Technologies (GGT) to be an independent service provider to
UK: Partrac Announces Recent Achievements
Partrac have led the development of tidal resource assessment measurements in the UK and arguably therefore the world given the pioneering development work being undertaken in the UK. Since 2008, they have completed over 35 deployments of ADCPs at tidal energy sites alone and have achieved a data ca