Business & Finance
Leon Thevenin to Identify Fault on Subsea Cable Linking Guernsey and Jersey to France
Guernsey Electricity is using a cable ship to pinpoint a fault on submarine cable linking Guernsey and Jersey to France, reports BBC. The France telecom owned Leon Thevenin vessel is expected to be in the area all week. According to BBC, Guernsey Electricity’s corporate strategy director, Sally Davi
UK: Fugro Takes Delivery of New Vessel MV Fugro Galaxy
Recently, Fugro formally took delivery of a new-build vessel, M/V Fugro Galaxy; the second of Fugro’s FSSV series of dedicated survey vessels. Designed to Fugro specifications and fitted with the latest survey equipment these are the most advanced vessels of their type. The new vessel will be able t
UK: DEVEX 2012 Demonstrates Innovative Technologies in Oil and Gas Industry
A record number of attendees turned out to see the latest developments in oil and gas production and development at an industry conference last week. DEVEX 2012, aimed at geologists, geophysicists and engineers from both upstream and downstream operations, took place on 9 and 10 May at Aberdeen Exhi
Cargotec Equips 15 OSVs in China
In April, Finland’s Cargotec secured new contracts to deliver MacGregor anchor-handling, mooring and towing solutions for 15 offshore support vessels (OSV) of various types being built in China for Asian customers. The ships are being built in several shipyards in China for delivery throughout 2013
UK: Total Stops Elgin Gas Leak
Total is today able to announce that a well intervention operation has stopped the G4 well leak on the Elgin complex, 240km from Aberdeen in the UK North Sea. The well intervention operation, which involved pumping heavy mud into the leaking well, began on May 15th and the leak was stopped 12 hours
Finland Based Cargotec to Provide Equipment for 15 OSVs
In April, Cargotec secured new contracts to deliver MacGregor anchor-handling, mooring and towing solutions for 15 offshore support vessels (OSV) of various types being built in China for Asian customers. The ships are being built in several shipyards in China for delivery throughout 2013 and 2014 t
Spain: DSIT Shows Sonar and Acoustic Solutions at UDT
DSIT Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of Acorn Energy, Inc., announced that it will be exhibiting the company’s underwater security systems and other sonar and acoustic solutions at the Undersea Defence Technologies (UDT) Conference and Exhibition in Alicante, Spain (May 29 – 31, 2012). The company view
Perseus Telecom Selects Ciena’s Equipment for Trans-Atlantic Trading Network
Ciena® Corporation, the network specialist, announced that Perseus Telecom, a global provider of connectivity, has selected Ciena’s equipment, software and services to build an end-to-end, ultra low-latency network between the U.S. and Europe. Combining metro networks in the global financial hubs of
Germany: Siemens to Equip Maersk Triple-E Class with Eco-Friendly Propulsion
The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has been awarded a contract worth tens of millions of Euros from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to implement eco-friendly propulsion and power generation system in container ships which will comprehensively reduce transit costs and provide i
The Netherlands: Periplus’ IMS Receives ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 Certifications
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 dail
Latvia: BachmannHR Chooses CrewInspector Crewing Software
CrewInspector an online ship crew management system provider has been chosen by BachmannHR Group Ltd to integrate crewing process across the group of companies. Crewing software allows employees to maintain crew data, prepare crew employment contracts and share data easily with rest of the teams res
Groot Ship Design Signs Unique Contract in Malaysia
Yesterday at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) a unique contract was signed between Groot Ship Design from Leek (the Netherlands), Sundong shipyard (Korea) and owner PBHH/BH livestock Vessel SDN BHD (Malaysia) for the design and delivery of two types of livestock carriers. Of each type the Korean yard will bu
EMGS: Best First Quarter Results in Company’s History (Norway)
EMGS recorded revenues of USD 55.6 million in the first quarter of 2012, up from USD 21.5 million in the first quarter of 2011. Contract sales totalled USD 53.0 million, whilst multi-client sales came in at USD 2.6 million. In the corresponding period last year, EMGS recorded multi-client sales of U
Periplus Provides Shipwreck Assessment in Fehmarn Belt Between Denmark and Germany
In April 2012, Periplus Archeomare, in close cooperation with surveyors from DEEP BV, performed a number of high resolution geophysical investigations at the sites of two shipwrecks in the Fehmarn belt between Denmark and Germany. The two shipwrecks are located on the route of a new-to-build tunnel