Business & Finance
UK: Trident to Take Part in All-Energy
Trident Energy will be exhibiting on Stand B62 at All-Energy, the UK’s largest Renewable Energy event taking place in Aberdeen on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th May, 2012. The company is an independent developer of enabling technology for the offshore renewable energy industry. Its stand will feat
UK: Trident to Take Part in All-Energy
Trident Energy will be exhibiting on Stand B62 at All-Energy, the UK’s largest Renewable Energy event taking place in Aberdeen on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th May, 2012. The company is an independent developer of enabling technology for the offshore renewable energy industry. Its stand will feat
UK: Craig Group Secures Deals for Four ERRVs
A £35 million investment by Craig Group in four new vessels has already secured major contracts for the Aberdeen global shipping and energy services company. The new-build D-Class Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRVs), which will be managed by Craig Group division North Star Shipping, will t
UK: Craig Group Secures Contracts for Its New Vessels
A £35 million investment by Craig Group in four new vessels has already secured major contracts for the Aberdeen global shipping and energy services company. The new-build D-Class Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRVs), which will be managed by Craig Group division North Star Shipping, will t
Spain: Balenciaga Shipyard Launches D-Class Vessel ‘Grampian Discovery’
Balenciaga Shipyard recently launched the third emergency response and rescue vessel, in a series of four D-Class vessels built for Craig Group, the Grampian Discovery. These new ERRVs are designated NSS-IMT 950s, designed by IMT of Montrose and are equipped with one fast rescue craft. The Grampian
Norway: NTNU Purchases REMUS 100 AUV
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), announced that the Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU) has purchased one REMUS 100 system to support and enhance the operations of the University’s Applied Under
Denmark: ERRIA Hands Over MT ‘Erria JULIE’ to Uni-Tankers
ERRIA, a shipping company specialized in providing administrative ship management, announced today, May 15th 2012, that it has sold and transferred vessel named Erria JULIE in Kalundborg, to the Uni-Tankers shipping line. MT Erria JULIE is the sixth of nine vessels that the company is planning to se
UK: DEVEX 2012 Demonstrates New Technology 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
UK: Helicopter Safety Steering Group Discusses Helicopter Ditching Incident
The Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG) met yesterday, Monday 14 May, to share preliminary information on the recent helicopter ditching incident in the North Sea. Making up the HSSG are helicopter operators, oil and gas operators and contractors, offshore trade unions, the pilots’ union BALPA,
Remontowa Launches Last of Four LNG Ferries for Norwegian Owner
The launching ceremony of the last of four LNG-fueled ferries built for one of the biggest Norwegian Owners took place in REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING S.A on 11th of May 2012. During three – year cooperation the Owner has ordered construction of eight modern ferries of different propulsion, power of engin
South Africa Signs IMO Anti-Piracy Code
The Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (Djibouti Code of Conduct) was today signed on behalf of South Africa by the South African High Commissioner, His Excellency Dr. Zola Skweyiya, who was attending a
Denmark: TORM Sells Its Shares in JV Entity Ugland & TORM Shipowning
TORM has entered into an agreement to sell its 50% stake in the joint venture entity Ugland & TORM Shipowning ApS. The joint venture’s main asset is a 2007-built LR1 vessel, TORM Ugland. The transaction leads to a P&L loss of approximately USD 5 million, which will be recognized in the financial sta
UK: Aquaterra Energy Supplies Centralisers for North Sea Platform
Aquaterra Energy has been awarded a contract to supply 12 centralisers for a platform in the North Sea. The existing centralisers had reached their design life and will be replaced with new centralisers designed by Aquaterra. The centralisers, which will be optimised for the customer’s requirements,
GEO.xyz Presents ‘Geosurveyor VIII’ at All Energy 2012 (UK)
GEO.xyz continues to invest in bespoke survey & support vessels and survey equipment. During All Energy 2012, “Geosurveyor VIII” will be presented as the fifth multipurpose catamaran in the GEO.xyz-fleet of vessels. With an MCA cat. 2 certificate, for operations up to 60 nm from safe haven, this new