Business & Finance
France: AREVA Announces Q1 Revenues Up by 2.4 pct
AREVA generated consolidated revenue of 2.026 billion euros in the first quarter of 2012, up 2.4% (+1.3% like for like) compared with the same period in 2011. The increase in revenue in the Mining Business Group (+11.9% reported, +6.5% like for like), the Reactors & Services Business Group (+5.8% re
Italy: RINA to Help Shipowners Save Fuel and Reduce Emissions
International classification society RINA has launched a co-ordinated range of services to help shipowners save fuel and reduce emissions. There are seven different elements to the services which can be adopted individually or as a complete package. The seven services are: auditing to ISO14001 Envir
Sweden: New CFO of Concordia Maritime AB
Current CFO of Concordia Maritime AB moves on to a new and interesting position in the company’s principal shareholder, Stena AB. Appointed new CFO is Ms Anna Forshamn, who will take up her position on 1 May. Anna comes from a position as Group Financial Controller and Group Pensions Manager at Sten
UK: Acteon Appoints New Vice President
Leading specialist subsea services group Acteon has appointed Lester Clark as vice president. Lester has more than 20 years of industry experience and joins Acteon from Baker Hughes, where he was director for drilling systems in the Russia Caspian region. This involved leading a multidisciplinary te
Italy: Eni’s Profit Rises 42 pct on Higher Oil Prices
Eni, the international oil and gas company based in Italy, today announces its group results for the first quarter of 2012. The Italian oil giant reported first quarter 2012 net profit of €3.62 billion (USD 4.77 bln), a 42% increase when compared to the same period in 2011 when it recorded a net pro
Greece: Costamare Renews Its Fleet
Costamare Inc. announced yesterday that it has agreed to sell two 1984-built vessels for demolition. At the same time, the Company has agreed to purchase two 1998-built vessels, which will replace the vessels sold in their respective charters. In particular, the Company has agreed the following: – T
Carnival Corporation Joins Swedish Maritime Administration’s MONALISA Project
Always seeking new ways to enhance safety, the shipping industry is turning to Sweden and the Swedish Maritime Administration to continuously track locations of cruise and cargo vessels sailing European waters. The MONALISA project, led by The Swedish Maritime Administration, has attracted considera
France: Reportlinker Announces Wind Energy Maintenance Market to 2020 Report
GBI Research, a leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, “Wind Energy Maintenance Market to 2020 – Growth Driven by Increasing Competition between OEMs and ISPs in the Post-Warranty Maintenance Segment”. The report gives an in-depth analysis of the wind energy mainte
GEOSHIPS Holds Open Day on Board New MPSV (UK)
SeaHold GEOSHIPS Ltd, a marine and subsea services shipping company, held an open day on board the newest addition to its vessel fleet on 25 April. Formed in 2003, the Aberdeen-based company took delivery of Loch Roag, its second multi purpose support vessel (MPSV), earlier this month on a contract
UK: Acteon Names Lester Clark as Vice President
Leading specialist subsea services group Acteon has appointed Lester Clark as vice president. Lester has more than 20 years of industry experience and joins Acteon from Baker Hughes, where he was director for drilling systems in the Russia Caspian region. This involved leading a multidisciplinary te
UK: SeaHold GEOSHIPS Holds Open Day on Board MPSV Loch Roag
SeaHold GEOSHIPS Ltd, a marine and subsea services shipping company, held an open day on board the newest addition to its vessel fleet yesterday (25 April). Formed in 2003, the Aberdeen-based company took delivery of Loch Roag, its second multi purpose support vessel (MPSV), earlier this month on a
Fairmount Delivers Saipem’s Scarabeo 6 Rig to The Netherlands
Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Expedition has delivered the semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 6 safely in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for her dry-dock period at shipyard Keppel-Verolme. The 27 year old Scarabeo 6, owned by Italian offshore company Saipem, was towed from offshore Abu Qir, Egyp
UK: GEOSHIPS Holds Open Day on Board its New MPSV Loch Roag
SeaHold GEOSHIPS Ltd, a marine and subsea services shipping company, held an open day on board the newest addition to its vessel fleet. Formed in 2003, the Aberdeen-based company took delivery of Loch Roag, its second multi purpose support vessel (MPSV), earlier this month on a contract valued at ov
Fairmount Expedition Tows Drilling Rig Scarabeo 6 to Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Expedition has delivered the semi- submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 6 safely in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for her dry-dock period at shipyard Keppel-Verolme. The 27 year old Scarabeo 6, owned by Italian offshore company Saipem, was towed from offshore Abu Qir, Egy