Business & Finance
The Netherlands: Dockwise Announces Decision to Convert Its Type 2 Vessel Black Marlin
Dockwise Ltd yesterday announces the decision to convert its Type 2 vessel, the Black Marlin, to a Type 1 vessel similar to its sister ship, the Blue Marlin. Conversion will lift the Black Marlin’s carrying capacity from 56,000 to 76,000 tonnes. The design engineering and ship construction contracts
SeeByte Provides Royal Netherlands Navy with New SeeTrack Military
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, has announced that it will provide the Royal Netherlands Navy with twenty new licences of SeeTrack Military. This significant purchase has come after the Royal Netherlands Navy’s successful use of SeeTrack Militar
Eurocopter Delivers Helicopter for Brazil’s Offshore Oil & Gas Market
Eurocopter has delivered the first from an initial contract for four EC225 helicopters to OMNI Helicopter International (OHI). During this occasion, OHI also placed a second order for six additional aircraft of this type, bringing to ten the total number of EC225s that they will operate for oil & ga
UK’s Harris Pye Takes Over Three Major Rig Renovations Project
Global maritime and offshore oil & gas engineering company Harris Pye is making significant gains in the Offshore oil & gas market, according to Group Managing Director Mark Prendergast. Prendergast stated today: ‘I can confirm that we are currently undertaking three major rig renovations simultaneo
Keppel Sells its Norwegian Arm
Keppel Corporation Limited (KCL) has today entered into a share purchase agreement (“SPA”) for the sale of 8,750,000 shares , representing 100% of the share capital of Keppel Norway AS (“Keppel Norway”), KCL’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, at a consideration of approximately NOK0.137 per Share t
Elgin Incident: Gas Leak Rate Decreases
French oil and gas company Total today announced that the two technical solutions to stop the gas leak on well G4 of the Elgin platform are progressing according to plan. As announced, drilling of the G4 relief well (G4-K1) commenced while in parallel experts continued with key tasks in preparation
Greece: StealthGas Announces Charter Arrangements for Ten Vessels
STEALTHGAS INC. GASS, a ship-owning company serving primarily the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced today an update on its chartering arrangements. Chartering Update The company has concluded the following chartering arrangements: A four year time
Total: Plans on Stopping Elgin Gas Leak Progressing (UK)
The two technical solutions to stop the gas leak on well G4 of the Elgin platform are progressing according to plan. As announced, drilling of the G4 relief well (G4-K1) commenced while in parallel experts continued with key tasks in preparation for the well control operation to stop the leak on the
UK’s Harris Pye to Complete Three Rig Renovations by May End
Global maritime and offshore oil & gas engineering company Harris Pye is making significant gains in the Offshore oil & gas market, according to Group Managing Director Mark Prendergast. Prendergast stated today: ‘I can confirm that we are currently undertaking three major rig renovations simultaneo
UK: Crown Estate to Offer Wave and Tidal Leases
The rapid development of renewable energy capacity is central to the delivery of the EU’s target of a 20 % renewable energy contribution by 2020. Wave and tidal energy is expected to provide a share of the UK’s renewable electricity by this date. As part of this, The Crown Estate is offering interes
Poland: Remontowa Launches Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessel
REMONTOWA Shipbuilding today, on April 20th 2012, held the launching ceremony for multipurpose Platform Supply Vessel. The vessel which has been launched is built for an American Owner from Louisiana, who operates a growing fleet of over 200 vessels serving an expanding global customer base. Constru
Schlumberger Benefits from Deepwater Activity (France)
Schlumberger Limited today reported first-quarter 2012 revenue of $10.61 billion versus $10.97 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, and $8.72 billion in the first quarter of 2011. Net income attributable to Schlumberger, excluding charges and credits, was $1.31 billion—a decrease of 12% sequential
Germany: Naming Ceremony for New Hydrographic Survey Vessel ‘Jakob Prei’
On 18th April 2012, the delivery and naming ceremony of the new SWATH hydrographic survey vessel “Jakob Prei” took place at the shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen Schiffs- und Yachtwerft Aktiengesellschaft in Germany. The godmother of the vessel was Woman of the Year 2011 in Estonia, Mrs Tea Varrak, who i
Greece: Tender Invitation for Underwater Tunnel Construction
Greek Ypoyrgeio Ypodomon announces tenders for design, construction, financing, operation, maintenance and operation of a road project through an underwater tunnel. The aim of a project is to replace the existing bridge between Lefkada and Aitoloakarnania. According to the company, the scope of work