Business & Finance
Spain: TERCAT Receives Four Post Panamax Quay Cranes
Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings Group, took delivery of four Super-Post-Panamax quay cranes at its Muelle Prat terminal in the Port of Barcelona. This is the first batch of a total of eight cranes with the remaining four scheduled for delivery on 18 March 2012. A
Ireland: New Cork Based Ship Management Company Launched
The IMDO welcomed the announcement of a new Cork based ship management company that has been launched offering a bespoke consultative service to the maritime industry. Barry Shipping was established at the end of 2011 by Owen Barry who is a Cork native who graduated from CIT in 1996 Commenting on th
UK: North Sea Giant Wins Ship of the Year 2012 Award
The offshore supply vessel North Sea Giant was given the Offshore Support Journal “Ship of the Year 2012” award. The vessel of Norwegian operator North Sea Shipping AS received this prestigious prize during the Offshore Support Vessel Conference in London. North Sea Giant is one of the largest and m
The New World Alliance Service Vessel Calls at Bremerhaven, Germany
The new scheduled transatlantic service of the New World Alliance consortium (APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine and Mitsui OSK Lines) is also to call at Bremerhaven. As the first container vessel operating on this service, the APL Shanghai was tied up, on 1th March, at the EUROGATE Container Terminal Bre
Norway: Kvaerner Establishes Engineering Office in Trondheim
Kvaerner establishes an engineering office in Trondheim. The establishment will increase Kvaerner’s capacity and competence to meet the future activities, and it is part of the company’s jacket strategy in the oil and gas industry. Being close to the technology and research communities in the city a
Norway: ANDRITZ Increases Stake in Hammerfest Strøm
International technology Group ANDRITZ increased its stake in Hammerfest Strøm AS from 33.3% to 55.4%. The other major shareholders are the local Norwegian utility company Hammerfest Energi and the Spanish utility company Iberdrola. The company will operate under the name of ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest
Norway: Kvaerner Opens Engineering Office in Trondheim
Kvaerner establishes an engineering office in Trondheim. The establishment will increase Kvaerner’s capacity and competence to meet the future activities, and it is part of the company’s jacket strategy in the oil and gas industry. Being close to the technology and research communities in the city a
UK: Oceanology International 2012 Provides Platform for BMT Group
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, will showcase its portfolio of offshore support services on Stand I120 at the Oceanology International conference taking place in London this month. BMT’s knowledge and expertise provides a fully int
UK: BMT to Showcase Offshore Support Services at Oceanology
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, will showcase its portfolio of offshore support services on Stand I120 at the Oceanology International conference taking place in London this month. BMT’s knowledge and expertise provides a fully int
The Netherlands: Mammoet Completes Test Program of Three PTC 140/200 DS Cranes
Last week the test program of Mammoet’s three new PTC 140/200 DS (Platform, Twin ring, Containerized) cranes was completed in Westdorpe (the Netherlands). The last tests involved a PTC 140 DS fitted with a 140 meter main boom and 106 meter luffing jib. The tip of the jib was over 250 meters (820 fee
The Netherlands: Damen Develops Single Weld Nozzle Spinning Method
Damen Marine Components (DMC) has developed a pioneering nozzle production method bases on a single weld seam on the inner side of the nozzle. This makes the process much more efficient and environmentally friendly. The new Nozzle Spinning Machine can deliver nozzles up to 4.5 m at short notice. Bas
Norway: Statoil Hires Technip for Luva Field Development
Technip was awarded a lump sum front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Statoil ASA for the development of the Luva floating platform, offshore Norway, at a water depth of approximately 1,300 meters (4,265 feet). The contract covers the design and planning for procurement, construction and tr
Norway: Statoil Awards Luva Platform FEED to Technip
French oilfield services provider, Technip, was awarded a lump sum front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Norway’s oil giant Statoil ASA for the development of the Luva floating platform, offshore Norway, at a water depth of approximately 1,300 meters (4,265 feet). The contract covers the d
Belgium: Naming Ceremony for Jack-up Vessel ‘Neptune’
Amid great public attention, the new DP2 jack-up vessel ‘Neptune’ was named today at the port of Ostend by Mrs Isabel Casteleyn, partner of Federal State Secretary for Energy and the Environment Melchior Wathelet. This self-propelled jack-up vessel was built by IHC Merwede for GeoSea N.V., the offsh