Business & Finance
UK: DPS Offshore Buys Tritech’s Gemini Sonars
Tritech has sold 3 Gemini 720id multibeam sonars to DPS Offshore, the subsea rental division of Forum Energy Technologies (FET), as part of a recent package worth in excess of $400K. This sale reaffirms DPS Offshore’s commitment to increase its global rental pool of equipment, placing orders locally
UK: New Tidal Transit’s Transfer Vessel Enters Service
Ginny Louise, a vessel designed by a Norfolk company to handle the North Sea conditions, will enter service today . Operated by Docking-based Tidal Transit, she will be in charge of transferring workers from Lowestoft to the Greater Gabbard site off the Suffolk coast. This £1.5m newbuild is designed
Norway: PGS Reports Record Late Sales Revenues
PGS, a Norwegian company specializing in seismic data acquisition and processing, today reported a strong EBITDA of $534.8 million for full year 2011. Total MultiClient revenues were $501.8 million, up 28% from 2010, with record late sales of $278.3 million. The company’s 2011 net income overall was
Ireland: CeltixConnect Goes Live
Sea Fibre Networks, owner and operator of Europe’s subsea telecoms network, today announced that CeltixConnect, a major fibre gateway that connects Dublin to London and Manchester, is live. This game-changing 144 fibre network enables businesses with the lowest latency solution between Ireland and t
Committee Predicts Bright Future for UK Marine Renewables
The UK could become a leading exporter of wave and tidal power equipment and expertise if the Government adopts a more visionary approach to developing marine renewables, according to a new report by the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee. Technologies that can harness the power of the sea t
UK: Cargotec’s Chain Wheel Manipulator Wins Award
Cargotec’s MacGregor Chain Wheel Manipulator has won Offshore Support Journal’s Innovation of the Year award. The award was announced at the Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference in London on 15 February, and presented to Cargotec’s sales team for Advanced Load Handling in front of an audience
Kongsberg Invests in Future with New Building in Aberdeen, UK
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd has announced an investment of £2 million in the long-term lease of new purpose-built premises in Westhill, Aberdeen. The new building will include a bespoke test tank – the first of its kind in Aberdeen – and the most advanced dynamic positioning simulator on the market. The
Norway: STX Brevik Delivers Island Captain
On Thursday the 16th of February, Island Offshore (IO) took delivery of the MV Island Captain, the newest addition the growing IO fleet. The godmother for the vessel is Mrs. Tonje Tiley from ConocoPhillips. The MV Island Captain’s sister vessel, the MV Island Centurion was delivered in October 2011.
Norway: STX Brevik Delivers New OSV Island Captain
On Thursday the 16th of February, Island Offshore took delivery of its newest member of the fleet, the Island Captain. Godmother for the vessel is Mrs. Tonje Tiley from ConocoPhillips. The Island Captains sister vessel, the Island Centurion, was delivered in October 2011. The two vessels make out to
MaRINET Accepts Applications for EMEC Till March (UK)
Overseas wave and tidal energy technology developers have to apply, until the end of February, for funds to help them access the “scale” test facilities at EMEC, the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre. The MaRINET wave and tidal testing funding scheme runs until March 2015 and further calls
MaRINET Accepts Applications for EMEC Till March (UK)
Overseas wave and tidal energy technology developers have to apply, until the end of February, for funds to help them access the “scale” test facilities at EMEC, the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre. The MaRINET wave and tidal testing funding scheme runs until March 2015 and further calls
Norway: STX OSV Delivers Island Captain
On Thursday the 16th of February, Island Offshore took delivery of its newest member of the fleet, the Island Captain. Godmother for the vessel is Mrs. Tonje Tiley from ConocoPhillips. The Island Captain’s sister vessel, the Island Centurion, was delivered in October 2011. The two vessels make out t
Russia: Construction of Corvette Gromky Officially Starts
A festive construction-starting ceremony of second serial Project 20380 corvette took place at Amur Shipyard on Feb 17; the ship was christened Gromky and is expected to join Pacific Fleet, city administration of Komsomolsk-on-Amur told Central Navy Portal. The ceremony was attended by Khabarovsk Go
France: DCNS and OpenHydro Win Cleantech 2012 Prize
The Cleantech AFIC (French Private Equity Association) Club and consultants Ernst & Young presented DCNS and OpenHydro with their award for the best investment in an innovative start-up by a major corporate group. This award is made in recognition of the success achieved by the DCNS/OpenHydro partne