This video presents Seven Oceans deepwater rigid pipelay vessel in action. The video has launched by Subsea 7, one of the world’s leading subsea engineering and construction companies, which owns the vessel. The Seven Oceans is fitted with an advanced reeled pipelay system, capable of rigid and flex
The Petroleum Administration of the Republic of Lebanon has announced a seminar event in London on 7th March to promote pre-qualification for the first Lebanese offshore licensing round. Representatives from the Petroleum Administration will give keynote talks on the latest information regarding the
A delegation from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the inter-governmental organisation overseeing World Expos, joined DP World customers and officials to hear and see first-hand the supply chain capabilities of the UAE as it bids to host the World Expo 2020 in Dubai. The nine-member i
The ME-GI is MAN Diesel & Turbo’s dual-fuel, two-stroke, gas-injection engine and represents the culmination of many years’ work that began in the 1990s with a prototype engine at a power plant near Tokyo. A highly efficient, flexible, propulsion-plant solution, the company received its first orders
PGS completed its 6th MC3D survey offshore Lebanon on February 19. The 2,200 sq km PGS MC3D LEB2013 survey will be available for the upcoming license round. The survey, acquired in cooperation with the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water, is the first 3D to be acquired in Lebanon using GeoStreamer
Grandweld Shipyards, one of the region’s most established and versatile shipbuilders, has announced the signing of a contract with Kuwait Oil Company to design and build a series of four Crane / Workboat class vessels. The contract is valued at a total of USD 50m over the duration of the build. Gran
The Executive Committee of Abu Dhabi Executive Council today approved funds for a designing and constructing a new port on Delma Island. The approval was given at a meeting chaired by Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism and Cultural Authority (TCA) and member of the Ex
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) jointly hosted a workshop at the Rocco Forte Hotel, Abu Dhabi, for a large audience of their stakeholders, including members of shipping lines, trucking companies, as well as shipping, clearing and forwarding agents. The respective roles o
Dredgers factory ”VVV-Spetstekhnika” (Ukraine, Kherson) has opened the representative office in Nigeria and Ghana. At the moment, the construction of the dredger HCC 2000/63 is coming to an end. This dredger will be sent to African customers. Dredger is equipped with cutterhead and able to extract s
The world’s biggest cargo ship Maxi Brazil transited the Suez Canal for the third time with a cargo of 246,000 tons. “Maxi Brazil has transited the canal from Ukraine and headed to South Africa with a cargo of 246,000 tons of raw iron on board,” Mohab Memish, the Head of the Suez Canal Authority, sa
Gazprom Marketing & Trading Switzerland AG and Levant LNG Marketing Corporation executed the Heads of Agreement (HOA), outlining the main terms of an exclusive offtake arrangement from Tamar floating LNG project for a 20 year period. The aim of the future deal is to expand Gazprom’s LNG marketing an
A Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® uses its Starwheel Drive self-propulsion system to position itself into a new cut at a sea water intake lagoon in Saudi Arabia. The Starwheel Drive system allowed the contractor to dredge continually for 24 hrs. without having to shut down or go idle to reposition the d
Waha Capital PJSC, a leading Abu Dhabi diversified investment company, announced that it has sold its three Anchor Handling Tug (AHT) vessels held by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Waha Offshore Marine Services (WOMS), to Stanford Marine Group. Waha Capital has a 49% shareholding in Stanford Marine Gr
A Royal Navy survey ship has produced a series of stunning images of a Grand Canyon-style ocean floor hidden deep under the Red Sea. HMS Enterprise used her state-of-the-art surveying equipment to reveal the natural wonder during her nine-month mission to improve understanding of the waters east of
