Business & Finance
Norway: Veripos Provides Positioning Services for Siem Meling PSV Fleet
VERIPOS has recently secured an extension of its contract with Siem Meling Offshore DA, the Stavanger-based specialist shipping concern jointly owned by Siem Offshore and OH Meling. The three year contract extension is for the continued provision of precision GNSS positioning facilities to support S
UAE: Complicated Rig Transport for Blue Water
Extensive experience and skills are the reasons why Blue Water Shipping has been awarded this complicated rig transport to the Caspian Sea. Over the years, Blue Water Shipping has become one of the major players within the transport of giant constructions to the Caspian Sea through the Russian river
Wartsila Acquires Hamworthy (Finland)
Wärtsilä announced today that the Scheme of Arrangement with regards to the acquisition of Hamworthy has become effective and the control of Hamworthy has been transferred to Wärtsilä as of today. The associated Reduction of Capital was confirmed at a Court hearing on 30 January 2012 in London, Unit
UK: Sonardyne to Install DP-INS on Dragonquest Drillship
UK-based Sonardyne International has taken its first order for a Dynamic Positioning Inertial Navigation System (DP-INS). Vantage Drilling’s new 12,000 feet-rated drillship, Dragonquest, is set become the first deep water drilling unit in the world to be equipped with the new system when it begins o
Denmark: New CEO of Maersk Line Sets Executive Management Team
Maersk Line has updated its organisation and set a new team of executive managers with a blend of experienced executives and newcomers. New to the management team – and Maersk Line – is Jakob Stausholm, former Group CFO of the global facility provider ISS. Also new on the team is Vincent Clerc, curr
Steel Cutting Ceremony for First Ro-Ro Hybrid Ferry at Ferguson Shipyard, UK
The build of the world’s first sea going Roll On Roll Off vehicle and passenger diesel electric hybrid ferries started yesterday (Monday 30th January), with the cutting of the first steel at Ferguson Shipyard. Mrs Mary Lynne Johnston, wife of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited’s (CMAL) Chairman Gren
UK: Wartsila Acquires Hamworthy
Wärtsilä, a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets, today announced that the Scheme of Arrangement with regards to the acquisition of Hamworthy has become effective and the control of Hamworthy has been transferred to Wärtsilä as of today, 31 January 20
UAE: Unique Maritime Announces Two New Projects Involving Seaflex Buoyancy Systems
Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, today announced two key projects, involving buoyancy systems provided by Seaflex Ltd. World’s Largest Offshore Windfarm The London Array is an offshore wind farm under construction in the out
Norway: Veripos Provides Positioning Services for Siem Meling PSV Fleet
VERIPOS has been awarded an extension of its contract with Siem Meling Offshore DA, the Stavanger-based specialist shipping concern jointly owned by Siem Offshore and OH Meling. The three year contract extension is for the continued provision of precision GNSS positioning facilities to support Siem
UK: Unique Maritime Group Announces Two New Projects
Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, today announced two key projects, involving buoyancy systems provided by Seaflex Ltd. World’s Largest Offshore Windfarm The London Array is an offshore wind farm under construction in the out
Norway: NPD Presents Important New Research Results in Dreki Area
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) and the University of Bergen presented important new research results in the Dreki Area at the 30th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting in Reykjavík. Data was acquired from both the Icelandic and Norwegian sides of the ridge. The oldest samples collected from t
Dreki Area Research Results Presented in Reykjavík, Iceland
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) and the University of Bergen presented important new research results in the Dreki Area at the 30th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting in Reykjavík. Data was acquired from both the Icelandic and Norwegian sides of the ridge, located offshore the north-eastern
Danish Yachts Presents SeaStrider SWATH
Danish Yachts is to launch its advanced new range of commercial vessels – SeaStrider. Designed for high-speed passenger transport, SeaStrider is groundbreaking both in terms of design technology and build and is the first carbon fibre SWATH to be built. The first boat under construction in the range
TWMA Moves Drilling Waste from Ireland to UK
Providence Resources Plc. has awarded TWMA with the contract for the handling and treatment of drill cuttings from the GSF Arctic III rig in the Celtic sea. It is the second contract for TWMA in the region and will involve a skip-and-ship operation to transport the cuttings from the Barryroe well of