Business & Finance
The Netherlands: Siemens, Ventville Introduce SeaCURE BWT System
Ventville BV, an agent for the Siemens Water Technologies, has introduced a SeaCURE® system, developed to avoid water pollution caused by toxic organisms originating in ballast water. This ballast water management system is based on physical separation by filtration and treatment with hypochlorite p
Sweden: TransAtlantic Receives New AHTS Vessel Brage Viking
TransAtlantic has received the delivery of Brage Viking, an AHTS vessel from the Astilleros Zamakona S.A shipyard in Spain. The vessel will be flagged up in the Danish register of ships, DIS. Brage Viking is the last new-built ship in a series of four, which have been built at the Spanish shipyard.
Norway: Statoil Halts Production from Snohvit Offshore Field Due to LNG Plant Problems
On Wednesday afternoon, Statoil temporarily shut down production at its LNG plant at Melkøya outside Hammerfest following rupture of a fire water line. The fire water unit is part of the plant’s safety system, and Statoil implemented a controlled production shut down. A water leakage at the rupture
Astilleros Zamakona Delivers New AHTS to TransAtlantic, Sweden
TransAtlantic has received the delivery of Brage Viking, an AHTS vessel from the Astilleros Zamakona S.A shipyard in Spain. The vessel will be flagged up in the Danish register of ships, DIS. Brage Viking is the last new-built ship in a series of four, which have been built at the Spanish shipyard.
Maersk Oil UK Funds Plexus’ HP/HT Mudline Tieback Wellhead System
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, announces that it has received £260,000 funding from Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited (‘Maersk Oil UK’), a leading independent oil and gas
SapuraCrest Orders Two Pipelay Support Vessels from IHC, The Netherlands
The Board of Directors of SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad announces that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, TL Offshore PLSV1 Ltd and TL Offshore PLSV2 Ltd, has entered into a contract with IHC Offshore And Marine B.V., for the construction of two (2) units of 550 tonne pipelay support vessels, at a fixed
China: COSCO Shipyard Group Signs Delivery Documents for Four New Vessels
COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited throughout its subsidiaries COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd have made the following deliveries: COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co, close to the international sea route and navigation hub clusters in Asia, and it is a newly built shipyard with one DWT 150,000 dock and f
UK: Kongsberg Geoacoustics Finds Method for Posidonia Oceanica GeoTexture Mapping
Posidonia Oceanica is a seagrass species endemic in the Mediterranean, where it plays an important role in the ecosystem. Its presence indicates low water pollution levels. Its acoustic properties allow it to be distinguished from backscatter response of the seabed and make it possible to map it wit
UK: Caley Ocean Systems Supplies Two 2,500Te Turntables to Global Marine Systems
Caley Ocean Systems has supplied two, large capacity, 2,500 tonne turntables to Global Marine Systems Ltd (GMSL) to handle deployment of non-coilable cables from their vessel CS Sovereign. Caley has worked closely with GMSL, and their naval architects, to design the two turntables such that they can
The Netherlands: MARINE Develops ‘Green Shipping Simulator’
In the light of the upcoming EEOI, high fuel costs, levy’s on CO2 emissions and economical difficult times, efficient ship operation has become high priority. The most straightforward way to save fuel is to operate a ship in the most efficient way, by careful voyage planning and efficient ship opera
UK: Shetland Islands Council Invites Tenders for Underwater Cable Laying Works
Shetland Islands Council has announced a tender procedure for underwater cable laying works. The Council intends to place an underwater fiber optic telecommunications cable in Clift Sound from the Trondra Bridge to Maywick. The works consist of laying a cable from an existing manhole adjacent to the
Dragon Oil Successfully Starts Cheleken Drilling Program
Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, announces that the Dzheitune (Lam) 13/140A sidetrack was completed with a single string to a depth of 2,237 metres by Rig 40 and tested for initial production at 2,123 barrels of oil per day (“bopd”). This
Grieg Star Shipping Announces Additional Capacity in Atlantic Service
Cory Brothers Shipping Agency Ltd. as Liner agents for GRIEG Star Shipping announced the introduction of a 5th vessel in its North-Atlantic Traffic. Effective February 06th, 2012; M/v “Star Eagle” (39749 DWT) will enter into the AC Service (Europe to US Gulf / Mexico vice versa). The introducing of
Spain: Gondan Shipyard Delivers Third Ship Built for Fratelli Neri
The LNG Guardian stand-by vessel has been delivered on Thursday 12th January 2012, to its Italian owner, Fratelli Neri S.p.A. The LNG Guardian is the third ship to be built for Fratelli Neri at Gondan Shipyard. This is an FRSU support ship that will assist in the regasification terminal which operat