Business & Finance
The Netherlands: IHC Merwede Appoints New Finance Director
Dave Vander Heyde has joined IHC Merwede on 15 December 2011 as the company’s new Finance Director. He has succeeded Fred Brouwer, who has reached the age of retirement. Mr Vander Heyde began his career in the financial sector for what was previously called the Belgische Kredietbank NV. He then went
Joint Industry Project for Increasing Energy Efficiency in Offshore Shipping
A project has been established to identify energy efficiency and fuel saving initiatives for the offshore shipping industry. The partnership involves a collaboration of seven Norwegian offshore shipping companies. The Joint Industry Project is called Energy Efficient Offshore Partners, and consists
France: Chantiers Piriou Shipyard Delivers New Vessel
CHANTIERS PIRIOU’s shipbuilding subsidiary in Concarneau (France), has just delivered the new ship, ordered in 2010 for services to islands off Brest, to the ‘Conseil général du Finistère’(CG29). This contract has generated approximately €M13 of sales, and sustained activity for approximately 70 per
Greece: Danaos Corporation Receives New Containership in its Fleet
Danaos Corporation, a leading international owner of containerships, announced that on December 15, 2011, it took delivery of one more newly built containership, the CMA CGM SAMSON, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 59 containerships aggregating 291,149 TEU. The CMA CGM SAMSON, built at
Rosneft Snags Five Blocks in Ohotsk Sea, Offshore Russia
By order of the government of the Russian Federation Oil Company Rosneft has been granted five blocks on the Sea of Okhotsk shelf for geological surveying, exploration and development. The five blocks are Magadan-1, 2 and 3, Lisyansky and Kashevarovsky. According to Rosneft estimates, total recovera
Partrac Group Marks Most Successful Year (UK)
Marine data acquisition and consulting experts the Partrac Group have experienced the busiest and most successful year since operations began in 2003. The Group, which is headquartered in Glasgow, has attributed the resulting growth to the award of many new contracts and contract extensions, continu
Hamburg Sud and Partners to Upgrade Transatlantic Service
In collaboration with Hamburg Süd and ZIM, Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL have decided to upgrade their tonnage deployed in the Transatlantic Service between Europe and North America East Coast. As from March 2012 instead of four 3,700 TEU vessels, four 5,400 TEU ships are then to
Greece: Diana Containerships Signs MoU for Purchase of Two Panamax Container Vessels
Diana Containerships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in owning and operating containerships, today announced that it has signed two Memoranda of Agreement with Reederei Santa Containerschiffe GmbH & Co. KG for the purchase of two Panamax container vessels, MV “Cap San Marco” and MV “Cap
Swedish Offshore Wind Farm Project for Jan De Nul Group
Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a project for the design, the construction and the installation of 16 concrete foundations for an offshore wind farm in the Swedish part of the Baltic Sea, by order of E.ON (Sweden). Jan De Nul Group already started the design of the foundations of the 3MW wind turb
Germany: Aker Wirth Equips Tungsten Explorer Drillship with Mud Pump
German based, Aker Wirth has on December 15th delivered its the 250th mud pump in the TPK 2200 series. Following its successful trial run, the jubilee pump is now on its way to Korea. It will be installed there as one of four pumps in the “Tungsten Explorer” drillship from Vantage Drilling being bui
Northern Offshore Hires Fairstar to Transport Drilling Rig from Malta to Northern Europe
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded a contract by Northern Offshore to transport the jack-up drilling rig ENERGY EXERTER from Malta to Northern Europe in January 2012. The Fairstar open stern, semi-submersible vessel FJELL is expected to load the ENERGY EXERTER in early January and
Energy Exerter Jack-up Moving from Malta to Northern Europe
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded a contract by Northern Offshore to transport the jack-up drilling rig ENERGY EXERTER from Malta to Northern Europe in January 2012. The Fairstar open stern, semi-submersible vessel FJELL is expected to load the ENERGY EXERTER in early January and
Norway: Kongsberg Releases New Real Time and Postprocessing Software for Sidescan Sonar
The new real time and postprocessing software for EA sounders is available. The sidescan sonar mosaicing software has been developed extensively. The software is available in three versions: * Basic * Professional * Online * Additional-Tool: Spot The main tasks of EA SSM are: * Planning and performi
Cargotec Provides MacGregor RoRo Equipment to Grenland Havn, Norway
Cargotec supplies MacGregor floating terminals for water taxis to Norwegian municipalities and a hydraulically operated MacGregor vehicle shore ramp to Grenland Havn. The Norwegian municipalities of Vikna, Leka and Nærøy are jointly procuring four MacGregor floating terminals for water taxis, each c