Business & Finance
Newly Formed WWS Orders Four Damen Design PSVs (The Netherlands)
Newly founded offshore support company World Wide Support (WWS) has ordered four PSV 3300 CD’s with Damen Shipyards. The PSV 3300 CD, built according to Damen’s E3 principles, is a newly designed platform supply vessel for servicing oil and gas rigs worldwide and is specifically designed to perform
BP, Cameron Settle Legal Issues Over Deepwater Horizon Incident
BP today announced that it has reached agreement with Cameron International Corporation (“Cameron”), the designer and manufacturer of the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer, to settle all claims between the companies related to the Deepwater Horizon accident and spill. BP and Cameron have concluded
Denmark: Maersk Line Introduces Standard Bunker Adjustment Factor
Maersk Line is replacing the existing Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) by its new Standard Bunker Adjustment Factor (SBF). The changes will be introduced on January 1, 2012 and they will relate to all trades except the Pacific trade between Asia and North America. According to John Nielsen, Head of Ch
Norway: EMGS and Schlumberger Sign EM Industry Agreement
EMGS and Schlumberger have announced the intention to enter into a cooperative agreement effective from 3 January 2012 in which the parties will offer to the industry their respective expertise in the marine electromagnetic related fields of processing, advanced modelling and earth model building. S
UK: Environment Secretary Appoints James Cross as Chief Executive of MMO
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has appointed James Cross as Chief Executive of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). James Cross has been with the MMO for almost two years, most recently as Acting Chief Executive and previously as MMO Director of Operations. The appointment was made afte
Sweden: FMV Purchases Two Additional REMUS 100 AUVs from Hydroid
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has purchased two Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) from Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of AUVs. The REMUS 100 AUVs will be used to support Sweden’s mine countermeasures program, especially in harbo
Norway: EMGS, Schlumberger Teaming Up in EM Sector
EMGS and Schlumberger have announced the intention to enter into a cooperative agreement effective from 3 January 2012 in which the parties will offer to the industry their respective expertise in the marine electromagnetic related fields of processing, advanced modelling and earth model building. S
UK: Hamworthy Krystallon Installs World’s First Ever Commercial Scrubber System
Hamworthy Krystallon, the world leading marine scrubbing technology manufacturer, today installed its seawater scrubbers on the first of four vessels for leading Italian ship owner Ignazio Messina & Co has come on line. Linea Messina is the first ever vessel to operate commercially with a scrubber s
PSA Norway Inspects Drilling Systems on West Elara Jack-Up
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit targeting drilling and well technology systems on board the West Elara jack-up drilling rig. North Atlantic Drilling has applied to the PSA for an AoC (Acknowledgement of Compliance) for West Elara. The facility has not previously had
Russian Navy Acquires Deep-Sea Submersible ‘Consul’
Russian Navy’s ensign – St. Andrew’s flag – was triumphantly hoisted on the autonomous deep-sea submersible Consul at JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center, reported Russian Defense Ministry Press Service. Deputy defense minister Gen. Nikolai Makarov endorsed the submersible’s acceptance certificate in
Germany: NKT Cables Enters Contract for Subsea Cables for Offshore Wind Farm Amrumbank West
nkt cables has entered a contract with E.ON Climate & Renewables Central Europe GmbH at a value of around € 20 million for the offshore wind farm Amrumbank West. For nkt cables, Amrumbank West will be another project with armoured 33 kV submarine cables. The cable will be manufactured at the product
Norway: Crude Oil Tanker Gets OceanSaver Mark I BWT System
Oceansaver has achieved a milestone for the ballast water treatment industry with the commissioning of the first treatment system to include filters on a crude oil tanker in Korea. The 159.000 DWT Suezmax tanker, Ottoman Integrity, is being delivered from a Korean shipyard for Turkish owner Gungen M
Germany: Aker Wirth Delivers 250th Mud Pump in TPK 2200 Series
The 15 December 2011 marked delivery by Aker Wirth of 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” deep sea drilling vessel project from Vantage [
The Netherlands: Huisman Secures New Contract with Subsea 7
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract with Subsea 7 to supply and install a 550mt Flex-lay system and a 400mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard their newest vessel. Delivery of the equipment is scheduled for 2014, installation will take place at Huis