Business & Finance
Germany: GL Holds Exchange Forum about Scrubber Technology
Pressure on the shipping industry to reduce the air emissions from vessels grows day by day. Regulations to more strictly limit the sulphur content in marine fuel are in place and set to tighten over the coming year. Exhaust gas scrubbers are one solution for vessels to meet such limits over the com
Sweden: Nordic Investment Bank Finances Gavle Port Expansion
Gävle hamn is in a phase of expansion and is investing in new quays, larger port areas, a new entrance fairway and improved rail connections. The investments will increase the port’s transport capacity by 40%, from the present 5 million tonnes to over 7 million tonnes of goods handled at the port’s
ProSep to Supply Water Treatment System to M-I Swaco in Norway
ProSep Inc., a provider of process solutions to the oil and gas industry, today announced it was awarded a $1.4 million contract to supply M-I Swaco, a Schlumberger Company, with a proprietary CTour® produced water treatment system, for installation on an offshore platform operating on the Norwegian
The Netherlands: Blue Offshore Reaches Financial Close with ABN AMRO Bank
Blue Offshore, a specialist subsea construction contractor, have today announced that they have reached financial close on 28 October 2011 with ABN AMRO Bank N.V. The purpose of the financing is the manufacturing of their most recent cable installation system with delivery by 1st Quarter of 2012. Bl
Uljanik Shipyard Starts Construction of Two Vessels for Caspian Shipping Company
At Uljanik shipyard’s slipway No.1, on 25th November 2011, the ceremony of laying of two keels for Yards 498 and 499 was successfully organized. Those keels will eventually become ships for the transportation of 54 wagons on the Caspian Sea and which are to be constructed by Uljanik for the Azerbaij
Norway: Kongsberg Releases EA SSM 1.8 Sidescan Sonar Software
The new acquisition 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 perfor
EU’s Plans for Single Energy Market won’t be Realized by 2014, Says Supergrid Chief
The European Union’s plans to “complete” its single market in energy by 2014 will not be realized because of a lack of cross-border… Paul Whitehead (platts) [mappress] Source: platts , December 02, 2011; Image: BritNed
Belgium: UNESCO Marks Anniversary of Convention on Protection of Underwater Heritage
The world’s leading academics, experts and underwater archaeologists will look at ways to improve protection of underwater heritage at a meeting to be held at the Belgian Royal Library in Brussels from 13 to 14 December. The event will mark the tenth anniversary of UNESCOs Convention on the Protecti
Ukraine: Zaliv Shipyard Launches PSV ULSTEIN PX121
The hull for yno 294 at Ulstein Verft, a platform supply vessel of design type ULSTEIN PX121 for Blue Ship Invest, was launched by Zaliv shipyard in Ukraine on 30. November. “This hull is hull number 500 from Zaliv, and this special occasion was celebrated with a great many invited persons”, comment
Ukraine: Zaliv Launches Ulstein Design PSV Hull
The hull for yno 294 at Ulstein Verft, a platform supply vessel of design type ULSTEIN PX121 for Blue Ship Invest, was launched by Zaliv shipyard in Ukraine on 30. November. “This hull is hull number 500 from Zaliv, and this special occasion was celebrated with a great many invited persons”, comment
Forum Sells Mojave ROV to GeoTeam, Italy
Forum Energy Technologies Inc., has sold a Sub-Atlantic™ Mojave observation ROV to GeoTeam S.r.l. in Rome, Italy. GeoTeam is a solutions based marine survey, construction support and geotechnical contractor with operations in the United Kingdom, Italy and the United Arab Emirates. The Sub-Atlantic™
Germany: Fugro Completes Geotechnical Survey for Offshore Wind Farm ‘Arkona-Becken Südost’
E. ON contracted Fugro Consult GmbH to run a geotechnical exploration for offshore wind farm “Arkona-Becken Südost”, which E.ON is planning in the Baltic Sea. Work which took place in the summer and early fall of this year , has now been completed in water depths of approximately 22 to 37 m. Fugro u
Russia: FSUE Rosmorport to Increase its Environmental Fleet
In the network of the environmental program the enterprise is planning to construct 22 vessels until the year of 2015 at the cost of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development raised funds. The investments will sum up to 155 million dollars, said Sergey Ilyashenko, head of FSUE “Rosmorport” Di
UK: OMS Successfully Completes On-Site Internal Weld Inspection Survey
UK-based specialist pipe measurement technology company Optical Metrology Services (OMS) Ltd has successfully completed an on-site internal… SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK , December 02, 2011; Image: OMS