Dockwise Ltd. announces 11 awards totaling USD 42 million, all for execution in Q2 and Q3 2011. The USD 42 million comprises contracts for transportation of dredging equipment to Spain and Uruguay, a Power Barge and jack-up barges to the Dominican Republic and Egypt, jack-up rigs to Gabon, Mexico an
Globus Maritime Limited, a dry bulk shipping company, announced that it has taken delivery of the M/V “Moon Globe,” a 2005-built Panamax dry bulk carrier it acquired for a purchase price of $31.4 million, which the Company had previously announced on May 3, 2011. The M/V “Moon Globe” was built at Hu
After an extensive selection process, involving discussions with a number of different shipyards, Tankers Inc. has today signed its first newbuilding contract for two LR1 vessels of 75,000 DWT each to be built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (“DSIC”), in the Liaoning province, China. In ad
Diana Containerships Inc. , a global shipping company specializing in owning and operating containerships, today announced that the Company has taken delivery on June 22, 2011 of a Panamax container vessel, the m/v “Maersk Malacca,” a 1990-built vessel of 4,714 TEU capacity. As previously announced,
Petrobras Downstream Executive Officer, Paulo Roberto Costa, participated this Thursday, June 23, in the World Oil Companies Congress, in London. In the morning, he delivered the “Petrobras: growth, investment and a model NOC?” keynote address, in which he discussed the company’s international strat
As reported in the latest edition of “Pictures of the Future”, Siemens is also turning to tidal power as it strives to exploit alternative forms of energy. The company has recently secured a stake in SeaGen, the world’s first commercial power plant to generate electricity from tidal energy. Commissi
Today, the Norwegian Government is publishing a report to the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) entitled “An industry for the future – Norway’s petroleum activities” (Meld. St. 28 (2010-2011)). The Government wishes to facilitate focused efforts to keep petroleum production levels very high for ge
On 7th March 2011, specialist marine and civils contractor Land and Water Services Ltd (LAWS) mobilised a bespoke dredging team to Premier’s Falmouth Marina in Cornwall to undertake a particularly awkward improvement project that involved the installation of tubular mooring piles, new pontoons and t
Adding iron to the oceans in an effort to curb growing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere would lead to ‘significant change… (Planet Earth) [mappress] Source: Planet Earth , June 24 , 2011;
Bergen Group Offshore awarded EPCI modification project by ConocoPhillips for Eldfisk Bravo. Bergen Group Offshore has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Rosenberg AS, been awarded a brownfield modification project by ConocoPhillips. The contract value for the project is about 80 MNOK, and will ge
CTC Marine Projects (CTC), a leading global operator of technically advanced marine trenching vehicles, will be exhibiting and presenting at… Subsea UK [mappress] Source: Subsea UK , June 24 , 2011;
The “Belgica”, the Belgian navy ship converted into a research vessel, has now come to the Maritime Museum Ría de Bilbao and will remain docked at the quays of the Museum until Saturday, when they leave with the tide. Aboard the ship, and within the framework of cooperation between the Ministry of E
A consortium led by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has won a Safety at Sea International Awards for The Human Element: a guide to human behaviour in the shipping industry This guide for the shipping industry was published in May 2010. It explains how human behaviour lies at the centre of b
The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Shtokman Development AG (SDAG) was held in Lucerne (Switzerland) on June 23, 2011. The Board of Directors made note of the good progress in activities on offshore and onshore facilities in preparation for the Final Investment Decision planned by t
