Ciner Shipping Industry & Trading, a subsidiary within Ciner Group, one of Turkey’s fastest growing commerce, industry and service conglomerates, has secured OceanSaver MARK II systems for two suezmax tankers at China’s Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry and four bulk carriers at SPP Shipyard in Kore
Scheldepoort Repair & Conversion Yard in Vlissingen has signed a contract for the conversion of jack up drill rig “GFS Labrador” into an accommodation rig. The project will commence when the rig arrives in Vlissingen at the end of June and will take approximately 4 months. Among other things the mai
On 17 June 2011 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Sovcomflot – the largest operator of ice-class LNG tankers – signed a contract with Gazprom Global LNG Limited (GGLNG), a subsidiary of Gazprom, for the long-term time charter of two ultra-modern ice-class LNG-carriers. The long-ter
In line with Tritech’s policy of continuous product development the Eclipse Multibeam Sonar system has undergone major software and partial hardware redevelopment, which encompasses the following updates: * The standard depth rating is now 1000m * Eclipse no longer has Profiling/ bathymetry capabili
Outfitting specialist Mivan continues its success in the cruise ship market having recently completed c£6m of interiors work on the Grand Princess, Crystal Serenity and P&O Adonia. Work on the larger of the projects, the Grand Princess began in mid April at the Grand Bahamas Shipyard and was complet
An offshore subsea trenching specialist is hoping to expand its footprint in the green energy market with a new owner… (nebusiness) [mappress] Source: nebusiness, June 17, 2011;
Statoil wants to compress gas on the seabed to boost recovery. Subsea compression was recently selected as the preferred concept for Gullfaks. “Gas compression on the seabed represents an important advance in technology, and once again, Statoil is leading the way for development of new technology. T
Kongsberg Maritime’s next generation multibeam echosounder the EM 2040 is now available with the HUGIN 1000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle – AUV. With improved resolution and depth rating of 6000 metres, this provides a substantial improvement from the EM 2000 used in deep-water HUGIN versions up to
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that it has agreed to acquire two 50,000 dwt MR2 product tankers built in 2009. The vessels are employed under long-term charter-out contracts with a remaining term of three years. The rates are $22,490
An offshore subsea trenching specialist is hoping to expand its footprint in the green energy market with a new owner… (nebusiness) [mappress] Source: nebusiness , June 17, 2011;
The executive director of Greenpeace International faces prison in Greenland for breaking an injunction and boarding a giant rig exploring… John Vidal, Guardian.co.uk [mappress] Source:Guardian , June 17, 2011;
A novel wind turbine access system jointly developed by UK firms Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee this week won the Seawork Marine Renewable award. The lightweight three-axis motion compensated gangway, dubbed TAS and developed to provide safe and reliable access from workboats, has been widely taken up in
Statoil wants to compress gas on the seabed to boost recovery. Subsea compression was recently selected as the preferred concept for Gullfaks. “Gas compression on the seabed represents an important advance in technology, and once again, Statoil is leading the way for development of new technology. T
Maersk Oil, a fully-owned subsidiary of the A. P. Moller – Maersk Group, has approved its investment of $1 billion in the Field Development Plan for the Golden Eagle Area in the UK North Sea. Maersk Oil has a non-operated interest in the fields of 31.56% and its estimated share of reserves is expect