Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company, announced an historic HSE milestone for the company: six years without a single accident or incident resulting in a Lost Time Incident (LTI). As a result, for the second consecutive year CIS received the prestigious Gold Award for Occupat
BIRKENHEAD shipyard Cammell Laird is close to clinching a “significant” deal with German energy giant RWE that would create hundreds of … By Neil Hodgson (liverpooldailypost) [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost, June 14, 2011;
Two vessels to be built by Fincantieri for Princess Cruises will become the latest luxury cruise ships to feature Hamworthy’s Membrane BioReactor (MBR), the technology specifically designed to meet wastewater discharge requirements in even the most sensitive of seas. Each 3,600 passenger capacity, 1
Vizada, the leading independent provider of global satellite-based mobility services and hardware manufacturer Thrane & Thrane have signed a partnership agreement to launch a new broadband offer to the maritime market. Via their shared distribution channels, the partnership will offer shipping compa
The very latest subsea tracking system from Applied Acoustics made a last minute entry onto the Applied Acoustics’ stand at Seawork this year. The portable version of the Alpha adds extra versatility to the tracking system as it offers an onboard computer within a splash-proof case, enabling it to b
Oil & Gas UK has today (14 June) published an updated set of guidelines for tandem loading to help operators of Floating Production Storage and Offloading facilities (FPSOs), Floating Storage Units (FSUs) and offtake tankers implement agreed good practice when transferring crude oil between FPSOs an
An international team of researchers led by University of Ulster Professor Andrew Cooper is about to embark on a voyage of underwater discovery that will establish whether Ireland was ever joined to Britain by a land bridge. The aim of the three year project is to determine just how far sea level fe
During this year’s traditional and busy “Herring-Party” in Rotterdam on Monday June 6th, KOTUG performed the christening ceremony of the… (HME) [mappress] Source: HME, June 14, 2011.
A deep-sea mystery has been solved with the discovery that the tiny 3 mm long marine animals, eaten by herring, cod and mackerel, use the same buoyancy control as whales. Reporting this week in the journal Limnology and Oceanography, researchers from British Antarctic Survey describe how Southern Oc
Aluminium BoatBuilding Co Ltd has recently delivered “Viking” to Excel Marine Services Ltd in Whitstable, this 18.25m aluminium catamaran is the 16th “Catfish” catamaran whose design was specifically developed for UK and surrounding waters. The vessel is the 8th “Catfish Crewcat” supplied into the g
Narec has taken receipt of the first of the rolled ‘cans’ for the tripod foundation structure of its offshore monitoring platform, part of the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project. Fabricated by McNulty Offshore Construction Limited on the River Tyne, the installation of the complete platform structu
Concordia Maritime has taken delivery of the product tanker Stena Premium, which will soon enter into a 3-year charter contract with Glencore subsidiary ST Shipping. The Stena Premium is the tenth and last P-MAX tanker in the so-called P-MAX series ordered from the Croatian shipyard Brodosplit. The
Wood Group PSN has extended its contract with TAQA Bratani Limited for a further 5 years. Under the services contract Wood Group PSN will provide operations & maintenance support and engineering & construction services to TAQA’s Cormorant Alpha, North Cormorant, Tern and Eider platforms in the North
With wind power leading the renewable industry, most countries are planning or implementing wind power integration strategies… (researchandmarkets) [mappress] Source: researchandmarkets, June 14, 2011
