Mechanical engineering group, EnerMech Ltd, has secured a £20 million ($32.9 million) contract to supply tools and rental equipment to Wood Group PSN. The five year contract covers the UKCS and 12 jobs will be created by the Aberdeen company as a result of the contract win. The deal includes the sup
The second CSD 750 ‘Inai Liatree’ for Inai Kiara Sdn Bhd was launched on April 18 in Malaysia. The vessel was built by Selat Melaka Shipbuilding Corporation Sdn Bhd. VOSTA LMG has delivered the design and the full component package for the Inai Liatree. The dredge will be used for local projects and
Patrik Romberg has been appointed new Senior Vice President Corporate Communications at the Trelleborg Group effective October 1, 2011. He will succeed Viktoria Bergman, who will be leaving on September 30, 2011. Patrik Romberg, who has been with Trelleborg since 2006, is currently responsible for a
Intensifying competition in the shipbuilding industry leads to enormous cost pressure. As the main part of costs is fixed at the start of production, cost management in the early shipbuilding phases is especially effective. In light of this, the Workshop “Cost Management in Shipbuilding” will offer
The world’s best known shipwreck turned 100 yesterday. Maritime historians generally consider the date of a ship’s launch to be its “official birth date” and the Belfast, Northern Ireland, shipyard of Harland & Wolff launched RMS Titanic on May 31, 1911. Once afloat, RMS Titanic was then completed b
Spring Energy announces a farm-in transaction of a 20% working interest in PL 490 from Norwegian Energy Company ASA. The PL 490 license is located immediately to the West/North West of the producing Snøhvit Field in the Barents Sea, and a firm well on the combined Juksa / Snurrevad prospects is sche
The Government has outlined its plans for a green investment bank which will start lending money to areas like offshore wind in 2012. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the institution would be the world’s first public bank dedicated to the green economy. The announcement at Climate Change Capita
The Government has outlined its plans for a green investment bank which will start lending money to areas like offshore wind in 2012. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the institution would be the world’s first public bank dedicated to the green economy. The announcement at Climate Change Capita
Volvo Penta takes one of its test boats around the Baltic to show dealers, customers, the press and other interested parties the benefits of the IPS high-performance pod system. One of the stopovers is at IMDS (the International Marine Defense Show) in St Petersburg. The PTA80 chosen for this trip i
NORDEN has ordered 4 MR product tankers from the Korean yard STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The vessels which have a cargo capacity of 49,600 dwt. are scheduled for delivery in the first and second quarters of 2013. NORDEN has options on 2 additional vessels from the yard. The vessels will be
Yesterday, the special tanker being built by Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, for the Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel has left the dock in Wismar. The icebreaking Arctic Tanker “Nordic AT 19” was commissioned by N
Tritech has been contracted to supply Ultra Electronics, the defence, security, transport and energy company, with a suite of sonar equipment over a twelve-month supply programme. With delivery of the first consignment completed, Tritech is the sole supplier of the integrated homing sonar mounted on
The new flexible dredging concept is the answer to increasing demand for raw materials while sand winning locations are located further from shore at increased dredging depths. The RoRo Deep Dredge, which can work up to -200 m dredging depth, has specifically been designed to meet this demand and to
The new flexible dredging concept is the answer to increasing demand for raw materials while sand winning locations are located further from shore at increased dredging depths. The RoRo Deep Dredge, which can work up to -200 m dredging depth, has specifically been designed to meet this demand and to
