Soviet warship sunken during WW2 was found on the seabed off Romania. This is Black Sea Fleet (BSF) destroyer Moskva which scuppering is… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy ,May 18, 2011;
Subsea UK is to offer a series of scholarships to increase the number of highly qualified subsea engineers in the industry. The industry body is investing in a scholarship programme which will enable successful candidates to study towards a post-graduate MSc in subsea engineering. Three full time an
White Smoke AB and Frederiet AB have decided to join forces in the development of the world’s first LNG bunker vessel operation. All the future activities of the partners within the LNG bunkering business will be done through the jointly owned White Smoke Shipping AB. Fredrik Grenestedt, the managin
Statoil is to choose Samsung Heavy Industries for construction of the topsides for the Valemon platform. The contract is worth an estimated NOK 2.3 billion(USD 414 million) . The award has taken place in wide-ranging international competition among pre-qualified suppliers. “We’ve awarded the assignm
TGS commences the 2011 summer season with three 2D surveys in cooperation with Fugro; North Sea Renaissance 2011(NSR11), Mid-Norway Regional 2011 (MNR11) and Norwegian Barents Sea 2011 (NBR11). The data to be collected includes approximately 10,000 km for NSR11 which is a regional infill West of She
Harwich International Port has welcomed the maiden call of the MPI Adventure in readiness for its participation in operations at the London Array offshore wind farm project. The vessel, which arrived from a shipyard in China, is 19,533 tonnes and by far the largest wind turbine installation vessel t
Austal’s largest catamaran built to date, the 113 metre “Leonora Christina”, was recently handed over to her owners, marking completion of construction of the high speed vehicle-passenger ferry at Austal’s Henderson shipyard. “Leonora Christina” was constructed for Danish company Færgen (formerly No
TGS commences the 2011 summer season with three 2D surveys in cooperation with Fugro; North Sea Renaissance 2011(NSR11), Mid-Norway Regional 2011 (MNR11) and Norwegian Barents Sea 2011 (NBR11). The data to be collected includes approximately 10,000 km for NSR11 which is a regional infill West of She
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd., in which Seadrill has a 75 percent ownership, has received a letter of award for the semi-submersible drilling rig West Alpha for operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The letter of award covers a two-well commitment in the Balder field, with an estimated firm
CONTRACTING, DREDGING AND CONCESSIONS DEME (AvH 50%) had a continuous high level of activity in the first quarter 2011, driven by a nearly… More info: AvH [mappress] Source: AvH, May 18, 2011;
Offshore handling equipment specialist, Caley Ocean Systems Ltd has designed and built what is believed to be the most adaptable offshore… Source: SubseaUK [mappress] Source: Subsea UK, May 17, 2011;
Cognity, an Aberdeen, Scotland-based design consultancy, has completed an offshore oil drilling project 75 percent faster and more cost effectively than conventional design methods would allow, using simulation software from ANSYS. The project involved a design for conductor casing, the pipe that is
This past May 12th saw the technical launch of the very latest boat in the Tradition 105’ series, an event held on the grounds of the Azimut-Benetti Group’s Lusben company, located adjacent to the Benetti boatyard’s headquarters. Coming in at over 31 metres, the yacht is part of the Benetti Class Ra
Although the project had faced a critical preparation and mobilisation schedule on Wednesday 20 April 2011, the newly built 5000 mT Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) Oleg Strashnov sailed on schedule for its maiden trip to the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm location. The vessel was loaded with 4 220 Ton,
