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China: Yuexin Acquires FORAN Licenses
SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas, S.A. and Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co., Ltd –GYOE- (formerly Yuexin Shipbuilding Co., Ltd) have signed an agreement for the implementation of the FORAN CAD/CAM System in the Chinese shipyard, to be used in their shipbuilding activities. The agreement has been si
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Sells Drybulk Vessel BET Fighter (Greece)
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. announced yesterday the sale of the BET Fighter, a 173,149 dwt Capesize drybulk vessel, built in 1992 at a gross price of US$9,107,455. The vessel was sold for demolition and was delivered to its new owners yesterday. The Company used the proceeds to reduce debt. Fol
SILK to Provide Two AHTSV to ExxonMobil (Malaysia)
SILK Holdings Bhd (“SILK”) announces that its subsidiary, Jasa Merin (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (“JMSB”), has been awarded contracts by ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. for the provision of two Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels. Both the contracts are expected to commence in mid July 201
Malaysia: ExxonMobil Charters Two SILK’s AHTS Vessels
SILK Holdings Bhd (“SILK”) announces that its subsidiary, Jasa Merin (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (“JMSB”), has been awarded contracts by ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. (“the Charterer”) for the provision of two (2) Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels. Both the contracts are expected to co
SUNSET Networking Framework Includes Drivers for EvoLogics’ Modems (Germany)
With the release of its recent Add-On package v1.0, the SUNSET (Sapienza University Networking framework for underwater Simulation, Emulation and real-life Testing) networking framework now includes drivers for Evologics underwater acoustic modems. The SUNSET package was developed at the SENSES (SEn
Tognum, Rolls-Royce Cooperate in Marine Business (Germany)
Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions, and Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, have won two orders for the supply of marine engines and propeller-rudder systems. Tognum is to supply twelve MTU engines to Brazilian shipping company Camorim for powering six harbor tugs.
Anadarko Announces Discovery Offshore Ghana
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced the Wawa-1 exploration well, located in the Deepwater Tano Block offshore the Republic of Ghana, discovered approximately 43 net feet (13 meters) of oil pay and 65 net feet (20 meters) of gas-condensate pay in Turonian-aged reservoirs. Samples from the well s
SDE Seeks Shareholders (Israel)
SDE Company negotiates the sale of control with a number of factors, including leading companies in the medical industry and in the automobile industry. The car industry market is saturated and the medical market is saturated as well. The competition between many companies in these fields created th
UAE: GL Certifies Vibration Monitoring Service Supplier Nico International
Nico International has been certified by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) for offering vibration monitoring and diagnostics services applied to machinery onboard GL-classed vessels. Using a certified vibration monitoring service supplier allows shipping firms to streamline the documentation of the procedures
Eurotech Benelux, Jan de Nul to Manufacture Anchor Cages for Swedish Offshore Wind Farm
Eurotech Benelux has teamed up with Jan de Nul Group for the winning bid to design and manufacture sixteen anchor cage structures for a major offshore wind farm. The wind farm, in the Swedish region of the Baltic Sea, will be owned and run by E.ON Sweden. Eurotech Benelux is creating the anchor-bolt
South Korea: HHI Secures Order for World’s Largest Spar Hull
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading offshore facilities contractor, announced that it was awarded a Letter of Intent to construct the spar hull for a gas production platform from Statoil in a consortium with Technip on July 11. The total contract value for t
South Korea: HHI Receives LoI for World’s Largest Spar Hull
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading offshore facilities contractor, announced that it was awarded a Letter of Intent to construct the spar hull for a gas production platform from Statoil in a consortium with Technip on July 11. The total contract value for t
Turkmenistan: Dragon Oil Completes Initial Testing of Dzheitune (Lam) Development
Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, announces the results of successful completion and initial testing for the Dzheitune (Lam) 28/174 development well and sidetrack of the Dzheitune (Lam) 13/144C. The Dzheitune (Lam) 28/174 well was completed
Wartsila Hamworthy Inks Scrubber Deal with Meyer Werft (Germany)
Wärtsilä Hamworthy, a marine scrubbing technology manufacturer, today announced an agreement with Meyer Weft, well known for the construction of huge, modern and highly sophisticated cruise vessels. Wärtsilä Hamworthy will provide a total of four hybrid scrubber systems for two vessels under constru