Business & Finance
Dana’s USD 1.5 Bln North Sea Project Moves Ahead (UK)
Dana Petroleum has entered the detailed engineering design phase on the $1.5 billion Western Isles development project in the UK North Sea. The Western Isles project will develop two discovered oil fields called Harris and Barra in the Northern North Sea, 160km east of the Shetlands and 12km west of
Italy: Fincantieri Wins Another Order from Viking Ocean Cruises
Viking Ocean Cruises and Fincantieri, world leader in the construction of cruise vessels, have signed a contract for the construction of two super luxury cruise ships. Representing Viking Ocean Cruises was the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Torstein Hagen while Fincantieri was represented by its
Ezra’s TRIYARDS Bags USD 77 Mln Contract (Singapore)
TRIYARDS the fabrication arm of Ezra Holdings Limited, has clinched a new US$77 million order for a specialised offshore unit, strengthening its position in the Southeast Asian offshore engineering and fabrication market. The contract also adds to TRIYARDS’ fast growing order book. Jobs in hand incl
Christening Ceremony for Petrobras’ P-59 Jack-Up (Brazil)
Petrobras will christen platform P-59 at the São Roque do Paraguaçu yard, in Maragogipe (state of Bahia) on Friday, July 13. Scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., the christening ceremony will be attended by the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, the Governor of the state of Bahia, Jaques Wagner, and Pet
Bahrain: GOP Approves Reduction on Cruise Ship Tariffs
The Board of the General Organisation of Seaports (GOP) approved a reduction on the tariffs levied on cruise ships at the 29th Board meeting, held on Tuesday 10th July 2012.. The decision is part of a series of suggested initiatives aimed at boosting cruise ship traffic to Bahrain. This decision was
UK: A2SEA Inks Agreement for Gwynt y Mor
From spring 2013, A2SEA will play a key role in helping build one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. A2SEA will provide their specialist jack-up’s SEA JACK and SEA WORKER to install 160 Siemens 3.6MW turbines on RWE’s Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, loca
OSD Lands New PSV Design Contract (China)
Offshore Ship Designers UK division OSD-IMT has been awarded a contract to supply the design for a modified version of its IMT 982 Platform Supply Vessel to be built at the new shipyard facility of Honghua Offshore Oil & Gas Equipment in Jiangsu, China. The contract is the result of increased market
Kleven Orders Offshore Crane for Eidesvik’s New Vessel (Norway)
Cargotec has secured a substantial new contract from Norwegian company Kleven Maritime. Delivery includes a 400-tonne MacGregor active heave-compensated offshore crane with an outreach of 15m. A second smaller crane, which will have a safe working load of 100-tonnes at 9m outreach, is also included
Norway: Cargotec to Supply Kleven with MacGregor Crane
Cargotec has secured a substantial new contract from Norwegian company Kleven Maritime. Delivery includes a 400-tonne MacGregor active heave-compensated offshore crane with an outreach of 15m. A second smaller crane, which will have a safe working load of 100-tonnes at 9m outreach, is also included
Global Marine Provides Subsea Cables to Ormonde Wind Farm (UK)
Offshore Transmission Operator Transmission Capital Partners has contracted with Global Marine Systems Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, to provide cable repair and maintenance services for the tr
USA: Orion Marine Group Updates Investors
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, today is providing its investors an update on the Company’s outlook and end markets. Market Outlook While the Company is pleased with the recovery of backlog from the lows reached in 2011 and with re
OSD to Design PSV for Chinese Client
Offshore Ship Designers UK division OSD-IMT has been awarded a contract to supply the design for a modified version of its IMT 982 Platform Supply Vessel to be built at the new shipyard facility of Honghua Offshore Oil & Gas Equipment in Jiangsu, China. The contract is the result of increased market
UK: A2SEA Signs Contract for Gwynt y Môr
From spring 2013, A2SEA will play a key role in helping build one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. A2SEA will provide specialist jack-up’s SEA JACK and SEA WORKER to install 160 Siemens 3.6MW turbines on RWE’s Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, located of
UK: A2SEA Signs Contract for Gwynt y Môr
From spring 2013, A2SEA will play a key role in helping build one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. A2SEA will provide specialist jack-up’s SEA JACK and SEA WORKER to install 160 Siemens 3.6MW turbines on RWE’s Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, located of