Business & Finance
CodaOctopus Sells Echoscope and F180series Systems (USA)
CodaOctopus recently completed the sale of an Echoscope® and F180series® system to international maritime salvage and marine emergency response company, T&T Marine Salvage Inc. of Galveston, Texas. The Echoscope® augments T&T Marine’s technology with real-time 3D sonar survey and imaging capabilitie
Western Australia’s Department of Transport Turns to BMT
BMT JFA Consultants, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced that it has secured a three year contract with Western Australia’s Department of Transport (DoT). Providing a range of project management services
WSS Asia Pacific Strengthens Regional Management Team
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) Asia Pacific is strengthening its’ regional management team to meet market demand and emerging business opportunities. Bjorn Tonsberg, Regional Vice President said: “We are reviewing the way we do things and rebuilding the organisation to meet the challenges that the n
Coastal Energy Extends Contract for Vicksburg Jack-Up Rig (Thailand)
Atwood Oceanics Inc., has been awarded a twelve-month contract extension with Coastal Energy Company for the jackup rig Vicksburg for operations in Thailand. The extension is priced at a day rate of $105,000 from January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013, after which the day rate will increase to $115,000 un
The Netherlands: Lloyds Register Issues ‘Green Passport’ to Amels 212
The brand new Amels 212 has become the first superyacht in the world to be awarded a `Green Passport’ from Lloyds Register. The `Green Passport’ – or `Inventory of Hazardous Materials’ – was devised as a result of the Hong Kong International Convention of Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of
Brazil: Petrobras Finishes Deck Mating Operation for P-55 Platform
The maneuver involved a 17,000-tonne structure, the heaviest ever lifted in the world. The P-55 is the largest semi-submersible platform built in Brazil and is to operate in the Campos Basin (state of Rio de Janeiro) Petrobras completed the deck mating operation for the P-55 semi-submersible platfor
Jiaolong Reaches 7.000 Meters Below Water
On 24 June, the Chinese manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong accomplished its goal to dive 7,000 meters below the sea, thestatesman.net reported. The submersible succeeded in diving 7,015 meters below sea level during its fourth dive into the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Now China has the ab
AF Group to Deliver 6 Cranes for Statoil’s Statfjord Platforms (Norway)
AF Group (AFG) has received a letter of intent from Statoil ASA for delivery of 6 wireline cranes. 2 cranes at Statfjord C, and 4 cranes at Statfjord B. The contract comprises delivery of cranes with Hydraulic Power Unit and adapted fundaments. The contract will have a value in excess of NOK 60 mill
MTN Nigeria Offers More Services Through Its WACS Cable
MTN Nigeria, a leading telecommunications company, offers various services running on its new submarine cable – West African Cable System (WACS), Dailyindependentnig.com reports. The 17, 200 km submarine cable system stretches from Europe through West Africa to South Africa. This service was made co
Atlantic Offshore Orders Another Vessel from Havyard (Norway)
Havyard has been chosen to deliver another Havyard 820-design to Atlantic Offshore for the second time in just a few weeks. The last time the Atlantic / Havyard cooperation was awarded a contract, it was with oil and gas company TOTAL. This time it’s a long-term agreement with Shell UK. “It’s great
UK: TCP Gets Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm Transmission Link
TC Ormonde OFTO Limited, an entity incorporated by the consortium Transmission Capital Partners (TCP), has been granted a licence by Ofgem E-Serve to own and operate the transmission link to the Ormonde wind farm. The TCP consortium are comprised of Transmission Capital, Amber Infrastructure Group a
Statoil Gets Green Light to Use Ocean Vanguard Rig on Johan Sverdrup (Norway)
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has been granted consent to use the Ocean Vanguard mobile drilling rig for drilling on the Johan Sverdrup discovery in the North Sea. The consent covers drilling of two wells: 16/2-12 and 16/2-14 Well 16/2-12 is an exploration well which has been given the prospect nam
China: Vroon Takes Delivery of MV Peruvian Express
On Wednesday 4 July 2012 Vroon took delivery of MV Peruvian Express, a 79,000-dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier, built at Cosco Dalian Shipyard, China. Peruvian Express left the Shipyard on 8 July 2012. She flies the Marshall Islands flag and has a Chinese crew. Ship management has been entrusted to Fleet
Dolphin Gets LOI for Seismic Survey Off Tanzania
Dolphin Geophysical AS has received a Letter of Intent from Statoil for the acquisition of a 5500 km2 survey offshore Tanzania. The survey will be acquired by one of our high capacity 3D seismic vessels commencing in the fourth quarter of 2012. CEO Atle Jacobsen, commented “This marks Dolphin’s entr