Business & Finance
Pirates Attack LNG Tanker Off the Coast of Oman
An LNG Tanker LNG Aries has been attacked by pirates on Wednesday off the coast of Oman, Reuters informs citing International Maritime Bureau. Namely, a small dhow manned by 5-6 persons crew, armed with guns and rocket propelled grenades approached the tanker and opened fire. Three shots appear to h
Geo Plus Introduces Hybrid Survey Ship Geo Focus (The Netherlands)
Survey company Geo Plus will soon be putting into service its brand new survey ship Geo Focus. This innovative, hybrid ship will be officially christened on 23 June. The 35 metre long Geo Focus, which Geo Plus commissioned, was developed through a collaboration between Studio Yacht and De Haas Maass
Geo Plus to Put into Service Its New Sustainable Survey Ship (The Netherlands)
Survey company Geo Plus will soon be putting into service its brand new survey ship Geo Focus. This innovative, hybrid ship will be officially christened on 23 June. The 35 metre long Geo Focus, which Geo Plus commissioned, was developed through a collaboration between Studio Yacht and De Haas Maass
Nido Gets More Time to Complete Seismic Survey Offshore Philippines
Nido Petroleum Limited, as Operator of Service Contract 54 offshore Phillipines, announces that the Philippines Department of Energy (‘DOE’) have agreed to extend Sub-phase 6 for a period of twelve (12) months from 4 August 2012 to 4 August 2013. The twelve (12) month extension to Sub-Phase 6 will e
Russia: Gazprom, Shell Discuss Global Strategic Cooperation
A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell took place yesterday as part of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2012. The meeting participants discussed the prospects for the cooperation d
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Withdraws Bid for Undersea Cable Operator Pacnet
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia has withdrawn a bid to take over a majority stake in undersea cable operator Pacnet Ltd, The Jakarta Post reports. Telekom president Arief Yahya stated, “We think that it will not give the added value that we were expecting.” Pacnet, which owns the EAC Pacific network str
Gazprom, Shell Discuss Prospects for Cooperation (Russia)
A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell took place today as part of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2012. The meeting participants discussed the prospects for the cooperation devel
USACE Examines U.S. Port Modernization Options
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) submitted to Congress Wednesday the “U.S. Port and Inland Waterways Modernization: Preparing for Post-Panamax Vessels” report, an examination of options for future modernization of U.S. ports and inland waterways. The USACE Institute for Water Resources (IWR)
USA: Scripps’ Research Vessel Returns from 10-Month Expedition
The oldest vessel in U.S. academic fleet returns to San Diego after a 10-month expedition, 10news.com reports. The research vessel Melville went on 11 research voyages during its deployment. The expedition covered climate studies in the remote South Pacific, water mass studies in Africa and studies
Australia: Newcastle Agri Terminal Orders Flexibly-Designed Siwertell from Cargotec
Independent Australian grain-handling company, Newcastle Agri Terminal, has signed a contract for a new flexibly-designed Siwertell ship loading system from Cargotec. The order is booked into first quarter order intake A new grain-handling terminal being built by Newcastle Agri Terminal Pty Ltd, in
USA: BSEE Dive Team Completes Annual Certifications
The three members of the BSEE Dive Team completed their annual certifications and earned more specialized proficiency certifications in the last month to be ready for any BSEE underwater requirements, reported Dive Team Leader Chris Horrell. Horrell’s full-time job at BSEE is Marine Archeologist ass
Russia: Vyborg Shipyard Delivers Final Blocks for Sovcomflot’s Second Supply Vessel
Vyborg shipyard JSC made the final contract delivery of blocks for the second supply vessel (order 507). On June 20th, 2012 Vyborg shipyard JSC, in full accordance with the agreed construction schedule, made the final contract delivery of blocks for the second supply vessel (order 507). Weight of de
Norway: Statoil to Operate Two Atlantic Offshore’s PSVs
Atlantic Offshore has signed a contract with Statoil to operate two Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) from 2014. The agreement, which consists of two contracts, has a length of six years with an option for a further three years. The vessels will be built in Norway and ensuring important jobs in the ship
Vyborg Delivers Final Hull Blocks for Sovcomflot’s Offshore Supply Vessel (Russia)
Vyborg shipyard JSC made the final contract delivery of hull blocks for the second supply vessel (order 507). On June 20th, 2012 Vyborg shipyard JSC, in full accordance with the agreed construction schedule, made the final contract delivery of blocks for the second supply vessel (order 507). Weight