Business & Finance
Malaysia: Seaport Wins Bid to Privatise Penang Port
The Transport Ministry has confirmed that Seaport Terminal (Johor) Sdn Bhd has won the bid to privatise the Penang Port, according to bintuluport.com. In a written reply to Chong Eng (DAP – Bukit Mertajam), its minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said the company won the bid via its equity ownership in
FAR Commences 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Kenya
Australian listed petroleum exploration company, FAR Ltd commences data acquisition of their anticipated 3D seismic survey over some of the world’s most keenly sought petroleum exploration acreage off the coast of Kenya. The survey will cover 680km2 and is budgeted to cost $13.67M (FAR Ltd share $8.
Global Specialist Site in Offshore Wind Jobs Launched!
Navingo BV, a maritime and offshore media group based in Rotterdam, has launched a new worldwide job portal specialized in the offshore wind industry. Offshore wind contractors, suppliers and job seekers are now able to find each other at OffshoreWIND.Jobs. OffshoreWIND.Jobs offers companies related
Finland: Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, Alfa-Bank Agree on USD 100 Mln Loan
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc. and Alfa-Bank have agreed on a USD 100 million construction time financing package 9 June 2012. The loan arrangement is related to the building projects of multifunctional supply vessels NB 506 and NB 507. “Ensuring the loan was important for us. With the financial arr
Japan: Ro Ro Vessel TONSBERG Wins JASNAOE’s Ship of the Year 2011 Award
TØNSBERG, the world’s largest roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ship, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has been awarded the “Ship of the Year 2011″ by the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (JASNAOE). Every year JASNAOE selects what it considers to be the most technologica
Now Available: The Global Specialist Job Site for the Offshore Wind Industry!
Navingo BV, a maritime and offshore media group based in Rotterdam, has launched a new worldwide job portal specialized in the offshore wind industry. Offshore wind contractors, suppliers and job seekers are now able to find each other at OffshoreWIND.Jobs. OffshoreWIND.Jobs offers companies related
Amver Ship Saves Elderly Sailor Off Hawaii
The Amver participating ship Horizon Reliance rescued an 81 year old male from his sailboat four months after the ship rescued three Canadians in another daring Pacific rescue. The situation began as a possible medical evacuation from a sailboat 1,100 miles east north east of Ohau and resulted in pe
Keel Laid for Fishing Vessel of Project PL-475 at Pella Shipyard (Russia)
The Chief of Federal Agency of fisheries Andrey Krayniy recently attended the solemn keel laying ceremony of fishing vessel of Project PL-475. The project of resource-saving vessel of a new generation is developed by Scottish company Macduff Ship Design Ltd. The vessel is intended for long line catc
Statoil, ExxonMobil Make Large Gas Discovery in Tanzania
Statoil and partner ExxonMobil have made a large gas discovery in the Statoil-operated Block 2 licence in Tanzania. The logging results from the Lavani well confirm a new high-impact discovery for Statoil, with a preliminary resource estimate of 3 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas in place. The Lavan
Dragados and Swiber Win Pemex’s Pipeline Contract Offshore Mexico
PEMEX Exploration and Production (PEP) has awarded to the joint venture between DRAGADOS OFFSHORE and SWIBER the EPC project for an offshore pipeline project. PEP has declared the joint venture between Dragados Offshore and Swiber, the successful tenderer of the 36” Ø x77 Km pipeline project, coveri
The Netherlands: APM Terminals Appoints Ben Vree as Europe’s Regional CEO
APM Terminals announces the appointment of Mr. Ben Vree to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Europe Region, effective 13 June 2012. As Europe’s Regional CEO, based in Rotterdam, Mr. Vree will lead a business that encompasses: • A combined container volume of 6,737,000 (Equity weighted)
ARCADIS Completes FSA Study for Largest Navigational Routing Measure Off Dutch Coast
ARCADIS has completed a Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) study for a group of stakeholders led by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Rijkswaterstaat, the Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Amsterdam. The study assessed the safety of shipping in the context of numerous wind park d
Dragados, Swiber Win Pemex’s Offshore Pipeline Contract (Mexico)
PEMEX Exploration and Production (PEP) has awarded to the joint venture between DRAGADOS OFFSHORE and SWIBER the EPC project for an offshore pipeline project. PEP has declared the joint venture between Dragados Offshore and Swiber, the successful tenderer of the 36” Ø x 77 km pipeline project, cover
Norway: Statoil Re-Elects Members of Corporate Assembly
The corporate assembly of Statoil has in their meeting on 13 June 2013 re-elected Olaug Svarva as chair and Idar Kreutzer as deputy chair of Statoil’s corporate assembly. Svein Rennemo, Marit Arnstad, Grace Reksten Skaugen, Roy Franklin, Bjørn Tore Godal, Lady Barbara Judge and Jakob Stausholm were