Business & Finance
Ulstein Designed Polarcus Amani Nominated for Ship of the Year (Germany)
The seismic vessel Polarcus Amani, designed and constructed by ULSTEIN, is one out of three vessels nominated for Ship of the Year 2012. The ship was delivered in March this year, while her sister vessel will be delivered later this month. “To be nominated, the ship must be delivered during 2012, bu
UK: Caley Ocean Systems Takes Part in Deepwater Installation JIP
Offshore handling equipment specialist, Caley Ocean Systems is taking part in a Joint Industry Project (JIP) into the Requirements for Certification of fibre rope-based, Deepwater Installation Systems that will ultimately be incorporated in a new standard for Offshore Deployment and Recovery Systems
DCNS, Pipavav Establish Strategic Partnership to Address India’s Naval Needs
DCNS and Pipavav have decided to establish a strategic partnership for bringing DCNS technologies, methods and skills into Pipavav, India’s first and largest integrated defence company. The focus of the teaming is to build the highest state of the art strategic assets including modern warships for t
Singapore: Kreuz Secures USD 142 mln in Subsea Contracts
Kreuz Holdings Limited, a subsea service provider for the oil and gas industry, today announced that it has secured a string of contracts worth approximately US$142 million from the Swiber Group for subsea installation works, and a third-party client for the provision of Remotely Operated Vehicle (“
Launching of Qarnen Patrol Vessel Takes Place at Fincantieri Muggiano Shipyard, Italy
On June 8 at Fincantieri Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard a ceremony was held to mark the launch of the “Qarnen”, a patrol vessel under construction for the United Arab Emirates Navy. Her sister ship, the “Ghantut”, was launched last January. The two vessels – whose names come from an area of the Emira
Singapore: Kreuz Bags USD 142 mln Subsea Gig
Kreuz Holdings Limited, a subsea service provider for the oil and gas industry, announced that it has secured a string of contracts worth approximately US$142 million from the Swiber Group for subsea installation works, and a third-party client for the provision of Remotely Operated Vehicle (“ROV”)
Caley Takes Part in Deepwater Installation JIP (UK)
Offshore handling equipment specialist, Caley Ocean Systems is taking part in a Joint Industry Project (JIP) into the Requirements for Certification of fibre rope-based, Deepwater Installation Systems that will ultimately be incorporated in a new standard for Offshore Deployment and Recovery Systems
BP Supports Xcite at Bentley (UK)
Xcite Energy announces that it has amended its agreement with BP Oil International Limited (“BPOI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BP plc (“BP”), as announced on 28 January 2010, under which BPOI will provide the offtake services to market and sell the Bentley crude oil in return for an incentive-bas
The Netherlands: APM Terminals Orders 36 Lift-AGVs from Gottwald
In March 2012, APM Terminals Maasvlakte II announced an order for 36 diesel-electric Lift-Automated Guided Vehicles (Lift-AGVs) from Gottwald representing the first terminal operator to use Lift-AGVs in operations. Now, APM Terminals pushes the boundaries even further by changing the scope from dies
Kongsberg Products for Survey Vessel ‘Al Massah’ (Qatar)
Unique Maritime Group, one of the leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, has announced the supply of a full package of survey equipment for a new hydrographic survey vessel, with the purpose of conducting a detailed mapping of Qatar’s coastal waters. The package included
USA: Turner Designs Introduces New Configurations for Cyclops-6K Submersible Fluorometer
Turner Designs introduces new optical configurations for the Cyclops-6K Submersible Fluorometer. New applications include Refined Fuels, Phycocyanin, and Phycoerythrin in addition to previously announced Chlorophyll, CDOM/FDOM, and Crude Oil. The Cyclops-6K’s reinforced Titanium housing and speciali
Norway: VisSim Acquires Offshore Personnel Management Solutions Company
The Norwegian Vessel Traffic Management System supplier VisSim, has acquired the Dutch based Offshore Personnel Management solutions company, Offshore Profile LTD. Offshore Profile was founded in 2010 to meet the growing demand of tracking personnel in offshore Wind farms. With many years of experie
Norway: VisSim Acquires Offshore Personnel Management Solutions Company
The Norwegian Vessel Traffic Management System supplier VisSim, has acquired the Dutch based Offshore Personnel Management solutions company, Offshore Profile LTD. Offshore Profile was founded in 2010 to meet the growing demand of tracking personnel in offshore Wind farms. With many years of experie
Qatar: Kongsberg Supplies Survey Equipment for Hydrographic Vessel Al Massah
Unique Maritime Group, one of the leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, has announced the supply of a full package of survey equipment for a new hydrographic survey vessel, with the purpose of conducting a detailed mapping of Qatar’s coastal waters. The package included