Business & Finance
Greece: Danaos Corporation Adds New Container Vessel to Its Fleet
Danaos Corporation, a leading international owner of containerships, announced that on June 7, 2012, it took delivery of one more 13,100 containership, the HYUNDAI SPEED, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 63 containerships aggregating 349,949 TEU. The Company expects delivery of its last
Singapore: Miclyn Express Offshore Announces New Contracts
Miclyn Express Offshore (“MIO”) announces that through its Thai Joint Venture, Uniwise Offshore, it has been awarded a 3 year firm contract, plus 2 x 1 year extension options, to provide coil tubing marine support services to Chevron`s production activities in the Gulf of Thailand. Uniwise Offshore
Total CEO Visits Myanmar
On a visit to Myanmar, where French oil and gas major Total operates the Yadana offshore gas field, Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and CEO of Total, met with government officials and representatives of civil society. Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and CEO of Total, traveled to Myanmar on Saturda
Expro’s AX-S to Revolutionise Offshore Light Well Intervention Market
There are great things happening aboard the vessel “Havila Phoenix” nowadays. During the last two years there have been installations and tests of a whole new system likely to revolutionise the offshore light well intervention market. The vessel, a Havyard 858 design, is designed and constructed by
UK: Odyssey Selects JBR Recovery for Two Shipwrecks’ Cargo Processing
Odyssey Marine Exploration, pioneers in the field of deep-ocean exploration, announced it has executed a contract with JBR Recovery Limited to support the logistics, refining and monetization of the anticipated silver cargoes from SS Gairsoppa and SS Mantola when recovered. Both the Gairsoppa and Ma
BBC Aramis Handed Over to Her South Asian Buyers
MV BBC Aramis (3.490 dwt / Geared, Komarno type -General Cargo Vessel) has been delivered to her new South Asian Buyers. The buyers purchased their first BBC vessel in December 2011 and repeated that prosperous endeavor by adding MV BBC Aramis to their fleet most recently. BBC Aramis was built in Sl
Singapore: Miclyn Express Offshore Announces New Contracts
Miclyn Express Offshore (“MIO”) announced that through its Thai Joint Venture, Uniwise Offshore, it has been awarded a 3 year firm contract, plus 2 x 1 year extension options, to provide coil tubing marine support services to Chevron`s production activities in the Gulf of Thailand. Uniwise Offshore
Kawasaki’s Gas Turbine Generators for PDVSA’s Offshore Project (Venezuela)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that Kawasaki Gas Turbine-Americas, Kawasaki’s Houston-based sales and service affiliate for North and South American market, was awarded by Technip, which is one of the world’s leading engineering companies in the oil and gas field , a contract for su
South Africa: Fairmount Fuji Assists Stena Icemax Drill Ship
Fairmount Marine’s multipurpose support vessel Fairmount Fuji has assisted drill ship Stena Icemax while making a stop-over at Cape Town. On request of the owner of Stena Icemax the Fairmount Fuji carried out several cargo runs from the port of Cape Town to the anchorage. Stena Icemax was under way
Switzerland: ABB to Supply Management Systems for Five Multi-Purpose Vessels
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won an order from Rickmers Group in Germany to supply advisory systems for dynamic trim optimization and fleet management solutions for five multi-purpose vessels. Trim optimization means ballasting or loading the ship to achieve the f
Stena Icemax Drillship Gets Assistance from Fairmount (South Africa)
Fairmount Marine’s multipurpose support vessel Fairmount Fuji has assisted drill ship Stena Icemax while making a stop-over at Cape Town. On request of the owner of Stena Icemax the Fairmount Fuji carried out several cargo runs from the port of Cape Town to the anchorage. Stena Icemax was under way
CGGVeritas Opens New Processing and Imaging Center in Australia
CGGVeritas announced that it has opened a new processing & imaging center in Melbourne, Australia. The Melbourne center extends the services and accessibility of CGGVeritas in Australia where it has had an ongoing presence since 1981 and opened its main Perth office in 2000. Although Perth has tradi
Italdraghe: Two Italian Coastal Protection Projects Completed
Two Italian coastal protection projects have recently been completed thanks to the effective long-distance pumping power of Italdraghe booster stations. In the first, near Marina di Ravenna (RA), on the east Adriatic Coast, an SGT 350 booster played a fundamental role in creating an underwater quarr
UK: Eight-Year-Old Girl Names Newest Alicat Workboat
For eight-year-old Cerys Jones it was the thrill of choosing the name for the newest Alicat Workboat built in Great Yarmouth – for the company it was the latest leg in a £10.5m contract to provide crew transfer vessels for the London Array windfarm. Thanks to Cerys, the new boat will be called Ellid