Business & Finance
UK: NERC to Combine Marine and Polar Management of NOC and BAS
NERC is considering a merger of the scientific and logistics management of marine and polar science delivered through its National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS). A marine and polar headquarters would deliver a single management function whilst retaining the identity of
China: NOL Group Awarded for Excellence in Shipping and Logistics
Singapore-based NOL Group has won accolades for excellence in Shipping and Logistics at the 26th Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCAs) in Shanghai. For a second consecutive year, NOL’s two principal businesses, APL and APL Logistics, have been named the Best Shipping Line – Transpacific and B
UK: InterManager Gets Several New Members
InterManager, the international trade association for the ship management industry, has boosted its membership with several new members joining its ranks during the first quarter of this year. Full members joining include ship management company Nigeria LNG and crew manager Nedcon. They are joined b
Romania: RETEC Establishes Dedicated Service Department
After 16 years of experience in providing complete electrical packages to the maritime and ship-building industry, Alewijnse RETEC Romania has developed a dedicated Service Department in order to solve any failures of the on-board electrical systems, 24 hours a day/7 days a week, anywhere in the wor
Hydratight Makes Structural Changes to Meet Asia Pacific’s Increasing Demand
Hydratight’s Asia Pacific operation has made major structural changes to meet the region’s accelerating demand for its expertise. The company has grown significantly in the past two years – and expects to double in size every three years, to keep pace with demand for its core joint-integrity experti
CGGVeritas, Saudi Aramco Ink MoU for Geophysical Acquisition
CGGVeritas announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saudi Aramco for collaborative research and development of geophysical acquisition, processing, analysis and interpretation technologies. The MOU creates a framework for Saudi Aramco and CGGVeritas to identify opportuni
CGGVeritas, Saudi Aramco Ink MOU for R&D Cooperation
CGGVeritas announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saudi Aramco for collaborative research and development of geophysical acquisition, processing, analysis and interpretation technologies. The MOU creates a framework for Saudi Aramco and CGGVeritas to identify opp
UK: WFS Technologies Appoints New General Manager
WFS Technologies, leaders in through -water and through -ground communication products, announce the appointment of Gerry Watt as General Manager for operations in Livingston, Scotland and Belfast, N. Ireland. Prior to joining WFS, Gerry held senior management roles with Electronics Scotland, where
Norway: WTS, WSS Team Up to Offer Lifetime of Marine Safety
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) and Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) have joined forces to offer complete lifecycle portfolio of safety solutions for newbuildings and existing vessels. The WTS/WSS safety service provides a complete package of safety solutions based on the renowned Unitor brand to
Norway: Aker Solutions to Provide Well Services for Statoil in North Sea
Aker Solutions has been awarded two contracts from Island Offshore to provide well intervention services for Statoil in the North Sea. Scope of work is to deliver downhole well intervention services from Island Offshore’s two riserless well intervention vessels Island Frontier and Island Wellserver.
Aker Solutions to Provide Well Intervention Services to Statoil (Norway)
Aker Solutions has been awarded two contracts from Island Offshore to provide well intervention services for Statoil in the North Sea. Scope of work is to deliver downhole well intervention services from Island Offshore’s two riserless well intervention vessels Island Frontier and Island Wellserver.
Philippines: NYK Shipmanagement Opens New Office in Manila
The NYK Group’s NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd. opened a new office on May 25 in Manila. In the 10 years since its establishment, NYKSM has grown to become a company that provides management services for 220 vessels. In preparation for an increase in ship management services in the coming years and to
UK: Chelsea Holds Demonstration of New FastOcean System
Chelsea Technologies Group held demonstration of the new FastOcean System in Baltimore Harbor, the Group announced today. The participants took part in the deployment of the FastOcean Profiling System from the University of Maryland’s unique 155’ Mobile Test Platform. They also tried out the instrum
UK: Van Oord OWP Completes Installation of Monopiles at Teesside Wind Farm
Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects has successfully installed all 27 monopiles for the Teesside Wind Farm. Foundation installation began on the 6th of February 2012 and the last monopile has been installed last weekend. This means that the installation of the Monopiles has been completed ahead of sched