Business & Finance
Lithuania: JSC Western Yard Repairs Five Ships for Van Oord
Lithuanian ship repair company Western Shiprepair and the Dutch dredging company Van Oord continue their co-operation in ships´ repair and modernisation. This week SC Western Shipyard daughter company JSC Western Shiprepair is planning to finish upgrading work of the backhoe dredger Goliath and repa
Singapore: Bibby Offshore Charters NOR Spring AHSV
Subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has announced a three-year bareboat charter agreement with Solstad Offshore Asia Pacific Ltd for the NOR Spring, a DP2 (Dynamic Positioning) Anchor Handling Support Vessel (AHSV). The deal has been struck by Bibby Offshore’s Singapore operation, Bibby Of
UK: Houlder Presents Its Turbine Access System at BIS
UK Engineering company Houlder’s Turbine Access System® is being showcased at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) today, and for the next fortnight, to highlight its contribution to the UK Marine Industry. Held in association with the UK Marine Industries Alliance ‘Marine Manufa
Polar Duchess Starts Barents Sea Seismic Survey (Norway)
Dolphin Geophysical has announced that the new high capacity 3D vessel, Polar Duchess, entered into steady production for TGS in the Barents Sea on the 14th April. The 6 months contract has been announced previously. The vessel is chartered on an initial 3 year time-charter from Armada Seismic from
Russia: Gazprom Names Chairman South Stream Transport AG Board of Directors
The Gazprom headquarters recently hosted the first meeting of South Stream Transport AG Board of Directors. Alexey Miller, Chairman of Gazprom Management Committee, Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Gazprom Management Committee, Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive Officer of Eni, Henri Proglio, Chai
Azerbaijan: Shah Deniz Stage 2 FEED Gets Nod
The Shah Deniz consortium has reached an important milestone and approved the decision to commence Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) on the estimated $25 billion Shah Deniz Stage 2 project. This was officially announced in Baku today during the meeting between the President of the Republic of
Bibby Offshore Announces Singapore Charter Agreement
Subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has announced a three-year bareboat charter agreement with Solstad Offshore Asia Pacific Ltd for the NOR Spring, a DP2 (Dynamic Positioning) Anchor Handling Support Vessel (AHSV). The deal has been struck by Bibby Offshore’s Singapore operation, Bibby Of
Danish Shipping Magnate Maersk McKinney Moller Dies
Danish shipping magnate Maersk McKinney Moller of the conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk Group has died at age 98, the company said on Monday. Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla states: “On behalf of the entire family, I wish to express our deep sorrow at the loss of our father, grandfather and great grandfather,
UK: MacArtney Supplies The Environment Agency with Sonar Equipment
Across England and Wales, The Environment Agency monitors fish life in rivers and waterways. They investigate rare and threatened species, such as eel and lamprey, and enumerate salmon and sea trout migrations. These agencies also investigate fish behaviour around in-river structures like abstractio
UK: Seawork Reflects Impact of Renewable Energy on Commercial Marine Industry
Seawork International, the commercial marine industry exhibition and conference, will open for its 15th year in the ABP Port of Southampton on Tuesday 22 May. This year’s exhibition reflects the impact of accelerating offshore renewable energy development on the commercial marine industry, with new
Norway: Polar Duchess Enters Steady Production in Barents Sea
Dolphin Geophysical announces that the new high capacity 3D vessel, Polar Duchess, recently entered into steady production for TGS in the Barents Sea. The 6 months contract has been announced previously. The vessel is chartered on an initial 3 year time-charter from Armada Seismic from 6th April 201
UK: Imtech’s New Office to Provide Services to Platform and Vessels Operators
Imtech Marine, leading company in the global maritime market, operating as full-service provider and system integrator of technology solutions, announces the opening of a new office in Aberdeen. This new location in the Imtech Marine network will open officially on April 25 and will provide services
RWE Dea to Begin Seismic Surveys Offshore Turkmenistan
Within the scope of its exploration activities, RWE Dea is set to begin its seismic acquisition program off the Turkmenian coast in the Caspian Sea. A subsequent exploration well is scheduled to be drilled in 2013. To obtain detailed information on hydrocarbon reservoirs in licence Block 23 off the
UK Armed Guards Look Vulnerable to Emerging Nations’ Prices
As regulation slowly and painfully filters down the private maritime security industry, a “proliferation” of new firms from emerging countries is inevitable and British PMSCs will price themselves out of the market, according to Norton Rose partner Philip Roche. The big question, Mr Roche said, is w