Business & Finance
Elgin Incident: Flare Extinguished. No Explosion Threat (UK)
French oil giant Total, which has been fighting to stop a natural gas leak at its Elgin Field,located in the UK North Sea approximately 240 km east of Aberdeen, yesterday announced that the flare on the Elgin platform extinguished itself. „We received the first indication that the flare may be out a
UK: Total Hosts Press Conference on Elgin Platform Incident
Total hosted a press conference, attended by Rt Hon Charles Hendry, MP, Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) at which it provided further details of the scale of its work to control the release of non-toxic gas from the G4 well on the Elgin field platform and conf
Samsung Might Increase Its Presence in Scotland
Korean engineering giant, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) after deciding to base its first offshore wind project at Methil in Fife, might increase its presence in Europe if it decides to open a research and development centre in Glasgow, The Herald Scotland informed. Namely, SHI confirmed to Nick Cle
Samsung Might Increase Its Presence in Scotland
Korean engineering giant, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) after deciding to base its first offshore wind project at Methil in Fife, might increase its presence in Europe if it decides to open a research and development centre in Glasgow, The Herald Scotland informed. Namely, SHI confirmed to Nick Cle
Norway: Eidesvik Offshore Takes Delivery of New PSV
Kleven Maritime delivered the LNG powered offshore supply vessel Viking Prince to Eidesvik Offshore on Friday, 30 March. ‘It is a great pleasure to deliver this advanced, environmentally friendly vessel to a ship owner that has a proven track record of taking every aspect of their environmental foot
USA: BlueView Technologies Introduces Certified Training
BlueView Technologies, the world leader in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology, introduces BlueView U Certified Training. The comprehensive 3-day hands-on training and education course provides practical how-to application info, operational details, basic sonar theory, and more. Open
National Port Commission of Guatemala, AAPA Organize XXI Latin American Congress of Ports
The National Port Commission of Guatemala and the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), finalize the details of the XXI Latin American Congress of Ports, which will take place in Antigua Guatemala, from April 9th to 12th. This year, the topic will be: “PRESENT AND FUTURE OF LATIN AMERICAN
Norway: Happy Dragon Transports 8 Manifolds to Goliat Field
Aker Solutions has successfully completed the manufacturing and subsequent load-out of eight subsea manifolds and six riser bases for Eni Norge’s Goliat project in the Barents Sea. On Tuesday 27 March the load-out commenced. This weekend, the heavy lift vessel Happy Dragon will sail away with her gi
France: Damen’s New Shipyard Puts Focus on Offshore Energy Industry
Damen Shipyards is the new operator of French shiprepair yard Sobrena. The yard will be renamed Damen Shiprepair Brest and will continue to serve the maritime and offshore industries with shiprepair and conversion services. The yard has three drydocks (up to 420 x 80 m) and will be available for rep
Happy Dragon Sails-Away with 8 Manifolds for Goliat Project in Norway
Aker Solutions has successfully completed the manufacturing and subsequent load-out of eight subsea manifolds and six riser bases for Eni Norge’s Goliat project in the Barents Sea. On Tuesday 27 March the load-out commenced. This weekend, the heavy lift vessel Happy Dragon will sail away with her gi
Germany: Eckelmann AG to Develop ‘E-Power Barge’
Eckelmann Group and TUI Cruises have signed a declaration of intent to provide power supply that will conserve energy and reduce emissions during lay times of ships of the TUI Cruises fleet in Hamburg. The scheme provides for electric power to be generated on board a floating power station, or so-ca
Norway: Kleven Maritime Delivers LNG Powered OSV ‘Viking Prince’
Kleven Maritime delivered the LNG powered offshore supply vessel Viking Prince to Eidesvik Offshore on 30 March. ‘It is a great pleasure to deliver this advanced, environmentally friendly vessel to a ship owner that has a proven track record of taking every aspect of their environmental foot print v
Happy Dragon Ships 8 Manifolds to Goliat Field Offshore Norway
Aker Solutions has successfully completed the manufacturing and subsequent load-out of eight subsea manifolds and six riser bases for Eni Norge’s Goliat project in the Barents Sea. On Tuesday 27 March the load-out commenced. This weekend, the heavy lift vessel Happy Dragon will sail away with her gi
France: SHOM Invites Tenders for Supply of Underwater Sonar Equipment
Service hydrographique et océanographique de la marine (SHOM) has announced an invitation for tenders for underwater sonar equipment. Sonar is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water. In this case the invitation is