Business & Finance
U.A.E: Oil and Gas Professionals Gather in Dubai for IOGS Event
Oil and gas professionals focused on health and safety will gather in Dubai on Thursday February 9, 2012 for the inaugural Innovation in Oil and Gas Safety (IOGS) event, presented by Pipeline Magazine, one of the region’s leading oil and gas titles. Held at The Address Hotel, Dubai Marina, IOGS will
UK: New Programme Director for Peel Ports Container Terminal Project
Peel Ports has appointed Douglas Coleman; one of the UK’s most experienced project directors, as its Programme Director for the construction of the planned in-river container terminal at the Port of Liverpool. The primary purpose of Coleman’s role is to take charge of the landmark container terminal
UK: Vivienne Cox Joins BG Group
BG Group has today announced the appointment of Vivienne Cox as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Commenting on the appointment, BG Group Chairman Sir Robert Wilson said: “I am delighted to welcome Vivienne on to the BG Group Board. Vivienne’s extensive experience and expertise, across
UK: Wave Hub Attracts New Customer
Ocean Energy Limited, Ireland’s leading wave energy company, is working with Wave Hub, the world’s largest grid connected offshore marine energy test site, to deploy its technology at the site later this year. Cork-based Ocean Energy, in collaboration with its partner Dresser-Rand, one of the larges
GL Renewables Certification Appoints New Vice President Project Management & Sales (Germany)
GL Renewables Certification appointed Rüdiger Urhahn as Vice President Project Management & Sales, with responsibility for worldwide customer management in the area of certification services, in January 2012. In addition to sales duties, Mr Urhahn has been given the task of overseeing all customer p
Greece: Diana Containerships Takes Delivery of Two Panamax Vessels
Diana Containerships Inc. , a global shipping company specializing in owning and operating containerships, today announced that the Company took delivery of two Panamax container vessels, m/v “Cap San Marco” and m/v “Cap San Raphael”, on Monday, February 6, 2012. The m/v “Cap San Marco” is a 2001-bu
FutureShip Appoints Head of New Singapore Office
FutureShip, the maritime consultancy subsidiary of classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL), has appointed Khorshed Alam to head its newly established office in Singapore. “We are seeing greatly increasing demand for our energy efficiency enhancing solutions, such as ECO Solutions and ECO-Assi
USA: Marine and Hydrokinetic Power Capacity to Increase by 2017, Says Pike Research
The marine and hydrokinetic industry, which aims to harness various marine and hydrokinetic resources including ocean waves, tidal streams, river flows, ocean currents, and ocean thermal differences for power generation, stands at a critical point. The technologies are improving, major energy compan
Russia: CF to Get New Warships in First Half of 2012
In the first half of 2012, Caspian Flotilla (CF) will be reinforced with Project 11661K missile ship Dagestan and Project 21630 small-size gunnery ship Volgodonsk. The ships are designed by Zelenodolsk Design Bureau (Tatarstan, Russia). Considering latest scientific achievements and assigned mission
Polarcus Pens East Africa Seismic Survey Deal
Polarcus Limited has been contracted by an undisclosed client for a 3D seismic acquisition project offshore East Africa. The project will commence in February and is expected to run for approximately 45 days. Polarcus is a pure play marine geophysical company with a pioneering environmental agenda,
Polarcus Secures 3D Acquisition Project Offshore East Africa
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has been contracted by an undisclosed client for a 3D seismic acquisition project offshore East Africa. The project will commence in February and is expected to run for approximately 45 days. About Polarcus Polarcus is a pure play marine geophysical compan
UK: CTruk Boats Delivers Multi-purpose Catamaran CWind Athenia
CWind, the only British company to be awarded a Siemens vessel charter contract out of a European shortlist, today took delivery of CWind Athenia, a 20-tonne payload, multi-purpose catamaran (MPC). CWind Athenia is the second of the work vessels built by CTruk Boats to fulfil CWind’s Siemens contrac
USA: Superior Energy Announces Executive Management Changes
Superior Energy Services, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has elected Brian Moore as Senior Executive Vice President, and Westy Ballard and Greg Rosenstein as Executive Vice Presidents. Mr. Moore, 55, will serve as Senior Executive Vice President of North America Services, overseeing the
SBSS Successfully Completes Bundled Lay of 3 Cables in South Korea
In January 2012, S. B. Submarine Systems was contracted by LS Cable & Systems (LSCS) to install 15km of bundled cables and 22km of fibre optic cables from Jindo, South of Korea. The system owner is KEPCO (Korean Electric Corporation) and the 2 segments are to be laid as part of the Jeju to Jindo [&h