Business & Finance
Island Drilling firms up North Sea deal with Cairn
Island Drilling Company has signed a contract with Capricorn Norge, a subsidiary of Cairn Energy, for operations in the North Sea offshore Norway.
Fincantieri Splashes Costa Firenze
Costa Firenze, to be delivered end of September 2020, is Costa Cruises’ 2nd ship designed for the Chinese market.
Farsund Dredging Set for December
Wasa Dredging, Finnish specialists in underwater blasting and dredging, is gearing up to kick off a dredging project in Farsund, Norway. According to Wasa, for this over $4 million cleanup program they plan to use the combined dredger and drilling rig Hector, split barges Miika II and Dana II and a
Shearwater Adds New Board of Directors Chair
Shearwater GeoServices has appointed Robert Hobbs as the new chair of the board of directors. Robert Hobbs replaces Karl-Johan Gombrii who has been the chair of the board since Shearwater’s inception in 2016. Hobbs has 30 years of experience from the oil and gas sector. He served as the CEO of TGS-N
Northwester 2 Turbines to Feature 27-Year Maintenance-Free Fasteners
Northwester 2 turbines will be secured to their foundations with super duplex fasteners designed to be maintenance-free throughout the 27-year turbine design life. The stainless studs, nuts and washers for the 219MW Belgian offshore wind farm have been delivered to Bladt Industries by Swedish manufa
MDL Completes Spirit Flexible Transpooling
MDL Marine Services has completed transpooling of a flexible product for Spirit Energy. The project was managed by MDL project engineering team and entailed relocating the client’s product stored on a third-party storage reel from Denmark to MDL base in Peterhead, using MDL’s reel drive system, and
CPO Tankers Changes Name to Zeaborn Tankers
Following the acquisition by Zeaborn Group, CPO Tankers has been renamed Zeaborn Tankers.
Van Oord Makes Another Order for Royal IHC Dredge Systems
Royal IHC has been awarded another contract by Van Oord to design and supply the dredge installation for its new 10,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The suction pipe installation with underwater pump, two dredge pumps and three jet water pumps will be installed on the new TSHD and built
Fourth Newcastlemax Joins 2020 Bulkers
2020 Bulkers has taken delivery of Bulk Shanghai, the fourth of eight 208,000 dwt Newcastlemax newbuilds.
Nova Innovation Launches £500K Crowdfunding Campaign
Tidal energy player Nova Innovation is looking to crowdfund £500,000 on investment platform Seedrs to fast-track its technology and accelerate growth across Europe and North America. In 2016, Nova installed the world’s first offshore tidal array. Located in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, the turbin
Equinor extends Solstad Offshore vessel trio charters
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has extended contracts for three offshore vessels – one AHTS and two PSVs – of Solstad Offshore. Solstad Offshore said Wednesday that Equnior had awarded a new one-year contract for the anchor handling vessel (AHTS) Normand Ferking. The oil and gas company will
Stena Line to Fit Five More Ships with AI Technology
More vessels will feature the technology after Stena Line confirms the project saves 2-3% fuel per trip.
Titford Pools Dredging Starts
Canal and River Trust has officially begun work to dredge Titford Pools in Oldbury as part of a £3.1 million project to improve water quality and encourage wildlife back to the area. Working in partnership with the European Regional Development Fund, Highways England, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough C
Maersk to Pilot Battery System on 4,500 TEU Boxship
A containerized 600 kWh marine battery system will be installed on board the 4,500 TEU Maersk Cape Town.