Business & Finance
UK: SAMI Launches Accreditation Programme
The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) launched its International Accreditation Programme for Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs). The SAMI Accreditation Programme will see maritime security providers, within the Association’s membership undergo a 3-stage process of due di
Hydrex Carries Out Underwater Propeller Blade Repair in Brazil
At the end of 2011 Hydrex mobilized a diver/technician team to Rio De Janeiro to carry out a detailed inspection and necessary repair to the damaged port-side propeller blades of a 73-meter supply vessel. A wooden beam had fouled the propeller and had damaged three of the four blades. The affected a
Russian Defense Ministry Orders 8 Gavia AUVs
Russian defense ministry posted an order for 8 autonomous underwater vehicles Gavia on state procurement website; the submersibles are produced by Iceland company Hafmynd. The purchase will be held upon results of an open tender. Russian military is about to spend RUR 742.2 mln for underwater robots
Hydrex Carries Out Permanent Seal Replacement Repairs in Turkey and Greece
When a 204-meter cruise vessel suffered an oil leak in its stern tube seal assembly, Hydrex was asked to carry out a permanent seal replacement. The repair was carried out with the Hydrex flexible mobdock technique and performed in stages to allow the ship to keep the tight schedule of the cruise it
Denmark: NKT Holding and Subsea 7 Agree to Sell NKT Flexibles
Further to the announcement dated September 20, 2011, the Boards of NKT Holding A/S and Subsea 7 S.A. have completed their review of strategic alternatives for the future development of NKT Flexibles which has been operated as a joint venture between NKT Holding A/S (51%) and Subsea 7 S.A. (49%) sin
Denmark: National Oilwell Varco Buys NKT Flexibles
Further to the announcement dated September 20, 2011, the Boards of NKT Holding NS and Subsea 7 S.A. have completed their review of strategic alternatives for the future development of NKT Flexibles (the “Company”) which has been operated as a joint venture between NKT Holding A/S (51%) and Subsea 7
Denmark: Ramboll Announces Organisational Up Scaling of Pipelines & Subsea Projects
Stepping up performance and quality of the consultancy within Pipelines & Subsea projects, Ramboll Oil & Gas has appointed Lars Eriksen to a newly established position as Project Director. The Pipelines & Subsea department in Copenhagen is now lead by Søren Skovgård Møller. This organisational up sc
Brazil: StabFrame Successfully Deployed at Waimea
The first offshore pile installation operation with the StabFrame, a newly developed subsea pile-stabilising template, has been successfully completed in the OGX Waimea field in Brazil’s Campos Basin. Jointly developed by Large Diameter Drilling Ltd. (LDD) and MENCK GmbH, the StabFrame stabilises pi
Ghana: Aker Solutions Signs Well Service Contract with Tullow
Aker Solutions has signed a frame agreement with Tullow Ghana Limited to provide well intervention services for the oil company’s Jubilee and Tano deepwater fields offshore Ghana, West Africa. The initial contract period is for three years, with two additional one-year options (3+1+1). Aker Solution
MOL’s Containership Rescues 116 Shipwreck Survivors off Papua New Guinea
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the MOL-operated containership MOL Summer rescued 116 survivors from the ferry Rabaul Queen, which sank about 17 km east of Papua New Guinea. According to local reports, the Rabaul Queen with about 350 passengers aboard was under way from the port of Ki
Schilling Robotics Opens New Facility in Brazil
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced today the opening of a service and support operations in Brazil. This is a newly built 3000 ft 2 (278m 2 ) facility on the FMC Technologies campus in Macaé. This new facility is dedicated to providing customer support for Schilling produc
‘Edith Maersk’ Arrives in Antwerp, Belgium
Edith Maersk, the largest container ship in the world, arrived on Friday January 13 at Deurganck dock in Antwerp. It arrived to Antwerp as first port in Europe, coming from the Far East via the Suez Canal. After loading containers in the Far East with the last port of Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia), the
Hydrex’s Divers Replace Underwater Stern Tube Seal in Turkey and Greece
When a 204-meter cruise vessel suffered an oil leak in its stern tube seal assembly, Hydrex was asked to carry out a permanent seal replacement. The repair was carried out with the Hydrex flexible mobdock technique and performed in stages to allow the ship to keep the tight schedule of the cruise it
BG Egypt: Gas Production Starts from WDDM 2nd Stage
BG Egypt announced gas production had started on 30 January 2012 from the second stage of West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) Concession Phase 7, representing another successful milestone in the phased development of WDDM. Managed by the Joint Operating Company (JOC) Burullus Gas Company S.A.E. (EGPC 50%,