Business & Finance
Chairman of Carnival Corporation Gives Statement Regarding Costa Concordia
This statement is from Micky Arison, chairman and CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc, parent company of Costa Cruises. We are deeply saddened by the reports of additional deaths following the grounding of the Costa Concordia. On behalf of the entire Carnival Corporation & plc team, I offer our heartf
Ukraine: Zaliv Shipyard Starts Construction PSV for Bergen
Zaliv Shipyard’s work over the order from Bergen (vessel purposed for servicing of offshore oil-gas platforms) has come to the stage of forming of the hull. In the beginning of January the first solid block consisting of bottom unit and tweendeck units was laid up in the dry dock. The total weigh of
USA: BIRNS Receives Elite Naval Approval for Polyurethane Molding Facility
BIRNS, Inc.’s world-class molding facility is now NAVSEA S9320-AM-PRO-020 certified. The US Navy’s Submarine Maintenance Engineering, Planning and Procurement (SUBMEPP) department recently awarded the certification to BIRNS for Molding and Inspection Procedures for Fabricating Connector Plugs for Su
USA: ALAS-PV Enterprises Buys Oceanliner Cruise Vessel
Enterprises announces that the company has placed a down payment to acquire a 27000 tonnage 600 feet long Oceanliner Cruise Vessel. This magnificent Cruise ship has luxury accommodations, large public spaces with 650 seats dining room, Bistro, Disco, 5000 Sq Feet Casino, Main Show Lounge, and seven
Two Workers Missing, Rig Partially Collapsed in Fire Incident Offshore Nigeria
Chevron Corporation said that an extensive search and rescue effort continues for two contractors who remain missing after a fire aboard the K.S. Endeavor, a drilling rig offshore Nigeria operated by FODE Drilling Nigeria Limited. “While Chevron s highest priority remains the rescue of the missing c
Nautronix Successfully Completes NASNet Trials for Cairn Energy Offshore Greenland
Nautronix has conducted a successful trial of NASNet® for Cairn Energy, offshore Greenland, proving the viability of NASNet® and the Nautronix ADS² signalling technology capabilities in a harsh environment. The NASNet® system was deployed from the AHTS Siem Aquamarine in approximately 300msw and dur
RWE Dea Starts Drilling at PL 435, Offshore Norway
RWE Dea Norge started the drilling of a second well in production license PL435 in the Norwegian Sea beginning of the year. The target of this well is, to explore more gas reserves in the license. In September 2010, RWE Dea made its first gas discovery in production license PL435. The well encounter
TGS Plans to Start 3D Multi-Client Seismic Survey Offshore Angola
TGS has reached final agreement with Sonangol E.P. to commence acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey covering nearly 12,500 km2 offshore Angola. The survey will initially commence over blocks 36 and 37 in late January, then continue over block 35 with acquisition scheduled to complete during Q3 20
TGS to Start 3D Multi-Client Survey Offshore Angola
Norwegian seismic specialist, TGS, has reached final agreement with Sonangol E.P. to commence acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey covering nearly 12,500 km2 offshore Angola. The survey will initially commence over blocks 36 and 37 in late January, then continue over block 35 with acquisition sch
USA: Great Lakes Shipyard Delivers Jensen-Designed Work Boat
Great Lakes Shipyard completed construction of a Jensen-designed 60-foot work boat for the Port of Milwaukee. The vessel sailed from Cleveland and was delivered to the port on Tuesday. The vessel was designed by Jensen, a Crowley Maritime Corp. company based in Seattle, Wash., to include general har
Statoil Bags 11 Licenses in Most Extensive Licensing Round on NCS
Today, 17 January, Statoil was awarded ownership interests in eleven production licenses on the Norwegian shelf. Statoil will be the operator in eight of the licenses. In this APA round (Awards in Predefined Areas), Statoil applied for more areas than has been the case in recent years, submitting a
China: CIC Jiangsu Secures New Shipbuilding Contract
China Shipping Development Company has signed, on Friday, a new contract for the construction of one 110,000 DWT oil tanker. The contract was signed between China Shipping Development Company and its subsidiary Jiangsu shipyard. The delivery of the vessel is scheduled for September 30, 2013. The app
GlobeNet and TE SubCom Start Construction of Bermuda-USA Segment 5 Replacement
GlobeNet, an international wholesale provider of submarine capacity, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oi, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced they have commenced construction for the replacement of Segment 5 of GlobeN
Rickmers Christens Newbuild Vessel in Mumbai, India
As part of its upgrading programme for its Europe India service, Rickmers-Linie, has added the 17,000dwt newbuilding Rickmers Tianjin to the schedule. The base ports served are Hamburg, Antwerp, Genoa, Mumbai and Chennai but the service is capable of serving a wide variety of additional ports on ind