Business & Finance
USA: St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office Buys Sub-Atlantic Mojave ROV from Forum
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET) announces the sale of a Sub-Atlantic™ Mojave™ Observation Remote Operated Vehicle System (ROV) to the St. Clair County, Michigan Sheriff’s Office Marine Division. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office maintains a Marine Division with over 50 part-time officers w
Another Success Offshore Mozambique for Anadarko
Anadarko today announced its seventh well in the discovery area offshore Mozambique successfully appraised previous discoveries at Lagosta and Camarao. The Lagosta-2 appraisal well, located about 4.4 miles (7 kilometers) north of the Lagosta discovery and 5.3 miles (8.5 kilometers) south of the Cam
Subsea 7 Bags SURF Contract Offshore Australia
Subsea 7 S.A announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $60 million from Santos Limited on the Fletcher- Finucane Development offshore Western Australia. The contract scope includes the project management, engineering and installation of: approximately 55km of flexible flow
ISS China Launches Pollution Regulation Intermediary Service
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, announced the launch of an intermediary service for ships calling at ports in China. The move is in response to new pollution prevention and control regulations introduced by Chinese regulators and the service is alrea
Subsea 7 SURFs Offshore Australia
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $60 million from Santos Limited on the Fletcher-Finucane Development offshore Western Australia. The contract scope includes the project management , engineering and installation of: approximately 55km of flexible flo
Spectrum Starts New 2D Multi-Client Seismic Survey Offshore Namibia
Spectrum, in partnership with CGGVeritas and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR), has commenced a new 2D Multi-Client seismic survey covering the deepwater Orange Basin, offshore Namibia. The program includes the acquisition of around 7,000 km of long offset data covering both hel
USA: New Castle Marine Yard Progresses with Construction of Vripack’s Research Vessel Yacht
With new builds being rare Vripack is proud that their solid 177’ Research Vessel Yacht is brought to live by her Owner. Project named Chuggaboom the American yard New Castle Marine, well known for their expedition yachts, is progressing smoothly with the built. Bart Bouwhuis Director of Design from
Korean Register of Shipping to Develop Port State Control Software
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has won a contract to develop a new software application to assist port state control officers (PSCO) working within the Mediterranean MoU. The software will comprise an up-to-date database of all relevant IMO and ILO conventions and will be used by PSCOs to ensu
Germany: SAM Electronics Launches New Series of Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm Systems
Hamburg-based SAM Electronics, an L-3 company, has launched a new series of Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm Systems (BNWAS) designed for simple installation aboard both new and existing vessels of any type or size in accordance with IMO carriage regulations due to become effective from this July onw
South Korea: DaeSun Shipyard Delivers Feeder Boxship to SITC
DaeSun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSSE), on the morning of January 5th 2012, had a naming and delivery ceremony for the first feeder boxship of 950-TEU class built for SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd (SITC). Mr. Yang Xianxiang, CEO of SITC, Mr. J. Y. Ahn, President of DAE SUN Shipbui
Norway: Island Offshore Signs Charter Agreement for MV Island Vanguard
Island Offshore announce an agreement with Statoil Petroleum ASA for a three month charter with the MV Island Vanguard. The main duty for the vessel is anchor handling and associated work and the vessel commenced her charter 14th of January 2012. “Island Offshore is grateful for the contract and loo
Turkey: Tersan Shipyard Launches Offshore Construction Vessel for Volstad
Tersan Shipyard launched Multipurpose Offshore Construction Vessel, Grand Canyon with the honorable presences of Norway Prime Minister Mr. Jens Stoltenberg and Turkey Minister of Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communication Mr. Binali Yıldırım. Grand Canyon is a cooperation of Tersan Shipyard
UK: Premier Oil Spuds East Fyne Appraisal Well
Antrim Energy Inc. today announced that it has been notified by operator Premier Oil UK Limited (“Premier”) that drilling operations have commenced on the East Fyne appraisal well in the UK Central North Sea block 21/28a (Antrim working interest 35.1%). Well 21/28a-11 (the “East Fyne well”) is locat
Germany: SMM 2012 on Course for New Record
The countdown is on for the world’s leading maritime exhibition – the 25th shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology, international trade fair hamburg, which will be fully booked again this year. “We are already better placed than at the highly successful SMM 2010,” says Peter Bergleiter, Project