Business & Finance
Vietnam: Konecranes’ Technology Enables CMIT Terminal to Handle Biggest Container Ships
As exports from Vietnam continue to boom, interest grows apace in bringing larger and larger container ships to the region. Vessels with a displacement of hundreds of thousands of tons and capacities of up to 15,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) are now plying the trade routes. These huge vesse
Chevron Suspends Drilling Operations Offshore Brazil
Chevron Corporation reports that while its subsidiary, Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda., has not received formal notice from Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP) suspending its drilling license, the company has voluntarily suspended its current and future drilling operations, offshore Brazil.
UK: FES to Supply DBSCs for Maersk Gryphon FPSO
FES International has secured a $4.7M order to supply, Maersk Oil UK with 22 bespoke diverless bend stiffener connectors (DBSC) for its Gryphon FPSO vessel in the North Sea. The FES DBSCs are designed to enable quick, efficient and cost effective installation of Riser and Umbilical Bend Stiffeners i
FES International Secures Supply Deal with Maersk Oil UK for Gryphon FPSO
FES International has secured a $4.7M deal to supply, Maersk Oil UK with 22 bespoke diverless bend stiffener connectors (DBSC) for its Gryphon floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the North Sea. The FES DBSCs are designed to enable quick, efficient and cost effective installat
Chevron Suspends Drilling Operations Offshore Brazil
Chevron Corporation reported that while its subsidiary, Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda., has not received formal notice from Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP) suspending its drilling license, the company has voluntarily suspended its current and future drilling operations, offshore Brazil
SCF Group Officialy Opens Singapore Office
SCF Group announced the official opening of its new Singapore office – the first branch of the Group to be located outside Europe and its fourth international office. The main activity of the new office will be the technical management of vessels for a number of major industrial projects, such as Sa
Maersk Line’s Asia – North Europe Service Provides Absolute Reliability
Absolute reliability in shipping is a reality with Daily Maersk. Maersk Line’s revolutionary new service on the Asia – North Europe trade lane, has shown that it can be done. The first Daily Maersk cargo was on time in all three European ports being serviced, Felixstowe, Rotterdam and Bremerhaven. “
USA: Pacific Drilling Gives Operational Updates for Its Drillships
Pacific Drilling S.A. today provided an update on the status of its ultra-deepwater drillships. The Pacific Bora commenced its three year contract with a wholly owned Chevron subsidiary on August 26, 2011, and continues to operate in the Agbami Field in Nigeria. The rig has reached performance level
Subsea Power Grid Between Scotland and Ireland Could Drive Development in Renewables Sector
A research financed by the EU’s INTERREG IVA Programme has identified that subsea power grid between Scottish and Irish offshore renewable sites is feasible and could drive development in the sector. ISLES says that interconnected transmission network would generate revenues, and create jobs. The st
ProEight Offshore Engineering to Set Up German Base
ProEight Offshore Engineering Sdn Bhd plans to establish German subsidiary for the purpose of exporting its mechanical seals to the Middle East market. The managing director of the company ,Ir Azhar Zainal Abidin, explained that the actual parts will be manufactured in Malaysia but testings and fini
France Opens its First National SAR Training Center
The new French National SAR Training Center equipped with Transas simulators opened its doors in St-Nazaire harbour, West of France, not far from Nantes. The official opening took place late June, welcoming about 200 guests including representatives of National SAR HQ, Navy, French Affaires Maritime
UK: Global Marine Group Establishes New Energy Division
The Global Marine Group, comprised of the largest independent providers of submarine cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide reported today that it has legally incorporated its Energy business unit into a new company named Global Marine Systems Energy Ltd. The new
Greece: Euroseas Announces Charter Extension for MV Despina P
Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of drybulk carriers and container vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for dry bulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that a subsidiary of the Company has extended for approximately one year (until March 1, 2013) its time charter agreement, fo
USA: Busy December Ahead of Pacific Drilling’s Drillships
Pacific Drilling S.A. today provided an update on the status of its ultra-deepwater drillships. The Pacific Bora commenced its three year contract with a wholly owned Chevron subsidiary on August 26, 2011, and continues to operate in the Agbami Field in Nigeria. The rig has reached performance level