Italy’s ENI and Spain’s Repsol are waiting for Venezuela to approve the extraction of gas from a field that has the biggest deposits found… By Marianna Parraga (Reuters) [mappress] Source:Reuters , October 5, 2011
As of 1 November 2011, the naval authorities have formally approved the area around Anholt Offshore Wind Farm to be a ‘restricted area at sea’. This means that as of 1 November 2011, fishing and navigation, anchoring, diving and works at the seabed, which are not related to the construction of the w
The gap between traditional maritime familiarization techniques and the increasingly sophisticated knowledge required of today’s mariner is growing. Although modern learning management systems (LMSs) are employed by most of the world’s large organizations to increase training effectiveness, reduce t
Underwater, the Remus does what man on the surface can not. Getting an up close look at what lies in the darkest fathoms at the bottom of… Mark Ockerbloom (myfoxboston) [mappress] Source: myfoxboston, October 05 , 2011;
British oil producer Premier Oil is to buy North Sea-focused Encore Oil for 221 million pounds ($340 million), continuing its strategy of… By Tom Bergin (Reuters) [mappress] Source:Reuters , October 5, 2011;
Solar and wind power both represent solid energy solutions as we work toward a clean energy future. Unfortunately, they share one major … By Justin Fritz (wallstreetdaily) [mappress] Source: wallstreetdaily, October 05 , 2011;
Caterpillar today announced the release of the new Cat® C280-16 generator set with 10 percent increased power. The C280-16 60 Hz generator set is now available at 5359 ekW, 900 rpm and features numerous electronic upgrades. This increased power provides industry-leading power density while maintaini
DONG Energy’s detailed seabed investigations have documented that there are about 5,000 stones at positions, which may cause problems for the wind turbine and cable installation. The stones will be removed and placed in a number of artificial reefs within the 88km2 large wind farm area. Stone fishin
MNP Group’s Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard and Volga-Balt Tanker (a Volga-Fleet Tanker subsidiary, part of UCLH) have signed a new contract for… (PortNews) [mappress] Source: PortNews, October 5, 2011;
A fast growing marine engineering firm has been bought-out by its management team… By Owen McAteer (thenorthernecho) [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho, October 05 , 2011;
Dockwise today announces new contract wins and variation orders, revised payment terms for the Vanguard, and advances from certain clients. These factors, taken together, will materially improve the company’s cash flows and working capital in 2011 and 2012. New contracts and variation orders New con
Tanzania has arrested seven suspected Somali pirates after an attack on an oil and gas exploration ship operated by Brazilian petroleum … Source: Reuters [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 5, 2011;
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world’s largest owner of ships that carry manufactured goods, expects more vessels to cut speeds after it… By Isaac Arnsdorf (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, October 5, 2011
Dockwise today announces new contract wins and variation orders, revised payment terms for the Vanguard, and advances from certain clients. These factors, taken together, will materially improve the company’s cash flows and working capital in 2011 and 2012. New contracts and variation orders New con
