Swiber Holdings Limited , a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore industry, announced today that its order book has rocketed close to US$1.0 billion, the highest in the Group’s corporate history, after securing its single largest contract win this year wor
ONE of the companies building a windfarm off the Furness coast is netting more cash from the government than any other in the UK. (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, September 22, 2011
Avanti Wind Systems has gathered its activities in Germany in Elmshorn near Hamburg. Until now, Avanti Wind Systems Germany GmbH had its headquarters in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, but it has now been moved to Elmshorn, where Avanti already has a factory. In connection with the factory and offices in
(Westshore Shipbrokers AS)- Following in Petrobras’ footsteps, Shell Brasil is about to embark on its > 2,000m water depth portfolio. Drilling will continue into the second quarter of 2012 in the Santos Basin. On the one hand, it’s just another oil major doing something not much different from other
(Westshore Shipbrokers AS)- Following in Petrobras’ footsteps, Shell Brasil is about to embark on its > 2,000m water depth portfolio. Drilling will continue into the second quarter of 2012 in the Santos Basin. On the one hand, it’s just another oil major doing something not much different from other
AP Moller-Maersk Group and Indonesian port operator Pelindo II inked a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday to commit… (Seatrade-Asia) [mappress] Source: Seatrade-Asia, September 22, 2011.
The Port of Seattle last week welcomed China’s Minister of Transport, Li Shenglin, a delegation of Ministry of Transport officials, Chinese Consul General staff, and COSCO America’s new President Liu Hanbo. The delegation visit from a high government official of China is rare, and a welcome surprise
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, today announced that it has entered into two time charter contracts with EDF Trading Limited, London, for its two Newcastlemax dry bulk carriers, the m/v Los Angeles and the m/v Philadelphia, which
Veidekke Entreprenør AS has entered into a contract with Statoil ASA in connection with the construction of a new test facility for a subsea compressor at K-lab on Kårstø. The total value of the contract is approx. NOK 115 million, excluding VAT. K-lab is Statoil’s specialised laboratories for larg
Lauritzen Offshore has taken delivery of Dan Cisne, the first of two identical purpose-built 59,000 dwt double-hull DP2 shuttle tankers from Cosco Nantong shipyard in China. The shuttle tanker newbuilding features state-of-the-art design and dynamic positioning technology, which enables the vessel t
Noreq was recently awarded the contract for Lifeboats, davits, Fast Rescue Boat and Rescue boat davit for the six drill ships Maersk Drilling are building with Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. The contract is valid for all drill ships and is consisting of 6pcs 80-persons lifeboats together w
Petrobras’ oil and natural gas output in Brazil was 2,321,880 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) in August, the same as the previous month. Domestic natural gas output reached 57,087,000 cubic meters per day, 9% more than in August 2010 and equal to last July. In August, oil output from domest
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a 3 million euro turnkey contract to supply lead-in cable systems for the advanced GeoStreamer seismic array technology that Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) is deploying on its fleet of offshore survey vessels. The contract pro
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipyard, announced the establishment of the new Integrated R&D Center at its headquarters in Ulsan, South Korea. The new R&D center will create synergy between Hyundai Heavy’s other research institutes: Hyundai Maritime Research Institute, Hyundai Indus
