The German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz and the Italian marine automation provider Seastema have recently entered a frame agreement on the supply of sophisticated bridge systems to mega yachts, in particular if being built at shipyards in the Mediterranean. With the upcoming deli
Petrobras has confirmed the presence of oil and gas accumulations in the ultra deep waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas basin, after completing a lined well formation test in the BM-SEAL-11 concession in Block SEAL-M-426. This is the first exploratory project in ultradeep waters on the Sergipe state side
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipyard, today clinched a USD 530 million order to build new deepwater drillships for Noble Drilling Holding, a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The order is the second of two options Noble Drilling Holding exercised fr
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipyard, today clinched a USD 530 million order to build new deepwater drillships for Noble Drilling Holding, a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The order is the second of two options Noble Drilling Holding exercised fr
NOAA Ship Rainier has begun a month long survey of the sea floor near Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island as part of a multi-year effort to update nautical charts for the area. In addition to supporting marine navigation, data acquired by the 231-foot hydrographic survey vessel will also support marine
Queensland State Premier Anna Bligh helped Aluminum Boats Australia Launch and hand over its latest vessel the first in a five boat order of 400 passenger Enviro Cat ferries. The vessel was delivered to Transit Systems for utilization on the LNG project between Gladstone Harbor and Curtis Island on
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) has announced the delivery of an integral component to its expanded containment system, a new Aframax tanker. Named “Eagle Texas” in a recent ceremony in Takamatsu, Japan, the tanker will be operated by AET Tanker Holdings. The “Eagle Texas” will soon undergo e
Saudi Arabia has made a significant contribution to the IMO Djibouti Code Trust Fund, giving a welcome boost to the IMO-led project to implement the Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden signed in Djibouti
SEA CON Global Production, specialists and industry leaders in the field of underwater electrical connectors unveils the water blocked version of the Flat ALL-WET (FAW) marine electrical connector series. Originally designed for installation onto an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), this new conn
International Underwater Storage Ltd publishes a Paper for an Undersea Surveillance Barrier, based on its CHECKMATE undersea platform, suitable for screening a port facility. The proposal provides for a triple barrier with detection modules at 5, 13 and 24 kms offshore from the focal point. The tabl
Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data services provider and developer of the first wave-powered Wave Glider® marine robot, announced its Pacific Crossing (PacX) Challenge open to scientists around the world. During the PacX Challenge, four Wave Gliders will launch in the fall of 2011 off the coast of Nort
Coastal Energy Company announces the successful results of the Bua Ban North A-06 well and provides an operations update. The Bua Ban North A-06 well was drilled to a total depth of 5,950 feet TVD. The well encountered 63 feet of net pay in the Miocene with average porosity of 28 percent. The A-06 w
The 2,000 Megawatt (MW) power cable linking the British and French power markets has shut for a maintenance outage on Wednesday and Thursday…
WORK has begun on the third phase of expansion at the South Bank’s unique process industry training facility. (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, September 21, 2011
