On August 7, the launch of the 57,000DWT Bulk Carrier (N184), being built for the Greek owner GOLDEN UNION, was smoothly completed after being towed and moved to the floating dock “Cuihuashan” in COSCO Guangdong Shipyard. The yard had organized various departments to attend special meetings to prepa
Under the name of “Friedrich Ernestine”, the ship will construct the offshore wind farm Gwynt y Môr (576 MW) off the Welsh coast. The installation vessel, which is the first of its type in the world, is able to transport up to four large-scale offshore wind turbines at the same time, and subsequentl
The U.S. offshore drilling regulator could issue sanctions as early as next week against BP and the major contractors involved in last year’ By Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters) [mappress] Source:Reuters ,September 16, 2011;
Workships Contractors and Royal Doeksen are pleased to announce that this Friday the 16th of September the contracts for 2 DNV Classed 21 meter aluminum Wind Farm Service Vessels have been signed with South Boats Special Projects of the Isle of Wight. These new build vessels are a perfect example of
Panoro Energy ASA , the independent oil and gas company with assets in West Africa and Brazil, has on behalf of the partnership signed a rig contract with a subsidiary of Transocean for the GSF Arctic I semi-submersible drilling rig to drill three wells on blocks BM-S-63 (formerly SM-1036), BM-S-71
Indiana University Bloomington Professors Rebecca J. Barthelmie and Sara C. Pryor, along with colleagues from six institutions and companies in the U.S. and Europe, have been awarded $700,000 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study Lake Erie wind resources and to perform a detailed evaluatio
Imtech N.V. announces the acquisition of the Canadian marine company Groupe Techsol Marine. This strategic acquisition means that Imtech has now a high-tech marine production site available in Canada. The acquisition also strengthens Imtech’s service and maintenance foothold in North-America. With o
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) announces that it has taken delivery of a new addition to their offshore fleet. The VOS Apollo, an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian Shipyard in China, was delivered yesterday, 15 September 2011, in China. She is the third in a series of six “
The U. S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics , a $1.8 billion contract for the construction of DDG 1001 and DDG 1002, the next two ships in the Zumwalt-class program. DDG 1001 is scheduled to be delivered in December 2015 and DDG 1002 is scheduled to
Lloyd’s Register is working with leading owners and operators from the oil and gas sector to improve current methods of monitoring the performance of blow-out preventers (BOP) and reduce the risks for one of the industry’s most safety-critical pieces of equipment. ModuSpec BV and Scandpower AS, memb
Blade maker Global Blade Technology will spend $17.6 million to place two wind turbine blade factories in the state of Indiana, saying it’s expecting possible demand from renewable energy developers in the Midwest and future offshore wind projects in the country. The company will lease 45,000 square
Blade maker Global Blade Technology will spend $17.6 million to place two wind turbine blade factories in the state of Indiana, saying it’s expecting possible demand from renewable energy developers in the Midwest and future offshore wind projects in the country. The company will lease 45,000 square
Lloyd’s Register is working with leading owners and operators from the oil and gas sector to improve current methods of monitoring the performance of blow-out preventers (BOP) and reduce the risks for one of the industry’s most safety-critical pieces of equipment. ModuSpec BV and Scandpower AS, memb
On September 6, China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) and International Container Terminal Services SA signed the contract for Stage 1A of Phase 1 of the Manzanillo container terminal in Mexico. The project, in the form of EPC, with a contract value of $ 221 million, involves the constructio
