Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has reached an agreement with The Rezayat Group of Saudi Arabia (Rezayat) to sell SMIT’s terminal and AHTS transport activities to Lamnalco Ltd (Lamnalco). Boskalis and Rezayat each own a 50% stake in Lamnalco. Lamnalco will pay approximately USD 450 million for these
Global satellite communications provider NSSLGlobal ensures that maritime customers receive solutions that cater for all their needs. As the needs of a vessel and its crew grow, NSSLGlobal is showing that it can provide communications solutions which not only offer the reliability and consistency to
Sevan Marine ASA , a company specializied in owning, operating and licensing FPSOs and drilling units, based on its patented cylindrical floater technology announces fleet technical uptime for May 2011. Technical Uptime for June 2011 was as follows: FPSO Sevan Piranema 98 (%) FPSO Sevan Hummingbird
Fugro has reached agreement with AOA Geophysics to acquire 100% of the shares in the company. AOA Geophysics is based in Houston and provides geoscience consultancy and contracting services to the offshore oil and gas sectors, with particular expertise in marine oil seep exploration and the interpre
As the needs of a vessel and its crew grow, NSSLGlobal is showing that it can provide communications solutions which not only offer the reliability and consistency to match customers’ commercial requirements, but that also cater for the personal use of the crew. The RSS Discovery has been fitted wit
Fugro has reached agreement with AOA Geophysics to acquire 100% of the shares in the company. AOA Geophysics is based in Houston and provides geoscience consultancy and contracting services to the offshore oil and gas sectors, with particular expertise in marine oil seep exploration and the interpre
Pole Star and Radio Holland Netherlands have signed a Distributor contract that enables Radio Holland Netherlands to offer the complete Pole Star portfolio encompassing Fleet Management, Marine Asset Tracking, SSAS Alert Advanced, Ship Security Reporting System (SSRS) and LRIT Conformance Testing to
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, won an order worth more than $40 million to provide complete energy-efficient power and propulsion systems for two new icebreaking vessels to be built by the Arctech Helsinki Shipyard in Finland. The order was booked during the first quarter of
APM Terminals was named winner of the “Best Port Operator in Africa” award at the Transport Africa Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg, South Africa on June 29th. The criteria for the award were “operational efficiency and effectiveness and the ability to demonstrate best practice in Africa’s ports
Schlumberger today inaugurated the WesternGeco Penang Product Centre (WPPC) dedicated to the manufacturing and support of state-of-the-art marine and land seismic equipment designed to illuminate complex geologies, improve operational efficiencies and deliver superior data quality. Tan Sri Nor Moham
Seadrill has participated in a private placement in Asia Offshore Drilling Limited and has been allocated shares for US$54 million which corresponds to a 33.75 percent ownership stake. Asia Offshore Drilling was established by Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited in late 2010 when two MOD-V B Cla
Schlumberger inaugurated the WesternGeco Penang Product Centre (WPPC) dedicated to the manufacturing and support of state-of-the-art marine and land seismic equipment designed to illuminate complex geologies, improve operational efficiencies and deliver superior data quality. Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yak
GL Group announces a number of changes in the management structure of its Maritime Services organisation. The new operational structure is designed to further enhance GL’s focus on customer demand and reinforce the service orientation of the classification society. The changes reflect the transforma
As from today, Hans-Joachim Polk will be the new Managing Director of RWE Dea Norge. Polk joined RWE Dea as far back as 1992, directly after graduating with a masters’ degree in petroleum engineering from the technical university of Clausthal-Zellerfeld. In the course of his career, Polk spent three
