Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announced today that it has signed a contract with Statoil to acquire high-resolution, full-azimuth 3D electromagnetic (EM) data for continued research purposes in the Barents Sea. The survey will be performed by the vessel Atlantic Guardian using densely sampl
The International Shipping Federation (ISF) – which is the international employers’ association for shipowners – has produced a special brochure for seafarers explaining the implications of the ‘Manila amendments’ to the IMO Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW 2
ScottishPower Renewables and DONG Energy have signed a turbine supply agreement with Siemens whereby Siemens will supply 108 machines of 3.6 MW capacity each for the 389 MW West of Duddon Sands offshore wind project, in the Irish Sea. A separate contract has also been agreed that will see Siemens pr
Cecon has entered into a cooperation Agreement with Great Offshore of India, where the parties are jointly pursuing subsea installation projects. In the cooperation, Cecon will be providing the subsea pipelaying and installation activities, while Great Offshore will be responsible for topside engine
Endeavour Energy UK Ltd, a subsidiary of Endeavour International Corporation, awarded Technip an EPCI lump sum contract, worth around €70 million, for the East Rochelle development in the United Kingdom North Sea. The field is located approximately 185 kilometers north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland in
THE SAINTS are ready to deal with sinners after honing their boarding skills in Crete. HMS St Albans has completed her final stint of training before entering her operational theatre east of Suez, ready to strike a blow at terrorists, smugglers and pirates. After a brief pit-stop in Gibraltar, the P
Globus Maritime Limited, a dry bulk shipping company, announced that it has taken delivery of the M/V “Moon Globe,” a 2005-built Panamax dry bulk carrier it acquired for a purchase price of $31.4 million, which the Company had previously announced on May 3, 2011. The M/V “Moon Globe” was built at Hu
Diana Containerships Inc. , a global shipping company specializing in owning and operating containerships, today announced that the Company has taken delivery on June 22, 2011 of a Panamax container vessel, the m/v “Maersk Malacca,” a 1990-built vessel of 4,714 TEU capacity. As previously announced,
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has enjoyed double success at the 2011 Seawork International Innovations Showcase. The Turbine Access System (TAS), developed in conjunction with marine engineers
Today, Denmark has ratified a new UN Convention ensuring seafarers globally proper working conditions. The Convention is the so-called Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), and it is an important step forward for global quality shipping. Shipping companies in the countries that have acceded to the MLC w
The “Belgica”, the Belgian navy ship converted into a research vessel, has now come to the Maritime Museum Ría de Bilbao and will remain docked at the quays of the Museum until Saturday, when they leave with the tide. Aboard the ship, and within the framework of cooperation between the Ministry of E
A consortium led by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has won a Safety at Sea International Awards for The Human Element: a guide to human behaviour in the shipping industry This guide for the shipping industry was published in May 2010. It explains how human behaviour lies at the centre of b
Cyta, the premier telecommunications provider in Cyprus, and Telecom Italia Sparkle, the international services arm of the Telecom Italia Group, announce their agreement following a top management meeting in Rome, for the new ATHENA submarine cable subsystem linking Cyprus to Greece, which will come
The UAE and Turkey will conduct counter-piracy naval exercises on Sunday to promote security and stability at sea, while contributing to the… (Gulf News) [mappress] Source: GulfNews, June 24, 2011.
