Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) Finland last week announced a new Agency Network Agreement which will strengthen the company’s coverage of thirteen key ports around the country’s coastline. The announcement coincided with an Open House event which celebrated 150 years of the company. Invited customer
Deep Sea Supply has entered into a sales agreement for the AHTS vessel “Sea Lion” to an international buyer. Expected delivery of the vessel to new owner is 2nd quarter 2011. The vessel will leave the North Sea market after delivery to new owner. The parties have agreed to keep the terms and conditi
From June 1th onwards, registration for Offshore Energy 2011 is open. The fourth edition of this two-day, international offshore event is organized in the Amsterdam RAI, at 11 and 12 October 2011. Visiting the exhibition is free of charge; conference delegates pay a conference fee. The 4th edition o
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that nine foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during April 2011 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Latest monthly figures show that there were six new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during Apri
A&P Group are supporting a forthcoming event and presenting on “Making the most of the opportunity – turning MRE potential into commercial reality” to the expected audience of 100 invitees. The Peninsula research Institute of Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) and the Falmouth Bay Test (FaB Test) par
The state of the art crane vessel the Oleg Strashnov is due to arrive back at the Sheringham Shoal site early on Sunday morning, after a trip to Vlissingen in Holland to pick up further monopiles, and is scheduled to resume foundation installations next week. Currently persons on board number 162, a
Damen Dredging Equipment has developed an innovative flexible dredging concept which challenges current technical limitations. The new development is the answer to the increasing demand for raw materials while sand winning locations are located further from shore at increased dredging depths. The Ro
The Dutch company Fairstar Heavy Transport has ordered two OCTOPUS-Onboard systems for the two new build semi-submersible heavy lift vessels MV Forte and the MV Finesse. Fairstar Heavy Transport NV is the leading provider of marine heavy transport solutions involving high-value cargoes for the offsh
FUGRO in conjunction with long-time associates, Constructora Subacuatica Diavaz, S.A. de C.V., has been awarded two large independent multi-site high resolution geophysical and geotechnical surveys by Mexico’s national oil company PEMEX. Overall value of the contracts is estimated to be around USD 4
As a result of dredging activities the berth №2 of Kulevi Oil Terminal of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has started to accept… (trend) [mappress] Source: trend, May 27, 2011
It is reported that Subsea 7 has awarded TATA Steel contracts valued at around USD 32 million to provide 43 kilometers of pipe for three Nor… (steelguru) [mappress] Source: steelguru,May 27, 2011;
IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), which met at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 89th session from 11 to 20 May 2011, completed a packed agenda, including the development of interim guidance on the employment of privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships transitin
Russia will soon begin the final sea trials of the first strategic nuclear-powered fourth generation submarine, the Yuri Dolgoruki, a media… (brahmand) [mappress] Source: brahmand, May 26, 2011;
Statoil’s first fast-track –project – Visund South – is moving ahead as planned. The seabed template has commenced its journey out to the field located south of Gullfaks in the North Sea. “We submitted the plan for development and operation of Visund South in January. Now, four months later, we’ve b
