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VIDEO: Teekay’s Amundsen Class Shuttle Tanker
The ever-growing maritime industries developed the need for steady offshore drilling and moving of storage assets to fill the gap between production and transportation of offshore energy goods such as crude oil. One of ways to transport crude oil from a floating production, storage and offloading (F
Bids Sought for Portsmouth Dredging Project (UK)
Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has invited bidders to submit their offers for a dredging project related to Queen Elizabeth Class Carrier movements at Portsmouth Harbour. The QEC Carrier is to be capable of accessing and departing from the designated berths during the two high water windo
HPA Prepares Massive Dredging Program (Germany)
Hamburg Port Authority is preparing a massive development program. Since the beginning of 2013, earthworks in the first stage have been carried out and these works are in a second major stage in the context of producing largely expanded dredging volumes of soil – this requires loading and transporti
Dagny Field Renamed to Gina Krog Field (Norway)
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has decided to rename the Dagny field in the North Sea, Statoil, the operator of the field, announced today. As from today 8 March – International Women’s Day – the field will be known as Gina Krog. Krog (1847-1916) was a well-known champion of women’s
Delft to Host International Port Seminar (The Netherlands)
Globalisation causes strong changes in world trade and rapid developments in logistic concepts. Ports all over the world are therefore challenged to increase capacity and access for ever growing ship sizes and to offer quicker, better and more innovative services. Furthermore national and internatio
Ukraine, Russia to Continue Gas Discussion in April
Ukraine and Russia will continue discussion of gas issue in April. It was stated by the Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in his interview to journalists in Kaniv. According to the President, the gas issue is considered by the governments of the two states with involvement of leading consulting
Alstom and General Cable, Major Sponsors of WINDFORCE (Germany)
After having earlier posted the programme for the offshore wind energy conference, the organisers of WINDFORCE 2013 now have another good piece of news to share: ALSTOM Grid and General Cable are the major sponsors of this year’s event. “We are very happy to welcome these two dedicated partners on b
Utilimaster, LandiRenzo to Install CNG Conversions on Isuzu Gas Trucks, USA
Utilimaster Corporation, a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. announced an alliance with LandiRenzo to offer Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversions on Isuzu NPR-HD Gas vehicles. LandiRenzo is a world leader in alternative fuel solutions with over 1.5 million systems sold annually. Utilimaster has
Standard Drilling: No Rigs, No Need for COO
Standard Drilling (SDSD) has signed a separation agreement with its COO, Mike Kelley. Kelley will be relieved from his day-today responsibilities with immediate effect but will remain at the Company’s disposal until August 2013. Standard Drilling CEO, Martin Nes, says : “In light of the recent rig n
Bridge Enters Deal for Joint Development of Asha and Ivar Aasen
Bridge, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company , announces that, as a 20% licence partner in PL457 containing the Asha discovery, it has signed an agreement regarding the co-ordination and joint development of PL001B (the “Ivar Aasen field”) and PL457 Asha discov
Belgium: EWEA Elects New President
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has elected Andrew Garrad as its new President. Garrad joined the wind energy industry in 1979 and was President and later Chairman of GL Garrad Hassan, the world’s largest independent renewable energy consultancy, with 1,000 employees in 27 countries devo
Germany: GL’s Expert for Gas Carriers Talks of Benefits of LNG as Ship Fuel
A comprehensive programme awaited the attendees at Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) latest forum in Hamburg. The Forum looked at a broad spectrum of topics concerning container shipping including: stowage and lashing, the potential for LNG vessels and bunkering, trends in the liner markets, high tensile st
Terminal Operators Launch Aggregated LNG Storage Inventory, Belgium
Gas LNG Europe (GLE) informed of the launch of the Aggregated LNG Storage Inventory (ALSI). It is a public platform making available aggregated operational data regarding the operation of the EU LNG terminals. ALSI includes daily information at country level covering all the LNG regasification capac
Carnegie Established UK Subsidiary
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the establishment of a 100% owned subsidiary, CETO Wave Energy UK Limited and the appointment of Mr Allan MacAskill to the Board of Directors of CWE UK. CWE UK will be operated out of headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland and will be the pl