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Sweden: MMT Finalises Name Change
From the 30th of October 2012, Marin Mätteknik i Västra Frölunda AB has changed its company name to MMT Sweden AB. The corporate number is the same as before. Ola Oskarsson, the founder of MMT, comments the name change: “I named the company ‘Marin Mätteknik’ in the late 80’s, thinking that the exoti
Sweden: MMT Finalises Name Change
From the 30th of October 2012, Marin Mätteknik i Västra Frölunda AB has changed its company name to MMT Sweden AB. The corporate number is the same as before. Ola Oskarsson, the founder of MMT, comments the name change: “I named the company ‘Marin Mätteknik’ in the late 80’s, thinking that the exoti
The Netherlands: CTruk Delivers Multi-Purpose Catamaran to Sima
Dutch-owned Sima Charters has taken delivery of the latest vessel to join its fleet, a CTruk 20T multi-purpose catamaran. Sporting Sima Charters’ eye-catching yellow and blue livery, SC Buzzard is the tenth vessel to be completed at the Brightlingsea yard in two years. The relationship between Sima
Statoil to Use West Alpha for Norwegian Sea Exploration
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted approval to oil company Statoil to carry out exploration drilling with West Alpha offshore drilling rig. Statoil will use the 1986. built semi-submersible rig to drill the 6610/10-1 well, located in PL 286 in the Norwegian Sea. The drilling, in a water d
France: RTE Seeks Contractor for Hydrographic Services
Réseau de transport d’electricité SA (RTE) is seeking for a contractor to provide hydrographic services in France. As part of the environmental impact studies underway for projects with connections to offshore wind farms (only “export” cables), samples and benthic analyses are needed to establish th
Denmark: Bladt Upends Transition Piece Mock-Up for West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm
Today, the full size transition piece mock-up for West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm was successfully upended at Bladt facilities in Aalborg, Denmark, and on Wednesday, the transition piece mock-up for Borkum Riffgrund 01 project will be upended – also in Aalborg. Bladt Industries’ scope of del
Denmark: Bladt Upends Transition Piece Mock-Up for West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm
Today, the full size transition piece mock-up for West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm was successfully upended at Bladt facilities in Aalborg, Denmark, and on Wednesday, the transition piece mock-up for Borkum Riffgrund 01 project will be upended – also in Aalborg. Bladt Industries’ scope of del
VIDEO: World’s Biggest Salvage Operation: Costa Concordia Refloating
The announced salvage operation of capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship is in the full swing. An American-owned specialist marine salvage and wreck removal company Titan Salvage alongside with Italian firm Micoperi have been awarded a Costa Concordia wreck removal contract in April. Together they pr
Gazprom: FID Approved for South Stream in Hungary
Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee paid Wednesday a working visit to the Republic of Hungary. Leonid Chugunov, Head of the Project Management Department also joined the trip. As part of the visit a meeting was held with Csaba Baji, Chairman and Chief Executive Of
Denmark: DHI Helps to Drive European Wave, Tidal Power Generation Forward
DHI has embarked on a new two-year project in partnership with the Strategic Initiative for Ocean Energy Development (SI OCEAN). The project, supported by the Intelligent Energy Europe Program, aims to: Identify practical solutions to remove a range of barriers to large scale wave and tidal energy d
UK: Osiris Marine Services Completes Work on Lincs Offshore Wind Farm
Osiris Marine Services announce successful completion of diving works on the Lincs Offshore Wind Farm. Supporting offshore foundations market leader MT Højgaard with Diving, ROV, Confined space and tower climbing services continuously for 18 months, Osiris Marine Services played a significant role i
UK: OSIL Launches VMMS
OSIL announced the launch of a Vessel Motion Monitoring System (VMMS), a system designed to monitor motion of a vessel in order to increase safety of transfers during offshore wind farm operations. With a second generation 6 DoF (Degrees of Freedom) motion sensor, the Vessel Motion Monitoring System
UK: OSIL Launches VMMS
OSIL announced the launch of a Vessel Motion Monitoring System (VMMS), a system designed to monitor motion of a vessel in order to increase safety of transfers during offshore wind farm operations. With a second generation 6 DoF (Degrees of Freedom) motion sensor, the Vessel Motion Monitoring System
Bourbon Offshore Takes Delivery of New PSV
China’s Zhejiang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. has delivered the platform supply vessel Bourbon Calm to its owner, Bourbon Offshore, on 2 November 2012. Bourbon Calm is the third in a series of four platform supply vessels of ULSTEIN’s PX105 design to Bourbon Offshore Norway from this yard. The ship has a l