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Myklebust Verft Gets New Dock
Saturday 16 June, the new dock arrived at Myklebust Verft. With the new, larger dock, the yard can now offer docking facilities also for large offshore vessels like anchor handling vessels and seismic vessels. Myklebust Verft is a combination shipyard that both builds newbuilds and carries out maint
Turkey: Portunus Delivers First STS Crane to TCDD
Portunus Port Spares and Services from Turkey had signed a contract with TCDD – Turkish State Railways for N.5 Ship To Shore Gantry Crane complete refurbishments and project started in the end of 2011. In very short time, Portunus had completed first ship to shore gantry crane and handed over to Tur
UK: Lerwick Port Dredging Plan Makes Progress
The Lerwick Port Authority is about to spend £45m on a new quay and site huts, reports Construction Enquirer. They are looking for a contractor that would build a £35m worth facility to handle the decommissioning of giant offshore modules, and a supplier of huts to hold workers worth up to £10m. In
PGNiG of Poland to Issue Domestic Notes
Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA is planning to carry out the first issue under its new domestic note issuance programme in the amount of PLN 2.5bn. On June 13, the book building process for the issue was closed. PGNiG will issue notes worth PLN 2.5bn, with a maturity of five years, yieldi
Germany: EWE Installs First Monopile at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm
Off the coast of Borkum, the construction phase starts on Riffgat offshore wind farm, developed by EWE in collaboration with Enova. After about twelve years of planning time, the first of a total of 30 foundation piles (monopiles) has been installed into the seabed. It is up to 70 meters long and ha
Olympic Shipping Orders Subsea Support & Construction Vessel (Norway)
Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Olympic Shipping on the delivery of a subsea support and construction vessel of MT 6022 MK II design. The vessel is to be built on Kleven Maritime’s shipyard Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The total contract value is around 600 million NOK. The contrac
Split Opinion Regarding UK Offshore Wind Finance Gap
The so-called finance gap could be a drag on UK offshore wind deployment, according to a poll conducted at the RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind 2012 Conference in London. The survey, which was conducted by global renewable energy consultant GL Garrad Hassan, revealed that 59% of participants thought
China: APM Terminals Inks Ningbo Port Deal
Leaders from the Ningbo Port Group and APM Terminals were on hand to sign a major agreement that creates a new level of cooperation in the fastest growing, deepwater, container port in the world. The new agreement reflects a 75%/25% (Ningbo Port Group/APM Terminals) share to jointly invest and opera
Siemens Launches Round 3 Website in London, UK
Siemens has launched its new Round 3 website at the Global Offshore Conference at ExCel, London (13-14 June). Siemens, a leading provider of global wind power solutions, unveiled its vision for Round 3, the largest offshore wind programme to date, with the launch of a new dedicated website. Focused
Energinet.dk, Fluxys Belgium and Gasunie Sign Declaration on Carbon-Neutral Gas Supply
Independent European gas infrastructure companies Energinet.dk (Denmark), Fluxys Belgium and Gasunie (Netherlands) have signed a joint declaration aimed at establishing a 100% carbon-neutral gas supply in their networks in 2050. The joint declaration underlines the commitment of the three companies
Indian Petroleum Minister Meets with Counterparts at 5th OPEC
Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri S. Jaipal Reddy held a series of bilateral meetings with with his counterparts from different countries at Vienna (Austria) on the sidelines of the 5th OPEC International Seminar. The wide-ranging talks with his counterparts form Iran, Saudi Arabia,
NOFO to Conduct Oil Spill Response Drill on Frigg Field
The drill on the Frigg field will involve deploying oil on the sea. Norway is one of few countries in the world that permit this type of testing of equipment and procedures.
The Netherlands: Marine Strategy Directive Requires Public Consultation
The European Marine Strategy Framework Directive requires that each Member State organizes a public consultation procedure related to the implementation of the Directive to ensure that all interested parties are given early and effective opportunities to participate. By 15 July 2012 the Member State
France: Technip Concludes Three Debt Issues
Technip said it has concluded three long-term, private debt issues each subscribed by a different investor, for an aggregate amount of €325 million. These bond issues are part of the general management of the Group’s cash and liabilities and raise funds for general corporate purposes. They allow Tec