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UAE: Port of Antwerp Wins WPTS World Ports Award
The first WPTS World Ports Award has been presented by H.E. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri Ministry of Economy, UAE to the CEO of the Port of Antwerp during a prestigious gala dinner to celebrate the 2nd World Ports and Trade Summit, held in association with ADPC (Abu Dhabi Ports Company). The award w
The Netherlands: Niron Staal Secures Orders Worth EUR 2 Million
According to SWZ Maritime, Niron Staal, the machining and steel construction company in Amsterdam, in recent time has secured order for advanced equipment, valued to approximately €2,0 million. Among many of the companies that awarded the contract to Niron Staal are: Vosta LMG, Subsea7, Bibby Offsho
German Megaliners Launch Weekly Pacific Northwest-Mediterranean Service
German megaliners, Hamburg Süd and Hapag-Lloyd, recently launched a joint weekly service directly connecting the Pacific Northwest to the Mediterranean with International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) Terminal 6 in the Port of Portland, Oregon as one of the key stops in the service’s r
Niron Staal Secures Important Orders (The Netherlands)
According to SWZ Maritime, Niron Staal has recently secured orders for advanced equipment valued to approximately €2,0 million. Vosta LMG, Subsea7, Bibby Offshore (through sister company Shipdock), IHC Handling Systems and an undisclosed party in the offshore industry awarded the orders to the compa
UK: Ship Runs Aground at Raynes Jetty, Llanddulas
At 8.15 last night Liverpool Coastguard received a distress call from the cargo ship Carrier telling them they had run aground at Raynes Jetty, Llanddulas. A strong gale was blowing and a five metre swell was reported. Because of the location of the grounding Holyhead Coastguard coordinated the resc
France: CETO 4 Awaiting Deployment on Reunion Island
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, advises that the CETO 4 unit is awaiting deployment on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. The deployment has been delayed and is now awaiting the necessary weather window to ensure a safe installation. Carnegie will provide a further update after
The Netherlands: Enerpac Presents Improved ZUTP1500 Electric Tensioner Pump
Enerpac introduces the ZUTP1500 Electric Tensioner Pump with Remote Controlled Valve. The ZUTP1500 is the latest addition to the company’s robust line of ZUTP-Series Electric Tensioner Pumps, which feature a two-stage pump design to provide high flow at low pressure for fast system fills as well as
The Netherlands: Enerpac Presents Improved ZUTP1500 Electric Tensioner Pump
Enerpac introduces the ZUTP1500 Electric Tensioner Pump with Remote Controlled Valve. The ZUTP1500 is the latest addition to the company’s robust line of ZUTP-Series Electric Tensioner Pumps, which feature a two-stage pump design to provide high flow at low pressure for fast system fills as well as
Antwerp Port: Go-Ahead for Biggest Container Carriers (Belgium)
The largest container carriers in the world can now navigate to and from Antwerp without problem. This has been confirmed by the Permanent Commission for Supervision of Scheldt Navigation after an evaluation of trips up and down river by Maersk E-class vessels earlier this year. The calls, made as a
Russia: GE Gas Turbine Passes Acceptance Test
GE announced that the first 32-megawatt MS 5002E gas turbine unit fully assembled in St. Petersburg has successfully passed commissioning acceptance tests at REP Holding’s (REPH) Nevsky Zavod manufacturing facilities. Under a 2008 license agreement between REPH and GE Oil & Gas, REPH is assembling “
ADB Provides Loan for Gas Project in Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $100 million loan and $200 million political risk guarantee for the development of a natural gas field project in Uzbekistan’s southwest. “This deal marks the first commercial lending to Uzbekistan’s crucial natural gas industry and should pave the way
UK: CTC Marine Projects Invests in Integrated Trenching Spread Solution
CTC Marine Projects, Ltd., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, announces the introduction of an industry leading integrated trenching spread. This month, CTC will mobilise the DeepOcean Group owned Northern Wave vessel for trenching support operations. The vessel will be equipped with CTC’s
Germany: Dr. Frank Mastiaux Named CEO EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG as of October
At its meeting on 30 March 2012, the Supervisory Board of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG appointed Dr. Frank Mastiaux as member and chairman of the Board of Management, effective as of 1 October 2012 for a term of five years. Since 2007, Dr. Frank Mastiaux has very successfully handled the develo
UK: Gwynt y Môr Signs Contract for Major Components Installation
GWYNT Y MÔR Offshore Wind Farm Limited has secured a major contract to begin the next stage of offshore construction off the North Wales coast. In a £multi-million deal with Seaway Heavy Lifting Limited of Cyprus, the heavy lift vessel, ‘Stanislav Yudin’ will operate in Liverpool Bay between April a