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Ukraine: Oversized Heavy Equipment Arrives at Port of Oddesa
On March, 16th at the berth 3 of the Odessa port the unloading of party of oversized heavy equipment for building and a roadwork has been made. Except dredges, stone-breakers and accessories for them, vessel AVIVA (flag of Belize) of a ro-ro type delivered from Turkish port Derindzhe to Odessa a par
Norwegian LNG Ferry Order for Remontowa
Remontowa Shipbuilding of Poland said it has won an order from Norwegian shipping company to build two modern car – passenger ferries. Delivery of the both vessels is scheduled for the third quarter of 2013. Contracted ferries of latest generation will be world’s first vessels powered only by LNG fu
The Netherlands: APM Terminals Presents Innovative Terminal Design
APM Terminals is building a new container terminal at Maasvlakte II in the Port of Rotterdam opening in November 2014 that promises to set the pace for new terminal design and customer satisfaction levels. Executives announced today the selection of container handling equipment for horizontal transp
Dyas Sells Athena Field Stake to Trapoil
Trapoil , the UK-based, independent oil and gas exploration and appraisal company focused on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”) region of the North Sea, on 16 March 2012 agreed to acquire a 15 per cent working interest in the Athena Oil Field from Dyas UK Limited. The transaction valued at £34.5 mill
Gazprom Considers Bid for DEPA (Russia)
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Dimitrios Copelouzos, Chief Executive Officer of Prometheus Gas. The parties addressed the prospects for Russian-Greek cooperation deepening in the energy sector. In particular
Fugro Acquires UK’s EMU Ltd
Fugro has announced the acquisition of EMU Ltd, a Southhampton-based independent marine survey and environmental consultancy specialist with annual revenues of over EUR 20 million. EMU is an independent marine survey and environmental consultancy specialist with annual revenues of over EUR 20 millio
Germany: New Energy Husum Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
New Energy Husum opened with an act of celebration. The exhibition for renewable energy celebrated its tenth anniversary with eminent speakers from the fields of industry and politics. These included representatives of the small wind turbine, biogas and solar sectors alongside Schleswig-Holstein’s e
MEDCO Wins New Port Project in Qatar
MEDCO (Middle East Dredging Company Q.S.C.) has been awarded a contract to dredge the approach channel for the ‘New Port Project’ in Qatar for the account of the New Port Project Steering Committee, under the Government of the State of Qatar. The contract also includes the dredging of the basin as w
Russia: Gazprom, Statoil Executives Hold Meeting on Shtokman Project
Chairman of the Gazprom’s Management Committee Alexey Miller and Chief Executive Officer of Statoil Helge Lund met at the Gazprom headquarters Friday to discuss the Shtokman project, Gazprom said in a statement. “The parties discussed cooperation issues on launching the Shtokman field Phase 1 pre-de
Germany: Siemens’ Modular MV Converters Opens up New Areas of Application
Modularity and flexible use form the basis of a new concept for medium-voltage converters from the Siemens Drive Technologies Division. In the future, it will be possible to use different topologies in a common modular system. This opens up new areas of application for medium-voltage converters in s
UK: Taskforce Publishes Recommendations for Business Secretary
The Taskforce, chaired by Tim Breedon, CEO of Legal & General plc, was commissioned by the Government to examine a range of alternative and sustainable finance sources, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Bank lending is by far the largest source of external finance currently
UK: Taskforce Publishes Recommendations for Business Secretary
The Taskforce, chaired by Tim Breedon, CEO of Legal & General plc, was commissioned by the Government to examine a range of alternative and sustainable finance sources, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Bank lending is by far the largest source of external finance currently
Record Gas Sales in Jan (Norway)
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said in a report that in January, 11.2 billion standard cubic metres of gas was sold from the Norwegian shelf. The figure is the highest of all time. “One important factor for the record-high sales is that it is winter and there is a great demand for gas in the ma
Ireland: Arklow Marine Delivers ‘Gardian 8’
After the Arklow Marine successfully launched and tested its first 20 m Wind Farm Service Vessel Gardian 8, the vessel departed Arklow last Monday arriving at Ramsgate on Tuesday afternoon. Gardian 8 will be operated by its new owners Dalby Offshore Renewables. To meet current enquiries from the off