CEDA Dredging Days 2011, the most recent edition of CEDA’s prestigious series of conferences has proved once again that it is the place to be for all professionals who want to stay abreast of dredging’s latest developments. In an excellent, inspiring atmosphere some 280 experts from over 20 countrie
On November 26, the pipe-laying vessel ZHONG YOU HAI 101 left the Port of Qingdao. The vessel is expected to arrive at the Shenzhen-Hong Kong waters in ten days and get ready for construction of the final part of the Second West-East Gas Pipeline. Due to geographical reasons, the access to clean ene
Barnstaple and Aberdeen based J+S Limited has reported record results for the year ended 30 September 2011. Sales were up 27.7% on the prior year to just under £13.3m and operating profit increased by a massive 41% to just under £1.5m. Both the sales and the operating profit hit record levels. Comme
Searcher Seismic Pty Ltd announces the commencement of acquisition of the Pala Sulu Non-Exclusive 2D Seismic Survey in the Philippines (project partner Seabird Exploration) in cooperation with the Philippines Department of Energy. This survey comprises 7,086km and covers the Palawan, Mindoro-Cuyo, S
Brazilian prosecutors are probing the possible involvement of state-led oil company Petrobras in a November offshore oil spill in a field… Reuters [mappress] Source: Reuters , December 05, 2011; Image: Chevron
When the shell plating of a 300-meter bulker was indented over a length of 150 meters after a grounding in the Suez Canal, a large crack 1.5 meters long appeared, making it impossible for the vessel to sail any further. To close off the crack and allow the vessel to continue its route, Hydrex sent [
Neptune Marine Services Limited announces that Jeff Dowling has been appointed to the Board of Directors as a Non- Executive Director, effective immediately. Mr Dowling was formerly managing partner at Ernst & Young’s Perth office, where he also held a number of senior leadership roles with a partic
Drydocks World, the well-established international player in the maritime and offshore industry, has signed a Contract with Singapore based AET, a global leader in petroleum shipping, for two Tanker-to-Marine Capture Vessel (MCV) conversion projects. AET is converting these vessels as part of a rece
A Norwegian based shipping company chose Ecospeed to give lasting protection to their two newbuild general cargo vessels. The first vessel, m/v Golfstraum, was delivered in November. Her sister vessel m/v Rystraum is planned for a 2012 delivery. Both vessels are of the highest ice class and will be
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of friction-grip wellhead engineering, announces that it has entered into a licensing, manufacturing, distribution, and agency agreement with Breda Energia S.p.A, a provider of
TGS announces that it has signed a letter of award with Dolphin Geophysical to charter the 12 streamer new build vessel, M/V Polar Duchess, for 3D multi-client projects in Europe during the 2012 summer season. The charter is expected to begin during first half of April and will last for approximatel
OceanServer Technology has unveiled a new “Base42” vehicle equipped with the L-3 Klein UUV-3500 High Resolution side scan sonar. This new Iver2 AUV model incorporates increased battery capacity for extended mission time, a higher capacity 120 GB Solid State drive for logging days of imagery, an exte
International Submarine Engineering Ltd. announces that the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has placed an order for an Explorer autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The vehicle will be used for marine search and recovery as well as survey operations. The JCG Explorer will also be supplied with a light-weigh
Brazil’s ministry of communications announced a new Brazilian submarine telecommunications cable network project, which will include a direct link to Angola through Cape Verde. State-owned telecommunications firm Telebrás prepared preliminary plans,which expect the cables to leave the Brazilian city
