With a lifting capacity of a total of 2,000 tonnes and speed of 20 knots, it’s the world’s largest heavy lift vessel to date: SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land puts the first of two new buildings of Type 183 into service. The company, which ranks among the leading international heavy lift shipping co
Offshore service vessels (OSV) are becoming larger, more specialized and technically sophisticated as a result of the rising demand for more complex deepwater field developments, including the Gulf of Mexico. Currently, there are some 2,500 OSV worldwide, with a steady growth projected from now thro
Two years after the Sconset Beach Preservation Fund’s massive $23 million beach nourishment project was rejected by island residents and … By Jason Graziadei (ack) [mappress] Source: ack, December 10, 2010;
The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet may scrap the proposed multibillion dollars Pakistan Mashal LNG Project (PMLP) dea… (brecorder) [mappress] Source: brecorder, December 10, 2010;
A survey of transport fleets and equipment manufacturers by Zeus Development Corp has determined that the world fleet of LNG tank trailers has grown eightfold in little more than a decade, from 250 units to more than 2,000. Increasingly, LNG is being transported beyond import terminals by shuttle ta
Hamworthy has signed a contract with Golar LNG to deliver a liquefied natural gas regasification system for the West Java FSRU, which will be Indonesia’s first LNG regasification terminal. In October, Golar LNG Energy announced that it had been selected by PT Nusantara Regas, a joint venture between
Chevron Corporation today announced a $26.0 billion capital and exploratory spending program for 2011. Included in the 2011 program are $2.0 billion of expenditures by affiliates, which do not require cash outlays by Chevron. Acquisition costs associated with the recently announced purchase of Atlas
The container ship ‘CMA CGM Otello’ called at the port of Cai Mep in the south of Vietnam for the first time, from the Port of Hamburg after a transit time of 22 days. The Port of Cai Mep is about 80 kilometres south of Ho Chi Minh City.
Sietas is to be the first German shipyard to develop and build a jack-up vessel used for offshore wind farm installation. The order, which was signed today in Hamburg, comes from prestigious Dutch-based marine contractor Van Oord, working on dredging, offshore and marine engineering projects worldwi
Business leaders at the Port of Miami say Gov.-elect Rick Scott may be able to help them get the money they need for a project to dredge the port’s southern channel. The project, which would take the depth from 42 feet to 50 feet, is expected to cost $150 million. Officials say Miami-Dade County has
Small wind turbines could capture more energy by predicting when gusts of wind will occur, using software under development by a British firm. London-based Quiet Revolution produces small vertical-axis wind turbines designed for urban and industrial settings where nearby buildings can block the wind
January 2011 will bring the first of many cruise ships to the 32-acre, two-berth Historic Falmouth Cruise Port as the Navigator of the Seas arrives on January 7. The Port is a US$220 million project under development by Royal Caribbean Limited (RCCL) in partnership with the Port Authority of Jamaica
Platform jacket and deck construction are underway for a new field development offshore Italy project partner Mediterranean Oil and Gas reports.
Heavy duty jackup Galaxy II is heading back out into the North Sea to prepare to start drilling another exploration well in the UK Catcher field area.
