MacDermid won a contract from Chevron to provide subsea control fluids to the Gorgon LNG project, MacDermid said 15 June 2010… [mappress] Source: oilonline, June 17, 2010;
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has developed the world’s first field wireless devices based on the ISA100.11a*1 industrial wireless communications standard and will release them to the market in July. These wireless products include an EJX-B series differential pressure and pressure
A new agency set up to protect the marine environment has defended a decision to base a silt dumping site in Whitsand Bay. [mappress] Source: thisisplymouth, June 17, 2010;
Mariners operating in Singapore’s West Jurong Channel and vicinity must keep an eye out for a number of vessels engaged in a major round… [mappress] Source: mpa.gov, June 17, 2010;
Application of International Paint’s (IP) premium foul release coating, Intersleek 900, to the hull of the 173,400 cu.m LNG carrier Sevilla… [mappress] Source: marinelog, June 16, 2010;
In an extension of their existing cooperation in the development of 2-stage turbocharged medium speed diesel engines, Finnish power solutions provider Wärtsilä and Swiss turbocharging specialist ABB Turbo Systems intend to cooperate with a third partner, aftertreatment specialist Hug Engineering, ba
Deep Down, Inc. is an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services. In response to recent investor inquires, the company commented that the recently announced 180-day moratorium on exploration drilling in water de
Feadship’s Royal Van Lent shipyard has announced radical plans to expand its premises on Kaag Island in the Netherlands. Due to the limited spatial options around the yard, Royal van Lent will extend underground in order to build even larger yachts over the coming years. Like its fellow Feadship yar
The new Marine Management Organisation, which looks after fishing and related matters around the English coastline, received its official launch in Gateshead yesterday – with a pledge to balance the new development such as wind farms with the need to protect fishing. The MMO, which replaced the Mari
The government decided on Tuesday to reconsider prices of selling Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Korea… [mappress] Source: sabanews, June 16, 2010;
Holland America Line will deploy ms Volendam and ms Zaandam in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the South Pacific in 2011-12, marking the first time the line will have two ships sailing a series of itineraries in the region simultaneously. Guests will be able to select from a variety of itineraries
A maritime watchdog issued a piracy warning to ships in the South China Sea on Wednesday after a sharp increase in attacks with six incidents in as many days. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) piracy reporting centre, based in Kuala Lumpur, said the attacks occurred in the South China Sea off
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) has managed to bring its operating profit into a positive territory by deploying its 3 assets, which were rendered idle due to the suspension of the Sethusamudram ship channel project, according to K Kiriti, general manager, finance. “As the Sethusamudram ship cha
CGGVeritas announces the launch of BroadSeis, a new integrated service for high-resolution marine seismic. BroadSeis is an innovative solution based on the deployment of specific configurations of Sentinel solid streamers combined with a new patented imaging technology designed to offer oil companie
