Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) and Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard), has completed two offshore facilities for Maersk Contractors. The first project is a jackup drilling rig built by Keppel FELS. Of the
BP and its partner, Marathon Petroleum West of Shetlands Ltd, have made a new oil discovery in Block 204/23, following drilling on the South-West Foinaven prospect, some 190 kilometres (118 miles) west of the Shetland Islands.
Representatives from Korean shipping giant Hanjin spent five days negotiating with the Jacksonville Port Authority this week before both sides took a critical step toward a final contract to establish an estimated 170-acre container terminal here.
Plans for ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Firth of Forth have been ruled out by the area’s harbour authority. Forth Ports has announced it is not proceeding with an application which was submitted by SPT Marine Services.
The Royal Navy located the Canadian cruise vessel the MS Explorer this week in its icy resting place at the bottom of the ocean off Antarctica, where it has been for more than two months. All 154 passengers and crew were safely removed from the vessel after it struck an iceberg Nov. 23 and sank.
THE Port of Melbourne Corporation’s contract details with dredging firm Royal Boskalis Westminster have been kept secret for more than three years, despite a Victorian Government policy requiring all major contracts to be made public.
A month prior to the start of the 6th Hobie Tiger and 3rd Hobie Dragoon Worlds in 2008, the South African organisation received 74 pre-entries representing fourteen countries. Seventeen youth teams (soon 25 in total) will battle it out on the Hobie Dragoons. The rest of the fleet will line up on Hob
The crew of a trawler that was driven aground in gale force winds and high seas on the Scottish island of St Kilda have been winched to safety. The 14 had been unable to launch life rafts due to the poor conditions. All those on board were airlifted off by Stornoway Coastguard helicopter.
Shipping traffic at the Port of Boston recorded double-digit growth last year, which Massport is touting as an economic boon for the state. Gloucester is slowly building itself into a regular port of call for major cruise lines. But along with economic benefits of the steady growth in the shipping i
Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M), has secured contracts worth over $215 million for its excellent track record in Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) conversions. These include the conversions of a tanker
A ferry which ran aground at Blackpool has become a casualty of winter storms that have lashed parts of the UK. Fourteen passengers had to be airlifted from the Riverdance freight ferry, nine remaining crew members were rescued after a second Mayday was declared.
Cargotec has appointed Minna Karhu (40) as Vice President, Corporate Communications. Minna Karhu (M.A.) comes from the position of Communications Director of Cargotec’s MacGREGOR business area. She has worked for MacGREGOR since 1994.
Austal is pleased to announce the award of a Preliminary Design Contract for the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) programme for the US Navy and Army. The JHSV requirements and concept of operations are similar to those of the Austal built “WestPac Express”, which has been successfully serving the III
Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a drilling equipment contract by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME) in Korea for an ultradeep drillship. The total contract value for Aker Kvaerner is approximately USD 130 million.
