A woman from Cheshire who bequeathed part of her inheritance to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has had a rescue boat named after her.
A skipper from south west Scotland has been given a shock call-up to a round-the-world boat race. Duggie Gillespie, from Kirkcudbright, is to take over at the helm of a yacht in the 35,000-mile global Clipper race.
BP is today announcing proposed plans for important changes to its North Sea organisation, headquartered in Aberdeen, designed to secure a long-term future for the company’s oil and gas business in the UK. The changes are intended to simplify the organisation and improve the efficiency of work proce
Sullivan Maritime and Malta Motorways of the Sea Ltd is proud to have supported the competitors participating in the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2007 by providing 18 containers for their use during the period of the race.
The Hague, Netherlands – The entire APM Terminals organization will mark its drive towards employee safety with a Global Safety Day on October 24, 2007. ‘Container Terminals are dangerous places to work and it is in everyone’s interest to ensure we have safe working environments. At APM Terminals we
Arthur Podesta’s Elusive was the first Maltese boat to finish the 28th Rolex Middle Sea Race, crossing the line at 4.09 this morning. Podesta’s crew of nine, including his three children – Maya, Aaron and Christoph ghosted over the line in very light winds. A complete contrast to the conditions expe
Van Oord has been awarded the contract to dredge an access channel to the port of Krishnapatnam on the east coast of India, 180 km north of Chennai. The total contract value amounts to more than EUR 16 million. The client is Navayuga Engineering Company Ltd. of India. The project will commence in th
By 7AM this morning five more yachts had crossed the finish line of the 28th Rolex Middle Sea Race. British yacht Nisida led the minor charge finishing just before midnight, whilst Martin Scicluna’s Air Malta Falcon (MLT) completed the course just before seven. In between came the Swiss boat Tai Sha
Petrobras Americas Inc. has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract to supply subsea power cables and control umbilicals to its Cascade and Chinook fields in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract, worth approximately USD 65 million, represents a significant breakthrough for Aker Kvaerner’s power cable technolog
Eitzen Chemical ASA announced today that it has entered into a heads of agreement to sell its fully owned subsidiary Fouquet Sacop S.A. in France to Sea-Invest N.V. of Belgium.
Under a ceremony at the Keppel Verolme Shipyard yesterday, the FPSO Sevan Hummingbird was named by the godmother Susan Grayson from Venture Production Plc. 100 guests from the shipyard, Venture, Wood Group, clients, shareholders, investors, financiers and other parties were present. The FPSO Sevan H
Parker Drilling Company was recently selected as one of America’s Safest Companies for 2007 by Occupational Hazards magazine. ‘Parker Drilling is honored to be recognized as one of America’s Safest Companies,’ said Robert L. Parker Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Parker Drilling Company
Seven Mexican oil workers died and several more were missing Wednesday after strong winds led to a crash between two oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, authorities said. Jorge Carlos Hurtado
Transocean Inc. Announces Formation of Joint Venture to Own and Operate Two New Ultra-Deepwater Drillships Currently under Construction Transocean Inc. has issued this press release to correct a typographical error in the third paragraph of the press release issued this morning by Transocean. The Oc
