By comparing reconstructions of atmospheric CO2 concentrations and sea level over the past 40 million years, researchers based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton have found that greenhouse gas concentrations similar to the present (almost 400 parts per million) were systematically asso
E.ON has awarded Great Yarmouth based Alicat Workboats a contract to build four new state of the art vessels to support offshore wind generation. The first to be built will serve E.ON’s Robin Rigg Wind Farm off the Solway Firth. Alicat have now started to build the new 19m high speed wind farm servi
Norwegian drilling contractor, Sevan Drilling, today announced its fleet status update for December 2012. Sevan Driller rig achieved a technical uptime of 92.7% in December 2012. On 29 December Sevan Driller successfully completed the well it was drilling in the Santos basin and moved to Guanabara B
Kongsberg Maritime announced that FUGRO Survey Ltd. has ordered the latest generation of HUGIN AUVs to augment its existing fleet of survey vehicles. The new HUGIN 1000 AUV has depth rating of 3000 metres and includes Lithium Polymer batteries. The batteries are packaged into modules, which are stac
Norwegian Car Carriers ASA has extended the current time charter contract for the 100% owned car carrier “NOCC Kattegat” for a duration of about 9 months with commencement in mid February 2013. The concluded time charter rate is slightly below the rate on the current charter and is estimated to gene
Dredging has begun for the Morgan Creek Harbor Association (MCHA), located on the Isle of Palms, South Carolina, adjacent to Wild Dunes Resort. Jon Guerry Taylor & Associates, Inc., has worked closely with MCHA to plan, permit and design this maintenance dredging of approximately 50,000 cubic yards
On 30 December 2012 at about 5.30 pm, a crew member from Belfor Asia Pte Ltd (Belfor) was found unconscious by his teammates on the floor in the utilities room of the rig that tilted on 3 December 2012. At the time of the incident, the deceased Teo Kok Kee, aged 50, a Singaporean and […]
After receiving the Federal Government approval, Grant District Council is now awaiting approvals from the State Government to build the world’s first 1MW wave energy converter off the coast of Port MacDonnell later this year, Border Watch informs. According to Grant District Mayor Richard Sage, the
Taupō District Council, Waikato Regional Council and the Lake Taupō Harbour Master have collaborated to undertake beach replenishment at Kuratau water front as an initial step in addressing ongoing erosion issues. Between 12 and 14 December approximately 500 cubic metres of sand was moved from aroun
On December 18, 2012 Det Norske Veritas (Norway) issued statement of compliance for the Transas navigational and DP simulators. As a result, the Transas Navi-Trainer Professional 5000 holds the most advanced certificates set in the maritime simulator industry; it has been certified as a Bridge Opera
Miclyn Express Offshore Limited informed the market it has ceased operations in Iran. The Company’s last three vessels and crew operating in the region ceased operations by the end of 2012 calendar year and were safely withdrawn over the course of the past week. The Company has been considering its
Alexander Matthey, Vice President, Program Management Office, ADPC, has showcased ADPC’s megaproject at the Seventh Project Management Congress in Athens. Mr Matthey delivered a headline speech to delegates about “Lessons Learned” in the construction, testing and commissioning and business readiness
Clipper announced that attorney-at-law Peter Appel joins the board of directors of Clipper Group A/S as of 1 January 2013. Clipper Group A/S is the Danish subsidiary of Clipper Group Ltd. Peter Appel is Managing Partner and Head of Shipping/Offshore/Transportation at the law firm Gorrissen Federspie
Maintenance dredging in the Cuyahoga River federal navigation channel will be the focus of a Jan. 10, 2013, Ohio EPA public meeting in Cleveland. The information session and public hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Carnegie West Branch of the Cleveland Public Library, 1900 Fulton Road. Ohio EPA
