Stork Technical Services has welcomed the first intake of eight graduates for the company’s recently launched UK Graduate Training Programme. The ‘Class of 2012’ graduates will take on roles in a number of divisions including HSSEQ, project management, technical engineering, finance and commercial.
The dredge turning glands will be used on board of several TSHD and they are designed according to the customer’s requirements and applications using the latest 3D CAD technologies and Finite Element Analysis to ensure achieving an optimum strength and stiffness. The turning glands are manufactured
Board of Investment (BOI) has stated that the Dawei Deep Sea Port and Industrial Estate in Myanmar will become an important drive for economic growth in this region, offering a shortcut for logistics and bringing new business opportunities and foreign investment to Thailand. After conclusion on sign
DNV has been awarded the contract to class PETRONAS’ first floating LNG unit (PFLNG 1), destined for the Kanowit field offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. The unit will be 360m long and 60m wide and will be moored 180km from shore. It will produce 1.2 million tonnes a year (mtpa) of LNG, and is expected to
On 15 November 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit activity within the drilling and well technology discipline on the Songa Trym facility. The audit is part of the processing related to the application for an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) from Songa Managemen
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (ConocoPhillips) has received consent to use Ekofisk 2/4-H, 2/4-C, 2/4-Q beyond the original lifetime. Ekofisk is an oil field located at a water depth of 70-75 metres in the southern part of the North Sea. The consent relates to the two living quarters platforms Ekofis
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, two contracts in support of the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer program. Bath Iron Works is the lead shipyard and design agent for the class. The first contract, valued at $28.3 million,
EnerMech Ltd has stepped up its presence in the African oil and gas sector with the £3 million (43 million Rand) acquisition of heavy load testing company Water Weights International SA (Pty) Ltd. The mechanical engineering group will use Water Weights International’s (WWI) strategic relationships t
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) yesterday held a media briefing to review progress of the Global Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review and to announce the industry’s plans to continue its focus on operational safety improvements and best practices. Last January, immediately followi
6 scow loads of spoil left the Allen Harbor last week. To date 24 loads for a total of 14,400 cubic yards of spoil have left the harbor. Plans are to start dredging Allen Harbor Marine portions next week providing the Yacht Club soundings come back positive that the job is done there. Bad weather [&
The FSUE “Rosmorport” icebreaking fleet started providing icebreaking assistance to vessels in ice conditions in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland. Fifteen icebreakers will provide icebreaking assistance to vessels suring navigation of 2012-2013. They comprise 14 diesel-electrical icebreakers
The Office of Acquisition Management has invited bidders to submit their offers for the sediment profile imaging contracts at the Mayport Harbor and Port Everglades areas. The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer best co
ADPC has granted Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) the exclusive right to manage and operate the first Khalifa Port container terminal by signing a 30-year concession. The concession for Khalifa Port Container Terminal 1 was signed during a ceremony at Emirates Palace attended by shipping industry figurehea
RTE France (Réseau de transport d’électricité) is seeking contractors to provide offshore wind farm impact assessments and related documents for the electrical connection of offshore wind farms. The work relates to part-marine and part-terrestrial connections, bibliographic and measurement studies u
