The UK-based Port Evoluation Management (Port-Evo) will invest $25 million in the next year to develop and operate the under-construction river-based Rupayan Container Terminal in Bangladesh. The deal signed on December 17. with Rupayan Port & Logistics Services at the Westin hotel in Dhaka, will ma
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, announces that the major worldwide French oil and gas operator has through Total E&P Recherche Developpement SAS (‘Total’) signed up as an additional c
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has reached 90 percent structural completion in the building of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Shipbuilders successfully added three units to the ship last week. Two of
New Mangalore Port in Karnataka state is now able to offer permissible drafts for vessels of up to 14 meters with at one-meter high tide at berths 10, 11, 14W and 15, reports eximin.net. According to a New Mangalore Port Trust circular, this was made possible by continuous dredging to improve the wa
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that it has secured a contract from Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) Limited, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation, to supply umbilicals for the Kizomba Satellites Phase 2 development located offshore Angola, West Africa. The order is for electro-hydraul
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that it has secured a contract from Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) Limited, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation, to supply umbilicals for the Kizomba Satellites Phase 2 development located offshore Angola, West Africa. The order is for electro-hydraul
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), the sole operating subsidiary of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA, began production activities yesterday on the second of two Aframax tankers that it is building for SeaRiver Maritime, Inc. (SeaRiver), Exxon Mobil Corporation’s U.S. marine affiliate. The constr
DeepOcean has entered into a contract for long term charter of an offshore support and construction vessel (OSCV) from Rem Ship AS. The new build is a MT6022 design, length 108 meters and breadth 22 meters. Vessel will be built at the Kleven Yard, Norway by Rem Ship AS. In addition to the new build,
DeepOcean has entered into a contract for long term charter of an offshore support and construction vessel (OSCV) from Rem Ship AS. The vessel is a MT6022 design. Length is 108 meters and breadth 22 meters. Vessel will be built at the Kleven yard, Norway, and delivery is first quarter 2014. “DeepOce
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its plan to remove mercury contamination from the sediment of the Acid Brook Delta of Pompton Lake in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey to levels that meet stringent standards to protect people’s health and the environment. The plan will go into effect as a
Woodside has appointed Mr Frank Cooper to its Board as a non-executive director effective 1 February 2013. Mr Cooper joins Woodside as an independent director. Mr Cooper has more than 35 years experience in corporate tax, specialising in the mining, energy and utilities sector, and is a partner of P
Riverkeeper released its second report on sewage contamination in the Hudson River Estuary today, “How Is the Water? 2012” detailing the ongoing widespread problem of sewage pollution in our local waterways. 24% of Riverkeeper’s samples, taken from NY Harbor to Troy between 2006-2011, failed EPA gui
Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change will address all delegates in the Opening session of the Wave & Tidal 2013 conference. Greg was a key contributor to the Conservative Party’s ‘Low Carbon Economy’ green paper, launched in January 2009, and ‘Rebuildi
GE’s Oil & Gas Subsea Systems business, headquartered in Aberdeen, plans to build on its presence in the U.K. through the creation of a new subsea centre in Bristol at the city’s Aztec West Business Park. By establishing this facility, GE Oil & Gas will create 200 new jobs in 2013. The expansion is
