Plans for installation of the fifth submarine cable in Kenya are ongoing, All Africa reports. As Information Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo informed, the company is in talks with a Middle Eastern company to start the procurement process. Currently Kenya has four subsea cables including EASSy, TEA
Offshore renewables projects would not affect marine wildlife negatively and can even benefit some sea species, Martin Attrill, director of Plymouth University Marine Institute and Friends of the Earth says in his new report. In the study, Mr. Attrill has taken into account the biodiversity impact o
NAFC Marine Centre Marine Spatial Planning team has published a new report ‘Regional Locational Guidance for wave and tidal energy in the Shetland Islands’. It provides guidance to the marine renewables industry on the siting of wave and tidal devices. The report details the methodology used to inte
Keppel FELS Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, has been selected by Ukraine’s National Joint-Stock Company, Naftogaz, as the winner of a tender to construct two semisubmersible (semi) drilling rigs and will be entering into further contract negotiations with Naftogaz
The MCS container terminal in Leeuwarden and the winding hole for 110-metre ships at the junction of the Zwette and Van Harinxma canals have been opened officially. Construction involved an investment of EUR 8.5 million. The new gantry crane can lift 47 tonnes and handle 25 containers per hour. Two
Reef Subsea today announced that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical Ltd., with offices in Stockton-on-Tees and Aberdeen, has successfully completed a contract with UK energy company Centrica Energy. The contract saw Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical assist with seabed excavation ser
Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has opened a project engineering centre in Liverpool and employed five subsea engineers to remotely support its core business in Aberdeen. The decision to develop this innovative approach to the resource shortage in the Aberdeen region is
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that it has completed Tembakau-1 well in PM307 Block, offshore Peninsula Malaysia, as a gas discovery. Tembakau-1 was a vertical well drilled to a depth of 1,565 metres in 67 metres water depth. The well discovered a series of stacked gas pay sands in
Reef Subsea today announced that its subsidiary company. Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical Ltd., with offices in Stockton-on-Tees and Aberdeen, has successfully completed a contract with UK energy company Centrica Energy. The contract saw Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical assist with seabed excavation ser
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has selected Intergraph SmartMarine 3D for its Offshore division. SHI has been a longtime user of the industry-leading solution, deploying it in full production within its Shipbuilding division, and has now extended the use of SmartMarine 3D for its offshore projects.
InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has operated for more than five years without a lost time incident (LTI). InterMoor UK Operations includes Acteon companies InterMoor Ltd, InterMoor Marine Services Ltd and ChainCo. This is an extremely significant achievem
MEO Australia Limited provides the following update in relation to Heron South-1 being drilled in NT/P68, operated by Eni Australia Ltd (Eni). Since the last report the 178m (7”) liner has been cleaned out, a 114mm (4½”) slotted liner has been installed to 4,453.5mMDRT and the well has been displace
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has selected Intergraph(®) SmartMarine(®) 3D for its Offshore division. SHI has been a longtime user of the industry-leading solution, deploying it in full production within its Shipbuilding division, and has now extended the use of SmartMarine 3D for its offshore proj
The Fednav Group was presented with the coveted IBJ award for Bulk Ship Operator of the Year at a gala dinner organized by the International Bulk Journal and held at the Elysée Hotel in Hamburg last night. This award highlights Fednav’s contribution to maritime trade, as well as its leadership in th
