DeepOcean has secured an 18 months extension on Arbol Grande vessel with offshore contractor Constructora Subacuatica Diavaz, S.A. de C.V. (Diavaz), in Mexico. The new contract is valid until end 2014. DeepOcean was awarded the original contract in 2003 and Arbol Grande has been working in Mexican w
The Baie St. Paul, Canada Steamship Lines’ (CSL) first of four new Trillium Class self-unloading Lakers was honoured last evening with the prestigious 2012 Bulk Ship of the Year Award at the International Bulk Journal (IBJ) Gala dinner held in Hamburg, Germany. Presented to the year’s most outstandi
Work is well underway on the latest in the long line of cutter suction dredgers built in Italy by Italdraghe SpA , this time in collaboration with Goodchild Marine Services of the UK. This latest dredger to be named ‘Marina Master 8000’ is an innovative design developed from a successful dredger ope
Hyperdynamics Corporation today has entered into an agreement with Tullow Oil plc, for the sale of a 40% gross interest in Hyperdynamics’ oil and gas exploration concession offshore Guinea and the transfer of operatorship to Tullow. Subject to the completion of due diligence, the sale is expected to
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the Virginia Beach replenishment project contract to Weeks Marine, of Camden N.J. The bid of $11.925M includes the placement of 1,250,000 cubic yards of sand from 17th Street to 70th Street. The federal investment for this re-nourishment
Bergen University College announces the start-up of the “Subsea Technology – operation and maintenance” Bachelor’s degree in Florø from the autumn of 2013. “Bergen University College is proud to be able to start up an engineering programme in Florø. Such an initiative matches our objective of supply
RESON provides its advanced multibeam sonar system, the SeaBat 7125, to a new breakwater mapping system called GEOSUB 3DTM developed by the company MESURIS in France. The system is a high resolution 3D real time bathymetric and topographic system designed to provide marine engineering data both abov
TTS Group ASA has through its subsidiary TTS Offshore Handling Equipment AS signed a contract worth approximately NOK 130 million (approx. $22,6 million) in Korea. The contract is with STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd in Korea and concerns delivery of four large offshore cranes and equipment for
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SCS Corporation Ltd, has entered into an agreement with Tullow Guinea Ltd., a subsidiary of Tullow Oil plc, for the sale of a 40% gross interest in Hyperdynamics’ oil and gas exploration concession offshore Guinea and the transfer
Deltares is performing scale test with a coral reef in the Scheldt Flume in Delft. The tests, commissioned by the University of Western Australia in Perth, are to be completed at the end of November. Aim of the tests is to find out to what extent the disintegration of the coral reef affects wave exp
Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding S.A.E. (OTMT) announced the completion of the negotiations with Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. (OTH) to sell 100% stake in its fully owned subsidiary Med Cable. The acquisition of UK-based Med Cable by OTH has a value of Euro 12.3 million. The Med Cable L
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (ConocoPhillips) has received consent to use the Ekofisk 2/4-VB subsea facility for water injection on the Ekofisk field. ConocoPhillips has received consent to use the Ekofisk 2/4-VB subsea facility. The facility will inject water into the reservoir to stimulate oil pr
Maersk Tankers exits its Handygas segment by selling all 11 vessels to Navigator Gas. The divestment allows Maersk Tankers to focus on fewer segments and release capital for future investments. Hanne B. Sørensen, CEO Maersk Tankers: “Navigator Gas presented us with a great business proposition that
Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has announced today at a press conference, the official launch of the inaugural Dubai Maritime Week that will run from November 25 to 30, 2012 in Dubai, gathering high-profile government officials, industry professionals, experts, operators and ship owners in the
