Last week US Fab, a Vigor Industrial company, won the contract to build American Construction Co., Inc.’s newest vessel, a 242’ x 54’, 4,050 cubic yard, split hull dump barge. The barge was designed by The Glosten Associates of Seattle, WA and features an advanced sealing mechanism to safeguard envi
From the 30th of October 2012, Marin Mätteknik i Västra Frölunda AB has changed its company name to MMT Sweden AB. The corporate number is the same as before. Ola Oskarsson, the founder of MMT, comments the name change: “I named the company ‘Marin Mätteknik’ in the late 80′s, thinking that the exoti
Two German shipping companies pleaded guilty today in federal court in Houston to criminal charges that they concealed the illegal dumping of oil at sea from U.S. Coast Guard inspectors. Nimmrich & Prahm Bereederung and Nimmrich & Prahm Reedrei, the operator and owner of the commercial cargo vessel
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad and Seadrill Limited have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) to combine and integrate both companies’ tender rig businesses. The two companies including their predecessor companies have operated part of their tender rigs businesses together
ADPC saw its port traffic rise 16 per cent increase in vessel movements from 19,434 between January and September 2011 to 22,477 in the same period in 2012. The largest increase was for roll-on-roll-off (RORO) traffic, vehicles driven on and off ships either as trucks carrying goods or vehicles bein
CodaOctopus is conducting presentations and live demonstrations of its leading edge Echoscope® and UIS™ (Underwater Inspection System) in St. Petersburg, Florida, on December the 6th and 7th. The patented Echoscope® is in use around the world and provides users with the capability to “see” in low-to
MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the contract to supply the engines for two Greek LNG carriers (LNGCs). The installation of the MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel engines aboard the newbuildings represents an important first such reference for the company in the segment. The configuration for the new order covers 2 ×
Page Europa has awarded a contract to BMT Scientific Marine Services Inc (BMT) to provide an Integrated Marine Monitoring System (IMMS) for the new Quad 204 FPSO that will replace BP’s Schiehallion FPSO operating West of the Shetland Islands. The IMMS will provide real-time data on the local meteoro
Silverstar Marine announced it has recently secured a contract to provide Client Representation Services for the construction of three, 27m Windfarm Support Boats for existing client, Turbine Transfers. Silverstar Marine’s Managing Director, Simon Knight confirmed “the scope of work includes regular
The Dutch company Formaco, which has been active for more than 15 years in the Dutch and Belgian market with primarily heavy quality forging- and casting works, recently signed a contract with the Spanish forge Irizar Forge from the Basque Country for the exclusive sale of special forged lifting hoo
MacDermid Offshore Solutions Australia has been awarded a contract for the supply of subsea hydraulic control fluids to the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia. Support for the project will come from MacDermid’s technical support centre in Western Austra
Bodewes Shipyards has successfully launched the new building 762 on the 1st of November at 11:00 hours. NB 762 is the third vessel in the Bodewes Eco Trader 8700 DWAT series. The bow of the vessel has been designed based on the remarkable Groot Cross-Bow. This innovating bow shape with wave piercing
CodaOctopus is conducting presentations and live demonstrations of its leading edge Echoscope® and UIS™ (Underwater Inspection System) in St. Petersburg, Florida, on December the 6th and 7th. The patented Echoscope® is in use around the world and provides users with the capability to “see” in low-to
Japan’s INPEX has agreed to acquire a 26% participating interest in the exploration block KG-DWN-2004/6 (the Block) in the deep water of Krishna Godavari Basin in the Bay of Bengal, offshore India. According to information announced by INPEX on its website, the company will buy the stake in the bloc
