Following the CSO change in A2SEA, the company has appointed Sascha Wiesner as new Country Manager of Germany, to replace Martin Huss, who has just taken over the position as new CSO of A2SEA. Sascha Wiesner comes from a position as Offshore Sales Manager Europe for Samsung Heavy Industries, where h
Tetra Tech, Inc. announced today that it has acquired coastal and oceanographic consulting firm Applied Science Consultoria Ltda. (ASA Brazil) based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. With the acquisition, ASA Brazil has changed its name to Tetra Tech. The firm has about 50 employees and provides oceanic modelin
Ice-sheet retreat can halt temporarily during long phases of climate warming, according to scientists. A UK team led by Durham University has found that the geometry of channels beneath the ice can be a strong control on ice behaviour, temporarily hiding the signals of retreat. The findings, which p
The Isle of Wight Council has received a double boost in its efforts to support the green economy. The council has secured nearly £700,000 of European money to help finance the necessary preparatory works for its Solent Offshore Energy Centre (SOEC) proposals to create tidal energy testing facilitie
Yesterday the Idaho Conservation League took action to ensure that dredge mining in the bed of the Salmon River will be fully reclaimed, as required by state law. The action comes after ICL joined Idaho river outfitters, city leaders, river ecologists, fishermen, conservationists, Native Americans a
Malaysia’s SapuraKencana today announced that it has, through its subsidiary, Tioman Drilling Company, secured a contract extension for the deployment to and utilisation for the self-erecting tender rig, the T-6. Carigali-PTTEPI (CPOC) and Carigali Hess have decided to extend the T-6 Contract for a
BOURBON confirms that 7 crew members, 6 Russians and 1 Estonian were kidnapped during the boarding of the Bourbon Liberty 249, which occurred on October 15, 2012 in Nigeria. The other 9 crew members are still onboard the vessel which is heading for the Port of Onne. They are safe and sound, and in g
RWE AG, through its subsidiary RWE Dea Norge AS, reached an agreement on the sale of its 20% licence interest in the “Edvard Grieg” development in Norway to OMV (Norge) AS, a subsidiary of OMV AG, for a cash purchase price of € 247.9 million as per effective date 1 January 2012 plus a contingent [&h
Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. informed that the agreement with PGN for the Medan LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (“FSRU”) and mooring to be located offshore Belawan in North Sumatra, Indonesia, had been signed. Furthermore, reference is made to the stock exchange notice dated 23 March 2012, w
RWE AG, through its subsidiary RWE Dea Norge AS, reached an agreement on the sale of its 20% licence interest in the “Edvard Grieg” development in Norway to OMV (Norge) AS, a subsidiary of OMV AG, for a cash purchase price of € 247.9 million as per effective date 1 January 2012 plus a contingent [&h
The UK government is considering the installation of subsea cables which would transfer wind power from Ireland to the National Grid, BBC reports. The Irish-based wind farms could provide power for three million UK homes. According to Mike O’Neill from Element Power, the £6bln infrastructure project
On the basis of the proposal of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Prime Minister has approved participation for investment projects submarine cable systems in Asia – Pacific (APG) of the partnership Viettel, FPT Telecom and CMC TI, reports Chinhphu.vn. Accordingly, the Prime Minister of t
Marine Current Turbines and its parent company Siemens will be exhibiting at the ICOE 2012 (International Conference on Ocean Energy), taking place in Dublin. Siemens is also one of the principal sponsors of the conference and exhibition that attracts delegates from across the globe. David Ainsworth
Mr. Koji Sekimizu, Secretary General, International Maritime Organization (IMO), London called on Shri G.K.Vasan, Minister of Shipping in New Delhi yesterday. During the meeting, the Minister drew the attention of the Secretary General to the issue of 43 Indian seafarers who are in captivity of Soma
