Neptune Marine Services Limited announces that it has entered into an alliance with Beacon SubSea Limited, a subsea intervention service company that operates in Thailand. The alliance will allow Neptune and Beacon SubSea to use their combined service capabilities and experience to provide engineeri
The point of contact arrangement of the Danish Maritime Authority ensures that shipowners quickly receive qualified assistance from the Danish Maritime Authority. According to this arrangement, each shipowner is connected to a permanent team of ship surveyors with in-depth knowledge about the compan
Det norske oljeselskap ASA is about to complete drilling operations on the Geite prospect in the North Sea. Geite is located northwest of the Ula field. Triassic reservoir sandstones were encountered, but without hydrocarbons. Det norske has completed the drilling operation, and the well will now be
Oman Shipping Company S.A.O.C. (OSC) named their latest Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) TAQAH, at Hyundai Heavy Industries co. Ltd’s (HHI) Yard in Ulsan, South Korea on 9th August 2012. TAQAH has a 317,000 deadweight ton (DWT) capacity, is 333 meters length overall, 60 meter in beam and a design dra
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that Naalakkersuisut, Greenland’s Government, has approved an agreement with Maersk Oil for Tullow to take a non-operated 40 per cent equity position in Block 9 (Tooq licence), Baffin Bay, north-western Greenland. Maersk Oil will continue to act as operator of the l
On Thursday, October 11, 2012, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that it granted certification for the Arctic Challenger containment vessel. “The ABS classification and recent Coast Guard certification of the Arctic Challenger containment barge is welcome news and means Shell will have the necessary as
NYK has decided to build four next-generation type PCTCs (Pure Car and Truck Carrier). Two of the vessels will be built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. at its factory in Marugame city in Kagawa prefecture with technical assistance being provided by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. The other two ves
Technip, in a consortium with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd (COOEC), was awarded by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Deepwater Development Limited an engineering, procurement, installation and construction services contract. This contract, worth approximately €200 million (Technip
Technip, in a consortium with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd (COOEC), was awarded by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Deepwater Development Limited an engineering, procurement, installation and construction services contract. This contract, worth approximately €200 million (Technip
At a special meeting of the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Board of Directors last week, members unanimously approved a contract with a consulting team led by Martin and Associates, a leader in maritime industry analysis, to develop a Strategic Port Master Plan for the public seaport’s assets
Hundreds of people endured wind and rain Saturday morning to attend the christening and launch ceremony for the 261-foot R/V Sikuliaq, the first built for the National Science Foundation in more than three decades. The R/V Sikuliaq, owned by the National Science Foundation, will be operated by the U
The Israel Ports Company on behalf of the Israeli Ministry of Transport, National Infrastructure and Road Safety has announced the first stage of an international tender for construction services for new container terminal(s) in Haifa (Bayport/HaMifratz Port) and/or Ashdod (Southport/HaDarom Port) w
Vestnes FMT has received a contract for 4 newbuildings at Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik. This is newbuilding 296, 297, 298 and 299 for Blue Ship Invest. “We are happy that Ulstein again chose us for the furniture packages for these vessels and look forward to co-operate with them on these projects,” s
At a meeting with New England commercial fishermen last December, physical oceanographers Glen Gawarkiewicz and Al Plueddemann from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) were alerted by three fishermen about unusually high surface water temperatures and strong currents on the outer contine
