“The engagement in the wind industry will be discontinued,“ said the Norwegian fabricator Kvaerner in the 2nd quarter and half year 2012 report. The company has delivered 19 of 48 wind jackets including the transformer jacket for the Nordsee Ost project during the second quarter. The RWE’s ”on-going
During recent years, Blue Water Shipping has increased its activities within transport and logistics to the wind industry. With a view to continue the growth and follow the development in this industry, Blue Water has decided to establish a sales and representative office in Hamburg, Germany. “Hambu
Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime’s Aberdeen based underwater camera group has received contracts to supply comprehensive underwater camera packages to a total of four new state-of-the-art SMD trencher and mining vehicles being delivered to major subsea service clients. The first
Russia’s Zarubezhneft is getting ready to begin its oil and gas exploration campaign offshore Cuba. Songa Mecur, the semi-submersible rig to be used for the campaign, is expected to arrive to Trinidad next week, where it will undergo preparations work before setting sail to Cuban waters. The drillin
Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime’s Aberdeen based underwater camera group has received contracts to supply comprehensive underwater camera packages to a total of four new state-of-the-art SMD trencher and mining vehicles being delivered to major subsea service clients. The first
While many companies and traditional industries have struggled, Scotland’s renewable electricity industry has delivered capital investment of some £2.8bn since the beginning of 2009, according to new figures from Scottish Renewables. The figures are part of a new series of statistics ‘Scotland’s Ren
Marad will study the safety, economic and environmental issues of vessels to be constructed with double hulls. Following the Exxon Valdez disaster, the passing of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) led to the requirement to replace single hull petroleum tankers with double hull tank vessels sail
Deep Down, Inc., an oilfield services company specializing in products and services for the deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil and gas industry, reported net income of $639 thousand for the second quarter of 2012, an improvement of $685 thousand over the same period in 2011. For the second quarter of
An international offshore drilling company, Songa Offshore, today released the fleet update for the month of July. Songa Venus achieved an operating efficiency of 100% during the month. The rig continues to operate for Petronas Carigali in Malaysia. Petronas exercised the 1 year optional contract du
Petronas, Malaysian state-controlled oil company, has exercised the 1 year optional contract for Songa Offshore’s semi-submersible drilling rig, Songa Venus. Songa Offshore, a Cyprus based drilling contractor and the owner of the rig, has revealed the information in its fleet status report for July
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has awarded a contract to BMT Scientific Marine Services Inc (BMT) to provide an Environmental and Facilities Monitoring System (EFMS) for the Chevron operated Big Foot Tension Leg Platform (TLP) in the Gulf of Mexico. The EFMS monitors, logs and displays data in real-time on the
A coalition of conservation, wildlife and public health groups in the Gulf region and in Alaska filed a citizen suit under the provisions of the federal Clean Water Act to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a rule on chemical oil dispersants. EPA’s current rules—which dur
On August 10th 2012, PT PANN (Indonesia) has taken delivery of M/V VENTURE PEARL (Hull No. S010), a 56.000 DWT bulk carrier from Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard. At the ceremony, after an honorable short presentation about Yard’s general information, Mr. T. W. Park, Vice President of HVS, and Mr. F. X. Ko
According to Portstrategy, the Chilean government has proposed construction of a new port that will serve the country’s Fifth region. Fifth region is already home to both San Antonio and Valparaiso ports, as well as the capital city of Santiago. Portstrategy reports that the location of the port is
