OceanSaver’s ballast water treatment (BWT) system has been chosen for two 162,000cbm LNG carriers being built by BW Gas. OceanSaver was selected due to its competitive pricing, low operating costs, and compatible technical system. BW Gas is one of the largest independent owners and operators of LNG
Aker Solutions has won a contract to deliver a deepwater drilling riser system to Atwood Oceanics, the drilling operator. The contract value is undisclosed. The deepwater drilling riser system will be manufactured and delivered from Aker Solutions’ manufacturing plant in Port Klang, Malaysia. “We ar
South Boats, Britain’s flagship work boat builder, has chosen to fit Arctic Steel water strainers to provide clean cooling water to the high performance engines powering their work boats. The high spec vessels, built to DNV certification, demand the absolute best from the equipment fitted. The rugge
Following several years of research, the University of Adelaide’s team, which has been developing the Sustainable Marine Current Energy (SMCE) turbine, is thinking of commercializing the device, says the EcoGeneration news site. In 2009, the University has engaged the final-year students in developm
South Boats, Britain’s flagship work boat builder, has chosen to fit Marine OEM Supply´s Arctic Steel water strainers to provide clean cooling water to the high performance engines powering their workboats. The high spec vessels, built to DNV certification, demand the absolute best from the equipmen
Noble Corporation reported second quarter 2012 earnings of $160 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, versus $120 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012. Earnings for the second quarter of 2011 were $54 million, or $0.21 per diluted share. Contract drilling services revenu
Liebherr Container Cranes has recently delivered and commissioned two Super Post Panamax Cranes in Ngqura Container Terminal, South Africa. The terminal is operated by Transnet and these two cranes bring to eight, the total number of Liebherr ship to shore cranes operating in Ngqura Container Termin
Following approval yesterday by the Board of Directors, ScottishPower has today outlined plans to develop a new 14 storey office headquarters in Glasgow City Centre. The 220,000sq ft development will support the Company’s continued UK growth, acting as a hub for delivering the significant planned UK
BAE Systems in Mobile, Alabama joined with Mid Ocean Tanker Company (MOTC) to complete and commission the American Phoenix, a U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-qualified chemical tanker. Measuring 616 feet long and 105 feet wide, the American Phoenix is the largest vessel ever built and launched in the State
Craig International Supplies (CIS), a division of global shipping and energy services firm Craig Group, has secured a multi-million pound contract with a major oil and gas operator. The oilfield procurement services company has been awarded a three year contract with BG in the North Sea worth betwee
Due to the fact that Elia, transmission system operator in Belgium and Germany, is legally obligated to connect offshore wind turbines to the grid, the company is planning to invest 3 billion euros in grid development over the next 10 years, writes Trends news portal. Jacques Vandermeiren, the newly
Craig International Supplies (CIS), a division of global shipping and energy services firm Craig Group, has secured a multi-million pound contract with a major oil and gas operator. The oilfield procurement services company has been awarded a three year contract with BG in the North Sea worth betwee
An ExxonMobil-chartered bunker tanker is the first in Singapore to use a mass flow metering system that has been approved by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for bunker fuel transfers. The custody transfer between the bunker tanker MTEmissary and Kota Layang took place on 11 July,
Fugro Chance Inc. recently provided surveying services in the Gulf of Mexico for the installation and tie-in of a wye sled subsea structure. The scope of the services included surface navigation, ultra-short baseline (USBL) and long baseline (LBL) positioning, dimensional control survey, acoustic sp
