Texas Instruments Incorporated announced that G. Clifford Carter, an engineer whose pioneering contributions to determining and using coherence and time-delay estimation have had lasting impact on the field of signal processing including sonar detection, classification and localization, was honored
The Renewables-Grid-Initiative (RGI) welcomes the official announcement of the development of two interconnectors from Norway to the UK and from Norway to Germany by the Transmission System Operators (TSOs) National Grid, TenneT and Statnett. The interconnectors will contribute to a higher share and
Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings Group, has announced the first vessel call at its new terminal Muelle Prat, signifying the start of the testing phase which will cover all equipment and IT systems. The unloading of containers from the Mediterranean Shipping Compan
Noreq’s Danish subsidiary, NoreqActa, has been awarded the contract for 108 pieces WTPC’s (Wind Turbine Platform Cranes) to be placed on the West of Duddon Sands (WODS) offshore wind farm. The West of Duddon Sands wind farm is a joint venture between Scottish Power Renewables and Danish company DONG
Polarcus’ Board of Directors yesterday accepted the resignation of Carl-Peter Zickerman as a Director of the Company. With the previously announced delivery of the 3D seismic vessel, POLARCUS ADIRA, on 21 June 2012 marking the completion of the Company’s eight vessel building program, Polarcus has e
On Friday, June 29 the Suezmax tanker Stena Supreme was delivered from Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje, South Korea. The Stena Supreme is a crude oil tanker and with a length of 274 m, it is the largest vessel in Concordia Maritime’s fleet. The vessel, representing an investment of around SEK 500
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited advises that its Board of Directors have resolved to form an Executive Committee (“Excom”) comprising four members of the Board, namely, Mr. Prasert Bunsumpun, Mr. Chalermchai Mahagitsiri, M.L. Chandchutha Chandratat and Mr. Joseph Chia. Mr. Prasert Bunsumpun,
Global-leading oil and gas equipment services specialist ATR Group has completed its first strategic acquisition following its recent MBO supported by NBGI Private Equity. The acquisition of Underwater Engineering Services (“UES”) strengthens ATR’s existing subsea capabilities and demonstrates the G
On 18 April 2012, the Maritime Law Committee submitted its report on contracts for the carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea (the Rotterdam rules). The report was submitted to the Minister for Business and Growth in May 2012. The report concerns the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the
ShawCor Ltd.’s pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract with a value in excess of US$100 million from McDermott Australia Pty. Ltd. to provide pipeline coatings and related products and services for the flowlines and tie-in spools for the Ichthys LNG Project. This is the second co
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has launched MoorVision, an innovative software system that provides clear, up-to-date photos of the infrastructure in any defined area in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) using Google Earth™. The first step for drilling with a moored mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) in the
Atlantic Offshore has been awarded a four-year contract with the oil- and gas-company TOTAL in the North Sea. The company will from 2014 operate a new ERRV, providing for of up to 300 people, in the field of Martin Linge, North West of Stavanger. The agreement is initially for four years and initiat
Inchcape Shipping Services, the world’s leading maritime services provider, has announced its new regional team for Europe and North Africa following the creation of its new operations division. Reflecting ISS’ transition from eight regional profit centres within two hemispheres to four world region
VERIPOS has been awarded a two year extension on its GNSS positioning contract with ER Offshore GmbH, the subsidiary of the Hamburg-based shipping organisation ER Schiffahrt. The extended contract is to support ER Offshore’s fleet of 11 platform supply vessels (PSVs) and two anchor handling tug supp
