There are great things happening aboard the vessel “Havila Phoenix” nowadays. During the last two years there have been installations and tests of a whole new system likely to revolutionise the offshore light well intervention market. The vessel, a Havyard 858 design, is designed and constructed by
Transpetro has decided to fine the Atlântico Sul Shipyard (EAS) for the delay in the delivery of the João Cândido oil tanker. The value of the fine is being evaluated in accordance with the clauses of the purchase contract for the ship, which is part of an order of 10 Suezmax vessels made to the [&h
The USS Iowa, one of the most powerful battleships of all time, headed to her final journey on June 9 through the main channel of the Port of Los Angeles to her permanent home, Berth 87, near the World Cruise Center in San Pedro, Calif. Crowley Maritime Corporation will use four of its Harbor class
Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte. Ltd., a Singapore incorporated subsidiary of Greatship (India) Limited (GIL), a subsidiary of The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited, has contracted to sell its 2010 built Multipurpose Platform Supply and Support Vessel “Greatship Mamta”. The vessel is exp
Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte. Ltd., a Singapore incorporated subsidiary of Greatship (India) Limited (GIL), has contracted to sell its 2010 built Multipurpose Platform Supply and Support Vessel “Greatship Mamta”. The vessel is expected to be delivered to the buyers in Q2FY13. GIL and its s
Norway’s EMGS has signed a contract extension worth approximately USD 39 million with Mexico’s PEMEX, one of the world’s largest national oil companies for the vessel BOA Thalassa’s completion of planned 3D EM (electro-magnetic) data acquisition . “This contract extension is an endorsement of our te
NOAA commissioned a state-of-the-art coastal mapping vessel, NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, during a special ceremony at NOAA’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic in Norfolk, Va. [mappress] Source: NOAA, June 11, 2012
On June 8th NOAA commissioned a state-of-the-art coastal mapping vessel, NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, during a special ceremony at NOAA’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic in Norfolk, Va. The new ship’s primary mission will be to detect and monitor changes to the sea floor. Data collected by the
Seaborn Networks announced that Sidera Networks will be making a long-‐term, capacity purchase on Seaborn’s US-‐Brazil submarine cable system. Seaborn Networks’ cable system, Seabras-1, is a new 32 Tbps submarine cable that will be the first direct route between Sao Paulo, Brazil and the United St
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced the Atum exploration well discovered another significant natural gas accumulation within the Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin. The Atum discovery well encountered more than 300 net feet (92 meters) of natural gas pay in two high-quality Oligocene fan
Renaissance Services has announced the appointment of René Kofod-Olsen as CEO for Topaz Energy & Marine (Topaz). Mr. Kofod-Olsen’s career spans 18 years in the marine industry with the A.P. Møller-Maersk Group (APMM), including a period as Chief People Officer of SVITZER, responsible for the global
BAE Systems has begun construction on the MV Magdalen, an 8,500 cubic yard capacity trailing suction hopper dredge for Weeks Marine, Inc. Executives from the two companies gathered this week at the BAE Systems Mobile shipyard to oversee the initial cutting of steel for the vessel’s first module, whi
According to Teyf Research & Consulting Group, Omantel has announced the launch of 3 new submarine cables to be operational by the end 2012 to strengthen its position as the ‘carrier of carriers’ for submarine cables landing in Oman and connecting to the rest of the region. Abdulrahim al Bahlani, GM
Petrobras has announced the discovery of good quality oil in the third well drilled in the Santos Basin pre-salt cluster’s Sul de Guará region. According to the Rights Transfer contract, Petrobras is entitled to produce up to 319 million barrels of oil equivalent in this area. This discovery well, 1
