CGGVeritas announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saudi Aramco for collaborative research and development of geophysical acquisition, processing, analysis and interpretation technologies. The MOU creates a framework for Saudi Aramco and CGGVeritas to identify opp
WFS Technologies, leaders in through -water and through -ground communication products, announce the appointment of Gerry Watt as General Manager for operations in Livingston, Scotland and Belfast, N. Ireland. Prior to joining WFS, Gerry held senior management roles with Electronics Scotland, where
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) and Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) have joined forces to offer complete lifecycle portfolio of safety solutions for newbuildings and existing vessels. The WTS/WSS safety service provides a complete package of safety solutions based on the renowned Unitor brand to
Aker Solutions has been awarded two contracts from Island Offshore to provide well intervention services for Statoil in the North Sea. Scope of work is to deliver downhole well intervention services from Island Offshore’s two riserless well intervention vessels Island Frontier and Island Wellserver.
Aker Solutions has been awarded two contracts from Island Offshore to provide well intervention services for Statoil in the North Sea. Scope of work is to deliver downhole well intervention services from Island Offshore’s two riserless well intervention vessels Island Frontier and Island Wellserver.
The NYK Group’s NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd. opened a new office on May 25 in Manila. In the 10 years since its establishment, NYKSM has grown to become a company that provides management services for 220 vessels. In preparation for an increase in ship management services in the coming years and to
Chelsea Technologies Group held demonstration of the new FastOcean System in Baltimore Harbor, the Group announced today. The participants took part in the deployment of the FastOcean Profiling System from the University of Maryland’s unique 155’ Mobile Test Platform. They also tried out the instrum
Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects has successfully installed all 27 monopiles for the Teesside Wind Farm. Foundation installation began on the 6th of February 2012 and the last monopile has been installed last weekend. This means that the installation of the Monopiles has been completed ahead of sched
Dolphin International AS, a subsidiary of Norway’s Fred. Olsen Energy ASA , has signed a new five year bank credit facility of up to $1.5 billion. The company will use the money to prepay existing bank loans, full-finance the newbuild Bolette Dolphin drillship and for general corporate purposes. The
Polish businessman Jan Kulczyk has applied for the permission to construct an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, writes thenews.pl news portal. Kulczyk’s energy company, Polenergia, is keeping silent about the four offshore wind projects it has. However, chairman of Polenergia, Dariusz Mioduski,
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced today that it has received certification on the accuracy and transparency of their environmental data disclosure which reflects their commitment to a high standard of data integrity and information management. The audit was conducted by the American Bu
Following the announcement made by the Chancellor George Osborne on cutting the government subsidies for onshore wind farms for 25 percent, opponents of the Navitus Bay project welcomed it with a great expectation on extending this move to offshore plans. Dorset MPs, including Chris Chope and Richar
Port of Ramsgate will host PATCH’s (Ports Adapting To Change) “Blue Energy” workshop on 22 June 2012, reports MaritimeJournal. Seeports strategist Howard Holt is the organizer of the workshop which is similar to the event held in September 2010. The ‘Blue Energy’ workshop will focus on the opportuni
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday approved a $942 million budget for fiscal year 2013, a 12 percent increase over the past year, reflecting the Port’s growing investment in its facilities and infrastructure modernization. The new budget includes $720 million in capital spending,
