On 29 May 2012, the naming ceremony for the new SCF tanker Nikolay Zuev took place in Busan (South Korea). The ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering under an agreement to build a series of tankers for the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products, signed in October 2010
Odyssey Marine Exploration, pioneers in the field of deep-ocean exploration, announced that the M/V Seabed Worker has departed port and is on its way to begin operations to recover the anticipated silver cargoes from the SS Gairsoppa and SS Mantola shipwrecks. Historical records indicate the Gairsop
McDermott International, Inc. announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a fabrication contract for components of a deepwater platform in the Gulf of Mexico, by Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland BV. McDermott will construct 16 tendon buoyancy modules (“TBMs”) for the deepwater
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Teledyne RD Instruments, Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire BlueView Technologies, Inc. BlueView, located in Seattle, Wash., provides compact high-resolution acoustic imaging and measurement solutions. Terms of the transac
Almi Tankers S.A. recently took delivery of M/T Almi Globe at DSME’s Okpo Shipyard. The Hull No. 5356, a 157,430 DWT crude oil tanker M/T Almi Globe is the third Green Suezmax of the newbuilding programme that was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME) to the highest indust
Large quantities of oil and natural gas have been discovered three to five kilometres into the seabed in the Danish sector of the North Sea. The ability to produce these resources under safe conditions may change Denmark’s energy supply and contribute to Denmark becoming self-sufficient in energy fo
On Wednesday 30th May Alicat Workboats held a naming ceremony for the third London Array Crew transfer vessel. A competition was run to name the vessel and this was won by an eight-year-old Thanet schoolgirl , as part of her prize she won a VIP family break and £500 for her school. Cerys Jones, who
Interim guidance for private maritime security companies (PMSCs) was agreed by IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), when it met at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 90th session from 16 to 25 May 2012. The MSC also adopted a resolution recommending operational measures aimed at enhanc
Nido Petroleum Limited announces that Mr. Philip Byrne, Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed to the position of Managing Director with effect from 1 June 2012. Mr. Byrne joined Nido on 29 December 2011 as Chief Operating Officer, and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer on 20 January 2012.
Wessex Exploration PLC announces that following the purchase of approximately 1,000 kilometres of 2-D seismic data shot by TGS-Nopec in 2006, Wessex has completed the reprocessing of the dataset, with particular emphasis on the shallow water area, which will allow a more accurate subsurface interpre
Gasnor and Brunsbüttel Port are planning to build an LNG (liquefied natural gas) bunker station at Brunsbüttel, Germany. DNV has been contracted to conduct the risk studies of the project, which will be the basis for the authorities’ approval of the project. With this important step Gasnor and Bruns
P&O Maritime is currently chartering the third of its purpose built Crew Transfer Vessels the Chinook to Statoil — Scira on Sheringham Shoal. Delivered in February 2012, the Chinook will provide crew and equipment transfers on Sheringham Shoal until Q3 2012. The successful delivery of this contract
Aquabotix, a marine technology company bringing the accessibility of consumer electronics products to the complex world of underwater video, today announced the availability of the Aquabotix HydroView, an affordable and easy-to-use remote-operated underwater vehicle that instantly beams a high defin
Royal Netherlands Navy divers cleared a Second World War mine off the coast of Estonia. The German-made mine weighed in at 1,000 kilograms. This so-called GN influence mine is one of the most infamous explosives of the Second World War. Not only was the monster equipped with acoustic and magnetic fu
