Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is expanding its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of a new Global Marine Travel (ISS GMT) office in Singapore. ISS GMT Singapore has been opened to look after marine clients based in Singapore with
In April, Cargotec secured new contracts to deliver MacGregor anchor-handling, mooring and towing solutions for 15 offshore support vessels (OSV) of various types being built in China for Asian customers. The ships are being built in several shipyards in China for delivery throughout 2013 and 2014 t
In April, Cargotec secured new contracts to deliver MacGregor anchor-handling, mooring and towing solutions for 15 offshore support vessels (OSV) of various types being built in China for Asian customers. The ships are being built in several shipyards in China for delivery throughout 2013 and 2014 t
Houston based Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announced today the successful testing of its subsea Blowout Preventer Actuation Tool (BOP-AT) on a live well off the coast of West Africa at a water depth of over 1000 meters. The tool closes the blow out preventer remotely using only the power provided
Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Alpine has towed the rig Ocean Whittington from offshore Belem, Brazil, to offshore Galveston, US. For this job Fairmount Marine was contracted by the rigs owner, Diamond Offshore Drilling, for which Fairmount has performed a series of towages in recent years. Ocean
DSIT Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of Acorn Energy, Inc., announced that it will be exhibiting the company’s underwater security systems and other sonar and acoustic solutions at the Undersea Defence Technologies (UDT) Conference and Exhibition in Alicante, Spain (May 29 – 31, 2012). The company view
Ciena® Corporation, the network specialist, announced that Perseus Telecom, a global provider of connectivity, has selected Ciena’s equipment, software and services to build an end-to-end, ultra low-latency network between the U.S. and Europe. Combining metro networks in the global financial hubs of
Some two weeks since Gamma Light & Heavy Industries Ltd released information about their TGPS propulsion system CEO Douglas G. Bruce says the response from the worldwide maritime industry has been overwhelming. “It’s apparent that the industry is very motivated when it comes to addressing looming en
Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Alpine has towed the rig Ocean Whittington from offshore Belem, Brazil, to offshore Galveston, US. For this job Fairmount Marine was contracted by the rig’s owner, Diamond Offshore Drilling, for which Fairmount has performed a series of towages in recent years. Ocean
Maritime security company, Sonardyne International Ltd, has successfully completed the installation of an integrated intruder detection system for an undisclosed strategic waterside installation in the Middle East. The previously unannounced contract was awarded to Sonardyne in late 2011 and include
The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has been awarded a contract worth tens of millions of Euros from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to implement eco-friendly propulsion and power generation system in container ships which will comprehensively reduce transit costs and provide i
Periplus announced that its Integrated Management System (IMS) is now certified to ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 standards. The final audit was performed by Bureau Veritas in March 2012. The IMS bundles the Quality Management System and Health & Safety Management System. It is used and operated on a dail
CAMAC Energy Inc. (NYSE Amex: CAK) today announced that it has signed Production Sharing Contracts (“PSCs”) with the government of The Republic of Kenya for previously awarded exploration Blocks L1B, located onshore in the Lamu Basin, and L16, located in the Lamu Basin transition zone. Block L16 is
PTSC Mechanical and Construction Joint Stock Company (PTSC M&C) has won a major detailed engineering, procurement, construction, installation, hook-up and commissioning contract valuing $ 113 million in Vietnam. The contract has been awarded by Lam Son Joint Operating Company, a joint operating comp
