After a refit period of about three years the refit of the former German fishery protection vessel “SEEFALKE” to a research ship has been completed. RV “FALKOR”, now a multi-functional scientific research vessel, shall today be delivered to the owner. RV “FALKOR” is a ship of 82.9 m length, a breadt
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7 for the design and fabrication of a control umbilical for Statoil’s Svalin C project on the Norwegian continental shelf. Contract value is undisclosed. Scope of work includes a six kilometre long control umbilical, connectors, engineering and pr
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7 for the design and fabrication of a control umbilical for Statoil’s Svalin C project on the Norwegian continental shelf. Contract value is undisclosed. Scope of work includes a six kilometre long control umbilical, connectors, engineering and pr
On Friday, April 20, Vantage Drilling Company announced that the Luxembourg branch of its wholly-owned subsidiary Vantage Drilling Poland Sp. z o.o. has acquired and accepted delivery of the Titanium Explorer, a deepwater drillship formerly known as the Dragonquest. The acquisition was accomplished
Dockwise Ltd yesterday announces the decision to convert its Type 2 vessel, the Black Marlin, to a Type 1 vessel similar to its sister ship, the Blue Marlin. Conversion will lift the Black Marlin’s carrying capacity from 56,000 to 76,000 tonnes. The design engineering and ship construction contracts
Tidal energy is a vast resource man has yet to harness. As technology advances into this new, promising realm of renewable energy, GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) is contributing its expertise by certifying Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ (KHI) tidal energy converter prototype. The certification will
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, has announced that it will provide the Royal Netherlands Navy with twenty new licences of SeeTrack Military. This significant purchase has come after the Royal Netherlands Navy’s successful use of SeeTrack Militar
Vantage Drilling Company announced Friday that the Luxembourg branch of its wholly-owned subsidiary Vantage Drilling Poland Sp. z o.o. acquired and took delivery of the Titanium Explorer, a deepwater drillship formerly known as the Dragonquest. The acquisition was accomplished under the previously a
Eurocopter has delivered the first from an initial contract for four EC225 helicopters to OMNI Helicopter International (OHI). During this occasion, OHI also placed a second order for six additional aircraft of this type, bringing to ten the total number of EC225s that they will operate for oil & ga
Global maritime and offshore oil & gas engineering company Harris Pye is making significant gains in the Offshore oil & gas market, according to Group Managing Director Mark Prendergast. Prendergast stated today: ‘I can confirm that we are currently undertaking three major rig renovations simultaneo
At a recent ceremony in China, CMD (CSSC-MES Diesel Co., Ltd.) held the official signing of the contract to construct the first Chinese-built MAN B&W design Green Series 7G80ME-C9.2 engine. Due for delivery in June 2013, the engine is bound for a 319,000-dwt, ABS class VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier
DOF Group has named on April 19th, the biggest anchor handling tug vessel (AHT) ever built in Brazil, the Skandi Iguaçu. The vessel has over 32,000 BHP installed and bollard pull of more than 300 tons. The vessel will be ready for delivery to Petrobras three to five months in advance of contract req
Keppel Corporation Limited (KCL) has today entered into a share purchase agreement (“SPA”) for the sale of 8,750,000 shares , representing 100% of the share capital of Keppel Norway AS (“Keppel Norway”), KCL’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, at a consideration of approximately NOK0.137 per Share t
DOF Group has named on April 19th, the biggest anchor handling tug vessel (AHT) ever built in Brazil, the Skandi Iguaçu. The vessel has over 32,000 BHP installed and bollard pull of more than 300 tons. The vessel will be ready for delivery to Petrobras three to five months in advance of contract req
