InterMoor, an Acteon company, has named Jim Macklin vice president of projects and engineering . Key functions of his new role include providing leadership and experience to the projects and engineering departments. He will have overall responsibility for projects and engineering functions and provi
The scope of work involves building the maintenance database, assuring operational readiness for the offshore facilities (including writing of all operations procedures), all training and development programmes, operations engineering and support services.
Recently Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has delivered the Global Laguna bulk carrier ,with a capacity of 58,000 DTW (Kawasaki hull no. 1685, NACKS hull no. 125), for Global Jewelry S.A. at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) in Nantong, China. The 300m vessel is fully compliant wit
The UK Government announced allocation of £20m to engineering and environmental companies for projects aimed at development of tidal and wind energy, EDP 24 published. Apart from mere production of power, these include projects targeted at design and manufacture of indispensable technology in additi
Havila Shipping ASA, a Norway based ship owner has secured contracts worth USD 60 million for two of its Platform Supply Vessels
SAGA SAPPHIRE, SAGA Cruises newest vessel, has undergone a makeover with Knud E. Hansen A/S as the Naval Architect and Marine Engineers. Knud E. Hansen A/S has evaluated the vessel on behalf of SAGA Cruises prior to the purchase, among the elements analysed where structural integrity, stability, saf
Havila Shipping announced that it has entered into a contract with Total E&P UK for the PSV vessel Havila Commander. The contract is for a firm period of five years with two optional periods each of one year. Commencement will be during April. Norske Shell AS has declared one year option for the PSV
The proposed project includes the development of a second spar facility with all subsea production and injection wells. The new facility is estimated to have a design capacity of approximately 130,000 barrels of oil per day that will be exported via the Mardi Gras Pipelines.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the completion of a table top drill based on the scenario of a fire in the engine room of the MOL-operated LNG carrier Grand Mereya in Tsugaru Strait, resulting in the vessel running aground. The 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters also cooperated in the d
MEO Australia Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary, Seruway Offshore Exploration Limited (SOEL) has a farmout process for up to a 50% participating interest in the Seruway PSC, offshore North Sumatra, Indonesia. A farmout brochure inviting key industry representatives to consider farming into the PSC h
Shipowners are increasingly lax when it comes to upholding 2003 amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention that are designed to prevent engineroom fires, according to a loss prevention circular from Gard. The circular says that the risk of fire is highest when maintenance work is taking plac
2 April saw Hamburg welcome the ‘MSC Lirica’ to its new home port within the scope of a celebratory reception on board the cruise ship. Between April and October, the ‘MSC Lirica’ will be heading out from and back to Hamburg on a total of 25 cruises. Hamburg. In the early morning hours of 2 [&hellip
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announce the upgrade of Asia – Mexico and WCSA service (CWL). MOL and the consortium partners (K Line and NYK) will consolidate the present two loops (WL1 by nominal 4,400teu class ships and WL2 by nominal 2,500teu class ships) and will deploy over-panamax vessels, no
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given consent to Talisman Energy Norge AS for the use of the Rowan Stavanger jack-up rig for production drilling. The consent relates to drilling of production wells on the Rev field in production licence 038C. Water depth at the site is 87 metres. Talisman
