Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has taken delivery of a new addition to its offshore fleet. The VOS Thalia, a 1,400 dwt anchor handling tug support (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian Shipyard in China, was delivered on April 5th 2012, in China. The vessel will operate out of Singapore and will be manag
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS), a shipping company based in the Netherlands, on Thursday, April 5 took delivery of new Anchor Handling Supply Vessel. The vessel, named, VOS Thalia, is a 1,400 dwt anchor handling tug support (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian Shipyard in China. VOS Thalia will operate
On the morning of 7 April, French Navy frigate ACONIT was heading towards a position in the north of the Horn of Africa to join with Spanish frigate INFANTA ELENA, and take over the escort of a World Food Programme ship. Meanwhile, in Djibouti, Spain was about to hand over command of Task Force 465
Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc. (KMI), Seattle, WA was recently awarded a contract by Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to design and build one each 32’ and 38’ Marine Transport Vessels for PSE’s Baker River Hydroelectric Project. The vessels will be used at a new downstream fish-passage facility PSE is cons
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group company which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider is awarded a certificate of appreciation and a memento by His Excellency the Director General of Dubai Municipality. “We are happy to award Unique System FZ
RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave and tidal industry, has welcomed the launch of the Marine Energy Array Demonstrator (MEAD) scheme, which will provide £20 million of funding for the first marine arrays. An ‘array’ is an arrangement of multiple wave and/or tidal power devices, an
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, OAO Novatek has set its sights on Cyprus’s offshore natural gas reserves, Reuters reports. Cyprus, a small island nation in the eastern Mediterranean, has attracted interest of major energy companies, especially after the U.S. based Noble Energy ann
The reconnaissance mission to the Elgin complex by a team of Total experts and specialist contractors has confirmed that planning for a well intervention operation to bring the leaking G4 well under control can continue as planned. After ensuring all necessary safety requirements had been met, the t
Schlumberger today inaugurated its new Houston Geoengineering Laboratory. The state-of-the-art, 30,000 sq. ft. facility is the latest addition to the Schlumberger global network of laboratories, offering a wide variety of reservoir core analysis services for the oil and gas industry. The new Houston
The reconnaissance mission to the Elgin complex by a team of Total experts and specialist contractors has confirmed that planning for a well intervention operation to bring the leaking G4 well under control can continue as planned. After ensuring all necessary safety requirements had been met, the t
The brand new Amels 55-meter yacht, STEP ONE, had her first day out at sea on Tuesday, 4 April 2012. All tests were completed to the full satisfaction of classification bureau Lloyds Register and the Owner’s Representative, Moran Yachts & Ship. Amels project manager Roeland Berrevoets commented: “Th
Mauritania, one of the world’s poorest countries, with iron or exports and fish produce representing major contributors to its economy, hopes to take advantage of its offshore reserves of oil and natural gas.
BLG handled 520,000 vehicles at its Bremerhaven Auto Terminal in the first quarter of this year. Compared to the already strong period in the previous year, this represented a further increase of 7.2 percent. In 2011 the total cargo handling volume at the terminal came to 2.05 million vehicles. This
On the night of April 14th 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the tragedy, which means that the wreck now comes under the cover of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. UNESCO Direct
