Seamec Ltd, India’s leading provider of diving support services, has entered into Charter Party with the UAE-based National Petroleum Construction Company, Abu Dhabi (U.A.E), for its vessel “Seamec Princess”. The contract, valued at $1.66 million will see the vessel work for NPCC in Bombay High offs
Chelsea Technologies Group announced this week a significant increase in both sale and rental contracts for the 2011 Model Sub-Sea Pipeline Leak Detection System. The PLD system now includes the provision of digital output on all fluorimeters that operate these systems, and alignment of power requir
Handal Offshore Services Sdn Bhd on Wednesday received a Letter of Award from PT Guna Tesuma Internasional for the supply of three Offshore Pedestal Cranes in Indonesia. The cranes will be supplied to Kodeco-Pertamina. The Malaysia’s offshore pedestal mounted cranes specialist is expected to deliver
Hamworthy, manufacturer of marine sewage treatment plants, has won a contract with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries to supply an ST8 series unit to the Quad 204 FPSO project for BP. With delivery scheduled for 2012, the contract (signed in November) marks the latest in a number Hamworthy has s
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) – a rapidly emerging drilling, pipe lay and offshore construction company, announces the appointment of Stuart D Oakley as its new Chief Executive Officer to be based in Constanta in Romania. Mr. Fanel Hahui who previously held this position will now move into the n
The Port of Tacoma announces that its customer, Washington United Terminals, was selected by the NATC Group, which represents the Grand Alliance, to bring additional container lines and the associated jobs to a community. It is expected that the new business will begin this July. More information wi
The contract follows on the heels of Hamworthy’s recent deal to supply its inert gas generator packages for the same project, with delivery also scheduled for 2012.
The Naval Sea System Command’s Office of the Director of Ocean Engineering Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) recently began developing a prototype hyperbaric aluminum welding capability that will permit underwater welds to the U.S. Navy’s aluminum- hulled ships. The hyperbaric aluminum weld
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) has been awarded a new contract in the North Sea, for pipelay services. This is the second contract awarded to GSP by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The pipelay contract is for GSP Falcon, the DNV class pipelay vessel which will carry out the installation of a 10 inch di
SCOTLAND’S world-leading marine and tidal energy development facility, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), today announces a major international collaboration to develop Japan’s first marine energy test centre. EMEC has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ocean Energy Association of
The first of 5 Steber Navy support vessels MV Koala, after the launching ceremony on February 9th 2012, was delivered to its new home in Sydney on Sunday, 4th March, 2012. Sea trials for the vessel, which lasted few weeks, were conducted on Manning River. The vessel, used by the Defence Force and Go
An additional deep-water facility at Lerwick Harbour has been brought into operation ahead of schedule to support a major subsea project in the North Sea. Work was accelerated on an 80-metre section of the quay under development at Greenhead to make it available for use by Technip, a world leader in
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) has been awarded a new contract in the North Sea, for pipelay services. This is the second contract awarded to the company by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The pipelay contract is for GSP Falcon, the DNV class pipelay vessel which will carry out the installation of a 10
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) has been awarded a new contract in the North Sea, for pipelay services. This is the second contract awarded to the company by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The pipelay contract is for GSP Falcon, the DNV class pipelay vessel which will carry out the installation of a 10