Chariot Oil & Gas Limited has signed a drilling rig contract with Maersk Drilling for a one well drilling slot using the Maersk Deliverer ultra deepwater semi-submersible rig offshore Namibia. The rig is expected to arrive on location at the end of March 2012 and that the drilling of the Tapir South
The Disney Fantasy, the fourth ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, was christened during a star-studded christening celebration at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. On a night filled with celebrity performances from the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Neil Patrick Harris, Nick Cannon and Heather Headley, it
Sonardyne International has received an order for 6G positioning technology from Forum Subsea Technologies’ equipment rental business, DPS Offshore. The Dunker 6 and ROVNav 6 positioning and telemetry transceivers will augment DPS Offshore’s current stock of 6G equipment and offer customers the flex
As the major engineering partner to the Allseas Group, Bosch Rexroth has developed and engineered the drive and control system solution for the world’s largest mobile lifting mechanism for offshore installations. The special vessel equipped with this topside lifting system (TLS), “Pieter Schelte”, c
Fugro Geoteam has recently signed letters of award with four major international oil companies for 3D and 4D seismic surveys in East Africa and the North Sea for a total amount of close to USD 120 million. The surveys will be undertaken during the summer months using Fugro Geoteam’s industry leading
Yuexin Shipbuilding has recently signed an agreement to construct 10 AHTS units with the option of 10 more vessels for Martens Group of companies (Martens). These vessels will be built in accordance with ABS Class standards and include following notations: “OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSEL, AH, TOWING VESSEL
Singapore’s Swiber Holdings Limited, a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore industry, announced that it has secured charter contract wins totaling approximately US$36 million for vessel chartering services, with the exercise of all options, in the Gulf of
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has been issued a Letter of Award by an undisclosed client for a 3D seismic acquisition project offshore Australia. The project will commence mid-April and is expected to run for approximately seven months. About Polarcus Polarcus is a pure play marine geo
An important series of guidelines to support the uniform implementation of mandatory measures to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from international shipping was adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Orga
The alpha ventus consortium DOTI, formed by the companies of EWE, E.ON and Vattenfall, can look back with satisfaction on a successful 2011: the twelve wind power turbines of Germany’s first offshore wind farm have fed over 267 gigawatt hours of electricity into the German power grid over the entire
Fugro Geoteam has recently signed letters of award with four major international oil companies for 3D and 4D seismic surveys in East Africa and the North Sea for a total amount of close to USD 120 million. The surveys will be undertaken during the summer months using Fugro Geoteam’s industry leading
An exclusive market report by Trelleborg Marine Systems has revealed that the vast majority (90%) of the port owners, operators and contractors surveyed believe that both laboratory and full scale testing are important requirements in the manufacture of docking and mooring products. Despite these en
A UAE based seismic specialist, Polarcus, has received a Letter of Award by an undisclosed client for a 3D seismic acquisition project offshore Australia. The project will commence mid-April and is expected to run for approximately seven months. Polarcus is a pure play marine geophysical company wit
HYDRA tech, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and providers of high-quality custom hydraulic cylinders and wind power solutions announced that it will consolidate all of its businesses under a single brand name; Hydratech Industries. Effective immediately, the move will incorporate HYDRA tech
