With the opening of its 24th factory, the first in South America, Hempel will be better placed to serve the rapidly growing South American market. The new plant will mean shorter lead times for customers and will enable Hempel to develop and customise products to meet local environmental legislation
Farstad Shipping announces that it has been awarded with charter contracts from Statoil, Woodside and Petrobras. Statoil has declared their option to extend the contracts for PSV Far Seeker (2008, UT 751E, 4.905 DWT) and PSV Far Searcher (2008, UT 751E, 4.992 DWT) for a period of 12 months. Woodside
IACC is holding a B2B luncheon meet on the 20th of February at Grand Hyatt, Chennai where the delegation will present and also hold one-to-one meetings to explore business opportunities of working together. Francisco Sanchez, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, U.S Department of Com
SubC Control introduces the Dragonfish underwater live Ethernet HD video camera. The Dragonfish outputs a stunning 5MPixel (2560×1920) resolution at 12fps over Ethernet making it a breeze to to network, monitor and upload to the web. Available in 1000m, 3000m, and 6500m depth ratings, the Dragonfish
Much effort has been devoted to learning from the Deepwater Horizon accident. The PSA has already identified three key areas where action is needed to help reduce major accident risk on the NCS. Eleven people died when the semisubmersible rig caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Mexico during April 2
E.ON, in close cooperation with the partners in the Pruduction Licence PL558 has completed the work program, comprising seismic re-processing and G&G studies, which has confirmed the prospectivity within the area. The partnership has therefore decided to drill an exploration well within the license,
Survival Craft Inspectorate, a global provider of emergency marine evacuation systems, has acquired an industry-leading innovation widely used in the cruise ship industry and announced plans to open two new offices in North America. The energy sector specialist expects these latest developments to a
The offshore industry will reap commercial and safety benefits from an advanced chain wheel handling system delivered in response to customer demand. Cargotec’s MacGregor Chain Wheel Manipulator has won Offshore Support Journal’s Innovation of the Year award. The award was announced at the Annual Of
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announces the launch and commissioning of its 53rd offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘Iceni Defiant’. The vessel is a South Catamaran 17m designed to operate from the locks at Grimsby Fish Dock. This vessel is the third built for Iceni Marine Services Ltd. wi
International oilfield services company Expro officially opened its new operations base in China, on February 2, in the company of key clientele and senior Expro management. The base in the Shekou industrial zone will have a workforce made up of both operational and support employees that will be re
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is set to capitalise on local and global customer demand for services in Venezuela with the opening of its first office in the country. The new office is part of ISS’s South America expansion strategy which will see it
International oilfield services company Expro officially opened its new operations base in China, on February 2, in the company of key clientele and senior Expro management. The base in the Shekou industrial zone will have a workforce made up of both operational and support employees that will be re
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd has announced an investment of £2 million in the long-term lease of new purpose-built premises in Westhill, Aberdeen. The new building will include a bespoke test tank – the first of its kind in Aberdeen – and the most advanced dynamic positioning simulator on the market. The
The Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment is expanding the Maasgeul to prevent waiting times for ships entering the port of Rotterdam. This navigation channel to the North Sea is the access route for sea-going ships that have a draft of more than 14.3 metres. More and more of these ships co
