WASSP Ltd has announced the appointment of Stefan Richardson as its Development Manager to oversee the company’s multibeam sonar products. WASSP Ltd CEO Gareth Hodson says Richardson has a tremendous amount of experience and passion around marine technology and holds a BSc 1st Class Hons in Marine N
Students living in, or near to, the parish of Graveney with Goodnestone who are looking to go to university to study a subject related to sustainable development, science or engineering, can now apply to the 2012/13 London Array University Bursary Scheme. The scheme, which forms part of our wider co
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design and engineering consultancy, announces that it has won a contract to supply the design for the construction of eight new 20m Windfarm Support Vessels, including options, to be built by Strategic Marine, the Austr
Technip has received a lump sum contract by Hess Corporation for the development of the Tubular Bells field, located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico at a water depth of approximately 4,500 feet (1,370 meters). The contract covers the design, engineering, fabrication and subsea i
Danaos Corporation, a leading international owner of containerships, announced that on February 16, 2012, it took delivery of its largest vessel in the fleet , the HYUNDAI TOGETHER, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 60 containerships aggregating 304,249 TEU. The HYUNDAI TOGETHER, built a
Technip was awarded a lump sum contract by Hess Corporation for the development of the Tubular Bells field, located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico at a water depth of approximately 4,500 feet (1,370 meters). The contract covers the design, engineering, fabrication and subsea in
On any given day, ships carrying cargo from Mexico to China pull into one of the 28 ports along the Texas coast to deliver imported goods ranging from coffee to cars – a maritime industry that generates $135 billion in economic value to the state and creates nearly one million jobs. With Texas ports
On 20 January 2012, Capt. Bobby R Mamahit, Head of Transportation HRD Agency, Ministry of Transportation, Republic of Indonesia, opened a glorious ceremony of Integrated Navigation System Building launch. This building is owned by PIP Semarang (Semarang Merchant Marine Polytechnic), one of the state
Chevron Nigeria Limited has begun the process of drilling a relief well to seal the Funiwa 1A natural gas well. The relief well is being drilled to extinguish a fire that began Jan. 16 when Chevron reported the fire outbreak aboard the K.S. Endeavor, a drilling rig offshore Nigeria operated by FODE
A Norwegian offshore shipping company Oceanteam Shipping ASA has secured an extension of a bareboat charter with Fugro TS Marine Australia for the CSV Southern Ocean until end 2015. The original charter with the Fugro’s subsea services division in Australia expired end 2013. The companies did not re
N-Seatec announces that based on their standard Subsea lifting magnet principle another unit is ready to be delivered to an offshore operator. This specific unit is designed to lift a maximum load of 500kg and can be remotely activated by an ROV. Magnet activation will be achieved by a hydraulic act
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), will hold an Open Enrollment Training session during the week of March 5-9, 2012, at the National Oceanographic Centre in Southampton, UK. Seats are still available. Training will fo
Bowleven, a West Africa focused oil and gas company, based in Edinburgh saw its shares rise some 70% driven by speculation of a possible takeover by Dragon Oil. The shares rose to 133.67 pence at 12:18 GMT, which represents a five month high. Dubai based, Dragon Oil released a statement in which it
Oceanteam Shipping ASA confirms the extension of a bareboat charter with Fugro TS Marine Australia for the CSV Southern Ocean until end 2015. The original charter expired end 2013. CSV Southern Ocean is a large construction support vessel jointly owned between Bourbon Offshore Norway AS and Oceantea
