Jiangnan Shipyard, part of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Group, recently signed a shipbuilding contract with China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Controlling Department (CSMTCD) for two special transportation vessels. Each newbuilding will feature a complete twin-screw MAN Diesel
Höegh LNG has entered into an agreement for the LNG carrier “LNG Libra” for shipping services to the North West Shelf project in Australia. The six month charter is expected to commence in July 2012, following the delivery of the vessel from its previous owner to Höegh LNG. The EBITDA contribution f
Kongsberg Maritime will support the Spanish Hydrographic Institute in expanding its survey capabilities during the first part of 2012 following official equipment acceptance, which took place 20th December 2011. The leading instrument developer will supply its sophisticated EM2040 1ºx1º multibeam wi
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix Wilhemina Armgard of the Netherlands accompanied by HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP World, visited yesterday (January 9), the flagship Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, as part of her state visit to the UAE. They discussed the expanding investment and trade relations bindi
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted a drilling permit for wellbore 6407/1-5, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 6407/1-5 S will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin drilling facility at position 64°59’20.14”north and 07°00’17.24”east after completing the dri
Diana Containerships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in owning and operating containerships, announced that it has signed today two Memoranda of Agreement with APL (Bermuda) Ltd. for the purchase of two Panamax container vessels, the m/v “APL Sardonyx” and the m/v “APL Spinel”. The m/v
Maroc Telecom begins implementation of a high speed fibre-optic submarine cable connecting Morocco and Spain. The cable known as ‘Loukkos’ should be available for service in March this year. Alcatel Submarine Networks and CanaLink are supplying the cable which will link Asilah in Morocco along with
ExxonMobil’s Romanian subsidiary together with Petrom has started exploration drilling on Domino-1, the first deepwater exploration well in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea. The Domino-1 well is located in the Neptun Block, 170 kilometers offshore in water about 1,000 meters deep and will be dr
Claxton Engineering Services Ltd, an Acteon company, is supplying a Norwegian client with a complete subsea drilling riser package enhanced by services and equipment drawn from around the Acteon Group. The 7000-psi, 24-in. riser will be used to drill one well and two completion wells in 135 m of wat
The GAC Group has further expanded its Nordic ship agency, liner agency and project logistics network with the acquisition of all the shipping subsidiaries of the Lehmann Nordic Group (LN), one of the region’s oldest transportation groups. The move brings to the GAC team more than 45 staff at 5 offi
Norway’s Statoil has singled out four business critical technologies as key to achieving the company’s growth ambitions. Statoil is boosting its R&D investments by 27% and starting to plan Norway’s biggest centre for IOR technology. In the period up to 2020 Statoil will maintain a high level of prod
DOF has agreed a new 2 year contract with OGX for Skandi Møgster in Brazil. The new contract with OGX will commence in March 2012. Skandi Møgster, built by Kværner Kleven Leirvik in 1998, is an AHTS with 16.000 BHP and 192 T Bollard Pull. The DOF group operates within three different segments in rel
DOF has agreed a new 2 year contract with OGX for Skandi Møgster in Brazil. The new contract with OGX, a second largest oil & gas company in Brazil, after Petrobras, will commence in March 2012. OGX’s exploratory blocks in Brazil are located in the Campos, Santos, Espírito Santo, Pará-Maranhão and P
Claxton Engineering Services Ltd, an Acteon company, is supplying a Norwegian client with a complete subsea drilling riser package enhanced by services and equipment drawn from around the Acteon Group. The 7000-psi, 24-in. riser will be used to drill one well and two completion wells in 135 m of wat
