On 21 October at the slip of PJSC Kherson shipyard keel laying of the first product tanker of a series, project RST27, for SVL group of companies, Malta, took place. The ship design has been developed by the Marine Engineering Bureau (Odessa). Tanker is designed for mixed (river-sea) carriage of bul
As BP announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2011 group chief executive Bob Dudley today set out more details on BP’s future direction and strategic priorities, saying the company had reached a clear turning point. Progress made through 2011 in reshaping and focussing the company i
Horizon Lines, Inc., the nation’s leading domestic ocean shipping company, today announced it will discontinue its Five Star Express (FSX) trans-Pacific container shipping service between the U.S. West Coast, Guam and China. Horizon is implementing an orderly transition plan, beginning October 31, 2
Cameron has elected Rodolfo Landim to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective October 18, 2011. Landim, 54, is currently the chief executive officer of YXC Óleo e Gás and Controlling Partner and Managing Director of Mare Investimentos S.A. Prior to that, he was president and chief executive offi
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. reported net income of $46.0 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2011 compared with net income of $26.2 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the same period in 2010, and net income of $41.3 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, in the s
Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with BP for the ultra deepwater semi-submersible MAERSK DISCOVERER for work initially offshore Egypt. The firm contract duration is four years and the contract also includes an option for one year. The contract is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2
Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with BP for the ultra deepwater semi-submersible MAERSK DISCOVERER for work initially offshore Egypt. The firm contract duration is four years and the contract also includes an option for one year. The contract is expected to commence in the second quarter of 20
Aibel is to upgrade Troll A significantly over the next three and a half years. The contract was signed at the Statoil office on Vækerø in Oslo on Thursday. “It was a very formal happening which was nice to take part in,” says Stig Jessen, who is in charge of Field development in Aibel. He […
ShawCor Ltd. announced that its pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has been awarded a number of contracts with a total value in excess of US$40 million from Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services, to provide flow assurance pipecoatings in support of su
The vessels EMSWIND and EMSSTROM of the EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH are working currently in the North Sea for the charterer van Oord in the project AEOLUS. During the last weeks both vessels were involved in the erection of two wind met masts. Equipped with a fast RIB the vessels are able to transfe
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. reported net income of $46.0 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2011 compared with net income of $26.2 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the same period in 2010, and net income of $41.3 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, in the s
Miclyn Express Offshore announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase four new Crew/Utility Vessels from a Singaporean shipyard. Two vessels will be delivered in December 2011, with the remaining two to be delivered in April 2012. These vessels are targeted for deployment in the Middle
Miclyn Express Offshore (“MIO”) announces that it has entered into an agreement to purchase four new Crew/Utility Vessels from a Singaporean shipyard. Two vessels will be delivered in December 2011, with the remaining two to be delivered in April 2012. These vessels are targeted for deployment in th
Cameron has elected Rodolfo Landim to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective October 18, 2011. Landim, 54, is currently the chief executive officer of YXC Óleo e Gás and Controlling Partner and Managing Director of Mare Investimentos S.A. Prior to that, he was president and chief executive offi
