The launching of Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD 500) took place at Al Jadaf Dockyard, Dubai on Sunday October 16, 2011.The ceremony was conducted in the presence of Mr. Anil Daniel Abraham (CEO) and Mr. M.J. Thomas (CFO) of APT Global Marine Services LLC and Mr.Walter van Wijk, Mr.Danny Nijssen and Mr.
Chinese yard China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) has recently signed an order for two jack-up rigs with Singapore-listed Falcon Energy Group (FEG) . The order includes options for two repeat rigs. The rigs are of the GustoMSC CJ46-X100-D design, capable of drilling in a water depth of about 375 ft
HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP World, hosted Nigerian Minister of Transport, HE Senator Idris Umar, on a tour of DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali port. The two sides discussed areas of possible mutual cooperation, especially in the trade and the ports sectors during a visit by the Nigerian M
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed a three-year contract with Pemex Exploration and Production for the manufacture and supply of surface wellheads to support its drilling and well maintenance programs in the Gulf of Mexico. The award is expected to result in approximately $36 millio
Dragon Oil plc , an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, announces that on the basis of a comprehensive review of the current performance and production potential of the Cheleken Contract Area that has been carried out in 2011, the Group expects to reach a produ
Technip was awarded by Valiant Causeway Limited a lump sum contract, worth approximately €33 million, for the Causeway field development. This field is located about 450 kilometers North-east of Aberdeen, Scotland at a water depth of 150 metres. This contract covers engineering, procurement, install
At 10:00 am of October 19, The DFF4212 aluminum fast ferry cooperatively built by Afai Southern and Damen Group laid keel. Damen representative, BV representative and company’s leaders were present in the keel laying ceremony. Since the official construction of this project has been started on Augus
Technip was awarded by Valiant Causeway Limited a lump sum contract, worth approximately €33 million, for the Causeway field development. This field is located about 450 kilometers North-east of Aberdeen, Scotland at a water depth of 150 metres. This contract covers engineering, procurement, install
Dave MacKay has been appointed Chief Executive Officer PD&MS Businesses, taking on global responsibility for the group, while Simon Rio, who was General Manager at PD&MS, steps up to MacKay’s previous role as Managing Director of Aberdeen-based PD&MS Energy. PD&MS Energy, part of the Teesside-based
A peer-reviewed study commissioned by NOAA shows the American people assign an estimated total economic value of $33.57 billion for… NOAA [mappress] Source: NOAA, October 23 , 2011
Singapore based, BMT Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, announced the appointment of Per Røed as its Managing Director. With a background in ship design, technical ship management and international shipping, Per’s focus for the business will be to continue its steady growth in the
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Friday approved a supplemental Exploration Plan (EP) submitted by BP for deepwater oil and gas activities. BOEM conducted a site-specific Environmental Assessment (EA) of the activities described in the plan. This is the 44th plan that has been approve
Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg based operator of heavy lift and project liner services, has been selected by Spirit AeroSystems as its partner for the transportation of fuselage sections for Airbus from Morehead City, North Carolina (NC), to Montoir (Port of Nantes St. Nazaire) in Northern France. The
Leading German multipurpose & heavy lift operator BBC Chartering announces to cooperate with the Hamburg-based company SkySails. The background is the recently acquired multipurpose vessel ‘BBC SkySails’ that can offer charter clients the possibility for ‘greener’ sea transports. The 9,821 dwt vesse
