Rickmers-Linie has been awarded “Shipping Line of the Year – Breakbulk Operator” at the All India Maritime and Logistics Awards 2011 (MALA) in a ceremony held on 30 September in Mumbai. MALA was organized for the second time by EXIM India. Rickmers-Linie is the leading specialist in the global trans
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), the Danish Energy Agency and ten oil companies will cooperate on research and development and share experience to improve recovery from chalk fields on the Norwegian and Danish shelves. The NPD and the Danish Energy Agency have taken the initiative for the
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first carrier neutral regional network, and Xtera Communications, a leading global provider of optical networking solutions, announced the signing of a multi-year, sole source contract. Under the terms of this contract, Xtera Communications will sup
Valiant Petroleum plc announces that drilling operations have commenced on the Zapffe exploration prospect (Valiant, 10%), located in PL518 in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The well is drilled by the Aker Barents semi-submersible rig and is targeting a Lower Cretaceous/Upper Jurassic pinch-out play loc
DOF has, through its Brazilian subsidiary Norskan Offshore Ltda, signed a contract with Petrobras for Skandi Flamengo. The contract will commence in October 2011 and has a firm duration of 4 years. Skandi Flamengo is a PSV of UT 755 L design built in Brazil in 2003. Platform Supply Vessels transport
Shares of Singapore rig builders Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Marine climbed on Monday after analysts said they could secure more orders and aft… Reporting by Eveline Danubrata (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 17, 2011;
Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., Anacortes, Wash., is being awarded a $74,141,319 fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2201) for the detail design and construction of the ocean class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research ship. The effort will also include technical m
Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., Anacortes, Wash., is being awarded a $74,141,319 fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2201) for the detail design and construction of the ocean class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research ship. The effort will also include technical m
Bowleven, the West Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM, on Friday (October 14) announced the discovery of oil at the Sapele-3 exploration well drilling in the Douala Basin, offshore Cameroon. Sapele-3 drilling update The Sapele-3 well is located circa 16 kilometers North West
Incat Crowther announced that construction is well advanced on three new catamaran ferries to its design. Two 32-metre ferries and one 24-metre ferry will be operated by Riverside Marine to transport workers between Gladstone, Queensland and the new LNG plant on Curtis Island. By focusing on passeng
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said on Monday that it had secured a combined $1.95 billion worth of deals… Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin and Ju-min Park; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner (Reuters) [mappress] Source:Reuters, October 17, 2011;
Emirates Shipping Line today announces its participation in the EKIS service with NYK which is due to start on 29th October. Emirates Shipping Line has slots on this premier service from Korea & China to India. The service is to commence on 29th October with the first sailing from Pusan. The port ro
Rockhopper Exploration plc, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, announces that it has entered into a further assignment agreement to secure an additional well slot using the Ocean Guardian drilling rig. Rockhopper intends to utilise the additional well slot to drill a well on t
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $429,162,324 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00024-11-C-2111) to exercise an option for design agent, planning yard, engineering ,and technical support for active nuclear submarines. This contra
