Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC, part of Global Ports Investments) LLC is now included in the rotation of the transcontinental line of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, one of the largest ocean cargo carriers. VSC’s container terminal on June 6. completed the handling of the first-ever Panamax-
A delegation of 15 representatives lead by Mr. Bento Lorenco, Vice President of Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola （“Sonangol”） and Mr. Xu Shunqing, General Manger of China Sonangol International Limited （“China Sonangol”） recently paid a visit to China Oilfield Services Limited （“COSL” or
Neil Douglas has been named as Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year 2011. Neil was honoured at the fifth annual IoD South West Evening with Entrepreneurs at Bristol’s Marriott Royal Hotel, Thursday 9thJune where he was presented with his award by Miles Templeman, Director Gen
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approved the plan for development and operation for Visund South. Production is planned to start up in the third quarter of 2012, and a subsea template is already on its way out to the field. Visund South is located between the Visund and Gullfaks (left) fi
German Offshore Wind Farm developer, Trianel, invites tender for development of Borkum West II. Contractor’s tasks will be: Provision of a vessel for traffic control and monitoring of the construction phase of the Offshore wind farm Borkum West II. Use of a vessel for traffic safety programme (VSF),
Today, 10 June, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approved the plan for development and operation for Visund South. Production is planned to start up in the third quarter of 2012, and a subsea template is already on its way out to the field. Visund South, which is located 10 kilometres
By building a subsea connection point, installing fiber optics to offshore platforms might be easier – because very few companies have both… (findingpetroleum) [mappress] Source: findingpetroleum, June 10 , 2011;
Vroon Offshore announces that yesterday, Thursday 9 June 2011, the company took delivery of VOS Vigilant. VOS Vigilant, a field-support vessel, is the penultimate in a series constructed for Vroon at the Astilleros Zamakona Shipyard, Pasaia. She will join Vroon’s extensive fleet of modern vessels pr
Floatel International Ltd has signed an agreement with Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) to build a new generation accommodation semisubmersible (semi) for delivery in 1Q 2014, on a ‘Turnkey’ basis. The total project price will be USD 283 million including project management, contingencies, spare pa
The largest crane in the Americas will be installed at OSX´s shipyard. The company belongs to EBX Group and it is focused on offshore marine industry. The crane will be 125 meters high (equivalent to a 40-floor building), will have a distance of 186 meters between the pillars (two times the length o
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, the owner of Halterm Container Terminal Limited, has announced it will be investing in two additional super post-panamax cranes (SPPX) at the Port of Halifax. In 2012, the Port of Halifax will feature four SPPX container berths equipped, with seven SPPX cranes foll
Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services, announces the award of the Kumang Cluster Project by PETRONAS Carigali to Subsea 7 Malaysia Sdn Bhd. This award further cements Subsea 7’s position in Asia Pacific and Middle East Region. The project involves the
Programme of Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg presence in Gdansk, Poland, is expected to include attending the ceremony of first steel cutting for the construction of innovative, environmentally friendly, LNG powered ferry for Norwegian Owners at REMONTOWA Shipbuilding (formerly Northern Sh
Greens leader Bob Brown has called for an investigation into Pacific seabed mining… (miningaustralia) [mappress] Source: miningaustralia,June 10, 2011;
