In a rare move the Halifax Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard bid to the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. “The Chamber normally does not support one project over another or endorse one company rather than another but the implications of this project ar
A specialized team lead by Fairmount Marine has completed successfully the tow, mooring and positioning hook-up of the floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) Pazflor offshore Angola. Earlier Fairmount’s powerful tugs Fairmount Expedition, Fairmount Glacier and Fairmount Alpine have t
Denis Morais is the winner of this year’s GL COMPIT Award. At the COMPIT Conference taking place this week in Berlin, the Canadian IT expert was honoured for his contributions to promote frontier technologies in shipbuilding. The award is sponsored by classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL).
Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, a provider of marine surveying and data collection services, announces the launch of the multi-use … (alpineocean) [mappress] Source: alpineocean, May 10, 2011
Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, a provider of marine surveying and data collection services, announces the launch of the multi-use research vessel, the R/V Shearwater. With the addition of this new vessel, Alpine can now further expand its offerings of turnkey data collection and other surveying servic
Current plans to privatise Kenya’s Mombasa port have pit hot-button politics against the desperate need to modernise and expand a key infras… (ratio-magazine) [mappress] Source: ratio-magazine, May 10, 2011;
Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC announced today that it has been granted authority by the Federal Energy Regulatory a Commission (FERC) to place into service the Phase 2 terminal facilities. Phase 2 commissioning activities and performance tests of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal wer
Two separate Princess Cruise vessels have called on Bermuda to drop off passengers for medical treatment. A US male from the cruise ship Grand Princess was brought ashore at about 7am on Sunday, and is being treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH).
Essar Shipping, Ports and Logistics is headed towards a new horizon. The company is undergoing major restructuring where it will be split into two, Rajiv Agarwal, CEO & MD, Essar Shipping, announced today. The current company, ESPLL, will become Essar Ports Ltd, and the Shipping, Logistics and Oilfi
Building massive wind farms many miles out to sea is all well and good. But getting the power back to shore could prove a headache unless more thought is given to cabling.
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) announced today results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. Following are highlights for this period and the Company’s future outlook: Lack of drilling permits in Company’s core geographic market, the GoM, results in net loss for 1Q2011 Recently aw
Farstad Shipping has been awarded a number of contracts in Australia and the North Sea, worth around NOK415 million (US$75 million), including options. Three Farstad Shipping vessels have been contracted by Hess to support their drilling programme in Australia for at least 10 months commencing in Ma
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, ship owners are stepping up pressure on governments world-wide to take a stronger role in policing the waters off Somalia and prosecuting hijackers, saying lax enforcement is encouraging attacks and is allowing pirates extend their operations farth
West Australia’s massive liquefied natural gas projects will help lead Australia into the the largest mining investment boom in its history… (watoday) [mappress] Source: watoday, May 10, 2011;
