The order for four 4,200 GT LNG-fuelled ferries for the Vestfjord crossing in Northern Norway has been awarded to Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. The operation contract was won by Torghatten Nord in July for two services across the exposed Vestfjord, one of which is the Bodø-Svolvær service.
Technip has booked a new deal with Petrobras for development of another deepwater field in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Integrated pipeline bundles totalling 27 kilometres (16.8 miles) in length are to be supplied by Technip for the Papa Terra heavy oil field development in a water depth of 1,2
U.S. Barge recently delivered another petroleum barge to Harley Marine Services. The Barge Anne Elizabeth was christened on October 4, 2010 by her namesake, Anne Elizabeth Hall. Barge Anne Elizabeth measures 241’ x 64’ 6”, with a depth of 23’ 6”. The barge has a carrying capacity of 31,500 barrels.
Carnival Cruise Lines is introducing a “cancel for any reason” enhancement to its travel protection program, the Cruise Vacation Protection Plan. The new feature will be included in all plan purchases for voyages departing on or after January 1, 2011.
Some containers have a lesser stacking capability than others which is crucial when planning the stowage of a ship, writes Mike Compton When one thinks about how containerisation started and what it started with, it is truly amazing what it has since developed into.
Sonde Resources Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jack W. Schanck as its President and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. William Dirks as its Chief Operating Officer. Jack W. Schanck Mr. Schanck is a well known and respected industry leader with over 35 years of experience in the US,
Siemens has been awarded a contract to supply 80 wind turbines for the 288MW-capacity Dan Tysk wind farm off Germany’s North Sea coast. The wind turbines to be supplied by Siemens have a rotor diameter of 120m and are rated at 3.6MW each.
The Port of Gothenburg has awarded a 25-year concession to two of is biggest customers to run the port’s ro-ro terminal. DFDS and C.Ports, a sister company of Cobelfret, have formed a joint venture company which will operate the concession.
Keppel Energy Pte Ltd (Keppel Energy), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation Limited, will commence the 800 MW expansion of its natural gas-fired Keppel Merlimau Cogen plant (KMC), on Jurong Island. Expected to be completed by 2013, the expansion will boost KMC’s generation capacity to 1,3
In January-September the offshore gas condensate field Shah Deniz produced 5,344,000,000 cubic meters of gas, according to sources in SOCAR. By Rufat Abbasov (News.az) [mappress] Source:news.az, October 21, 2010;
Company also signs first maintenance contracts for North Sea power lines Siemens has clinched an order to supply 80 wind turbines for the Dan Tysk wind farm off Germany’s North Sea coast. With a total capacity of 288 megawatts, the farm will begin supplying clean electricity to 500,000 German househ
A multi-million-dinar industrial city will begin to take shape off the coast of Hidd by the end of next year, officials have confirmed… By Mandeep Singh (gulf-daily-news) [mappress] Source: gulf-daily-news, October 21, 2010;
A s the years have slipped by, the ocean has become a glutton.With a voracious and relentless appetite, its waves have gnawed away at Plum… By Taryn Plumb (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, October 21, 2010;
More than four-month-long unrest in the Kashmir valley, following frequent strike calls by separatists and curfew restrictions, had badly… (newkerala) [mappress] Source: newkerala, October 21, 2010;
