On the 29th of September 2010, the strike-steel ceremony for a newbuild project took place at the Keppel Verolme Shipyard in Rotterdam. Keppel Verolme BV and consortium partner Alstom (AREVA Energietechnik GmbH) secured a contract from Global Tech 1 Offshore Wind GmbH to build a Mobile Offshore Appl
Fugro LADS, Incorporated has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) hydrographic survey services to support nautical charting and related products anywhere in the United States. The contract is awarded for a three ye
Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) in Sri Lanka has announced that it has been successful in securing repeat business from Van Oord, one of the biggest dredger operators in the world. The trailing suction hopper dredger Sagar Hansa recently underwant drydocking repairs at the yard, work which was complete
Dredging Corporation of India, the pioneer Dredging Company, under the Ministry of Shipping has secured Capital Dredging Contract worth `171.00 Crores from Ennore Port ltd. DCI stood lowest bidder (L1) under stiff competition from national and international dredging companies. Total eight Indian and
Cargotec’s R&D team has developed a new portable operating unit (POU) for use with side-rolling hatch covers and has begun to create a new product series of future low- and high-end starters. “When developing the new electric-drive technology for side rolling hatch covers, MacRack, we took up the ch
DryShips has announced that its fully-owned subsidiary Ocean Rig UDW has signed for a five-well contract for exploration drilling offshore Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire with one drillship, commencing in the second quarter of 2011.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Fisheries Service has mailed applications to almost 240 trawl fishermen and processors on the west coast to invite them into what will be arguably the most important change in west coast trawl fisheries management in a generation.
Sakhalin Energy, the project operator of Russia’s Sakhalin-2 oil and gas development, exported 7.38 million tons of liquefied natural gas… (RIA Novosti) [mappress] Source: RIA Novosti, October 18, 2010;
FG International Holland BV, the Dutch special lifting company, in close cooperation with local partner CR Asia, has replaced the riser hose that forms the centre piece of the Arthit/Bongkot development. After meticulous planning triple redundancy was applied to make sure the replacement would be pe
OGX has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Aptian section of well 1-OGX-20-RJS, located in the BM-C-41 block, in the shallow waters of the Campos Basin. OGX holds a 100% working interest in this block.
Uncertain energy policy poses a key risk to upstream oil and gas companies worldwide, according to the Ernst & Young Business Risk Report 2010. Uncertainty, which was ranked second in Ernst & Young’s previous report in 2009, has grown as a risk as direction of energy policy have been prolonged, part
IHC Parts & Services, part of IHC Merwede has announced a new joint agreement with Bakker Sliedrecht for the condition monitoring of dredging vessels. This will see the two companies combining forces to supply a unique range of specialist and high-quality services to customers that in turn will enab
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has appointed ML Research Consultants Pte. Ltd. to conduct the AMSS 2010 for shore-based operators (shipping agents and marine terminal/operation managers) from 20 Oct 2010 to 10 Dec 2010. The feedback received will assist in enhancing the services
More than 400,000 cubic metres of sand has been pumped on to the Lincolnshire coastline to help protect homes and businesses from flooding… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, October 18, 2010;
