The 11th edition of the X-Yachts Gold Cup begins today in their homeland of Denmark and is already making for some intriguing stats. With 125 yachts registered from 19 different countries and over 1400 crew expected, this will be the largest contingent thus far – also making it the largest keelboat
Fred Olsen subsidiary, Dolphin Drilling Ltd, has entered into a Letter of Intent for the provision of the Borgholm Dolphin semisubmersible in the North Sea. Dolphin will supply the Borgholm Dolphin accommodation rig for a 12 weeks fixed contract plus options up to an additional eight weeks, in the U
Subsea 7 has landed a US $22 million contract from Ithaca Energy for work to tie back the new Jacky platform to the Beatrice Alpha platform in the UK North Sea. Subsea 7 is to provide project management, fabrication, installation and offshore pre-commissioning of a 10.5km production and water inject
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority gas granted the Leiv Eiriksson drilling rig an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC), allowing it to work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Leiv Eiriksson received an AoC as early as April 2002. However, rig owner, Ocean Rig, previously informed the PSA that they
– July 17, 2008 Solicitation Number: W912DS-08-R-0018 Agency: Department of the Army Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Location: U.S. Army Engineer District, New York Notice Type: Solicitation Original Posted Date: May 27, 2008 Posted Date: July 10, 2008 Response Date: Jul 11, 2008 2:00 pm Origin
News – July 17, 2008 ABC Regional Online reports that a planned A$40 million upgrade to the port at Ceduna on the far west coast of South Australia could see it transformed. Under a plan being developed by the region’s development board, Ceduna could see dredging to allow for Handymax ships and part
Rotterdam, 11 July 2008 – The Team Delft Challenge resumed the Tour de France à la Voile on 10 July 2008. After the students’ Mumm 30 ran up against the rocks last week, their race against the clock began. The on-shore crew worked round the clock to repair the damaged keel. By the time the […
HOUSTON, July 15, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today announced that the board of directors of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.(Petrobras) has approved contract awards for four of the company’s rigs totaling 22 rig years and approximately $3.0 billion in combined estimated contract reve
Teekay has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with UK gas independent Gasol to jointly develop Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) capacity using floating LNG technologies. Together, the partners intend to explore ways to liquefy, ship and regasify LNG from the Gulf of Guinea (excluding Nigeria) to the globa
Jean-Marc Lacave will join CMA CGM Group as Chief Executive Vice-President and member of the Executive Board as of 1st September 2008. He will be in charge of the following departments, previously under the responsibility of Alain Wils – Inland transportation (Rail, River barging, Road transportatio
In the early hours of 15 July Thomas Coville, sailing the 105 foot trimaran Sodeb’O, crossed the Lizard finishing line to claim a new solo transatlantic record of 5 days, 19 hours, 29 minutes and 20 seconds. This beat the previous record, set by Francis Joyon in the ‘old’ trimaran Idec, wrecked on t
News – July 16, 2008 Dar es Salaam City Council and the Tanzania Ports Authority are reportedly planning to implement a new Waterfront Development Project that includes land reclamation of 1.6 kilometres of the Indian Ocean from Kigamboni to the TPA headquarters. Speaking during a stakeholders’ work
News – July 16, 2008 The Omani government has reportedly almost doubled funding for the Duqm Port and Dry Dock project to allow for the development of a world-scale maritime gateway on the sultanate’s southeastern coast. Local press reports says the initial investment in developing the marine infras
News – July 16, 2008 The Press & Journal newspaper in the UK says three companies are battling to win a £32 million contract for a large scale upgrade of the Port of Peterhead. “Peterhead Port Authority wants to build a 650ft quay and a 328ft breakwater at the Smith Embankment to meet the demands [&
