The crews of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race have arrived back in Liverpool at the end of their 35,000-mile circumnavigation. For the non-professional crew onboard the ten 68-foot ocean racing yachts, the return to Albert Dock marks the end of a challenge. Crossing the finish line overn
Philippe de Villiers, President of the Vendée Council and organiser of the Vendée Globe presented the line-up for the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe at a conference in La Roche sur Yon in Western France on 2 July. The thirty places planned in the notice of race have now been filled and all 30 will be lining
News – July 7, 2008 CEDA’s seminar with the MSI will take place in Tallin 15-16 October. The Environment Commission of the Central Dredging Association (CEC) and the Marine Systems Institute of Tallinn University of Technology (MSI) have announced details a joint international seminar on environment
New Vessels – July 7, 2008 Cristóbal Colón is the world’s largest trailing suction hopper dredger. Nineteen months after placing the order of the trailing suction hopper dredger Cristóbal Colón with Construcciones Navales del Norte in Sestao, Spain, the vessel was launched on July 4th. This mega tra
New Vessels – July 8, 2008 Jan De Nul Group and La Naval shipyard in Bilbao, Spain, have signed an agreement for the construction of a 30,500m³ hopper dredger. This vessel completes the present investment programme for hopper dredgers at the company, ranging from the 46,000m³ mega hoppers Cristóbal
StatoilHydro has selected FMC Technologies to supply four new xmas trees plus other subsea hardware for the Ã…sgard field in a US $45 m deal. FMC, which is already supplying other subsea equipment for the field, has been contracted to deliver four new horizontal subsea production trees, plus wellhea
Statoil Hydro has chosen KBR’s MW Kellogg subsidiary to provide detailed design engineering and procurement for work at its Mongstad refinery complex near Bergen. Kellogg will be responsible for a coker revamp project involving automation of processes to improve the working environment and safety of
After agreeing the deal with Shell and ExxonMobil to buy UK Northern North Sea assets Abu Dhabi’s Taqa has pledged to invest in the fields and to prolong their production life. Taqa Bratani sighed the sale and purchase agreement yesterday with Shell and Exxon Mobil to acquire the Tern, Eider, Cormor
4 July 2008 – Aker Solutions has acquired the shares in Qserv Ltd., a leading provider of well, process and pipeline services in the North Sea and International markets. Qserv is a privately owned company established in 2001. The company has approximately 400 employees, of which 250 work offshore. T
Turin, Italy – ADI, the Industrial Design Association awards the Wally 80 Shaka (now Highland Fling X) with the Compasso d’Oro, the world’s most important recognition for quality and design, rewarding the product, the project, and the research. The international jury made of Architects, Designers, D
Company Brings Home the ‘Gold’ From U.S. Coast Guard SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded the Foss Maritime Company its most prestigious environmental honor: the 2008 William M. Benkert ‘gold’ award for marine environmental protection. It is Foss’ second major ‘green’ award in le
Global engineering group, Cavotec MSL, has won a major order to supply a system of 12 MoorMaster(R) automated mooring units for the APM Terminals container facility at the Port of Salalah in Oman. STOCKHOLM, Sweden–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: “MoorMaster® has a proven track record in creating s
HOUSTON, July 2, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today announced that its deepwater moored semisubmersible Transocean Marianas, capable of drilling in water depths up to 7,000 feet, has been awarded a two-year contract by a subsidiary of Eni. The contract is scheduled to commence
Terry Hutchinson (USA) steered Quantum Racing to victory in the Audi Region of Sardinia Trophy and top of the overall Audi MedCup Circuit 2008 standings after three of six regattas. One year ago Hutchinson was a key member of the Emirates Team New Zealand crew, yesterday he and his team won a Audi M
