Bill Buckley’s 30m New Zealand maxi Maximus, one of the Rolex Sydney Hobart line honours prospects, this morning radioed a PAN PAN emergency radio call after discovering a 20cm crack in their canting keel.
Uson Marine AB expands by establishing a new regional office in Harstad, Norway. By this expansion we will be able to closer serve the needs of our clients in the merchant and offshore sector. Contact and Region manager for Uson Marine Norway AS is Kjell Erik Reinstad who previously worked with the
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that its subsidiary in Europe, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Europe) B.V. (MOLEP, headquarters: Rotterdam) will establish branch offices in three Nordic nations and start MOL Liner agency service. Offices will be located in Gothenbur
Atlas Copco Internationaal B.V. has divested ABIRD Holding B.V., a part of Atlas Copco Compressor Technique’s rental business in the Netherlands. The sale is in line with the Specialty Rental division’s strategy to focus on compressed oil-free air applications.
Scottish fishermen’s leaders hope new proposals for conserving fish stocks can persuade Europe not to cut the time boats are allowed to spend at sea. The plan is being backed by Scottish ministers ahead of this week’s annual fisheries talks in Brussels.
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that drilling of the appraisal well 7/4-2 on the Nemo Field located in Block 7/7 and 7/4 production license PL 148, on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), has commenced.
About 180 African migrants are believed to have died in the Red Sea in the last few days while trying to reach Yemen, a Somali diplomat in Yemen has said. Hussein Haji Ahmed said two boats had capsized off the Yemeni coast.
The FPSO Sevan Voyageur arrived at the Keppel Verolme Shipyard on December 16, where it will undergo topside hook-up and commissioning activities. FPSO Sevan Voyageur will be installed on the Shelley field in the central UK North Sea in 2008, under a 5 + 5 year contract with Oilexco North Sea Ltd.
The FPSO Sevan Hummingbird left the Keppel Verolme Shipyard on December 15, 2007, heading for the Chestnut field in the central UK North Sea, where it will be deployed under a 2 + 2.5 year contract with Venture Production Plc.
On Saturday 15 December 2007 Odense Steel Shipyard presented its latest newbuilding, an 11,000 TEU container vessel, for the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group. Lady Bond accompanied by her husband, Sir John Bond, Chairman of Vodafone Group Plc, honoured A.P. Moller – Maersk and the Yard by naming the newbu
Cargotec has discovered deficiencies related to welding in its Bromma container spreaders resulting in a need for a global inspection program and possible preventive repair in certain types of spreaders. The total number of spreaders that will be inspected is some 1,730 units. A one-off cost reserve
A new edition of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s magazine Norwegian Continental Shelf is now out. The main topic in this edition is the challenges on the Norwegian continental shelf and how to ensure a positive development.
Total announces the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between Total E&P Indonesia and the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference. Under this agreement the Indonesia’s Agency of Research and Development for Energy and Mineral
On Monday 26th of November contracts were signed between Damen and AMS (Australia) Holdings Pty. Ltd. for the delivery of two Damen ATD 2412 Tugs. These tugs are currently under construction and are scheduled for delivery in June 2008.
