Van Oord has been awarded a contract to carry out dredging work in Map Ta Phut on the east coast of Thailand. The contract value amounts to some EUR 53 million. The client is PTT LNG Company Ltd. Project execution has already commenced and the work is scheduled to be completed in April 2009.
The specialist marina investment company said it has another 23 superyacht berths which it presently intends to release for long term licensing in phases over the coming years.
The first edition of the Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup sees Morten Bergesen’s Nariida (NOR), a Wally 105 launched in 1994, leading the fleet of seven maxis across the Atlantic Ocean. The Maxi Yachts left Tenerife in the Canary islands on 26th November at 13.00 UTC with the final destination of
Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation Limited, celebrated its fifth year with a strong net orderbook of over S$13 billion, including above S$7 billion of new contracts secured year-to-date.
An attempt to refloat a bulk carrier that ran aground in the Gladstone Harbour in central Queensland was abandoned early last night. A spokesman for the salvage company says five tugs and 30 people tried to refloat the 75,000-tonne ship at about 5pm AEST on Monday.
CNI hosted a couple of fun events during the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, including the annual Captain’s Dinner, held once again at Chima on Las Olas Blvd, in association with Bank of America. Global Marine Travel (GMT) graciously donated an air ticket for a raffle that was won by Captain Andre Peens
Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson is being asked to lead a fresh drive to secure a ferry link between the Forth and Norway. Plans by a Norwegian consortium to establish a UK-Norway ferry service have been delayed following a decision to re-tender the route.
Mumbai, Dec. 3 With its Rs 400-crore greenfield shipyard project yet to receive all necessary clearances, offshore service provider Dolphin Offshore Ltd is in the process of forging alliances with domestic shipyards in a bid to dip into the booming shipbuilding market at the earliest.
Mr. John C.S. Lau, President & Chief Executive Officer of Husky Energy Inc., advised the completion of Husky’s Minnedosa Ethanol Plant in a ceremony at the Manitoba Legislative Building attended by the Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mines, the Hon. Jim Rondeau, and other dignitaries. Hu
On Tuesday 4 December at 13.55, smoke was reported on the Songa Dee drilling rig. This resulted from sparks in a ventilation room. At 15.05, the fire was confirmed to be extinguished and cooling down work started. The rig, operated by Stena Drilling, is carrying out work for StatoilHydro at the Trol
StatoilHydro has signed a letter of intent for six seismic acquisition vessels which will gather data on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Secured seismic capacity includes three petroleum geo-service (PGS) vessels – Ramform Challenger, Ramform Sovereign and Atlantic Explorer, as well as Fugro
Scientists in Suffolk have been given a £2.5m grant to examine the reasons why populations of eels are declining. The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) in Lowestoft has been given European funding to carry out the research.
The second ethylene tanker out of a series of four was delivered by Meyer Werft to the Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA (Stavanger). This ship is the 50th gas tanker the shipyard has built since 1963. Meyer Werft has specialised in the construction of LPG and ethylene carriers. The LEG/LPG tan
Oceanteam ASA announced today that it had signed a contract with DONG Energy for Cable Installation Services associated with the Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm in the UK, due for installation in 2008. Phase 1 of the contract will be executed in Q3 – 2008, phase 2 programme is still to be agreed.
