On Thursday, October 25th, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy invited the oil companies to nominate blocks and/or combinations of blocks that they believe should be included in the 20th licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf. The deadline for submitting nominations is 12 noon, 15 Janur
Aker Yards has signed a contract with Tide Sjø AS for three ferries dedicated to operate the link between Oslo and the peninsula of Nesodden. The ferries will be built in France at Aker Yards, Lorient. The total contract price is approximately EUR 45 million.
An offshore platform of ENI SpA (NYSE:E) unit Agip offshore Nigeria has been attacked by an armed group, an industry source told Agence France-Presse, without elaborating if there were any casualties.
Total announces the acquisition of a 40% interest in three exploration permits northeast of Ichthys on the Australian Browse Basin jointly with Inpex (60%, operator). These interests were held by ConocoPhillips. This acquisition is subject to the approval of the Australian authorities.
Wärtsilä received an order for a propulsion package from Vietnam in September 2007. The contract was awarded by the Ben Kien Shipyard in Haiphong and involves the supply of a propulsion package for a multi-purpose carrier to be built for Hai Duong Shipbuilding & Shipping Company, both companies bein
Beachcombers who salvaged over £1 million worth of car parts from the wreck of the container ship MSC Napoli have been told they can keep their beach booty. Container-loads of BMW gearboxes and windscreens were washed onto Branscombe Beach in East Devon when the 70,000-ton freighter ran aground in J
The company had a result of USD – 23.3 million (2006: USD 53.8 million) or USD -0.44 (2006: USD 1.02) per share, for the three months ended 30th September 2007. EBITDA was USD 43.8 million (2006: USD 110.5 million).
Diana Shipping Inc. , a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, today announced that it has entered into a time charter contract with C Transport Panamax Ltd., of Monaco, for one of its Panamax dry bulk carriers, the Erato, at a gross rate of US$80,300 per day
The Rolex Middle Sea Race 2007 just refuses to draw to a close. This exceptional race that has witnessed many different stories of success and misfortune has almost taken on a life of its own. Windsong (GBR), Nord Star (RUS) and Muzyka (ITA) all finished last night between 2AM and 2.50AM. This leave
The Board of directors of ZIM approved this week the purchase 8 ships of 12,600 TEU with an option to buy one more. The ships will be built in Korea and will be delivered at the beginning of 2012. The cost of each ship is of about $170 Millions
Mercon Steel Structures and Van Oord Nederland are proposing the ‘Double Decker’ as an alternative solution to the traffic flow problems along the A27 motorway at Gorinchem, the Netherlands. Four possible solutions have been described in the initial policy document concerning the A27 Lunetten – Hooi
Those wanting to spice up their festive season by competing in Australia’s best known offshore yacht race have less than one week to submit an application for entry.
Konecranes has signed two contracts to supply container handling cranes to the cargo terminal OJSC Petrolesport (PLP) in St. Petersburg, Russia. One of the orders comprises two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and the other six RTG (rubber tyred gantry) cranes. The cranes will be delivered in mid-2008. Th
Following a European bid tender, BOURBON is announcing its order for two high-tech Multi Purpose Supply Vessels (MPSV) from Socarenam, the French shipyard based in Boulogne-sur-Mer. The design of these vessels is based on a concept established by Marine Assistance, and will be developed by the consu
