Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW), an international marine fuel logistics company that markets and physically supplies refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea, announced today that the Company has entered into an agreement to purchase the M/T Nautilus, a 1991-bu
On Monday 21 May 2007 Odense Steel Shipyard presented its latest newbuilding, an 11,000 TEU container vessel, for the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group. Mrs Gunilla Nyman, accompanied by her husband, Mr Anders Dahlvig, CEO & President, IKEA Group, honoured A.P. Moller – Maersk and the Yard by naming the ne
Following the successful building and delivery of the Damen Fast Crew Supplier 3507 (Silni), Brodospas has now ordered 2 Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) Vessels 6315. Construction will take place at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania and the delivery of both vessels is scheduled for 2009.
THE order for a fourth Astute-class nuclear submarine is a boost for Barrow’s future, says the town’s mayor. Conservative councillor Ken Williams said: ‘It is overwhelming news and another wonderful plus for Barrow.’
BAE Systems and Cummins Power Systems Inc. have signed an agreement that establishes Cummins Power Systems as a factory-authorized service center for BAE Systems’ HybriDrive® propulsion systems. Cummins will provide diagnostic services and warranty-covered repairs to the entire power train on Orion
The American cruise company Celebrity Cruises (Miami), a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., has placed a contract for a fourth large cruise ship with MEYER WERFT in Papenburg. After ordering the first ship of the Solstice class as early as in the summer of 2005, and number two and three in
Strong Northeasterly winds on the waters off Valencia have forced the Race Committee to postpone racing for the day. The wind has been between 20 and 25 knots all day, and the Race Committee considered the sea state off Port America’s Cup (with waves up to two metres) such that it could cause damage
The Race Committee has raised a postponement flag at the regatta office, holding the two semi finalists ashore this morning. Desafío Español’s ESP 97 and Emirates Team New Zealand’s NZL 92 will remain at their bases for now.
Desafío Español 2007 continues to hold on to hope in its Semi Final series against the top ranked challenger Emirates Team New Zealand. A win by the Spanish on Sunday brought the scoreline to 4-2. The Kiwis need one more win to advance to the FInal, while Karol Jablonski’s Spanish squad is fighting
British Nuclear Group has awarded the ACKtiv Nuclear Joint Venture (JV) – consisting of Aker Kvaerner, Atkins and Carillion – a further contract to support decommissioning at the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond, located at the Sellafield nuclear licensed site in the UK. ACKtiv Nuclear is to pro
Oceanteam Power & Umbilical ASA announced today that it had accepted an LOI agreement with ABB for Cable Installation Services associated with the 244km BritNed Interconnector between the Isle of Grain in the United Kingdom and Maasvlakte, The Netherlands, due for installation in 2009 and 2010.
Oceanteam Power & Umbilical ASA announced today that under co-operation agreement with ABB published 14th March 2007, Oceanteam is the exclusive installation partner of ABB on the STATOIL GJØA development.
Technip has been awarded by BP an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, worth approximately €90 million, for the flexible pipes for the Skarv FPSO(1) located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. This contract covers flexible risers(2), flexible jumpers(3) and associated equipm
As of March, the new XAS 746 Cd compressor is replacing Atlas Copco’s former XASE 745 Gd model. To help customers reduce their operating costs, Atlas Copco applied more efficient compressor screw elements, allowing the new model to deliver the same compressed air output with a smaller engine and in
