The cargo vessel Calumet, a 629-foot ship that ran aground on the north side of Sugar Island Wednesday, was refloated Friday, at approximately 8:50 PM local time, after the United States Coast Guard approved a salvage plan submitted by Grand River Navigation, the vessel’s owner. The St. Marys River,
Brazilian oil and gas company Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção (QGEP), a Queiroz Galvão Group company, has hired one of Solstad Farstad’s anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels for work off Brazil. Solstad Farstad said on Monday that the vessel in question was the AHTS BOS Turmalina. Namely,
Oman LNG, the operator of the country’s sole LNG export plant in Qalhat, and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) have signed a three-year partnership deal to boost technical and commercial cooperation. The collaboration is a consolidation of efforts in relation to staff development and capacity buildin
Greek shipowner DryShips has terminated the disputed common stock purchase agreement, dated April 3, 2017, with the British Virgin Islands-based Kalani Investments Limited, the company said on Friday, effective immediately. In addition, the company’s Chairman and CEO, George Economou, agreed to refr
Engineering and construction company McDermott has appointed John Freeman as the company’s new senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. McDermott said on Monday that Freeman succeeded Liane Hinrichs who announced her intention to retire from the company at the end of the year
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The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. climbed up by to 18 units last week following a fall by seven units in the week before, Baker Hughes, a GE Company, reported on Friday. Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -5 to 949 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 5 rigs from last week to 949, […]
Only ten years ago, the motto of Dutch-built cargo ships was multi-purpose. A ship had to be versatile to adapt to the market and be suitable for bulk goods, tramp cargo, containers and project cargo. This way, the vessel could always be employed in the most profitable trade. Things have changed qui
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Bechtel completes Driftwood LNG FEED Tellurian said the front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for its 26 mtpa Driftwood LNG project has been completed by Bechtel. Uniper CEO says US LNG too expensive, Europe needs alternative gas sources European natural gas suppliers will have to be more ac
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 7-13, 2017). Second Dredge for Buxton Beach Nourishment Weeks Marine has resumed Buxton Beach Nourishment operations after two days of being shut down due to weather, reports Dare County. Rotterdam Offsh
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from August 7 – 13, 2017. Penguin wave energy converter marks 150-day milestone Wello Oy has informed that Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) has now been operational 150 days since its deployment from the beginning of
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 07 – August 13). The underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 could continue as the US-based seabed exploration specialist reportedly offered to take another stab at the
