On August 10, 2011, at 14:33 local time in Vietnam was delivered the vessel Skandi Saigon, built by by STX Vung Tau,whose owner is Aker Dof Deepwater AS, a company from DOF Group. The Skandi Saigon is a new generation high powered anchor handling vessel designed for field installation operations acr
Polarcus Limited announced that the Company has received a contract award and a separate Letter of Intent from two undisclosed clients for 3D seismic acquisition projects in Australasia. The projects, to be acquired back-to-back by Polarcus Alima, will commence in Q4 2011 and are expected to run fro
Sonardyne International’s Ranger 2 USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) acoustic positioning technology has played a crucial role in a scientific mission to discover a new eco system on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The Irish led VENTuRE expedition used the Ranger 2 equipment to track the Remotely Operate
A&P TYNE is building on its success in a new business sector with the completion of yet another subsea structure for an offshore oil and gas field. The Mid Water Arch – used to support control cables as they rise from the seabed to the surface – left the ship repair and fabrication yard at […
GDT TEK, Inc. today announced that its 50% owned subsidiary Steriwave-GDT Tek has filed a patent application for a system that safely removes and captures methane hydrates from undersea reserves. The main design of the Steriwave-GDT Tek subsea open pit drilling/extraction concept is to provide maxim
Marine biologist Colin Foord of art/science duo Coral Morphologic has discovered a rare coral species on a seawall of Government Cut, the… (miamiherald) [mappress] Source: miamiherald, August 16, 2011;
A Mangrove Park will be built in Haicang Bay during a marine ecosystem improvement project along western sea area in Xiamen, reports Xiamen… (whatsonxiamen) [mappress] Source: whatsonxiamen, August 16, 2011
EMAS, a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry and operating brand for Ezra Holdings Limited (Ezra or the Group), continues to boost its orderbook of marine and/or offshore construction contracts. The latest contract win was
As energy demand is rising again, the year 2011 marks a turning point in the oil & gas industry with increased investments in the entire value chain. Offshore Energy in Amsterdam (11 & 12 October 2011), clearly reflects the confidence that governs the industry today. In four years time, the number o
Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, reported all-time record results for the fiscal 2011 fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2011. Fiscal 2011 sales were $12.3 billion, an increase of 23.5 percent from $10.0 billion in the prior year and surpassing t
Underwater mining specialist Nautilus Minerals posts first half losses of $7.98m – down from $18.75m a year ago. The reduction was largely a result of the company capitalising exploration and evaluation expenditure at Solwara 1 following receipt of a mining lease from the Papua New Guinea government
MAN Diesel & Turbo signed a contract on 7 July 2011 in Frederikshavn, Denmark for the supply of 4 × MAN 8L32/40 engines to power a seismic vessel ordered by Sanco Shipping of Norway. The vessel will be built by Kleven Maritime at Myklebust shipyard in southern Norway and is scheduled for delivery by
Last week, Saturday the 12th August, the 105 meter Diving Support Vessel “Don Daniel” arrived at De Hoop’s fitting out quay in Rotterdam. Today the wheelhouse, funnel/boomrest and lifeboats where lifted on again. These items where taken off so the vessel could pass the bridges from Lobith to Rotterd
STAR Center, located in Dania Beach, Florida, is launching into the Dynamic Positioning (DP) Training market, expanding its comprehensive world-class simulation training services to the offshore, cable laying and cruise ship markets in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. In a contract signed with Kongsbe
