Kaminco of Greece said it has entered into an LNG bunkering partnership with Galileo of Argentina. “Kaminco once more brings innovation to the Greek Shipping Community and the Eastern Mediterranean… Kaminco has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with not only the biggest but the only par
The trailing suction hopper dredge Yaquina has arrived at Siuslaw River on Sunday to commence the first of eight scheduled days of dredging. The dredging has been secured through U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio’s Water Resources Reform and Development Act which guarantees 10 percent of the Harbor Maintenanc
Paradigm Drilling Services, a specialist North-east drilling services firm has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of a chief operating officer. Paradigm Drilling Services, which is based at Thainstone, near Inverurie, has appointed Willem Boon von Ochssee, as COO, to assist
UK oil and gas engineering firm FES International has won a $1.2m (£700,000) contract to supply four Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors to contractor NOV Flexibles. This is FES’ third project for NOV Flexibles this year with a combined value of almost US $5m. Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors are
Rem Offshore ASA has entered into a newbuilding contract for one OCV (Offshore Construction Vessel) at Vard. The vessel is of the Vard 2 06 design with overall length of 100 meters and a beam of 25 meters. The vessel will be equipped with a 150 ton offshore crane, ROV hangar, prepared for A-frame an
Installing new loading buoys is one of several projects intended to extend Gullfaks’ life towards 2040. 2.55 billion barrels of oil from the Gullfaks field have passed through the existing loading buoys since first oil. Statoil has reported that the towing of the first loading buoy, due to come on l
SBSS has signed the contract with LS Cable on the Venezuela subsea cable installation project which includes the installation and burying of 2 subsea cables of 230kV and 40km-length, connecting the Chacopata city and Margarita island as the electricity infrastructure. As planned, Soverengn, the subs
IHI Corporation received an order for two “IHI-SPB” LNG tanks to be installed in the Floating LNG Storage & Regasification Unit (FSRU) from Wison Group of Shanghai, China. These two tanks will be fabricated at the IHI’s Aichi Works and delivered at Wison’s Nantong shipyard in the second half of 2015
Fine Tubes, a UK-based manufacturer and distributor of precision tubes for critical applications, has been awarded an order by FMC Technologies for the supply of advanced tubing for Total’s offshore Egina project in Nigeria. Located some 150km off the coast of Nigeria at a depth of up to 1750m, the
Fine Tubes, a manufacturer and distributor of precision tubes for critical applications has announced that it has been awarded a major order by FMC Technologies for the supply of advanced tubing for Total’s offshore Egina project. Located some 150km off the coast of Nigeria at a depth of up to 1750m
Maintenance work at the Mackay Marina southern breakwater being undertaken by North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) is progressing well with significant upgrades made to some of the sections damaged by high seas related to Tropical Cyclone Dylan at the end of January. The breakwater has been closed to
Work has commenced to remove more seagrass wrack from Jurien Boat Harbour to maintain improved water flow and navigation at the facility. Department of Transport A/Executive Director of Coastal Infrastructure Donna West said the wrack trawling operation was a pro-active measure to prevent a build-up
Cal Dive International, Inc. has announced the sale of its U.S. Gulf of Mexico shallow water surface diving fleet to a privately held company for cash of $18.5 million and a 19.9% minority interest in the entity acquiring the assets. The assets sold are comprised of eight surface diving vessels and
LUSCHI, a Brazilian based company, added a 1,330 m³ Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) to its fleet. The vessel, named “Recreio do Bandeirantes”, will become “LUSCHI X” after formalizing purchase between LUSCHI and BIC Bank, on Wednesday, June 04. The vessel which has a length of 77,5 m, and a w
