Seamec Ltd has informed BSE that the Company has entered into Charter Party with National Petroleum Construction Company, Abu Dhabi (U.A.E), for Charter Hire of its vessel “Seamec Princess” in Bombay High. The contract is for a firm period of 30 days with option for extension. The Charter commenced
Chelsea Technologies Group announced this week a significant increase in both sale and rental contracts for the 2011 Model Sub-Sea Pipeline Leak Detection System. The PLD system now includes the provision of digital output on all fluorimeters that operate these systems, and alignment of power requir
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) – a rapidly emerging drilling, pipe lay and offshore construction company, announces the appointment of Stuart D Oakley as its new Chief Executive Officer to be based in Constanta in Romania. Mr. Fanel Hahui who previously held this position will now move into the n
The Naval Sea System Command’s Office of the Director of Ocean Engineering Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) recently began developing a prototype hyperbaric aluminum welding capability that will permit underwater welds to the U.S. Navy’s aluminum- hulled ships. The hyperbaric aluminum weld
SCOTLAND’S world-leading marine and tidal energy development facility, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), today announces a major international collaboration to develop Japan’s first marine energy test centre. EMEC has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ocean Energy Association of
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) has been awarded a new contract in the North Sea, for pipelay services. This is the second contract awarded to the company by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The pipelay contract is for GSP Falcon, the DNV class pipelay vessel which will carry out the installation of a 10
Malcolm Vincent BSc (Hons), MSc, CEng, FIMarEST, FIMechE, FIOD has been appointed the 110th President of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) at its AGM on 8 March. Andreas Chrysostomou has been appointed President Elect. Malcolm Vincent takes over the reins of offic
A region’s peak environment organization has stated that companies interested in exploring or mining the Pacific seafloor should be required to invest in protecting the underwater environment. David Sheppard, Director General of SPREP, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program stre
The gas find “Luva” off Helgeland was renamed “Aasta Hansteen”. Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Ola Borten Moe, announced the new name during a speech at a Norwegian Sea conference held in Stjørdal on 8 March 2012. Aasta Hansteen was a campaigner for women’s rights and a high-profile participant i
The Deep-Sea Scientific Drilling Vessel Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), will embark on Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 343 Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project (JFAST), from 1 April to 24 May 2012. The main goal of the JFAST p
An additional deep-water facility at Lerwick Harbour has been brought into operation ahead of schedule to support a major subsea project in the North Sea. Work was accelerated on an 80-metre section of the quay under development at Greenhead to make it available for use by Technip, a world leader in
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Engineering Service Center (ESC) and NAVFAC Pacific will host the Renewable Ocean Energy Conference on two separate days, March 26 and March 28, at the Koa Malina Officers Club at Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), Kaneohe Bay. The conference will prov
Torsten Marten has taken up the new post of Brazil operations manager at NCS Survey, an Acteon company. Torsten will be based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from the 25 March and will look after all NCS’s current and future operations in the country. A graduate in hydrography and ocean science from the U
Marine handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems is presenting the oceanographic handling expertise being deployed on the new oceanographic research vessel for the Geological Survey of India (GSI), and the Woods Holes Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) new R/V Atlantis research vessel, to han
