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BlueTide Launches Cyber Security Solution
BlueTide Communications aims to strengthen remote site network defense with its Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS) solution. Suited for remote maritime and offshore sites including yachts…
Shell Bringing First US Import of Malaysian Condensate
A cargo of Malaysian Bintulu condensate bought by Royal Dutch Shell is sailing to New Orleans, Louisiana, a trade source in Asia familiar with the matter said on Tuesday…
Elwood Ide Joins Viega
Elwood Ide has joined Viega LLC as the company’s newest technical manager for shipbuilding and offshore for the West Coast. In this position, Ide will provide analysis, forecasts and guidance for developing the marine and offshore business in the California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii and British Columbia region. He will also introduce and train engineers and craftsmen to use and install new solutions that meet rigorous marine and offshore challenges.
Heavy Lift: Topside Module Delivered for Yadana Gas Field
SapuraAcergy awarded BigLift Shipping the transportation contract for a wellhead production topside module for the offshore Yadana gas field, off Myanmar. BigLift loaded the module in Ulsan, Korea, and transported it to the Yadana field, where SapuraAcergy’s S3000 would lift it off and install it onto its offshore foundation. Happy Star loaded the topside module of just under 1,000 metric tons with her two 900-metric-ton heavy lift mast cranes at Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan.
Hin Lee Shipyard Selects FORAN System
The SENER engineering and technology Group has signed a contract with the company Hin Lee Shipyard Co., Ltd. in Zhuhai, China, for the implementation of the shipbuilding CAD/CAM System FORAN…
Wärtsilä Ship Design for Offshore Maintenance Vessel
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to provide the design for a new jack-up lift vessel. The contract was signed in March with a well known Chinese yard and there…
Otto Marine Offloads Support Vessel for $38mln
Singapore-based Otto Marine Limited has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to sell a Work Maintenance Vessel known as SOC ENDEAVOUR to an unspecified party through its wholly owned subsidiary…
Taqa Extends Wood Group Contract
Wood Group has secured a two-year contract extension with TAQA in the North Sea. Wood Group PSN, will continue to provide engineering, construction and maintenance…
US Judge Approves BP Civil Settlement with US Government over 2010 Spill
U.S. Judge Carl Barbier granted final approval on Monday to BP Plc's civil settlement over its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill after it reached a deal in July 2015 to pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states. The company at the time said its total pre-tax charges from the spill set aside for criminal and civil penalties and cleanup costs were around $53.8 billion. Under the terms of the original agreement with the U.S.
First Offshore Aquaculture Development Green Lighted
The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Fisheries has approved Norway’s first development concession enabling Ocean Farming AS, supported by Kongsberg Maritime AS, to build the world’s first automated ‘exposed’ aquaculture facility. Situated outside of Trondheim, this new facility introduces a paradigm shift in salmon farming now, and other fish types in the future and is a significant step in Norway’s efforts to deliver technical solutions to address the impending global food gap challenge.
ACK Marine & General Contracting Launched
Kim Shaughnessy, longtime chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Cashman Equipment Corp., officially announced the opening of ACK Marine & General Contracting, LLC, a global marine construction and contracting company based in Quincy, Mass. The firm is certified as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) at the national level. “I literally have grown up in the marine construction and services industry…
Port2Port, Neptune Maritime Security to Merge
Two global maritime security risk management providers Port2Port Maritime Security and Neptune Maritime Security announced they have agreed to merge. The combined group will provide significant scale and service advantages to the shipping and offshore industries, as well as improving the global reach of both companies. The merger follows an extensive strategic evaluation process between both companies…
SeaZip Continues Fleet Expansion
In a celebratory atmosphere, marking the sustained growth of its fleet, SeaZip Offshore Services has taken delivery of two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2610. Continuing the company’s vessel-naming trend, the new additions will be known as SeaZip 5 and SeaZip 6. The offshore service provider now has six Damen FCS 2610 vessels in its fleet. A key modification made to both vessels was to increase their draught.
Seagull Launches Ex, El Safety Training
Seagull Oil & Gas has launched the most cost efficient and comprehensive e-learning training package in the industry for offshore personnel working in explosive atmospheres.
Boskalis Completes Acquisition of STRABAG Wasserbau
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has concluded the acquisition of the dredging activities and assets of STRABAG Wasserbau GmbH. The transaction price of…
G E Shipping Acquires Product Tanker
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of a Newbuilding Medium Range Product Tanker “Jag Punit” of about 49,700 dwt. The company had…
Satisfactory 2015 results for DNV GL
In 2015, DNV GL delivered satisfactory financial results and increased its operating revenue by 8.2%. Group President and CEO of DNV GL Remi Eriksen highlights:…
Schlumberger Led Consortium Wins Malaysia Offshore Survey
Malaysia has opened an area of its offshore waters to the multi-client seismic model for the first time. The move is a result of a new initiative by Petronas to…
Stena Weco Impulse Delivered from China
The chemical and product tanker Stena Weco Impulse, jointly owned on a 50-50 basis by Stena Bulk and the Danish Weco Group, has been delivered from the Chinese shipyard CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering (CSSC OME) in Guangzhou. The IMOIIMAX tanker Stena Weco Impulse is the sixth in a series of 13 vessels ordered by Stena Bulk. She is now en route to several Indonesian ports where she will load vegetable oils after which she will sail to Barcelona and Rotterdam to discharge her cargo.
SUNY Maritime Students Fundraise for Cancer Research
Research for finding cures to childhood cancers got a little help from SUNY Maritime College students last week. A group of students raised more than $5,500 for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity that funds childhood cancer research. One evening last week, more than 20 young men lined up in the barbershop to shave their heads. Since during their first year at the college, all male members of the regiment of cadets…
Webinar: Offshore Wind: North American Opportunities and Challenges
Women Offshore & a Vibrant Maritime & Offshore Workforce
“The Money Maker”: MacGregor Gangway Solutions for Offshore Wind
A Maritime Life: Anu Peippo, Offshore Segment Director, Steerprop
Video: Jumbo Completes Offshore Wind Farm Project
The Hurting Offshore Energy Sector Faces a New Competitor
Engineering to Help Aquaculture Move Offshore
Gulf Marine Contractors is Bullish on the Future of U.S. Offshore Wind
BSEE Gears Up for Offshore Wind Oversight
LR Helps Offshore Operators Navigate Tough Technical Hurdles
