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SCR Detailed Design Contract for 2H Offshore

Mar 04, 2013

2H Offshore Inc., an Acteon company, awarded a Steel Catenary Riser (SCR) detailed design project with LLOG Exploration Company. The scope of work includes the provision of detailed design of the production and export SCRs tied back to the…

Krill Systems Completes NOAA Contract

Mar 04, 2013

Krill Systems Inc. have installed their Vessel Fuel Measurement and Monitoring Systems (VFMMS) in 6 NOAA Fisheries survey vessels.Installations on NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada, NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson and NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler represent…

Hecules Offshore Buy KS Energy Liftboat 'Titan 2'

Mar 03, 2013

Hercules Offshore executes a definitive agreement to acquire the liftboat 'Titan 2' from a subsidiary of KS Energy Ltd.The purchase price is $42 million in cash. The Titan 2 is a 280 foot class vessel, constructed in 2008, registered and flagged in Panama…

Subsea Arctic, Black Sea: Technip Signs Russia J/V's

Mar 03, 2013

Technip signs two agreements with State Corporation Russian Technologies (Rostec) for subsea equipment production.Technip and RT-Chemcomposite Holding Company, a Rostec subsidiary, signed a memorandum of understanding to express their intention…

Konecranes Win Record Indonesian Order

Mar 03, 2013

Konecranes to deliver container handling equipment to Indonesian state-owned terminal operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero).The order comprises 10 ship-to-shore cranes, 20 automated stacking cranes and five straddle carriers. Delivery is scheduled for 2014 and 2016…

JW Fishers Win More UMD Contracts

Mar 03, 2013

Police departments & sheriff’s offices around the country are adding underwater metal detectors (UMD) to their crime-fighting armory.An essential tool for locating evidence disposed of in a waterway, metal detectors routinely assist police divers in finding weapons…

Johnson Controls' Batteries to Power All-Electric Boat Motors

Mar 01, 2013

Johnson Controls, Inc. to produce Li-ion battery packs from its Holland, Mich. plant for Torqeedo's all-electric boat motors.Torqeedo, a German-based manufacturer, will use Johnson Controls' Li-ion automotive battery packs to power its award…

Container Line Major Adds Charleston to Asia Service

Mar 01, 2013

CMA CGM is adding the Port of Charleston to its Pacific Express 3 (PEX 3) weekly service.The French carrier has deployed 11 vessels of between 4,400 and 5,100 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity in the service. The first ship in the service to call Charleston…

NATO Submarine Base to Become Rig Haven

Mar 01, 2013

Norwegian Ministry of Defense approves sale of Olavsvern naval base outside Tromsø.The sale is to the investor group Triko AS which includes Odfjell Drilling, PSW Rig Service and in cooperation with Petro Support Group will create a service center for the offshore petroleum industry…

Swiber Wins Huge SE Asia 2013 Contracts

Mar 01, 2013

Singapore's Swiber Holdings has been awarded subsea contracts in SE Asia worth approximately US$153-million. The contracts, with oil industry majors, mark the first wins in 2013, largely entail transportation and installation of pipelines and offshore structures in Southeast Asia…

General Dynamics Awarded Navy SUBSAFE Contract

Feb 28, 2013

General Dynamics Electric Boat awarded submarine safety and maintenance contract.The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a contract to perform submarine safety program (SUBSAFE) and intermediate submarine maintenance work for submarines…

Subsea Icelandic HV Cable Link Contract for ABB

Feb 28, 2013

The High-voltage submarine and underground cable link will bring reliable power to a remote island fishing community.ABB has received an order worth around $10 million, from Landsnet, the Icelandic transmission system operator, to supply a…

Milestone Tankship Refit at Portugal's Lisnave Shipyard

Feb 27, 2013

The 107,123 dwt 'Eagle Turin', owned by AET is the 100th tankship refit project to be handled at Lisnave.This milestone in today’s highly competitive ship refit market, has been achieved over a period of 15 years, it being the second time…

Aker Acquire Specialized Drilling Firm

Feb 27, 2013

Aker Solutions acquires managed pressure drilling specialist Managed Pressure Operations (MPO).Managed Pressure Operations International, Ltd. (MPO) is a company that has successfully developed the next generation of continuous circulation…

Proposed Canadian LNG Export Terminal Gets License

Feb 26, 2013

The federal government approves a 25-year export licence for shipping LNG from Kitimat, a West Coast terminal proposed by a Shell consortium .The licence awarded to LNG Canada, a consortium of Shell, Korea Gas Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., and PetroChina International…

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