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HHI Awarded US$296-million Aircraft Carrier Contract

Sep 27, 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries receives a previous contract modification for material procurement & advanced construction of 'John F. Kennedy'.The company's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the prime contractor.This award enables…

Aker Solutions Helps Extend Life of Brunei Offshore Oil Fields

Sep 27, 2012

Aker Solutions named as management contractor for Brunei Shell Petroleum Co Sdn Bhd's (BSP) offshore construction and maintenance services. The contract in Brunei, East Asia, is worth over NOK 2.3 billion, and is for a duration of five years with an option of two additional years…

Washington State Ferries Contract for G4S Technology

Sep 27, 2012

G4S Technology LLC wins Washington State Department of Transportation, Ferries Division contract to upgrade security systems.G4S Technology LLC (formerly Adesta), a systems integrator and project management company for electronic security systems and communication networks…

US Navy Contract for National Steel & Shipbuilding

Sep 26, 2012

National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., awarded a US$107,994,835 contract for work on 'USS Essex' dry docking maintenance program.The new contract is a modification to previously awarded cost-plus award fee/incentive fee…

DNV to Class World's First LNG FPSO

Sep 26, 2012

DNV has been contracted to class the Petronas LNG FPSO (Floating Production, Storage, Offtake) vessel to be built by Korea's DSME. The unit will be built by DSME in Korea and is destined for the Kanowit field offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.…

Harvey Gulf Buys 9 Bee Mar OSV's & to Stretch 5

Sep 26, 2012

Harvey Gulf International Marine closes its asset purchase purchase deal with Bee Mar LLC.The purchase price for the all-cash sale of Bee Mar's nine Offshore Supply Vessels was US$243-million. Harvey Gulf immediately renamed the vessels…

Charter Extended on Seabird's 'Hawk Explorer'

Sep 26, 2012

SeaBird Exploration Plc announce that the contract for 'Hawk Explorer' has been extended by Spectrum ASA for a minimum of 2 months.Hawk Explorer is a 2D seismic survey vessel of LOA 66 m, breadth 14.5 m. and draft of 5.8 m with a transit speed of 12 kts…

DP World Orders Operating System for Jebel Ali Terminal

Sep 25, 2012

CyberLogitec, a Korea-based IT company to provide its OPUS Terminal Operating System (TOS) for Terminal 3, at the expanding port complex.OPUS TOS has modules to support the sophisticated operational requirements of the new terminal as…

Tankship Time Charter to Generate US$20-million for Tsakos

Sep 25, 2012

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN) announce a three-year time charter extension for the 2007 built, 163,216 dwt, double hull suezmax tanker, 'Arctic'.The charter with the same South American state oil company incorporates minimum and…

Asia's First Floating LNG Project to Have GE Compressors

Sep 24, 2012

GE Oil & Gas to supply gas turbine-driven compressor train technology to Malaysia’s Petronas for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility.The start-up of the FLNG facility is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2015. It will be moored about 180 kilometers off the coast of Bintulu…

Konecranes to Supply Nine RTG's to W. Africa Container Terminal

Sep 24, 2012

Konecranes to supply nine RTG's (Rubber Tired Gantry) to Bolloré Group in West Africa.The cranes will be delivered to MPS Container Terminal in Tema, Ghana and Benin Container Terminal in Cotonou, Benin. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the orders…

Northern Energy Update on Rig Employment

Sep 24, 2012

Norway's Northern Offshore, Ltd announce that the last two wells of a 4-well program will not be drilled at the present time.The Joint Operating Company Vietgazprom, a joint venture between Petrovietnam and Gazprom, ('VGP') has given notice that the last two wells will not be drilled at present…

CSA Gains a Second US Military SPAWAR Contract

Sep 24, 2012

Client Solution Architects LLC (CSA) wins contract to provide electronic & communications services to the US Navy & other government agencies.The contract is to provide electronic and communication services and solutions in support of mission capabilities for the US Navy…

Odyssey to Begin Commodity Salvage from Shipwrecks

Sep 24, 2012

Odyssey Marine Exploration has four shipwreck contracts in place & has acquired rare shipwreck location archive for its database.Odyssey Marine Exploration, pioneers in the field of deep-ocean exploration,  announce they have received project…

Technip Wins Substantial Norway Offshore Contract

Sep 21, 2012

Technip wins a Statoil contract for fabrication, installation & tie-ins of flowlines for the Gullfaks South field development. The Gullfaks South field development is in the northern part of the North Sea, located approximately 190 kilometers northwest of Bergen…

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