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Eco Marine Power Short-Listed for Ship Efficiency Awards

Sep 10, 2014

Eco Marine Power is pleased to announce that it has been named as a finalist in two categories of the inaugural Ship Efficiency Awards 2014. The Ship Efficiency Awards 2014, hosted by Lloyd's Register and organised by Fathom, will recognise…

Technip Wins EPIC Contract for Juniper field offshore Trinidad

Sep 10, 2014

Technip has been awarded a substantial (1) EPIC (2) lump sum contract by BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC for the development of the Juniper project, to be located off the South East coast of Trinidad.The scope of work consists of design, detailed engineering…

CWind Names Thomsen Global Head of Sales

Sep 09, 2014

CWind, a provider of integrated services to the offshore wind industry, announced the appointment of Kurt E. Thomsen to lead its global sales team.Kurt, who was a major influence in the development of the crane ship concept, was one of the…

Vikoma Announces New General Manager and Director

Sep 09, 2014

Oil Pollution and environmental technology company Vikoma International Limited has appointed Karen Lucas as its new General Manager and Director. Lucas is to take on the role and lead Vikoma’s day-to-day operations alongside the Vikoma Board…

Acorn Appoints Oxman as Partner

Sep 08, 2014

Acorn International, an environmental and social risk management service provider, has appointed Michael Oxman as partner within its Houston office. In this role, Oxman will be the cornerstone in taking Acorn International to a new level…

Storms Cut Power to Over 600,000 in Michigan, Illinois

Sep 08, 2014

More than 600,000 electric customers in Michigan and Illinois lost power at the height of storms that brought heavy winds and lightning, ripping up trees, downing power lines and leaving at least two people dead, officials said on Saturday…

Areva in Steam Generators Contract in S. Africa

Sep 08, 2014

France's Areva said on Saturday it sealed a contract worth around 300 million euros with South African utility Eskom to replace steam generators at the Koeberg nuclear power plant, near Cape Town.Areva will design, manufacture and install…

AW-Energy to Tie-up with LR to certify WaveRoller™ technology

Sep 08, 2014

The world-leading Finnish wave energy technology developer AW-Energy has taken another major step towards commercialising its WaveRoller™ technology. In mid-August the company signed a Framework Agreement with the independent certification organisation Lloyd’s Register Energy…

Hiab's Waste Handling Equipment Ups Productivity 100%

Sep 05, 2014

Hiab, part of Cargotec, helps companies achieve maximum performance out of every pickup and delivery with its MULTILIFT hooklifts. In May 2014, the second MULTILIFT XR26Z was delivered to Haulaway in Australia.  The Victorian waste and…

Timeline: BP Oil Spill Litigation

Sep 04, 2014

BP Plc was found 'grossly negligent' on Thursday by a federal judge in connection with its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The decision by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans, who oversees litigation related to the disaster…

BP Says US Court Yet to Determine Penalty

Sep 04, 2014

Oil major BP said on Thursday it will appeal a U.S. court decision that found it grossly negligent with respect to the Gulf of Mexico 2010 oil spill and added the court will hold additional proceedings due to begin next January.BP said it…

Invaluable Decommissioning Sessions Continue

Sep 03, 2014

North Sea decommissioning will undoubtedly have an impact upon operators and suppliers alike. What is not so widely understood is the sheer scale of opportunity that will arise from the decommissioning phase, and how companies can plan to make the most of those opportunities as they arise…

OW Bunker Delivers Significant Time Savings

Sep 03, 2014

Time of bunkering process significantly reduced providing savings of thousands of dollars per day.OW Bunker has announced significant efficiency benefits following the commencement of distributing fuel oil with an MPA-approved (Maritime…

Harsema-Mensonides Joins Braemar Engineering

Sep 03, 2014

Harsema-Mensonides Takes New Role at BraemarBraemar Engineering announced the appointment of Alex Harsema-Mensonides as Director of Marine Business Development, effective from September 1, 2014.Harsema-Mensonides joins Braemar Engineering with a wealth of experience…

Bureau Veritas Diversifies with MatthewsDaniel Acquisition

Sep 02, 2014

Bureau Veritas announced today that it has acquired MatthewsDaniel Ltd, a global provider of loss adjusting and risk assessment services for the offshore industry.Created in Houston, Texas, in 1962, MatthewsDaniel is headquartered in London and has operations in Europe…

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