City of Vancouver calls on Port Metro Vancouver to delay decisions on coal export expansion.In a letter delivered December 3rd, Mayor Gregor Robertson of Vancouver expressed his concern to Port Metro Vancouver CEO Robin Silvester that regional…
Jumbo has been awarded a North Sea FPSO mooring, installation and hook-up contract by EnQuest.EnQuest is redeveloping the Ardmore and Duncan fields as Alma and Galia respectively. The project scope is the mooring spread installation and FPSO tow out and hook up…
Island Offshore has agreed a new 2-year contract for the SCV Island Pioneer with Ocean Mexicana SA de CV.The sub-sea construction vessel (SCV) has been working for OM since delivery in April 2006 and the new contract will run in direct continuation with the current contract…
Technip awarded an important EPCI contract for the G1200 to develop the Starfish field in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean.Technip wins a lump sum engineering, procurement, commissioning and installation (EPCI) contract with BG International…
Tidetech to present ‘Beyond Weather Routing: the role of next generation oceanographic data', at Green Shiptech China Congress 2013.The presentation will highlight the role of integrated, high-resolution oceanographic data in improving vessel…
SENER launch its newest V70R2.0 FORAN release with a good payload of new capabilities for shipbuilding & offshore sectors.For this last FORAN release, SENER has strengthened the links between the basic and detail designs, and between the ship design and the running PLM solution…
MAN Diesel & Turbo confirms its first order, from USA's TOTE Inc., for its low-speed, dual-fuel ME-GI engine.American shipping company, TOTE, has signed a contract with its compatriot shipyard NASSCO in San Diego for the construction of…
U.S. based Liquid Robotics' 'Wave Glider' completes the first ever Trans-Pacific voyage by a wave-powered autonomous robot vessel.The first Pacific Crossing (PacX ) Wave Glider, Papa Mau, completes its 9,000 nautical mile (16,668 kilometers)…
All Globalstar's launched second-generation satellites now providing commercial service.One satellite was affected by the momentum wheel issue. It was originally launched in October 2010 and removed from service in early 2011, but now all…
Leading marine, offshore engineering & construction company COSCO chooses Intergraph's SmartMarine® Enterprise.COSCO Shipyard Group has extended its five-year master agreement with Intergraph®. The agreement strengthens the strategic partnership…
GE Marine technology enables its L250 and V250 marine diesel engines to be compliant without exhaust after-treatment.At the International WorkBoat Show 2012 in New Orleans, GE Marine announce its timeline for meeting EPA Tier 3 and Tier 4i…
MOL's RoRo 'Baltic Ace' sinks in shallow water after colliding with container ship 'Corvus J' off the coast of Holland.The 148-metre (485-foot) car carrier Baltic Ace, sailing under the Bahamas flag, carrying cars from Zeebrugge in Belgium to Kotka in Finland…
General Dynamics NASSCO hold keel laying ceremony in its San Diego faciltiy for the future 'USNS John Glenn' (MLP 2).Delivery of this second MLP ship is scheduled for first quarter 2014, and is to be named John Glenn, in honor of John Herschel Glenn…
Petrobras discover a new light hydrocarbon accumulation in ultra deepwaters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin (see map).The well is 85 km off the Aracaju coast, state of Sergipe, at a 2,583 meter water depth. Drilling was completed at 5,347 meter depth…
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) providers Dometic Marine introduce its DuraSea Condensing Unit at IWS 2012.The company launch the unit at this year's International Workboat Show (IWS) in New Orleans. Specifically designed…