Aberdeen Harbour Board has awarded a £5.2m contract involving major improvements to the port entrance and for widening and deepening the navigation channel.Harbour Board chief executive, Colin Parker said: “As the centre of activity for…
GL Noble Denton, the independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has appointed industry veteran Arthur Stoddart to lead its operations in the Americas.Stoddart will become Executive Vice President for the region, based in Houston…
Dan-Bunkering has announced that as from 1 June 2012 Sarah Huang, 29 years old, has joined the Shanghai office as Marketing Executive.Sarah Huang was born in China and moved to Denmark as a child, but is now back in China. Sarah has a background in banking…
What do we think of when we hear “Survival at Sea”? It usually brings up visions of a ship in a perilous situation confronting some extraordinary circumstances that might be life or death. We are now faced with an even more harrowing scenario…
Chairman explains preliminary plans & drawings for the Titanic II project devised by Finnish-based DeltamarinThe Titanic II Preliminary General Arrangement Plan and Preliminary Midship Section Drawing depicts nine decks complete with first…
Russia has offered India joint participation in development of its GLONASS satellite navigation system on an equal basisThe Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), which was officially launched in 1993, is a Russian counterpart to the U…
Offshore drilling activity on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) rose 64% during Q2 2012 compared to the same period last yearWorld Oil informs that industry figures in a Deloitte report documents drilling and licensing across North West Europe between April 1 and June 30…
AtoBviaC offers navigators online calculation of SECA (Sulphur Emission Control Area) & North America ECA (Emission Control Area) distancesThe imminent tightening of fuel control areas around the US is providing ship operators with a new…
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) issues its report on last year's St. Lawrence Seaway grounding of 'BBC Steinhoeft'In summary: on 31 March 2011 at 0309 Eastern Daylight Time, the downbound vessel BBC Steinhoeft, under the conduct of a pilot…
Port growth reaffirms Australia's Coalition Government plans to expand Melbourne's capacityPremier Ted Baillieu and Minister for Ports Denis Napthine announce trade figures at the Port of Melbourne surged in the 2011-12 financial year with a 9…
Caterpillar Inc. introduce CG132, CG170 and CG260 gas gensets with electrical outputs ranging from 400 to 4,300 kWeAvailable in both 50 Hz- and 60 Hz-rated models, CG generator sets are designed for maximum efficiency in extended-duty distributed…
EU Naval Force German and French Frigates escorts AMISOM cargo ship through piracy-risk waters to Mogadishu, SomaliaOperation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR) provided protection to MV Gigante, a ship chartered for AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia)…
US diesel power engineering, assembly, service and distribution organization company celebrates its 90th anniversaryThe origin of the Mack Boring business name dates back to 1922 when Ed McGovern Sr. founded the company. His nickname was “Mack”…
UK-based Oilennium completes a series of customised eLearning training programmes for Seajacks, UK-based liftboat operatorInitially, Seajacks contacted Oilennium in search of a way to provide effective, cost-effective training for its employees…
National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) formally informs House Natural Resources Committee of its support of HR 6082 National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi has sent the following letter to House Natural…