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Crowley Transports Panama Canal Gate

Oct 26, 2014

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s heavy lift barge 455 4 successfully delivered the first in a series of new gates for the ongoing Panama Canal expansion. Crowley is scheduled to help transport all eight of the gates involved in the Pacific side lock…

Decade Old India Shipping Summit Makes History

Oct 25, 2014

In ten years, India Shipping Summit held consistently in Mumbai, has sailed on a robust growth course despite the worldwide witnessing recessionary waves buffeting any endeavors to grow and gain. The reasons are not too far to see.  From…

Ezra Bags $70m in Offshore Contracts

Oct 25, 2014

Ezra Holdings Limited, a leading contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas industry, today announced that the Group’s Subsea Services division, EMAS AMC, has won multiple new awards from various energy companies valued at over US$70 million…

New Oil Field Found in British North Sea

Oct 24, 2014

GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd and BP today announced a new exploration discovery in the UK Central North Sea. The discovery, which spans GDF SUEZ operated block 30/1f (licence P1588) and BP operated block 30/1c (licence P363) was flow tested at a maximum rate of 5…

Technip & Fluor Bag RAPID UIO Project

Oct 24, 2014

Technip, in a joint venture with Fluor, was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract by PRPC Utilities and Facilities Sdn. Bhd. for the PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project located in the state of Johor…

Gazprom to Counter Negative Global Market Trends

Oct 24, 2014

The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information on the Company's financial strategy under the conditions of negative trends in the global financial market for the Russian business entities.It was pointed out that the geopolitical…

Nordic Wins with Noble

Oct 23, 2014

Nordic Maritime, a leading offshore service operator, today announced a five year time charter for its DP2 IMR Subsea vessel, Mokul Nordic, which has been awarded by Noble Energy, the international energy provider.“At Nordic Maritime…

Foster Wheeler to Upgrade ExxonMobil's Antwerp Refinery

Oct 23, 2014

Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract by ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical BVBA (“Esso”) for the Antwerp…

Pemex Suspends Eviction of Workers in Campeche

Oct 23, 2014

Due to the behavior shown by the low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico, whose career was diverted in the last hours, the Technical Analysis Group Emergency Response Plan for Hurricanes (PREH) of Pemex, recommended the suspension of the removal of offshore platforms in Campeche…

Slone Joins ASA Electronics

Oct 22, 2014

ASA Electronics has hired Jannie Slone as their new Public Relations and Digital Marketing Specialist. Slone will handle all written promotional materials, social media, public relations, email marketing campaigns as well as SEO/SEM strategies for the corporation and its product lines…

Australia Join Operation RENDER SAFE

Oct 22, 2014

Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have arrived in Bougainville to address a potentially deadly legacy posed by unexploded ordnance from past conflicts as part of Operation RENDER SAFE 2014.HMAS Choules is in the vicinity of Torokina…

Georgia Delegation visit Naval Academy "NYVaptsarov"

Oct 22, 2014

From 15 to 17oktomvri 2014. Naval Academy 'N. Vaptzarov 'hosted a delegation from Georgia led by prof. Sharabidze Irakli - Rector of the State Maritime Academy, city. Batumi, Georgia.Between the two schools of 20.09.2014g. in the city…

Asia-Pacific Solar Collaboration Conference

Oct 22, 2014

The Australian Photovoltaic Institute is holding the inaugural Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference at the University of New South Wales in Sydney from 8-10 December 2014.The conference aims to encourage and advance innovation and new developments in the solar sector…

GOST Security System thwarts Break-in

Oct 22, 2014

GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies), announced that its GOST Insight HD GPS Security System was instrumental in foiling the theft of electronics onboard a powerboat in Aventura, Florida.On the morning of October 14, 2014, Scott Patterson received a text message at 6:18 a…

Exova Appoints Sintome

Oct 21, 2014

Exova, a global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, appointed Jean-Michel Sintome as general manager of its specialist corrosion and materials technology facility in Daventry. Jean-Michel joins Exova from Jordan Manufacturing…

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