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ABS Opens Office in Beijing

Aug 26, 2014

ABS, a global provider of classification services to the marine and offshore industries, announces the opening of a new office in Beijing. This move shows ABS' determination in expanding best-in-class service for the Chinese market. This new office will allow further collaboration with government…

Self-Pilot Personal Submarine to Launch in Monaco

Aug 25, 2014

DeepFlight announced it will introduce a new type of personal submarine at the 2014 Monaco Yacht Show. The company said its new product, the DeepFlight Dragon, is the most compact, lightweight personal submarine on the market, and is so intuitive…

GPS Satellites Launched, Stray Off Course

Aug 25, 2014

Following an announcement made by Arianespace on the anomalies of the orbit injection of the Galileo satellites, the teams of industries and agencies involved in the early operations of the satellites are investigating the potential implications on the mission…

DNV GL to Address Challenges in the Power Systems Industry at CIGRE

Aug 24, 2014

DNV GL (uniting DNV, KEMA, Garrad Hassan and GL Renewables Certification), a leading global energy advisory and independent testing authority will offer key insights into the most pressing issues facing the energy industry today and in the…

MECNW Helps Tackle Skills Shortages

Aug 22, 2014

Fears that UK industry is failing to tackle widespread skills shortages and that skill sets are falling short of employers’ expectations can be avoided if business leaders and training colleges work more closely together, according to the head…

TMT CEO Files $100m IP Suit Over Vessel Sale

Aug 21, 2014

Hsin-Chi Su, Chairman and CEO of Today Makes Tomorrow Group (TMT) launched a suit in Texas federal court on July 28, 2014, alleging that a planned bankruptcy sale of three company ships, including M.V.D Whale, M.V.G Whale and M.V.H Whale, to Mega International Commercial Bank Co…

Rivette Joins C&C’s Geotechnical Division

Aug 21, 2014

C & C Technologies Inc. announced that Jill Rivette has joined the Geotechnical Division in Houston as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer.  Jill is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and brings with her many years of experience in geotechnical engineering…

ST Engineering Singapore's Sole Ranker in Forbes' List

Aug 21, 2014

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced that it is the only company in Singapore to make it to Forbes’ list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies. It is ranked 87 out of 100 companies globally, with an Innovation Premium of 33…

Omega Completion Technology Wins Statoil Contract

Aug 20, 2014

Independent well completion and intervention technology developer and manufacturer Omega Completion Technology has secured a completions framework contract with Statoil ASA.The contract awards Omega the right to supply its unique ReACT Technology…

Mærsk Putting Valuable Experience to Good Use

Aug 19, 2014

The Mærsk Deliverer rig team has initiated seven local acceleration programmes in Angola. The goal is to train and develop local talent to take on increasingly challenging positions on-board the rig. To do so, experienced employees play a key role…

EnQuest Marks 11 Years of Safety Achievements

Aug 19, 2014

Independent oil producer EnQuest has achieved a safety milestone after recording a total of 11 years without a lost time incident (LTI) across three of its North Sea producing assets.The Heather drilling team achieved eight years without an LTI…

Solomon Islands Capital Needs to relocate to Combat Tsunami

Aug 17, 2014

BMT WBM (BMT), a subsidiary of the BMT Group, a leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has partnered with Buckley Vann town planners and the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland…

Admiral Vladimirsky on Round-the-world Voyage

Aug 17, 2014

On 18 August, the Admiral Vladimirsky oceanographic research ship of the Baltic Fleet will leave St. Petersburg and then set sail on an unprecedented round-the-world voyage.'The Russian Navy, after more than 30 years, is returning to round-the-world voyages…

Rolls-Royce VP Shares His Views on Alternative Fuels

Aug 14, 2014

Experts predict the internal combustion engine will not lose its dominant position any time soon, but developing engines to meet ever tighter emission limits is costly. So what role are alternative fuels likely to play in the future? Oskar Levander…

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Aug 14, 2014

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