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Gazprom Sets Up New Department

Feb 05, 2015

Gazprom set up a new department to be headed by Pavel Krylov.The department will be in charge of implementing the Gazprom corporate unified technical policy in search, creation and introduction of state-of-the-art solutions, equipment and materials acknowledged worldwide…

SENER’s FORAN System is 50

Feb 05, 2015

The FORAN System celebrates half a century in 2015. With 50 years of active service, FORAN is the longest standing CAD/CAM/CAE software on the market and a technological asset for the engineering and technology group SENER, which has placed…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Releases FY2014 3rd Quarter Financial Results

Feb 04, 2015

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries released its consolidated financial results for the first nine months of fiscal year 2014 today. The company posted a 47.9% increase in ordinary income over the same period for FY 2013, as well as a 29.9% increase in operating income…

Swire Pacific Welcomes PSV, Pacific Liberty

Feb 04, 2015

Shipowner and operator, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd (SPO) welcomed its fourth L Class Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), Pacific Liberty at a naming ceremony held in Kyoto, Japan on Tuesday, 3rd February 2015. The naming ceremony…

Sonardyne Achieves Worldwide OHSAS 18001 Accreditation

Feb 03, 2015

Subsea technology company Sonardyne International Ltd. announced today that its UK sites in Yateley, Aberdeen and Plymouth have been awarded OHSAS 18001 Safety Management System Standard accreditation following successful audits at all three sites…

Papua LNG Carrier Delivered

Feb 03, 2015

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., today announced the delivery of the LNG carrier Papua by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (Hudong) on January 30. The Papua is the first in a series of four ships to be built by Hudong to provide LNG…

ABB Wins Contract from Chinese Shipyard

Feb 02, 2015

ABB announced that it will deliver advanced electrical propulsion systems for four LNG carriers under construction by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. The LNG vessels are a joint venture between China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)…

Island Performer Ready for the US

Feb 02, 2015

The subsea vessel Island Performer has been upgraded for her next assignment in the US. Ulstein Verft has installed cargo tanks and corresponding piping, a switchboard room for deck equipment and the sea fastening frame for stacks, as well as platforms for the tower winches…

Zamakona, Finnish GS-Hydro Ink Deal

Jan 31, 2015

The presentation ceremony of the Finnish multinational leader in water services GS-Hydro, new partner of Zamakona Yards in Canarias was held yesterday (January 29th at 7 p.m.) in the auditorium of Zona Franca in the Las Palmas Port.The event…

Chevron Budgets $35.0 Bi for Capital, Exploration

Jan 31, 2015

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today announced a $35.0 billion capital and exploratory investment program for 2015. Included in the 2015 program are $4.0 billion of planned expenditures by affiliates, which do not require cash outlays by Chevron…

Cavazzi Joins ENVITIA’s Applied Research Team

Jan 30, 2015

ENVITIA has appointed Dr. Stefano Cavazzi to the role of Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Consultant. Cavazzi will be responsible for providing expertise to customers with respect to Spatial Data Infrastructures, INSPIRE, Cloud Computing for Government Solutions (G-Cloud)…

TT Club Celebrates 25 Year Support of BIFA Awards

Jan 29, 2015

At the British International Freight Association (BIFA) Annual Awards Lunch in London last week, the global freight insurance specialist, TT Club was itself presented with an honorary award in recognition of the Club’s twenty-five year support of the event…

National Domestic Surveyor Accreditation in place

Jan 29, 2015

Domestic marine surveyors will now be accredited under a national system run by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).The Domestic Surveyor Accreditation Scheme came into effect on January 2.AMSA standards manager Adam Brancher…

IMTRA LED For Vessel Control System Integration

Jan 29, 2015

IMTRA, the leading manufacturer and importer of quality marine products, through its integration-focused design philosophy, created its entire range of 2- and 4-wire PowerLED dimmable light fixtures to be controlled by the industry’s most advanced centralized ship automation and control systems…

MOL, Mitsui Ink Charter Deal

Jan 29, 2015

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. signed a contract with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. today (January 29) to charter a new 177,000m3 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.This is the third newbuilding vessel chartered by Mitsui & Co., following a contract signed last September 26 for two carriers…

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