Bureau Veritas has restructured its marine and offshore activities and made a number of new key appointments. The moves follow the retirement of Bernard Anne from his position as Executive Vice-President and Managing Director of the Marine Division…
Mermaid's Subtech Qatar Diving & Marine Services unit wins US$ 25-million contracts from international upstream oil & gas operator. This contract will be performed utilizing Mermaid’s specialized DP Barge ‘Mermaid Siam’ and its associated…
KBR contracted for Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) vessel design by GDF SUEZ, which also pre-qualifies KBR to contend in delivery phase.GDF SUEZ Bonaparte Pty. Ltd. is the operator of the Bonaparte LNG project, offshore Darwin, Australia…
The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board (DMAIB) reports on the fire that occured on board in early 2012.On 9 January 2012, a fire broke out in the ship’s hospital of the AHTS vessel Maersk Champion that was engaged in tanker lifting/heading control off the Brazilian coast…
Lundin Petroleum AB has commenced the fourth well in its 2012 Malaysian exploratory drilling campaign.Tembakau-1 exploration well in PM307 Block, offshore east coast Peninsula Malaysia, is a vertical well to be drilled by the jackup rig West Courageous to a depth of 1…
Thailand & Burma establish joint committee to facilitate construction of the border Dawei deep-seas port.Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra met with Myanmar Vice President Nyan Tun at Government House in Bangkok to discuss the Dawei projects…
Board approves move to temporary headquarters at 4801 Airport Plaza Drive.The Port's administrative staff of about 350 people is expected to move to Airport Plaza in 2013. The Board stressed that the move is temporary, and that discussions…
The Supreme Court of the Seychelles recently found 15 Somalis guilty of piracy and jailed them for up to 18 years.Judge Mohan Burhan rejected their defence that they were fishing and having fun as they fired rockets at a tanker in the Arabian…
Some owners are cancelling as they lack funds to complete the purchase of the ship.Many of the orders are being cancelled after the ships have been built, as the buyers find they can't pay for the product amid worsening economic conditions…
Damaged ballast tank on 'Floatel Superior' in Norwegian Sea leads to evacuation of 374 personnel due to water ingress, list.The Floatel Superior is operated by Floatel International on hire to Statoil and is situated close by the Njord A platform…
Units of the U.S. Navy Northern Command continues to work closely with civil authorites in Sandy clear up operations.Latest update on work in hand: Continue to clear debris from NJ Barrier Islands. Continue to provide afloat staging base and support to USCG District 1…
Greece-based container ship owners report third quarter & nine months financial results ending 30, September 2012.Mr. Michael Bodouroglou, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Box Ships Inc., commented: “The third quarter of…
European Union Naval Force Commander reminds yacht & leisure craft owners piracy still a danger in Gulf of Aden & Indian Ocean.Rear Admiral Potts who is the operation commander of the European Union’s counter piracy mission (EU NAVFOR) off…
Energy & sustainability advisory company DNV KEMA, appoints new manger for Scandinavia region.Vibecke Hverven joins DNV KEMA on 1 December with more than seven years of experience as President of Sweco Norge, a leading multidisciplinary…
Marine services specialists GAC & crew travel providers Griffin team up as G2 Crew Services Ltd. to integrate crew joining services.The joint venture combines the expertise of Griffin, which coordinates the on-time arrival of 750,000 crew each year…
