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World's Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Rotor on Test

Oct 09, 2012

The Siemens Energy 6-megawatt installation on trial at Østerild, Denmark, can produce electricity for 6,000 households.Siemens Energy has begun field testing of its new 154 m rotor for the 6-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine in Østerild…

Bechtel & Subsea 7 in Offshore Wind Team Up

Oct 09, 2012

Bechtel and Subsea 7 will work together to develop offshore wind & associated transmission projects in Europe, including the UK and Germany. The non-exclusive joint approach provides customers with Bechtel’s unmatched experience designing…

Pirates Beware as Somalia State-building Begins

Oct 09, 2012

“There is definitely unimaginable change in Somalia from a war situation to an increasing peaceful situation,” says UN top envoy.“It may be more difficult, it may be more challenging, [but] we have moved from transition to transformation…

Daily Maersk Extends Promise to Indonesia, Thailand

Oct 09, 2012

Maersk Line is extending its total container ship transportation time promise to six more routes: from Jakarta (Indonesia) or Laem Chabang (Thailand).The routes are to Bremerhaven (Germany), Rotterdam (The Netherlands) or Felixstowe (UK). (Bookings for this service will commence 8th October 2012)…

China Shipyard Tackles First PSV Order

Oct 09, 2012

JES International subisidiaries JES Universal Co. and Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. to build a UT 755 LN Platform Support Vessel.The contract is the Group’s first, in over thirty years of its history, for the construction of an…

Oceaneering Charters, Renames Offshore Vessel

Oct 09, 2012

Oceaneering International charters multi-purpose subsea support vessel 'Cade Candies' for 5 years from Otto Candies LLC.This state-of-the-art, U.S. flagged vessel was built in 2010.  It has an overall length of approximately 309 feet (94 meters)…

New Offshore LNG Report Launches at Gastech 2012

Oct 09, 2012

Infield Systems unveil its 'Offshore LNG Market Report to 2018' at the Gastech Expo in London.The launch of this report at Gastech 2012 coincides with a particularly exciting time for this sector of the offshore oil and gas industry, following…

Sudden Loss of Power Incidents Avoidable Says P&I Club

Oct 09, 2012

The UK P&I Club highlights sudden loss of power incidents, a problem that increasingly occurs during & after the switching to lower sulphur fuels.The Club reveals that main engine failures or electrical blackouts now amount to 7% of its third party claims property damage in US$ terms…

Inchcape Teams Up With Palumbo

Oct 09, 2012

Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services signs strategic partnership with offshore logistics & freight forwarder Palumbo S.P.A. to form ISS Palumbo. S.r.l. The new partnership combines ISS’s worldwide network with Palumbo’s…

AWO Promotes Two

Oct 08, 2012

Brian Vahey, Caitlyn Stewart Promoted to Government Affairs Manager. AWO has announced the recent promotions of Brian Vahey and Caitlyn Stewart to the new position of Government Affairs Manager. These promotions recognize the significant contributions of Mr…

Ocean Installer Expands in Stavanger

Oct 08, 2012

The Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer is moving into new headquarters in Stavanger to accommodate for the strong growth the company has experienced over the last year.This expansion of our Stavanger base shows that we are developing in line with our long-term growth strategy…

Xodus Group Launches Ops in Middle East

Oct 08, 2012

CEO and CFO to be based in new Dubai office. International energy consultancy Xodus Group has invested £2million in launching a Middle East operation in Dubai as part of its global expansion strategy. An initial team of 19 will be based…

Intermanager Thanks Retiring President Alastair Evitt

Oct 08, 2012

InterManager members attending this year’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday (October 11) will thank retiring President Alastair Evitt for his work at the helm of the association over the past two years. During his Presidency Mr Evitt has represented InterManager on the world maritime stage…

UAE-based Lamprell Leadership Shake-up

Oct 08, 2012

Lamprell, provider of diversified engineering & contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas industries makes sweeping Board changes.Nigel McCue is standing down as Chief Executive and as a director of the Company. Peter Whitbread…

Photo of the Day - USS Michael Murphy Commissioning

Oct 08, 2012

The ship's officers & crew 'Man the Ship' during the commissioning ceremony of the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer 'USS Michael Murphy' (DDG 112).The commissioning ceremony was in New York.Murphy is named after Lt. Michael Murphy, a Navy…

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