Experts from the offshore energy industry around the world came together May 6-9 for the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference at Reliant Park in Houston. Attendance at the conference reached a 30-year high of 104,800, the second highest in show history and up 17% from last year…
Recent amendments to Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) have created a tougher regime for shippers and crews over discharges into the sea. The U.K. P&I Club received numerous enquiries…
Aker Solutions awarded contract for offshore engineering services to support Husky Energy at White Rose field.The scope of work includes studies, modifications (EPCI) and campaign maintenance services. The duration is five years with an option…
ABB Chief Executive Officer Joe Hogan has decided to leave ABB for private reasons.A date for his departure has not yet been decided, says the company, and Hogan will continue to lead ABB until a successor is announced as he is committed to a smooth transition…
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) say that developments in first quarter 2013 to date are in line with expectations. In their latest trading update Boskalis show:· Revenue higher than in the same period last year·…
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirm that shots fired from a Philippine ship killed one fisherman and caused serious damage.There have been incidents in the past with Taiwanese fishermen operating in the area being arrested and detained…
IMO's Maritime Safety Committee has adopted an earlier recommendation that ships display 3 all-round green lights when crossing the Singapore Strait Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS).The night signals identify these vessels crossing the TSS…
Representatives from U.S.-flag maritime labor and industry work the halls of Capitol Hill together to promote their cause.The delegation came to promote various issues affecting those who work, sail, build and operate American vessels as well as nation’s harbors…
US Naval Surface Warfare Center with Office of Naval Research (ONR) & academia, is participating in a multi-country, acoustic scattering experiment in the Gulf of Mexico until June 2013. The test event dubbed TREX is a Target Reverberation…
E2open selected by Konecranes, as its collaborative execution platform, which has gone live with Konecranes’ supply base.The E2open Business Network provides Konecranes and its suppliers with a cloud-based multi-enterprise platform for automated information exchange…
COSCO (Lianyungang) shareholders pass a resolution to dissolve the company.The company is principally engaged in ship repair work, and the decision ot dissolve it was made in light of the landlord of the shipyard in which the operations of…
Petrobras plans to build the center, which is intended to help shipbuilders meet the company's pre-salt oil & gas exploration needs.The plans to build a center of excellence for the shipbuilding industry in Brazil were highlighted in the presentation made by Paulo Sergio Rodrigues Alonso…
U.K. Shipping minister says he is committed to putting the £31.7-billion shipping industry center-stage.Stephen Hammond, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, speaking at a Maritime London/Shipping Professional Network London event underlined the government’s commitment to the U…
Goltens, the US based global engine repair and retrofit expert, overhauls 3 engines from the 'Leonardo Da Vinci', owned by the Jan De Nul Group.The dredger, which has over 20,000 KW installed diesel power, required a full overhaul and reconditioning of its three main engines…
GE continues to expand its technology portfolio to address the challenges of offshore drilling & production and the rigors of deepwater drilling. Several GE business units showcased their latest products and services for the offshore sector in at the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)…
