Bollinger Texas City, L.P., (BTC) a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. facility, announced the upcoming retirement of its Vice President and General Manager, Max Sparre. Sparre’s retirement was announced by Bollinger Executive Vice President, Ben Bordelon…
Specialist Services, manufacturer of living quarters, office and technical modular buildings for the oil and gas industry, is to re-establish a hire fleet at recently acquired Labtech Services to meet growing North Sea and international demand…
Braemar Technical Services (Incorporating The Salvage Association) announced the appointment of Graeme Temple to the role of Regional Director for its Far East region. Graeme will take responsibility for strengthening the company’s surveyor…
International law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Bob Ruddiman as Global Head of Energy and Natural Resources, in a move which underlines the firm’s energy industry commitment. Mr Ruddiman was previously Head of Energy at McGrigors which…
Gamma Light & Heavy Industries draw attention to their new method of propulsion The company provides the following information on its web-site:Comprising a series of diesel electric units, strategically located completely inboard down both sides of the vessel…
Simon Richardson has been appointed as operations manager for diesel engineering specialists Royston Ltd. The appointment follows the retirement of Peter Millen after 30 years with the company. Simon took over the position at the end of…
Mechanical engineering group, EnerMech, has ring fenced more than $65 million (£40 million) to launch a major expansion in to the USA, as it seeks to replicate growth in Europe and the eastern hemisphere.Up to $15 million (£9.5 million) will be invested in new Process…
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Murphy Sabah Oil for the delivery of a subsea production system for the Siakap North - Petai deepwater development. Contract value is undisclosed.The scope of work includes 13 subsea trees, eight manifolds…
Austal opens Marine Support Base in Henderson, Western Australia. To meet the growing demand for its marine services and facilities, Austal has officially announced the opening of its Marine Support Base in Henderson, Western Australia. Located adjacent to Austal’s Henderson shipyard…
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director James A. Watson delivered remarks today at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas. Director Watson discussed recent recruitment incentives, BSEE's offshore safety focus and regulatory priorities…
Updates of BIMCO's viewpoint on topical issues from recent Singapore meetingAt a recent BIMCO Executive Committee and Board of Directors Meeting in Singapore a number of new elements in BIMCO’s viewpoint and positions on topical and critical issues were agreed…
Gujarat government's plan to upgrade the Alang Ship Recycling Yard opposed by the operators The Japan-backed ambitious $22-million plan of the Gujarat government to upgrade the Alang Ship Recycling Yard, which is the largest in Asia, has…
Speaking at the 150th Annual Members Meeting of the classification society on 24 April 2012, in New York, ABS Chairman Robert D. Somerville reported that every sector of the ABS enterprise “contributed to another year of record performance in…
Four tank ships ordered from Ningbo East Shipyard, China are of Non Sea Water Ballast Ships (NOBS) designNingbo Dongfang Shipyard has recently won two newbuilding orders for two 6,500dwt tankers and a 4,500dwt pair from Zhejiang Huayun Shipping and Guangdong Zhanjiang Fuda Shipping…
Fairmount tug 'Fairmount Glacier' re-floated bulk carrier 'Akiba' from aground off MozambiqueThe Greek owned bulk carrier, Akiba, which was recently grounded off the coast of Maputo, Mozambique, has been successfully refloated.The tug Fairmount…
