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Incat Crowther Opens Europe Office

Apr 13, 2015

Incat Crowther reported it has opened an office in Europe.Located in Southampton, United Kingdom, the office has been created to support a growing European client base and meet the demand for Incat Crowther’s products and services in the region…

Aker, Fjords Join Forces

Apr 13, 2015

Aker Solutions and Fjords Processing have formed an alliance to develop technology and capabilities for advanced, cost-effective wellstream separation and treatment solutions for the subsea and topside oil and gas industry.The WellSep…

Seafarers Content with Life at Sea - BIMCO/ICS Report

Apr 13, 2015

A new survey being carried out as part of the BIMCO/ICS Manpower Report 2015 is directly engaging seafarers in order to understand their views on life at sea and outlook for the industry’s manpower in the years ahead. Preliminary results…

SPE Award for Survitec Group

Apr 13, 2015

Two safety and survival systems developed for use in the UK’s offshore sector by the Survitec Group were recognised for their industry-leading importance when they won the Safety Innovations Award in the recent Offshore Achievement Award organised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)…

Rosneft expedition to explore Arctic Ice

Apr 13, 2015

Expedition ''Kara-Winter 2015'', organized by the oil giant Rosneft, left from the city of Murmansk to study the surface ice in the Arctic, accompanied by the icebreaker Yamal.This is the third year of research expeditions organized by…

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Wins Environmental Awards

Apr 13, 2015

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) was recently declared winner of two fiscal year 2014 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Environmental Awards, one for Environmental Restoration-Installation and one for Cultural Resources Management-Small Installation…

Dubai: New Drydocks Record

Apr 13, 2015

Drydocks World, the international service provider to the shipping, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors, handled 37 projects simultaneously in the Dubai yard, exceeding the previous record of 35 vessels. “Since January 2015 Drydocks World has increased the rate of vessel completion…

New Cruise Ship Terminal Plan for Cockenzie

Apr 13, 2015

To take advantage of the global increase in on-board touring holidays, the Firth of Forth is planning a new cruise ship terminal. Developers hope to secure permission for the first purpose-built terminal on the Scottish mainland at site…

Kamarajar Port Posts 10.7% Growth, Plans Free Trade Warehousing Zone

Apr 13, 2015

Throughput at Ennore-based Kamarajar Port Ltd increased 10.6 per cent in 2014-15 to 30.25 million tonne as against 27.34 mt registered during the previous year.  The port has posted a 5 percent growth in pre-tax profit to Rs 421.47 ($70 million)…

BP Standardizes on Schlumberger Technology

Apr 12, 2015

Schlumberger announced today that the Petrel* E&P software platform will support BP’s new digital technology roll out. The first deployment of the two-year global implementation has been successfully completed for staff at the company’s business unit in Aberdeen…

Jason Dunham Sailors Paint Bulgarian Orphanage

Apr 12, 2015

On a chilly April 4, day, Sailors from USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) boarded a bus to Princess Nadejda Orphanage in Varna, Bulgaria, paint brushes in hand, for an afternoon with local children excited to spend time with their new American friends…

Caterpillar Forms New Analytics & Innovation Division

Apr 12, 2015

To better capitalize on the growing importance and excitement of data analytics and to drive innovation to support customers, Caterpillar Inc. today announced the formation of a new division, Analytics & Innovation (AI), which will be led by Caterpillar Vice President Greg Folley…

Six Greenpeace Activists Leave Arctic-bound Oil Rig

Apr 12, 2015

Six Greenpeace activists rappelled down from an oil rig in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday after spending six days living on the structure to protest against drilling in the Arctic, the environmental organization said.The multinational team climbed aboard Polar Pioneer…

U.S. Offshore Oil Drilling Rule Planned

Apr 12, 2015

The United States is planning to impose a major new regulation on offshore oil and gas drilling to try to prevent the kind of explosions that caused the catastrophic BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the New York Times reported on Friday…

Gheorghiu Joins Emco Wheaton

Apr 10, 2015

Emco Wheaton has appointed Daniel Gheorghiu as Supervisor of Engineering Services in Canada. A graduate of the University of Toronto, Gheorghiu brings more than 20 years’ experience in technical design and mechanical engineering to the new role…

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