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Wreck Removal Convention Inforce From April

Feb 03, 2015

The insurance and certification requirements of the Convention on the Removal of Wrecks become effective this April. In this connection, the Danish Maritime Authority has a request for Danish companies and shipowners.Therefore new regulations…

MOL Express Refloated

Jan 15, 2015

The MOL Express, a 4,600 TEU container vessel which went aground in Tateyama Harbor, Japan on January 11, was successfully refloated, Seaspan Corporation reports.No crew injuries and no environmental consequences from this incident have been reported…

2nd U.S. Navy Ship Joins Search for AirAsia QZ8501

Jan 04, 2015

USS Fort Worth joins USS Sampson (DDG 102), which has been on station since Dec. 29.Fort Worth is the littoral combat ship (LCS) on a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet and brings maneuverability, speed and a shallow draft, which…

Mermaid Wins Subsea Contract in Gulf of Thailand

Dec 18, 2014

Mermaid has secured a 2-year contract for its dive support vessel, ‘Mermaid Commander’, to provide subsea construction support in the Gulf of Thailand for a repeat international fabrication and installation contractor whose end customer is a major international upstream oil and gas operator…

Unique System & HYPACK's Hydrographic Course in UAE

Dec 09, 2014

A division of the Unique Maritime Group (UMG) which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, Unique System FZE in conjunction with HYPACK Inc. has successfully conducted HYPACK’s hydrographic…

Reach Bags Technip ROV Work

Nov 25, 2014

Reach Subsea has secured a deal worth up to $10.3 million with Technip to provide remote-operated vehicle services on a newbuild subsea construction vessel to be supplied by Eidesvik Offshore.Eidesvik Offshore and Reach Subsea have in…

GE Opens Global R&D Center in Brazil

Nov 14, 2014

*  Working with Petrobras and BG Group to develop advanced technologies for oil and gas processing on the seabed*  GE’s Brazil Technology Center to focus on subsea oil and gas research, capitalizing on $1.2 trillion offshore market opportunity…

Baumann Relieves Matthews as SUPSALV Director

Nov 13, 2014

Capt. Gregg Baumann assumed command from Capt. Mark Matthews as the Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), Naval Sea Systems Command announced.  Baumann reports to SUPSALV after serving as program manager for the International Fleet Support Program Office…

Phillips to Address SPE ICoTA Conference

Nov 10, 2014

Ian Phillips, chief executive of the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), will highlight how the pace of innovation in the oil and gas industry is significantly lower than in comparable industries  at the 20th SPE ICoTA Well Intervention Conference in Aberdeen this week…

IMCA Inks Pact with China's CDSA

Oct 31, 2014

During meetings held at the China International Diving, Salvage and Offshore Summit 2014, a Cooperation Framework Agreement was signed between the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI)…

EnQuest Selects Technip for Mega Subsea Contract

Oct 28, 2014

Technip was awarded by EnQuest earlier this year a large(1) engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPCI) contract for the Kraken development located in the North Sea,  400 kilometers North-East of Aberdeen and 130 kilometers East of Shetland…

Nordic Wins with Noble

Oct 23, 2014

Nordic Maritime, a leading offshore service operator, today announced a five year time charter for its DP2 IMR Subsea vessel, Mokul Nordic, which has been awarded by Noble Energy, the international energy provider.“At Nordic Maritime…

Hydroid Wins Gold at MassEcon Impact Awards

Oct 16, 2014

Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and a leading manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), today announced that it has been named the Southeast division gold winner in the 11th Annual Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards…

Woodside's Farm in Agreement for Cameroon

Oct 14, 2014

Woodside has finalised an agreement with Noble Energy and Glencore to farm in to the Tilapia Production Sharing Contract (PSC) off the coast of Cameroon.The 3875 km² block is located within the Douala Basin, offshore southwest Cameroon in water depths ranging from the shoreline to 1100 m…

Saipem in Subsea Deal with Chiyoda, Xodus

Oct 09, 2014

Italian oil service group Saipem said on Thursday it had set up a venture with energy consultant Xodus Group and Japanese engineering company Chiyoda to develop business in the subsea sector.Saipem, 43 percent controlled by Italian oil major Eni…

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