Cooperation Agreement
Hatteland Display Announces Extension of Agreement with FURUNO Norge AS
Hatteland Display has announced that it has signed a three-year extension of its cooperation agreement with Furuno Norge AS Under the agreement, Hatteland Display will continue to supply its high-resolution color displays for Furuno Norge's navigation, fish finding and communication systems. "We have been cooperating with Furuno Norge AS for more than 15 years and we appreciate the expertise, professionalism and innovative capacity of Furuno Norge AS very much", said Trond K. Johannessen, President & CEO of Hatteland Display AS. "Furuno Norge AS is very pleased to continue its long standing relationship with Hatteland Display AS through this extension of the cooperation agreement. In our experience Hatteland Display AS provides high quality and innovative products supported by a very capable organization", said Trond Strømmen of Furuno Norway. Source: Hatteland Display
COFRENA and Tribon in Cooperation Regarding Tribon.com
COFRENA, The Association of French Marine Equipment Manufacturers, and Tribon Solutions today announced a cooperation agreement. The cooperation will provide the members of COFRENA with a framework of activities to further strengthen their communication with and presence at shipyards worldwide by participating in Tribon.com.
Mermaid Maritime Opens New Office
Denmark's Mermaid Maritime (Vietnam) Ltd. has opened its office in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province under a cooperation agreement between Vietnamese and Danish firms in the oil and gas industry. The event took place early this week on the occasion of a Vietnam visit by eight Danish offshore industry companies from October 9-13 to explore business opportunities. Mermaid Maritime (Vietnam) is located in Dong Xuyen Industrial Park
LNG Tanker Sold
The LNG tanker Methania (1978-131.235 m³) was sold to Distrigas pursuant to a new cooperation agreement. The capital gain on this sale amounts to $13 million for Exmar.
OPK, Hyundai Shipbuilding Agreement
On July 14, 2009, Yan Yanovsky, Managing Director and Member of the Boards of Directors of United Industrial Corporation (OPK) and B.T. Ahn, Executive vice-president of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) signed a cooperation agreement in the field of shipbuilding. The main purpose of this agreement is to establish a cooperation which will include the mutual developing of shipbuilding projects, equipments and the designing of vessels
Arctic Offshore Oil Exploration – Statoil, Rosneft Co-operate
Statoil & Rosneft have signed a co-operation agreement to jointly search for oil in the Barents Sea, See of Okhotsk Statoil and Rosneft have signed a cooperation agreement whereby they will jointly explore offshore frontier areas of Russia and Norway and to conduct joint technical studies on two onshore Russian assets. Helge Lund, CEO, Statoil said: “This cooperation agreement is an important milestone in Statoil’s exploration activity in Russia
Aker Marine And Vryhof Sign Letter Of Intent
Aker Marine Contractors, (AMC) a subsidiary of Aker Maritime, and Vryhof Anchors have penned a Letter of Intent to extend their cooperation agreement through their U.S.-based joint venture company - TACP/Aker LLC. According to this new agreement, AMC will sell to Vryhof the substantial assets and rights of Sea Talon Anchors, which was attained by AMC in 1988. Within their core business, Vryhof will continue to focus on the design and manufacturing of high holding power drag embedment anchors
Kongsberg to Sell Fire and Safety Unit
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to sell its fire and safety unit in Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems (KMSS) in Trondheim to Autronica Fire & Safety AS, a subsidiary of KIDDE plc. The sold unit has an operating revenue of MNOK 85 and 25 employees. The transaction carries a price tag of MNOK 55,5 and will add slightly to Kongsberg's profit for the year. "We are confident this is a good industrial solution for us and for
TEN, China Class Sign Agreement
Tsakos Energy Navigation signed a cooperation agreement with China Classification Society (CCS) to jointly develop shipping and energy related projects in China. CCS was established in 1956, is one of the ten full members of the International Association ofClassification Societies (IACS) and the only specialized organization of China to provide classification services. By the end of 2009, CCS classed fleet was 2,282 ships totalling 34.45 million gross tonnage.
Rosneft Teams With Statoil to Develop Offshore Arctic
Russian oiil major Rosneft teams up with Statoil's Helge Lund to drill in formerly disputed waters of the Barents Sea Oil major Rosneft will establish a subsidiary in Norway, which is to develop Norwegian Arctic fields together with Statoil. The documents signed by Statoil and Rosneft during the St. Petersburg Economic Forum are part of the comprehensive cooperation agreement concluded by the two companies on 5 May, a deal which gives Statoil a 33
Amarcon and GTT Signs Cooperation Agreement
Amarcon and GTT will develop technology that enhances the quality of sloshing measurement and prediction for LNG carriers. Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) to market and further develop a forecasting
LNG Sloshing Prevention Technology
Amarcon and GTT to develop technology that enhances the quality of sloshing measurement & prediction for LNG carriers. Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, has signed a cooperation agreement with GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) to market and further develop a forecasting and advice software
GE Partners with the Shanghai Maritime University
GE signed an agreement with Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) to help improve the capabilities of the shipping engineering community in China by providing laboratory facilities and cooperating on research and innovation projects. SMU is a multidisciplinary university that encompasses such
China LNG Contracts for GDF Suez
GDF sign significant agreements with Chinese partners for an LNG carrier charter, gas storage and regasification facilities. An agreement with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) schedules the sub-chartering of the GDF SUEZ Cape Ann LNG carrier from October 2013 for a period
China Shipbuilder CSIC Diversifies Operations
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) signs agreement with Sansha Municipal Government to work on infrastructure energy & water resources. China's major ship-building conglomerate will start infrastructure, energy and water resources projects in Sansha
Offshore Wind Majors Sign Turbine Test-bed Agreement
Dong Energy advances its involvement in Vestas’ prototype testing of the V164-8MW turbine in Østerild, Denmark. Dong Energy and Vestas Wind Systems have entered into a cooperation agreement on the testing of Vestas' V164-8.0 MW wind turbine at Test Centre Østerild in Denmark
Offshore Wind Power Europe: Areva & STX France Ally Expertise
The companies agree to jointly make wind turbine and foundation offers on major European projects. AREVA will bring its expertise in design and production of wind turbines and STX France its know-how in specialized offshore foundations, with a view to strengthen competitiveness of offshore wind
Arimar to Provide Globe Wireless Products
Globe Wireless and Arimar have announced that they have entered into a long-term cooperation agreement to provide Globe Wireless products and services to Italian flagged vessels. As part of this agreement, Arimar will act as the billing agent for Globe Wireless Italian flagged
Russian PSV Icebreaker Named, Yards to Build More
President Vladimir Putin names icebreaking platform supply vessel 'Vitus Bering' & Russian shipbuilders sign newbuild contracts. Modern multipurpose vessels of the Vitus Bering series will conduct year-round deliveries of personnel, goods and expendable supplies to oil production platforms
DLR, GL Expand Cooperation Agreement
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL) have renewed and expanded their strategic innovation cooperation agreement. They have agreed to jointly identify and develop novel technologies and applications for the shipping industry
Meet the new IHC Packhorse OSV
IHC Merwede extended its product range with the introduction of a new series of IHC Packhorse offshore support vessels at an official launch event in Singapore, organized by IHC Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of IHC Merwede. This latest development reinforces the company’s internationalization
PT Batam Maritime Center signs MoU
PT Batam Maritime Center – a member of Drydocks World Group- a maritime service provider in the region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indonesia based PT Bina Bangun Bahari, a company engaged in engineering, fabrication
Oil Majors Expand Far North Exploration Projects
Rosneft and ExxonMobil agree to collaborate in the search for offshore energy in the Russian Arctic & Far East, and Alaska. The two companies have agreed to expand their cooperation under their 2011 Strategic Cooperation Agreement to include an additional approximately 600
Total Lubmarine to Supply New Panama Canal Power Plant
International marine lubricant supplier Total Lubmarine secured a contract to supply lubricating oil to the Miraflores power plant in the Panama Canal. This installation is located near the existing locks, a few miles from Panama City. Total Lubmarine’s innovative Talusia Universal
China Shipyard CMA CGM Modification Contract
Zhoushan COSCO Shipyard contracted for modification and repair of CMA CGM container ships. Three French CMA CGM 8200TEU-series container ships have been docked at Zhoushan Shipyard for bulb bow modification involving 290 tons of steel-work as well as other routine hull repair work including
