Viking Expands in Brazil, Appoints New Sales Director
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, a marine and offshore safety equipment company, is gearing up in Brazil. Already strongly represented with its Brazilian head office and servicing station in Rio, the company announced it expanded its presence with a new branch in São Paulo’s Santos seaport on August 1, 2011. Strategically located close to the harbor and covering some 900 square meters of space, the new location currently offers liferaft servicing…
Keppel Shipyard Wins Two Contracts
Keppel Shipyard Ltd has secured two contracts worth a total of S$146 million (over $120 million) to convert a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit…
Asahi/America Introduces New Butterfly Valve
Asahi/America, Inc., a thermoplastic valve technology company, has recently expanded its line of valves to include the Type 57IL Isolator Lug butterfly valve. The…
Transocean Issues Financial Report
Transocean Ltd. issued a financial report today. The company's reported net income attributable to controlling interest is $155 million, or $0.48 per diluted share…
US and JMSDF Ships Train in Norfolk
The USS Harry S. Truman and ships from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) moored in Norfolk on August 2, completing the at-sea phase of a training exercise.
This Day in Navy History - August 4
1964 - The Navy and national intelligence sources report a North Venamese PT boat attack on USS Turner Joy and USS Maddox in the Tokin Gulf prompting Congress to…
FairfieldNodal to Perform Survey for Marathon Oil
FairfieldNodal has signed a contract with Marathon Oil Corporation for an ocean-bottom node seismic acquisition survey. The survey is scheduled to begin in July and will run through the end of August.
Mitsui, Hoegh Establish EML
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (Tokyo) and Höegh Autoliners AS (Oslo) have set up a 50/50 joint venture in Europe, integrating the existing European short sea and logistics…
Vinashin subsidiary Delivers Cargo Ship
The Bach Dang Shipbuilding Industry Corp on August 1 reportedly delivered a cargo ship to its client, the Northern Shipping Joint Stock Company (Nosco), according…
Tanker Shares Sink Lower
At MarineMoney's New York City event earlier this summer, tanker operators were in a somber mood, and Michael Reardon, Manager Global Strategy and Freight Traiding…
Dryships: Partial Spin-Off of Ocean Rig UDW
DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) announced that its Board of Directors has approved the partial spin-off of its interest in the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary Ocean Rig UDW Inc.…
Jumbo Shipping Appoints Agent in Brazil
Dutch heavy lift shipping and offshore installation company Jumbo recently appointed Tecnoil Comercio e Representacoes Ltda as its agent in Brazil. Tecnoil has been…
WheelHouse Technologies Introduces WheelHouse Mobile for Smart Phones
WheelHouse Technologies, Inc. has launched WheelHouse Mobile, designed to provide real-time maintenance alerts and maintenance update capabilities from any smart phone in the cellular network. WheelHouse Mobile is a customer-driven enhancement to WheelHouse, intended to provide a fast and easy way to receive maintenance alerts and update maintenance using their mobile device. WheelHouse Mobile takes advantage of smart phone technology and provides service wherever a cellular signal is available.
Navy Chooses Converteam's IPS Systems
Converteam has been selected as the supplier of Integrated Power Systems (IPS) to the U.S. Navy with the award of an additional multi-million dollar contract to…
New York Court Grants Interim Relief to Marco Polo
Netherlands-based Marco Polo Seatrade BV has been granted interim relief by a New York court which will allow it to continue to operate the business in the ordinary course under Chapter 11 protection.
Shippers Oppose Green Fuel Taxes
Shipper groups say the introduction of green fuel taxes will not reduce emissions. They claim that shipping lines will not switch to more environmentally-friendly fuels or more efficient ships…
Coune Becomes Secretary General, International Transport Forum
Carole Coune has officially assumed the office of Secretary General of the International Transport Forum at the OECD. As of August 1, 2011, Coune takes over from Jack Short…
BOEMRE Completes Final Supplemental EIS for Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) released a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for proposed oil and…
Titan Torque Turnover Up 118%
Titan Torque, the oilfield services specialist, has announced it has increased turnover by 118%, increased the size of its Aberdeen facility and launched a new service to the drilling sector. Rapidly-expanding Titan has secured additional operational space to meet demand for its drilling solutions and equipment. The company now has added an 8,000sq ft unit across from its 10,000sq ft base at East Tullos Industrial Estate.
Progress on Gudrun Platform Construction
The steel support structure for the Gudrun platform is now in place on the North Sea field, completing the first phase of the extensive installation work being carried out there. ”The entire operation has been carried out according to plan and in a secure manner,” reports Anders Opedal, senior vice president for projects in Statoil’s Technology, Projects and Drilling business area. “We’ve passed an important milestone for coming on stream at the right time and to budget.
