Drydocks World signs strategic alliance agreement with NSC Holding
Oct 23, 2013
Drydocks World has signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement with German company NSC Holding, one of the leading ship management companies located in Hamburg,

Dubai Municipality and Unique System FZE launches the 1st Sandstorm Forecasting System
Oct 22, 2013
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group Company, along with The Geodesy and Hydrographic Survey Section of Dubai Municipality established a Sandstorm

EMGS signs 3D EM contract with Maersk Oil in West Africa
Oct 21, 2013
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has exchanged a contract worth USD 8 million with Maersk Oil Angola. It is expected that the 3D electromagnetic data acquisition

Transocean Ltd. provides fleet status report
Oct 18, 2013
Transocean Ltd. issued a comprehensive Fleet Status Report which provides the current status and contract information for the company's entire fleet of offshore drilling rigs.

Moore Stephens welcomes EC decision to maintain maritime state aid guidelines
Oct 18, 2013
International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens has welcomed a decision by the European Commission to keep in place in their current form the guidelines

MacGregor receives an order for two subsea cranes for new Norwegian-owned Arctic construction vessel
Oct 17, 2013
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order for two MacGregor active heave-compensated (AHC) offshore cranes from a Turkish shipyard for a new subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and construction vessel for a Norwegian owner.

Maersk Drilling's first ultra deepwater drillship named Maersk Viking
Oct 11, 2013
Maersk Drilling's first ultra deepwater drillship was named Thursday morning in a ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea. Mrs. Nathalie Newman, wife of Mr. Harry E. Newman Jr., ExxonMobil Global Drilling Manager,

Blue Water Shipping part of comprehensive FPSO projects
Oct 10, 2013
SBM Offshore is working on the two largest contracts in the history of the company. The contracts holds a total value of approx. 3,5 bn. dollars.

Fairmount Fuji assisted Saipem in Congolese waters
Oct 9, 2013
Drilling ship Saipem 1000, a 5th generation drilling ship for ultra deepwater operations, was moored offshore Congo pending her next assignment. Fairmount Marine

Van Oord contracts Damen for DP2 cable-laying vessel for offshore wind farm construction
Oct 8, 2013
Van Oord has ordered a new cable-laying vessel. The ship will be built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania and will be completed at the end of 2014.

EMGS provides vessel activity for the third quarter 2013
Oct 8, 2013
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) provides the following summary of vessel activity and utilisation for the third quarter of 2013:

BINCO contracts Damen for seven workboats
Oct 4, 2013
A special contract signing ceremony between Bin Nowiran for Trading & Contacting Co-(BINCO) (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and Damen Shipyards Group (The Netherlands) has taken place on October 1st, 2013 during the Seatrade Middle East Workboat & Offshore

Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) looks to the future
Sep 27, 2013
Typecasting can be the curse of many an actor – they become so immersed and associated with one kind of character that the

Damen develops a new innovative product, the ‘Quick Docking/Fuel Saving’ package
Sep 26, 2013
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has developed a new innovative product, the ‘Quick Docking/Fuel Saving’ package.

EMGS presents the first results from the sub-salt project in the US Gulf of Mexico
Sep 26, 2013
At the SEG conference in Houston, Schlumberger and EMGS presented the first results from their joint sub-salt project in the

PARAT Halvorsen rewarded a new contract with Vard Singapore
Sep 26, 2013
PARAT Halvorsen as has been rewarded a new contract with Vard Singapore Pte. Ltd for their NB792, a Platform Supply

EMGS receives Letter of Intent for the vessel BOA Thalassa in Malaysia
Sep 25, 2013
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has received a Letter of Intent for approximately one month of 3D EM acquisition in Malaysia.

Fugro EMU selected to improve MMO marine data
Sep 23, 2013
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has recently established a high profile framework agreement with Fugro EMU.

Transocean Ltd. provides fleet update summary
Sep 23, 2013
Transocean Ltd. issued a monthly fleet update summary which includes new contracts, significant changes to existing contracts

Republic of Benin taps AdvanFort as first PMSC to provide critical West Africa maritime protection
Sep 13, 2013
AdvanFort International, Inc. has announced that the Government of the Republic of Benin has granted it permission

AdvanFort Company praises new accreditation criteria for PMSCs
Sep 10, 2013
Global maritime security services provider the AdvanFort Company praised new accreditation criteria for Private Maritime

Fending Off Pirates: Depending on West African States to Help Won't Count For Much
Aug 28, 2013
The western African states have said clearly they do not have the naval, coast guard or customs resources to deal

A work in progress in the Gulf of Guinea
Aug 14, 2013
It is a strange place, a land where children do not dream of becoming doctors or lawyers; rather, they want to be douanes

AdvanFort Vessels to aid voluntary USG Amver Program
Aug 2, 2013
Maritime security leader the AdvanFort Company has volunteered for service in the piracy-infested waters in and around the Gulf