Europort brings offshore shipbuilding into focus
The offshore market remains buoyant, with exploration and production driving new fleet investment, design innovation in vessel efficiency and reduced environmental impact. Operations in more challenging offshore environments are also demanding enhanced vessel manoeuvrability, station-keeping and overall safety, in line with tightening regulations.
The sector’s opportunities and its cutting edge technology will be on show at Europort 2013, the maritime exhibition taking place at Ahoy Rotterdam November 5-8 2013, says Raymond Silliakus, Europort Exhibition Manager.
“Offshore ships have become more technologically advanced and able to perform more highly specialised duties, and this is reflected in their overall design and the control systems that manage greater complexity and scale,” he says.
The global significance of the offshore dimension of Europort 2013 has been confirmed through the presence of exhibitor Petrobras Global Trading. Participation by the Brazilian oil and gas giant has been organised through Petrobras Nederlands BV, the company’s newly established Dutch operations that is focusing on providing logistical support to Petrobras for drilling and production activities through the lease of vessels, platforms and subsea equipment.