Our Maritime Business Magazines

Bakker Sliedrecht has chosen the Cyclect Group, an early player in Singapore’s marine industry as their new agency. As Cyclect already had contacts with major maritime dredging companies, for Bakker Sliedrecht, provider of solutions related to maritime and industrial electro techniques, it was natural to choose for the Cyclect Group as their agency in Singapore....

Oilennium Ltd announced that plans to expand internationally are proceeding on course. With demand for its customised online and modular training programmes on the rise in the US, the companyhas appointed Janet Iglesias as learning development specialist to support customers and drive business development initiatives throughout the Americas. Iglesias aims to further increase visibility of...

Havyard Ship Technology Leirvik’s newbuild 101 Havila Subsea, a Havyard 855 IMR design, was named in a ceremony in Stavanger, Norway this afternoon. The Havila Subsea, designed and built for inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR), will be operating on a long-term contract between Havila Shipping ASA and Subsea 7. With another Havyard design on a...

Kittiwake Developments has acquired Holroyd Instruments. The newly named Kittiwake Holroyd supplies acoustic emission instruments for the early detection of problems in a wide range of applications, all relating to monitoring the condition of rotating machinery. Martin Lucas, managing director, Kittiwake Developments explained: “Holroyd’s acoustic emission technology places the power of condition monitoring directly...

Mammoet has presented its new PTC super heavy lift cranes. The cranes  will be used for large construction projects (e.g. oil refineries, power stations, offshore) throughout the world. Apart from the key issues of safety and capacity, the design also focused on reliability, ease of transport, and the ability to cope with difficult environments. ...

BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, has announced a number of innovative technologies to help improve the experience of personnel travelling to and from offshore windfarms. It is not only the vessel performance that is affected by rough weather; seasickness amongst workers travelling to offshore sites is a very real business...

UK based Halyard has announced yet another  success story with renowned boat builder, South Boat Special Projects, to ensure its latest 18m wind farm support vessel will remain quiet on the water, with increased comfort for those on board. The new vessel has to meet high levels of safety, reduced noise levels and enhanced crew...

Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company, has announced an historic HSE milestone for the company: six years without a single accident or incident resulting in a Lost Time Incident (LTI). As a result, for the second consecutive year CIS received the prestigious Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety 2011 from the...

Industrial Scientific has announced iNet InSite, a plug-and-play docking station solution for its portable gas detectors that provides critical functionality and information needed to keep people safer.  This new solution is designed for end users who own their gas detectors and have the means of servicing and maintaining them,  but are challenged with gaining the necessary...

Siemens Energy has installed the first prototype of its next generation offshore wind turbine in Høvsøre, Denmark, and has initiated the first trial operation. The new SWT-6.0-120 wind turbine with a power rating of 6 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 120 m uses the innovative Siemens direct drive technology. Nacelle and rotor...

The plan for development and operation of the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea was approved by the Norwegian parliament last week. Production start-up is planned for 2014. Gas from the Valemon field will be transported via Heimdal to the European markets. The condensate will be piped via Kvitebjørn to the...

It has now been determined that there will be seismic acquisition in the eastern part of the Barents Sea from 7 July. The necessary formalities surrounding the Treaty on Maritime Delimitation and Cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean between Norway and Russia are now in place. The activity can start 30...

Energy consultancy Xodus Group has signed a GBP 10 million investment deal to focus on further growth in the UK and internationally. The major cash boost from Dutch based Sunrise Energy Group and Simmons Parallel Energy Fund signals a period of significant expansion. Xodus has grown into the leading independent, integrated consultancy for oil,...

The WindCat 101 has recently taken into service by WindCat Workboats. She is the latest addition to the company’s fleet and the first in the Mark 4 series. The new type of vessel has been developed to fulfil the need for a vessel with a higher speed, larger carrying capacity and extended operational range...

IHC Merwede has increased its underwriting capacity by more than 50% to EUR 1.5 billion. Of this amount, EUR 900 million is committed. The financial agreement has been forged between IHC Merwede and an international banking consortium made up of five banks, with the aim of facilitating international growth. The five banks all have large...

An increasing awareness of greater safety in marine personnel transfer has led to record demand for the FROG and TORO crew transfer devices from Reflex Marine. Last year’s Icelandic volcanic ash cloud, which resulted in the grounding of several helicopter flights to North Sea oil and gas platforms, led to a significant upturn in activity...

Petrotechnics has announced the opening of its new office in Singapore, a move that has the potential to present more than GBP 150 million (USD 250 million) of new business opportunities. Petrotechnics has already secured a joint contract through its channel partnership with Ara Techbis, with Shell Sabah Petroleum Company (SSPC) awarding it the...

Aberdeen-based Apex Tubulars , a casing and tubing inspection company in Europe, has speeded up the measuring of equipment with a new explosion proof laser measure. Apex has invested in the handheld LaserMeter 3000XP from CorDEX Instruments to assist in its busy inspection programme and in managing large orders being shipped around the world....

AM Consultancy recently won a contract to provide the on-board IT network for a state of the art marine research vessel. The Stril Explorer is a newly built 76-m multi-purpose support vessel chartered by the Aberdeen based marine and subsea services contractor SeaHold Geoships. Among the requirements necessary for the new vessel was a...

T.D. Williamson, Inc. (TDW), provider of equipment and services for pipelines and pressurised piping systems for more than nine ecades,has  announced that John Ball recently joined the company as country manager, United Kingdom, for T.D. Williamson (U.K.) Limited. In this capacity, Ball is responsible for sales development and execution, the maintenance of operational excellence,...

Subsea 7 has contracted BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT) to provide riser monitoring systems for two hybrid riser towers (HRT) and one single hybrid riser (SHR) for the CLOV Development Project offshore Angola operated by Total E&P Angola. These systems will monitor the integrity of the risers by measuring the buoyancy uplift and bending...

Aker Solutions has won two contracts to supply complete drilling equipment packages for two new deepwater drilling units that are being built by Cosco, the Chinese shipbuilding company. The combined value of the contracts is about USD195 million, and includes options for a further two units. The contracts underline the company’s attractive offering in...

International e-learning specialist for the global oil and gas industry, Atlas Interactive has been awarded accreditation from the Institute of IT Training for its learning and development credentials. IITT accreditation is recognised as the global official standard in the learning and development (L&D) industry today.  Atlas has been identified as leaders in L&D, demonstrating...

T.D. Williamson SA (TDW) announced that it has completed a subsea hot tap intervention operation to facilitate the successful tie-in of a new gas pipeline to an existing pipeline. The new pipeline forms part of the Burullus Gas Company’s West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) Phase VII development project in the Mediterranean Sea.  The operation...

Statoil’s first fast-track -project Visund South is moving ahead as planned. The seabed template has commenced its journey out to the field located south of Gullfaks in the North Sea. “We submitted the plan for development and operation of Visund South in January. Now, four months later, we have built the first seabed template for...