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Harris CapRock Communications is to deliver turnkey Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) communications to five Siem Offshore supply vessels, located offshore in Brazil. The SeaAccess solution will enable Siem to extend its corporate IT network and applications to its vessels. "We require a robust communications solution onboard our vessels to support our crew and our day- ...

The SOS SaveOurSeafarers antipiracy campaign is looking for support from business leaders to increase international pressure on governments to take tougher action against Somali piracy, which is estimated to be costing the world economy $12 billion a year."These criminal gangs are holding the world economy to ransom," says Campaign Chair Giles Heimann. "The potential ...

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued the first license for a U.S. tidal power plant  to transmit energy onto the local and national grid. The pilot commercial license allows Verdant Power to construct, operate, and maintain its Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project  in the East Channel of the East River in New York City.  ...

Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) announced today that Jeffrey A. Gorski has joined Tidewater as a Senior Vice President. Mr. Gorski reports to Tidewater's Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Platt, and is responsible for the company's operations in the United States and its engineering and technical services group.Mr. Gorski comes to Tidewater ...

Two more bodies have been discovered aboard the Costa Concordia, taking the confirmed death toll in the tragedy to 15. The bodies were found on Deck 4 of the ship, after the Italian Navy used microcharge explosions to give easier access from the cruise ship's bridge to Decks 4 and 5.According to Italian officials the vessel is now considered sufficiently stable to permi ...

Scottish offshore service provider MarineCo UK has placed an order at Damen Shipyards for two more High Speed Support Vessels (HSSVs). The newbuilds are to be delivered in May and October 2012. The contract includes options for two further vessels.MarineCo took delivery of Damen's first two HSSV 2610 Twin Axe offshore wind farm support vessels - the Mari ...

Höegh LNG reports that has been informed by AB Klaipedos Nafta that Höegh LNG made the winning tender offer for a new LNG floating storage and regasification unit in Lithuania. A mandatory standstill period required by the Law on Public Procurement of the Republic of Lithuania is now in force and will end at midnight on February 7, 2012.Höegh LNG intends to ...

Paris-headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon reports that Jaccar Holdings SA has acquired 945,000 additional shares in Bourbon. This takes Jaccar's stake in Bourbon from 24.6 percent to 26.04 percent of the capital and 25.7 percent to 27.12 percent of the voting rights.Jaccar Holdings was created in 1984 to become the private holding company of Bourbon Chairman J ...

Eric Deans, Director of Shipping Policy at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), has completed a Ph.D in Marine Policy at the University of Delaware.Dr. Deans, a well known shipping industry figure, has worked for the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) for 11 years. This month he resumes his responsibility as Director of Shipping Policy and Research and Registrar Gene ...

Wärtsilä is to supply the power and positioning system for the two new Cat D offshore drilling rigs being built for Songa Offshore AS at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co.Ltd (DSME) shipyard in South Korea. The development of the two Cat D semi-submersible drilling rigs has been initiated by Statoil, which awarded two long- term contracts for the units t ...