Petrofac to build deepwater derrick lay vessel
JANUARY 17, 2014 — Ayman Asfari (left), Group Chief Executive of U.K. based Petrofac (LON: PFC) says orders for a proprietary deepwater derrick lay vessel “orders mark the next major step in
Ezra ponders U.S. IPO for subsea division
JANUARY 17, 2014 — Singapore’s Ezra Holdings Limited has appointed J.P. Morgan (S.E.A.) Limited to advise it on “strategic options, aimed to optimize the international profile and competitive position” of its subsea
Keppel Singmarine takes GTT LNG system license
JANUARY 17, 2014 — With Singapore aiming to be a hub for LNG bunkering and regional LNG distribution there will be a need for more small to medium scale LNG carriers and
Beacon Group orders ice class rig
JANUARY 17, 2014—Beacon Holdings Group has ordered a harsh environment ice class semi-submersible GM4-D rig from offshore rig builder Yantai CIMC Raffles that will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Electric Boat gets $30 million contract mod
JANUARY 17, 2014 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, CT, is being awarded a $29,848,059 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2109) to exercise an option for engineering and technical design
Alfa Laval opens new Test and Training Center
JANUARY 17, 2014 — The site of Denmark’s former Aalborg Shipyard is now home to a new Alfa Laval Test & Training Center. The massive ship simulation facility has a 250 sq.m
Vigor to build EBDG-designed tank barge
JANUARY 16, 2014—Naval architectural and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), Seattle, WA, recently completed a new 15,000-barrel tank barge design package for Maxum Petroleum, Inc., Greenwich, CT. Designed to
Cathelco systems protect new generation cruise ships
JANUARY 16, 2014 — Chesterfield, U.K., headquartered Cathelco says that when the first of Royal Caribbean’s new generation of 4,000 passenger Quantum class cruise ships is launched this year, its equipment will
American Club offers IMSBC Code e-learning module
JANUARY 16, 2014 — A new addition to the existing catalog of the American P&I Club’s e-learning modules covers compliance with the mandatory requirements of the IMO’s International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes
GasLog buys three BG Group LNG tankers
JANUARY 16, 2014 — Monaco headquartered GasLog Ltd. (NYSE:GLOG) has reached an agreement with Methane Services Ltd. (“MSL”), an affiliate of BG Group, to purchase three LNG carriers from MSL’s fleet and