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Ship&Offshore
06.01.2011
Ship Operation

Acquisition

Marine Resources Group (MRG), a Seattle based family of companies that operate tug and barge fleets throughout the United States, is expanding into the Alaska harbor services business.

Ship&Offshore
05.01.2011
Shipbuilding

Launching and name-giving of ‘Victor Horta’

The naming and launching ceremony for the 5,000m³ gravel trailer "Victor Horta" recently took place at the Verenigde Scheepswerf Heusden shipyard in Heusden, The Netherlands.

Ship&Offshore
05.01.2011
Shipbuilding

New Southampton research hub

World-leading expertise from the University of Southampton and Lloyd’s Register is being brought together in the largest research collaboration of its kind in the UK.

Ship&Offshore
05.01.2011
Offshore

Transfer of Process and Construction businesses

Aker Solutions has entered into a share purchase agreement (SPA) whereby it has agreed to transfer operations within its Process and Construction business area to US based Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., one of the world's largest and most diverse…

Ship&Offshore
05.01.2011
Ship Operation

Launch of China-India Express Service

In order to meet the fast-growing volume of cargo and the demand for a direct service between India, Pakistan and China, Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Line and Dubai based Simatech announced that they will be launching a China – India (CIX2 /…

Ship&Offshore
04.01.2011
Offshore

Aiming for first tidal energy farm in Scotland

UK tidal energy company, Marine Current Turbines, Bristol, is targeting 2013 to install Scotland’s first tidal energy farm.

Ship&Offshore
04.01.2011
Offshore

Interim Development Agreement signed

SeaEnergy PLC, Westhill, Aberdeenshire, announced that its 80% subsidiary SeaEnergy Renewables Limited (SERL) has signed an Interim Development Agreement (IDA) with The Crown Estate regarding certain Inch Cape wind farm development activities.

The…

Ship&Offshore
04.01.2011
Offshore

Joint Industry Project

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS), Trondheim, and Shell have entered into a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to plan and design the next generation of 3D EM equipment.

Ship&Offshore
04.01.2011
Offshore

Changes to Board composition

Kjell E Jacobsen retired from the Board of Seadrill Limited, Hamilton, Bermudas, effective from December 31, 2010.  The Board has nominated Carl Erik Steen to fill the vacancy on the Board created by the retirement of Kjell E Jacobsen. Carl Erik…

Ship&Offshore
03.01.2011
Offshore

Third Rowan rig ahead of schedule

Keppel AmFELS Inc.,Brownsville, Texas, a wholly-owned US subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, has delivered the third of four EXL jackup rigs to a subsidiary of Rowan Companies, Inc., Houston, ahead of schedule and within budget.