Magma Global and Maritime Developments (MDL) entered into a partnership to develop a well intervention solution for the offshore oil and gas market. Image from MDL. This partnership…
Wärtsilä donated its Wärtsilä 20 engine to the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in an initiative to support and stimulate the maritime economy in South Africa. The donation handover. People in the picture from left to right…
Noble Energy awarded Nordic Maritime a US$70 million, five-year contract for its DP2 IMR subsea vessel, Mokul Nordic. Mokul Nordic. From Nordic Maritime. The vessel will be performing…
CAGE, Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate selected Kongsberg Maritime to develop and deliver two ocean observatories. Jürgen Mienert (Director CAGE, left) and Arild Brevik (Konsberg Maritime)…
Back-deck equipment firm Maritime Developments has secured a patent for its 4-track tensioner. The company has already delivered two of the new tensioners to clients and is on the brink of completing a third one for its rental division…
ABS and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today to promote maritime research and development (R&D) and innovation. Over the next five years, ABS and MPA will collaborate on maritime…
The US Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee of the US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) of the 113th Congress will conduct a hearing in Washington, DC on 21 May, about using new ocean technologies…
Back deck equipment firm Maritime Developments has launched a new equipment hire division. The company, which has operations in Aberdeen and Peterhead, is on track to increase turnover to £12 million for its year-end in March 2014, a projected rise of 110% on its 2013 figure of £5…
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that the US-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement has been enacted. The agreement establishes a framework for US oil and gas companies and Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) to jointly…
The imperative for a holistic United States maritime strategy has never been greater. The National Strategy for the Marine Transportation System was published in July 2008, by the previous administration. The White House, the Congress, and…
Rio de Janeiro-based AMEC Kromav, specialist company for shipbuilding and offshore activities, is urging the Russian industry to take full advantage of Brazil’s multi-billion dollar offshore industry opportunities. In a comprehensive presentation at NEVA in St Petersburg…
Maritime Developments (MDL) has launched a new portable vertical lay system (VLS) for the deployment and retrieval for subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines. The system is road transportable; can be assembled on the quayside; can be…
Sembcorp Marine has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Aramco and the National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), one of the largest shipping companies in the world, with the objective of preparing a detailed feasibility…
Maritime Developments (MDL), a leading provider of back-deck equipment for the subsea sector of oil and gas industry sector, has secured its largest contract to date.MDL, based in Peterhead and Aberdeen, will provide a 400-tonne reel drive system…
Danny Hall, former VP of legacy company Jarvis Freight International, has been promoted to VP strategic business development for the Houston-based Crowley Maritime logistics group. David Higgs, former director of Crowley's product logistics…