SHUTTLE SHOCKER

Emergency exercises are being called for to reduced the potential risks posed by shuttle tankers when they anchor near the shoreline of The Shetland Isles. Read the rest of this entry »

JONES ACT DEBATE

The question has been asked and the answers are in. So now all we can do is sit and wait…What are we talking about?  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency and the Jones Act, that’s what. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW DP TRAINING CENTRE

C-MAR Group has opened a DP training center in Mumbai, India. Read the rest of this entry »

FANBEAM UPGRADES

As one of our Corporate Members, Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL) are pleased to inform us of some new developments to their Fanbeam® laser-based marine positioning system. Read the rest of this entry »

HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

When we talk of heavyweights in the offshore construction market, it is easy to draw comparisons with the world of boxing. Read the rest of this entry »

NAMED FOR SUCCESS

With a name like Discoverer, you can only hope good things beckon! Keppel FELS Ltd has just delivered the second of three DSS 21 deepwater rigs constructed for Maersk Drilling.  Read the rest of this entry »

PLANE SEARCHING

When the plane of the legendary explorer Roald Amundsen crashed and its entire crew disappeared back in 1928, it was though the wreck would never be found. Read the rest of this entry »

ACCELERATED CABLE GROWTH

Asian undersea cable capacity is set to expand, as regional customers look to expand - according to Tata Communications. Read the rest of this entry »

VERY SPECIAL VESSEL

US Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships recently conducted a training exercise off the coast of South Korea, with DP very much to the fore. Read the rest of this entry »

BOOSTING RESEARCH

New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa’s) ocean research vessel “Tangaroa” is to be fitted with new equipment to increase its versatility, including use in the oil and gas exploration sector. Read the rest of this entry »