By MarEx 2015-06-16 17:40:45 By Stephen Ferguson, CD-adapco Since the first commercial ship basin was commissioned in 1883, towing tanks have provided naval architects with a reliable method of ...
Numerical Towing Tanks, a practical reality?
Grand Finale for Infamous Glomar Explorer – Part 1
By Tony Munoz 2015-06-16 16:46:50 The story of the Glomar Explorer spans four decades and involves a Soviet nuclear missile submarine, the CIA and an eccentric billionaire. The tale is worthy of a ...
Petrobras Likely to Delay Spending Cuts
By Reuters 2015-06-16 02:22:52 Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras will likely delay details of major cuts to its $221 billion five-year spending plan until July, two sources said, when the ...
China Nears Completion of Land Reclaimation
By Reuters 2015-06-16 14:52:11 China will soon complete some of its land reclamation on the Spratly islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, indicating that ...
Gulf Shipping and Oil Prepare for Tropical Storm
By MarEx 2015-06-16 13:58:57 Shipping and oil operations along the Gulf of Mexico completed preparations ahead of Tropical Storm Bill, which began pounding the Texas coast on Tuesday. Traffic in the ...
China Nears Completion of Land Reclamation
By Reuters 2015-06-16 14:52:11 China will soon complete some of its land reclamation on the Spratly islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, indicating that ...
Next Generation Offshore Helicopter Announced
By MarEx 2015-06-16 11:57:02 Airbus has entered the development stage of a next-generation helicopter designed for oil and gas missions. The two-year concept phase start-up for the new X6 helicopter ...
Cruise Ship Recues 41 Following Boat Fire
By MarEx 2015-06-16 10:05:53 The Holland American ship MS Noordam came to the rescue of 41 passengers stranded in Glacier Bay National Park following a tour boat fire. The Baranof Wind, a 79-foot ...
North Sea Job Cuts Raise Skills and Safety Concerns
By Reuters 2015-06-16 09:16:58 Cost-cutting in Britain's North Sea oil and gas sector could lead to more acute skills shortages in future, industry experts have warned, with some expressing concerns ...
MMHE clinches offshore contracts worth $86.34m
Malaysian shipbuilder Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) has clinched various contracts worth a total of MYR324 million (USD86.34 million) from the upstream oil and gas sector, as well as in ...