PEM Offshore Limited has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Kongsberg Maritime for the supply of a full suite of Offshore Anchor Handling, Dynamic Positioning, Power Management and Crane Simulation systems. The new simulators will form the main infrastructure for a world-class offshore simulation training centre and the first of its kind in Nigeria and [...]
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Pacific Drilling S.A. announced yesterday that a subsidiary of Total S.A. has elected to exercise a one-year option to extend the firm contract term for the Pacific Scirocco to January 2015. The contract provides for a further option, to be exercised at the client’s discretion by April 7, 2014, which could result in two additional [...]
Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Thursday that the company has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Nigeria’s Bonny Gas Transport for the construction of four LNG carriers.The contract is estimated to be worth around $892 million. The delivery of the vessels to Bonny Gas Transport, the shipping unit of Nigeria LNG, is scheduled to start [...]
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BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group, announced that it has won a design contract with Penguin Shipyard International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based crewboat builder and operator, Penguin International Limited, for the design of two 25-metre monohull Fast Crew Boats. Penguin is building the two BV classed, 70-passenger Fast Crew Boats for [...]
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Incat Crowther announced a contract to design a pair of 20m Monohull Crewboats for C and I Leasing of Nigeria. Under construction at Veecraft Marine in South Africa, the vessels continue the designer-builder-operator partnership that yielded success with Deborah, Perez and Ahuva in 2011. Based on the proven platform of Ahuva, the vessels feature a [...]
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APM Terminals Apapa was named the winner of the 2012 Terminal Operator Award by the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria at their annual Maritime Excellence Awards ceremony. APM Terminals Apapa, which assumed operational control of the facility in 2006, is now the busiest container terminal in West Africa, with an estimated throughput of 720,000 TEUs [...]
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Pirates have kidnapped four sailors off Nigeria’s coast from an Italian platform supply vessel, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has said. PSV Asso Ventuno, operated by Naples-based Augusta Offshore, was boarded on Sunday about 40 miles (65 km) off the coast of Nigeria’s Bayelsa state. “Pirates armed with guns attacked, boarded an offshore supply vessel [...]
BOURBON confirms that the 7 crew members, 6 Russians and 1 Estonian, abducted during the boarding of the Bourbon Liberty 249 off the coast of Nigeria, on October 15, 2012, were released today. Despite difficult conditions while in captivity, they all appear to be in good health. They are currently being looked after by the [...]
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BOURBON confirms that 7 crew members, 6 Russians and 1 Estonian were kidnapped during the boarding of the Bourbon Liberty 249, which occurred on October 15, 2012 in Nigeria. The other 9 crew members are still onboard the vessel which is heading for the Port of Onne. They are safe and sound, and in good [...]
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The commencement ceremony of the early start-up engineering of Lekki Deepwater Port Project in Nigeria was held on the scene of proposed port area of Lagos Free Trade Zone on July 17th, 2012. The value of contract for the port project is around USD 680 million and the construction duration is 42 months. In its [...]
