The cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Navy and Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (ONR) has been extended until September 2013. The contract for the project relevant to the research in the field of operational effectiveness of ship concept design will continue on the basis of an additional agreement reached following the first review meeting of the [...]
Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd has extended its option agreements with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (HHI) for the delivery of two FSRUs, that were to expire by mid December 2011 and mid January 2012, respectively. Both option agreements are now valid into first quarter 2012. The Company’s third and fourth option agreements are not affected [...]
![The Netherlands: Anthony Veder Extends Contract with MirTac]()
After operating StarIPS for 4 years on more than 15 vessels, Anthony Veder and MirTac have expanded the fleet wide implementation of the STAR IPS Fleet Management Software on Anthony Veder’s newly acquired ships. The former system was successfully converted to StarIPS and optimized to achieve the same level of efficiency and control as maintained [...]
![South Korea: SungDong Shipbuilding Extends Its Licenses for AVEVA’s Marine Solutions]()
AVEVA, a leader in engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, announced today that SungDong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (SungDong) has extended its contract for the use of AVEVA Marine to drive the design of commercial vessels. The new licenses will be used throughout its four shipyards [...]
![Canada: Government Extends Lucrative Shipbuilding Deadline by Two Weeks]()
The federal government is extending the deadline for bids on a lucrative shipbuilding contract by two weeks after two companies requested… (DailyBusinessBuzz) Source: DailyBusinessBuzz, July 4, 2011;
![USA: Pacific Drilling Extends Option with SHI to Construct Seventh Ultra-Deepwater Drillship]()
Pacific Drilling S.A. announced today that one of its subsidiaries has reached an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries to extend until October 31, 2011 an option to construct a seventh ultra-deepwater drillship. With its best-in-class drillships and highly experienced team, Pacific Drilling is a fast growing company that is dedicated to becoming the preferred ultra-deepwater [...]
![U.S. Navy Extends Deadline for Bids on Overhaul and Modification of USS Frank Cable]()
The U.S. Navy extended a deadline for bids from potential contractors on the overhaul and modification of the 643-foot USS Frank Cable, a Guam-based submarine tender vessel, according to a solicitation notice. Contractors aiming to carry out the dry-dock maintenance and overhaul now have until June 10 to make an offer, instead of the original [...]
![Norway: Deep Sea Supply Extends Contracts with Ship Equip to Cover Whole Fleet with SEVSATs]()
In a fleet wide deal the 23 vessels with SEVSAT already installed has been signed for another three years along with the four new buildings scheduled to be launched in 2011 and 2012. “We are very satisfied with the overall performance of the SEVSAT system from Ship Equip” says Technical Director Espen Sorensen. “We [...]
![Norway: Marlink Extends Contract with Fugro Geoteam]()
Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, has recently extended its contract with seismic vessel operator Fugro-Geoteam for a further five years. As part of the latest agreement, Marlink will supply its innovative Sealink™ VSAT service to 8 seismic vessels via Marlink’s Eik teleport in Norway, providing 512 Kbps of bandwidth and 10-15 telephone [...]
