Octopus-Onboard selected for Dockwise Vanguard

Amarcon, part of the ABB group, has received an order for OCTOPUS-Onboard for Dockwise's latest semi-submersible heavy lift vessel, Dockwise Vanguard. The vessel  was launched in November 2012 and is currently undergoing sea trials.

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Source: Offshore Shipping Online

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COSCO and NMA Maritime Form Joint Ventures

China's COSCO Shipping has established two new companies with NMA Maritime & Offshore Contractors in the Netherlands.

The partners, who have done business together for more than 25 years, will form companies in the Netherlands and in the U.S., COSCO Shipping said in a statement.

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Source: Break Bulk

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Shtokman could be back up and running

There is a suggestion that the giant Shtokman gas project is up an running again with front end engineering and design underway. 
Technical design work is now underway for the first two phases of the Shtokman field gas development in the Barents Sea, according to an official Gazprom statement cited by the Barents Nova website.

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Source: Offshore.no

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