Further to the Golar LNG Ltd.("Golar"), Bermuda, announcement in August 2008 of the MOU signed between Golar and PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited ("PTTEP") of Thailand covering the joint development of Floating LNG (FLNG) opportunities, Golar has signed an agreement with PTTEP to jointly enter into Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) studies for the proposed Australian FLNG project located in North West Australia.

Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Maersk FPSOs to perform the mooring installation work at the Peregrino field offshore Brazil.

The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) continues growth with the incorporation of two new member companies: crane manufacturer Terex Cranes and container logistics solutions designer Loxystem AB.

Two major players in the marine industry, the Harris Pye Group, based in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, and Sobrena Shiprepair Yard, of Brest, have signed a non-exclusive collaboration agreement to work together providing services for refurbishment, repair, upgrade, conversion and life extension of ships and offshore assets across the marine, cruise and oil and gas fields.

CKYH Alliance (Coscon, "K"LINE, Yang Ming, and Hanjin Shipping) will start a direct service between Vietnam and the U.S. East Coast by adding Ho Chi Minh City in its current AWE-4 (All Waters East Coast-4) service, which is one of the Alliance’s Far East - U.S. East Coast lanes operated by "K" LINE, effective from the middle of August, 2009.

ShipConstructor Software Inc. (SSI) is expanding its presence in Korea, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan with the appointment of new dealers, Nova Solution Corporation and Harsha Marine Designers.