Africa
ACI’s Port Capacity Summit Starts This Week (South Africa)
ACI’s 2nd Maximising African Port Capacity Summit (21, 22 and 23 May 2013, Durban, South Africa) will address the fundamental issues faced by African ports and terminals in order to present an efficient and attractive option to the shipping lines. The conference will explore terminal operations and
South Africa, Nigeria Work on Developing Petroleum Sector
As part of concerted efforts to further transform the Nigerian Petroleum Sector, the Federal Government and the Republic of South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, in the oil and gas sector to reinforce and strengthen the existing win-win symbiotic relationship between the two l
Shippers and the Environment to Benefit from IMO Decision on Reception Facilities
Shipowners pleas for greater clarity on what to do when there are no adequate port reception facilities to receive residues including Hold Washing Water (HWW) from cargoes deemed “Harmful to the Marine Environment” (HME), have been substantially answered after an important decision at the IMO Marine
Noble Energy’s Carla South Sidetrack Well Strikes Oil (E. Guinea)
Noble Energy-operated Carla South I-7 ST-1 sidetrack to the I-7 exploration well in Block I, offshore Equatorial Guinea, has encountered oil in good quality sandstones, PA Resources has announced. The sidetrack in Block I in Equatorial Guinea, drilled by the Atwood Hunter semi-submersible drilling r
Interactive Particularly Sensitive Sea Area Display Launched at IMO HQ (UK)
A new interactive display on Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA) has been launched at IMO Headquarters. A PSSA is an area that needs special protection through action by IMO because of its significance for recognized ecological or socio-economic or scientific reasons and which may be vulnerable
Top News of the Week May 13-18, 2013
China: ABB Signs Service Agreement with CLSICO ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, signed a long-term Preventive Service agreement with China LNG Shipping International Co. Ltd (CLSICO) to provide maintenance services to all ABB equipment onboard of its six LNG vessels in the nex
Top News of the Week May 13 – 18, 2013
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Top News of the Week May 13-19, 2013
1) Wood Group Kenny Secures Bonaparte FLNG Contract, Australia GDF SUEZ Bonaparte, a subsidiary of French energy giant GDF SUEZ, operator of the Bonaparte LNG project has awarded WGK a contract for a (pre-FEED) subsea concept definition study for the Bonaparte LNG project. 2) Zeus: Fifty Mobile Fuel
Top News – May 13 to 19, 2013
Cummins: “Smallest-to-Largest” on Display at Nor-Shipping (Norway) Cummins Inc, a leading manufacturer of diesel engines for the commercial marine industry, will feature one of the most impressive engine line-ups at Nor-Shipping (Oslo, Norway; June 4-7) with a “smallest-to-largest” commercial marine
Johannesburg to Host Africa Ports and Harbours Show 2013
Africa Ports and Harbours Show (Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, Jun 24 – 27, 2013) is the continent’s leading ports, terminal and maritime event. It is a conference and exhibition that will attract decision-makers from port operators, terminal operators, major end-users, government and inve
Shell Declares Force Majeure on Gas Supplies to Nigeria LNG
Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) has declared force majeure on gas supplies to Nigeria LNG, effective 09:00 hrs (Nigerian time) on Wednesday, May 15 2013. “This action is due to production deferment following a reported leak along the Eastern Gas Gathering System (EGGS-1) right-of-
Ghana: MPS Terminal Installs Five Konecranes RTG Cranes
Five Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes are currently being erected at the Meridian Port Services (MPS) container terminal in Tema, Ghana. The cranes are part of an order placed in August 2012. MPS already operates four Konecranes RTGs, which were delivered fully-erect in March 2013. MPS’s