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VIDEO: NYK Super Eco Ship 2030
NYK Group is targeting the achievement of “zero emissions” by 2050 and has designed the concept ship NYK Super Eco Ship 2030 as a milestone for 2030. The idea behind the concept is not only to make it clear what the industry needs to develop technically in the long term, but also to lead the [&helli
BNS Louise-Marie Returns Home after Completing Counter Piracy Mission
Belgian frigate BNS Louise-Marie is on her way home after completing three months of counter piracy patrols with the European Union’s counter piracy mission – EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) – Operation Atalanta. BNS Louise-Marie joined EU NAVFOR, which fights piracy off the coast of Somalia, on 23 Novem
Drewry: Overcapacity to Ease Gradually after 2013
Drewry’s latest Tanker Forecaster report shows that another tough year is on the horizon for tanker owners as the market continues to struggle under the pressure of overcapacity. Global oil consumption only managed a timid growth in the fourth quarter of 2012, with global crude oil loadings increasi
Douglas-Westwood: Golden Triangle to Dominate Deepwater Expenditure Over 5 Years
A new report from Douglas-Westwood shows the outlook for the deepwater business to be one of major long-term opportunity. As deepwater projects become increasingly capital-intensive there is an economic challenge for exploration & production (E&P) companies but a significant potential prize for oilf
Harvest Natural Resources Updates on DTM-1 (Gabon)
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. today announced an update to its drilling operations in the Dussafu Tortue Marin-1 (DTM-1) well drilled in the Dussafu Marin PSC, offshore Gabon, West Africa. Harvest operates the Dussafu PSC, holding a 66.667% interest. The DTM-1 well was initially drilled in 380 fee
Drewry: Ship and Container Reliability Improve
Ship-level and container-level Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) showed significant quarter-on-quarter increases in reliability in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Drewry’s quarterly report Carrier Performance Insight, just published. Containership reliability reached a new record high in th
VIDEO: IHC Merwede Dredging (The Netherlands)
IHC Merwede is focussed on the continuous development of design and construction activities for the specialist maritime sector. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATkrSNYqw0A It is the global market leader for efficient dredging and mining vessels and equipment – with vast experience accumulated over d
Harvest Drills Sidetrack Well at Tortue Discovery Off Gabon
Panoro Energy ASA announced an update to its drilling operations in the Dussafu Tortue Marin-1 (DTM-1) well drilled in the Dussafu Marin PSC, offshore Gabon, West Africa. The DTM-1 well, operated by Harvest Dussafu, was initially drilled in 118 meters of water to a vertical depth of 3,430 meters. On
BLG 17 – Positive Developments on Ballast Water Management
IMO member states this week agreed on a proposal to undertake a trial period for port state control sampling and analysis once the International Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) has entered into force. Acknowledging that there remains a great deal of uncertainty about the methods used to s
Five Crew Killed in Cruise Ship Emergency Drill on Canary Islands
An emergency drill on the cruise ship Thomson Majesty became fatal for five crew members, who lost their lives on Sunday after a lifeboat fell into the sea from the ship, tied up at the port of Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands, Reuters reports. The lifeboat fell from the height of 20 metres into [&h
Top News of the Week of Feb 4-Feb 8, 2013
1) VIDEO: Roof Raised on First QCLNG Tank, Australia QGC, a BG unit and the operator of the QCLNG project in Australia, said in a project update that a 900-tonne steel dome has been raised to the top of a liquefied natural gas tank in Queensland for the first time, marking a milestone for the [&hell
Top News of the Week of Feb 4 – 9, 2013
Maersk Line: Emma Maersk Is Not in Danger of Sinking (Suez Canal) The Emma Maersk containership, berthed at the Suez Canal Container Terminal took on water into the engine room and lost power on Friday night near the Northern entrance of the Suez Canal. Emma Maersk Out of Service for Months Palle La