Africa
Fairmount Glacier Positions FPSO Usan Offshore Nigeria
Fairmount Marine’s powerful tug Fairmount Glacier has successfully assisted in the installation of the floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) Usan, offshore Nigeria. For this operation Fairmount was contracted by Saipem Energies, which needed a 200 ton bollard pull tug for this job.
Cameroon: President Attends Opening Ceremony of Phase I Kribi Deepwater Project
October 8 witnessed grand opening ceremony of Phase I Kribi Deepwater Project of Cameroon constructed by CHEC. The ceremony was attended by Paul Biya as the President of Cameroon and his first lady, the Minister of Economic Planning and other Cameroon government officials. Xue Jinwei as Chinese Amba
Tunisia: Dragon Oil Signs Farm-In Agreement with Cooper Energy
Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, announces that it has signed a farm-in agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of Cooper Energy Limited through which Dragon Oil is to earn a 55% participating interest in and, in any development phase, as
Nigeria: Lagos Takes Action Against Illegal Dredging
The Lagos State government has commenced enforcement of rules and regulations guiding mining operations and subsequent arrest of operators… By Bidemi Bakare (thenationonlineng) [mappress] Source: thenationonlineng, October 11, 2011;
UK: Small Dry Bulk Ships Charter Rates Remain Stable
Handysize and handymax charter rates will remain stable at their current level until the end of the year, supported by a strong global … (IMDO) [mappress] Source: IMDO, October 11, 2011;
France: Orange Announces Landing of ACE Submarine Cable in Penmarc’h
ACE, the Africa Coast to Europe submarine cable to be operational in the second half of 2012, landed at the submarine cable station of Penmarc’h, Brittany. The 17,000 km cable provides broadband internet capacity in Africa, an additional layer of security for communications between Europe, Africa an
Ship Insurers Support Use of Private Armed Guards on Merchant Vessels
More ship insurers are backing the use of private armed guards on merchant vessels at sea to combat Somali piracy as attacks and the resulting costs are set to rise in coming weeks, industry officials said. Pirate attacks on oil tankers and other ships are costing the world economy billions of dolla
Ghana: NIMASA Traces Missing Vessel
A Motor Tanker Vessel, MT KEMEPADE which was reported missing from the Lagos anchorage on Wednesday 28th September2011 has been found… (TheNationOnlineNG) [mappress] Source: TheNationOnlineNG, October 10, 2011
Mozambique: Port of Beira Plans to Double Capacity by 2015
Last year, according to the daily newspaper “Noticias”, Beira port handled 1.29 million tonnes of cargo. (TheZimbabwean) [mappress] Source: TheZimbabwean, October 10, 2011
Mozambique: Port of Beira Plans to Double Capacity by 2015
Last year, according to the daily newspaper “Noticias”, Beira port handled 1.29 million tonnes of cargo. In the first half of 2011 it has… (thezimbabwean) [mappress] Source: thezimbabwean, October 10, 2011;
EU NAVFOR Disrupts Suspect Pirate Action Group’s Supply Boat
On 7 October EU NAVFOR warship FGS KOELN successfully disrupted a suspect Pirate Action Group’s (PAG) supply boat, a whaler, operating in the Somali Basin about 200 nautical miles East of Tanzania. The whaler had been located previously by a Norwegian Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPR
EMG Seeks Compensation from Egyptian General Petroleum
Ampal-American Israel Corp. said its 12.5 percent-owned East Mediterranean Gas SAE filed a request for arbitration with the International… (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, October 10, 2011