South African authorities evacuated an injured crewmember from the bulk carrier Cape Enterprise, operated by Japan’s K Line, on October 26. The 24-year-old crewman was suffering from an injured left thumb and the ship’s Master, in communications with Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) and a
What do upstream oil and gas companies expect to gain from investing in digital initiatives? They expect faster first oil time, and better decision making, a research conducted by Accenture and Microsoft on 300 upstream leaders in 18 countries has shown. According to the results of the study release
IOX Cable and Alcatel Submarine Networks have started work for cable route survey for the IOX Cable System, which will span more than 8,850 kilometers. Arunachalam Kandasamy, founder and CEO of IOX Cable said: “We at IOX are pleased to announce the commencement of work on the IOX Cable System. The c
Vessel operating costs are expected to increase in both 2017 and 2018, according to the latest survey by international account and shipping consultant Moore Stephens. Repairs & maintenance and spares are the cost categories which are likely to increase most significantly in each of the two years. Th
The chief operating officer (COO) of Sirius Petroleum, a company focused on oil and gas exploration and development opportunities in Nigeria, has suddenly passed away. Sirius said on Thursday that the company’s COO Peter Gregory died suddenly while at home in the UK. Gregory was appointed as the COO
Chevron-led Angola LNG project has reportedly launched a tender selling a single cargo from the 5.2 million tons per year facility in Soyo. The cargo is scheduled for loading during the October 31- Nov. 2 window, Reuters reports, citing trade sources. Bids for the tender, launched on Wednesday, must
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has released in its latest Terra et Aqua an article named ‘Some Proven Benefits of Polymer Use in the Treatment of Sediments in Recent Dredging Projects’. For several decades, polymers have been used in the treatment of sediments for improvi
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on members of the National Assembly from the state to push for the River Niger dredging project, the Abuja based Daily Trust informs. This action is part of the resolutions of the House, following a motion moved by a member representing Patigi Constituenc
Increased consolidation among carriers driven by a continued oversupply of vessels could bring some order to the market, however, the recent mergers and mega alliances may lead to oligopolistic structures, UNCTAD warned in its latest report on maritime transport. “A slower demand than earlier projec
A 39-year-old Croatian crewman has been evacuated from the crude oil tanker MV Almi Navigator off Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The ship reported the patient to Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) and after a Government Health EMS duty doctor evaluated the patient in communications with the s
CGG has secured a contract by Côte d’Ivoire’s Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures (DGH) and Petroci, to acquire with its local partner, Harvex Geosolutions, a multi-client program of gravity, gravity gradiometry and magnetic data over the Republic’s onshore and shallow offshore basins. The schedule
French seismic acquisition specialist CGG has been awarded a contract for onshore and offshore survey in Ivory Coast. Under the contract with Ivory Coast’s Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures (DGH) and PETROCI, the national oil company, CGG will acquire, a multi-client program of gravity, gravity g
