Africa
Control Risks: Global Maritime Kidnaps Jump by 44 Pct in 2016
Maritime kidnaps across the globe surged by 44 percent in 2016, in part driven by an uptick of activity in the Gulf of Guinea and in the Sulu and Celebes Seas, according to Control Risks’ global maritime analysis. Additionally, maritime hijacks were down by 83% globally in 2016, driven by a decline
Suez Canal Container Terminal Ready for Giants
APM Terminals, the majority shareholder of the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), in partnership with the Egyptian government and local authorities, recently completed a dredging project within the Port Said East’s side channel and port basin. SCCT said in its latest release that they are now ful
Hyperdynamics presses on with Fatala well drilling plans
Oil company Hyperdynamics is moving forward with its plans to drill the Fatala well off Guinea with expectations to spud the well by the end of May. A tri-party protocol with the country’s government and South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO) was executed on Friday, March 10, the oil company informed on
Clarksons: Shipyards’ Forward Cover Drops to 2.3 Years
Shipyards have been struggling with reduced vessel ordering for years as global output dropped and capacity diminished shortening their forward cover to the current 2.3 years, according to Clarksons Research. Forward cover, one basic indicator of the volume of work that shipyards have on order, is c
LNG carrier attacked in Gulf of Guinea
LNG carrier La Mancha Knutsen came under pirate attack in the Gulf of Guinea, off Nigeria’s Port Harcourt.
Readers’ Picks of the Week (March 6-10, 2017)
Readers’ Picks of the Week (March 6-10, 2017)
Popular news, March 6 – 12, 2017
The most popular articles of the week.
Top news of the week March 6-11
Chevron says expects first LNG from Gorgon Train 3 in March US-based energy giant Chevron expects to produce first liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the third liquefaction train of its giant Gorgon facility in Western Australia by the end of this month. CSDC, Golar LNG agree sale and leaseback of Gol
Top news, March 6 – 12, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from March 6 – 12, 2017.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 06 – March 12). DeepOcean has received a call-off under its new master service agreement (MSA) with BP. The call-off covers the installation of a new flexible water injection riser and the recov
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 6-12, 2017). Neptune Builds Van Oord’s First LNG-Powered Vessel Van Oord, a Rotterdam based company specializing in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has ordered the construction of a new
Portugal Books Nigerian LNG cargo
REN-operated Sines LNG import terminal in Portugal is to receive a new cargo of the chilled fuel, shipping data by the Port of Sines shows.