Africa
Neptune Appoints EMA Survey Operations Manager
Neptune has appointed Paul Rennie as survey operations manager for its European, Mediterranean and African operations (EMA). This appointment is part of the company’s strategic ‘One Neptune’ growth plan to invest and develop its operations in its key regions of operation. Rennie joins Neptune with 2
Nigerian LNG cargo heading for Portugal
REN’s Sines LNG import terminal on Portugal’s Atlantic coast is scheduled to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas over the weekend.
New Dredging Vessel Directory Almost Finished!
The new Dredging Vessel Directory (DVD) is almost finished and will be launched soon, featuring more CSD’s than in last year’s edition. The new directory will provide the dredging industry with a compact useful overview of operating cutter suction dredgers and now also trailing suction hopper dredge
Drewry: LNG Shipping Rates to Improve from 2018
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipowners are facing a tough period as rates are expected to remain under pressure during 2017, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. This year has started on a positive note for LNG shipowners as spot rates have firmed up to the West of Suez because of seasonal dema
Clarksons: China Sees Record Iron Ore Imports
At the start of 2016 the outlook for Chinese iron ore import growth appeared challenging, however, the imports went on to significantly outperform expectations during the year and break the 1 billion tonne mark along the way, according to Clarkson Research. Chinese iron ore import growth performed a
Pura Vida leaves Morocco to focus on Gabon. Takes drilling equipment
Pura Vida Energy is leaving Morocco, and is taking the drilling equipment with it, to use it for an exploration campaign there. In a statement on Monday, the energy company said it was set to complete a settlement agreement with a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas, PXP Morocco B.V. (PXP), in
Drewry: Many ex-Hanjin Ships to Remain Idle for Some Time
Some five months after the collapse of Korean shipping group Hanjin Shipping, more than two-thirds of all Hanjin-operated containerships remains inactive, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. Although a number of ships was auctioned for a total of USD 460 million so far, Drewry estimates that t
Interview with Vortex: Focus on Research and Development
Vortex International Ltd, a New Zealand based supplier of dredging equipment, tools and dredge systems, has had a busy and exciting 2016. Couple of days ago, we took the opportunity to have a quick chat with Mr Joe Goodin, Managing Director of Vortex International, who provided us with invaluable in
African Ports Expansion Conference in March
The African Ports Expansion Conference, aimed to discuss modernization of African ports and increasing cargo and freight capacity to handle more traffic, will take place on March 20-21, 2017 in Mombasa, Kenya. Africa is experiencing a major surge in trade with growing volumes of cargo across its por
Readers’ Picks of the Week (January 23 – 27, 2017)
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Top news, January 23 – 29, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from January 23 – 29, 2017.
Popular news, January 23 – 29, 2017
Read last week’s most popular news from the offshore energy sector.