Africa
Pirates Kidnap Five Tanker Crew Members
The 2003-built tanker Leon Dias was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, UK-based Clearwater Vessel Tracking confirmed to World Maritime News. “A tanker was underway from Lome to Bata when the owners lost contact with their vessel, it was later discovered that pirates had managed to board and
4,000th Vessel Registered under Liberian Flag
The Liberian Registry has reached a 4,000 vessel registration milestone with the registration of the 50,000 dwt chemical/product tanker newbuilding High Trust, owned by d’Amico Tankers Limited, Dublin (d’Amico International Shipping S.A. group). “The Liberian-registered fleet continues to grow at a
Maydon Wharf Infrastructure Project Achieves Safety Milestone
Transnet Capital Projects (TCP) – which is overseeing Transnet National Ports Authority’s project to reconstruct the quay walls and deepen berths at Maydon Wharf – recently achieved a safety milestone of 1,000,000 man hours without a lost time injury (LTI). The R1.6 billion project forms an integral
MX Oil to sell its Aje field stake (Nigeria)
MX Oil, an oil and gas exploration company, has agreed to sell its interest in the OML 113 licence offshore Nigeria, which includes the Aje Field, to an unnamed buyer. MX Oil previously received expressions of interest to acquire all or part of its Nigerian investment or to invest into the underlyin
Chevron CEO: Angola LNG to ship LNG cargo in 2nd quarter
The Chevron-operated $10 billion Angola LNG project is expected to ship its first cargo of chilled gas in the second quarter of this year after starting recommissioning process. The LNG export plant, which sent its first cargo of liquefied natural gas in June of 2013, was shut down in April 2014 aft
GE bags ‘first ever global maintenance agreement’ for entire FPSO fleet
GE Oil & Gas has been awarded what it claims is the first ever global maintenance agreement for an entire fleet of FPSOs owned by the world’s largest provider of FPSO vessels, SBM Offshore. Under the agreement, GE Oil & Gas will provide spare parts, depot overhauls, field services and digital soluti
Bowleven gives up on Tanzania deal
Bowleven, an oil and gas exploration group focused on Africa, has backed down from its decision to acquire interests in the Kiliwani North Development Licence and Ruvuma PSA, in Tanzania from Aminex. According to Bowleven, the company has decided not to pursue the acquisition of a 25% interest in th
Cutter Suction Dredger Vessel Directory in Preparation
In order to better promote the dredging industry, DredgingToday.com – owned by the Dutch media company Navingo BV – is working on a new product named the Cutter Suction Dredger Vessel Directory. The CSD Vessel Directory is aimed to provide the industry with a compact useful overview of operating cut
Popular news, January 25 – 31, 2016
Popular news, January 25 – 31, 2016
Highlights of the Week (January 25-31)
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 25-31). Gippsland Ports Orders Damen TSHD 650 The Damen Shipyards Group is constructing a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) 650 for Australian client Gippsland Ports. Royal IHC and Adani Sign Deal
Top news of the week January 25-30, 2016
BREAKING: Shell-BG merger approved BG Group’s shareholders on Thursday approved the multi-billion merger with Hague-based energy giant Shell, creating the world’s largest LNG company. ExxonMobil: natural gas demand to rise 50 pct Texas-based energy giant ExxonMobil said in a report on Monday that na
World Bank cuts its 2016 crude oil forecast to $37
The World Bank is lowering its 2016 forecast for crude oil prices to $37 per barrel in its latest Commodity Markets Outlook report from $51 per barrel in its October projections. The lower forecast reflects a number of supply and demand factors. These include sooner-than-anticipated resumption of ex