Africa
Egypt to Start Building New Side Channel at Port Said
A new side channel is about to be built near the Suez Canal to allow smaller vessels in the Mediterranean a twenty-four hour access to East Port Said instead of current eight-hour access, Reuters reports, citing Klaus Holm Laursen, managing director of Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT). The USD 6
Infographic: Casualties in 2015
Opting for a job at sea may turn out to be rewarding at times as it offers the opportunity to venture out into the open seas and get to know the world. However, seafaring is not an easy task as seamen face various challenges on daily basis, including various types of incidents at sea that […]
Infographic: Casualties in 2015
Opting for a job at sea may turn out to be rewarding at times as it offers the opportunity to venture out into the open seas and get to know the world. However, seafaring is not an easy task as seamen face various challenges on daily basis, including various types of incidents at sea that […]
Sea Trucks: ‘Jascon 31’ to work offshore Mexico
Sea Trucks Group, a group of companies offering offshore installation services to the oil & gas industry, has been awarded a charter for the DP3 accommodation construction vessel Jascon 31 in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the group, the vessel will start sailing soon from West Africa to its locat
Wan Hai Lines Tops Reliability Poll
Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai Lines has beaten Danish container shipping giant Maersk, taking the lead as the most reliable carrier, according to SeaIntel’s Global Liner Performance Report for May 2015. Wan Hai moved from third place to first, putting Maersk Line into second place in the survey that che
Wan Hai Lines Tops Reliability Poll
Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai Lines has beaten Danish container shipping giant Maersk, taking the lead as the most reliable carrier, according to SeaIntel’s Global Liner Performance Report for May 2015. Wan Hai moved from third place to first, putting Maersk Line into second place in the survey that che
Dredgers Departing the New Suez
There are only eight days are left before the opening of the New Suez Canal. Official unveiling ceremony of the new waterway, also known as the Suez Canal Corridor, will be held on the banks of the New Canal on August 6th where Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will be joined by world leaders
Polarcus in broadband 3D project off West Africa
Polarcus Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project offshore West Africa. The company said the project will be conducted utilizing Polarcus’ RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition. The project, subject to the execution of a se
New Idreco Dredger at Inga Dam
Idreco, (International Dredger Constructions), from the Netherlands, has designed, built and installed its second dredger, an ISD 600 with a digging depth of 30 m, at the Inga Dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The dam is operated by Société Nationale d’Électricité (SNEL). The dredger has a mi
Pura Vida comes up dry in off Morocco well
Pura Vida Energy, an Australia-based oil explorer, has drilled the MZ-1 exploration well in the Mazagan permit, offshore Morocco, to a depth of 4,653 metres within the Lower Cretaceous, without encountering oil. Pura Vida started drilling the MZ-1 well with the Atwood Achiever drillship in June 2015
Cargo Ships Test New Suez Canal
The first three cargo ships passed through the New Suez Canal on July 25 in a test-run prior to the official inauguration of the USD 8 billion waterway set for August 6. The first three ships to sail the New Suez Canal were an American container ship en route to Saudi Arabia from Egypt’s Port Said,
Cargo Ships Test New Suez Canal
The first three cargo ships passed through the New Suez Canal on July 25 in a test-run prior to the official inauguration of the USD 8 billion waterway set for August 6. The first three ships to sail the New Suez Canal were an American container ship en route to Saudi Arabia from Egypt’s Port Said,