Africa
Minerva Marine Denies Arrest of Its Ras Lanuf-Bound Tanker
Greece-based tanker operator Minerva Marine denied media reports that its 2000-built tanker Minerva Alexandra had been arrested in Libya’s Ras Lanuf. The Greece-flagged crude oil tanker Minerva Alexandra together with Panama-flagged oil tanker Trident Hope were bound for Ras Lanuf port, home to Liby
NileDutch Starts South America-Africa Service
Rotterdam-based container line NileDutch is starting a new weekly South America – South Africa – West Africa service through a Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA), most likely with the French carrier CMA CGM. As of August 21, NileDutch will operate the 3,100 TEU MV NileDutch Luanda as one of the six vess
NileDutch Starts South America-Africa Service
Rotterdam-based container line NileDutch is starting a new weekly South America – South Africa – West Africa service through a Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA), most likely with the French carrier CMA CGM. As of August 21, NileDutch will operate the 3,100 TEU MV NileDutch Luanda as one of the six vess
Wartsila to Equip Giant
A contract has been signed with the Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) and the recently founded Dredging Group, under which Wartsila will supply the engines and all essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger. The vessel will be on
Putting Final Touch on the New Suez
The world’s largest dredging project is close to an end with only 24 days left for inauguration of the New Suez Canal. So far, a total of 251 million cubic meters of sand has been removed from the New Suez Canal. According to the project’s executive administration, this figure represents almost 96 p
First Brazilian job for Sea Trucks
Sea Trucks Group has secured its first contract in Brazil, the Netherland-based company has informed. Sea Trucks will provide accommodation support services to Saipem for 300 people, including lifting operations, storage support and logistic support services for modifications works of an FPSO. Sea T
PHOTO: Maersk Voyager drillship kicks off Eni contract (Ghana)
Maersk Drilling’s ultra deepwater drillship Maersk Voyager has started its contract with Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Ltd. According to Maersk Drilling’s social media updates, the contract and drilling operations on Eni’s Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) Project started this Saturday, July
Drewry: Ship Utilisation Hit by Overcapacity
The average containership load factor across the main headhaul East-West trade routes, adjusted for void sailings, was 86%, down from 90% in the previous quarter and from 89% a year ago, Drewry’s updated first-quarter 2015 data shows. The drop comes on the back of a rather bleak picture for containe
Drewry: Ship Utilisation Hit by Overcapacity
The average containership load factor across the main headhaul East-West trade routes, adjusted for void sailings, was 86%, down from 90% in the previous quarter and from 89% a year ago, Drewry’s updated first-quarter 2015 data shows. The drop comes on the back of a rather bleak picture for containe
MX Oil gets into Aje field licence (Nigeria)
MX Oil plc, an oil and gas investment company, has agreed to invest in an indirect, non-operated, 5% revenue interest in the OML 113 licence, offshore Nigeria, which includes the Aje Field, a development stage project with proven, flow tested discoveries where production is expected by January 2016.
TDW Supports ESDV Replacements Off West Africa
T.D. Williamson, a solutions provider for pressurized piping systems, has delivered a double block and bleed isolation during ESDV replacements in the South Atlantic Sea offshore West Africa for an independent European oil and gas company. Performing maintenance or repair on a live crude export pipe
Livestock Carrier Sinks Off Gulf of Aden
A livestock carrier sank off the coast of Gulf of Aden with thousands of animals onboard. The carrier,reportedly, had 31 people onboard, out of which 29 were rescued, and 2 people are still missing. The ship was carrying livestock from Somalia to United Arab Emirates. According to media reports, mor