Africa
Current Suez Convoy Information
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising on current Suez convoy information ahead of the new Suez Canal’s inauguration on 6 August 2015. The new Suez canal measures from 60 kilometers in length to 95 kilometers in length, while the project also involves deepening and widening the Great Bitter La
Platts: Trans-Atlantic Panamax Dry Bulk Market in the Hour of the Wolf
Shipowners operating in the trans-Atlantic dry bulk market, where prices have been plumbing two-year lows on the back of acute vessel oversupply and shifting patterns in minerals demand, could be facing brighter days as of 2018, according to the latest special report released by Platts. In its 6-pag
Expro Lands $100 Mln Tullow Deal Off Ghana
International oilfield services company, Expro, has been awarded new contracts from Tullow Oil. Worth in excess of $100 million over three years, the contracts will see Expro work across Tullow Oil’s assets in Ghana, including the Jubilee Field and the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) field project. Fo
Shipping Will Need 42,500 Officers by 2019
Shipping will require an additional 42,500 officers by the end of 2019 to cope with the expected growth in the main cargo carrying fleet, equivalent to 7% growth over the five year period, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. Current officer supply is in the order of 615,000 and there is a nomi
Four Nigerian Policemen Gunned Down by Pirates
Four policemen were shot and killed on Tuesday at the Abonnema Wharf area of Port Harcourt, Nigeria by armed men who are believed to be sea pirates. The policemen were on patrol when they were attacked by a group of masked men who opened fire killing four of them on the spot, with the fifth one mana
Seafarers Encouraged to Pursue Healthier Lifestyles to Fend Off Diabetes
Seafarers’ challenging working conditions and lifestyle and the prevalence of smoking, lack of exercise and poor diet within the group have all contributed to a higher risk of seafarers developing diabetes as compared to the general populace, numerous studies confirm. To address concerns of a higher
EXCLUSIVE: IADC Visit to Van Oord
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation started on June 22 at UNESCO-IHE, in Delft, the Netherlands, and will last through Friday, 26 June, 2015. The seminar reflects IADC’s commitment to education, to encouraging young people to enter the field
Expro wins $100M deal from Tullow
International oilfield services company, Expro, has been awarded new contracts from Tullow Oil plc, Africa’s independent oil company. Worth in excess of $100 million over three years, the contracts will see Expro work across Tullow Oil’s assets in Ghana, including the Jubilee Field and the Tweneboa-
Photo Update: Dredgers in Suez
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Dredging Suez Canal, has just posted on its official facebook page the latest photos from the New Suez Canal dredging project. About 228 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand has been dredged so far, Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), Mohab Mamish
Long-Term Dredging Deal for DEME
Ok Tedi Mining Ltd. (OTML) has awarded to Dredging International, member of the DEME Group, a five and a half-year extension of its ongoing contract to remove mine-derived sediments from the lower Ok Tedi river system, situated in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The value of this contract
Spain’s Huelva LNG terminal gets cargo
Spain’s Huelva LNG regasification terminal received a shipment of the chilled gas on Tuesday. The 145,952 cbm LNG Benue, loaded with a cargo from Nigeria’s Bonny plant, is currently docked at the Enagás-owned terminal, shipping data shows. Huelva terminal, located at the mouth of the rivers Tinto an
Spain’s Huelva LNG terminal gets cargo
Spain’s Huelva LNG regasification terminal received a shipment of the chilled gas on Tuesday. The 145,952 cbm LNG Benue, loaded with a cargo from Nigeria’s Bonny plant, is currently docked at the Enagás-owned terminal, shipping data shows. Huelva terminal, located at the mouth of the rivers Tinto an