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Interview: Offshore Ports – The Way Forward
Thinking outside the box has sprung a myriad of innovations throughout history and it is what is keeping us “alive and ticking”. The maritime industry has had its share of innovative thinking, especially over the recent years with the swooping development of technology. As the shipping industry outg
Harvest to use FPSO for Ruche field, offshore Gabon
Harvest Natural Resources has received approval for its Development and Production Plan (FDP) for Ruche field, offshore Gabon, Panoro Energy, a partner in the project, has informed. The field, which includes the Ruche A (formally Ruche), Ruche B (Tortue), Ruche C (Moubenga) and Ruche D (Walt Whitm
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
VIDEO: The Great Wall of Lagos The Eko Atlantic city, the most impressive urban development project in Nigeria, will change the face of Africa and transform the Lagos State into a megacity. The latest video showcases impressive 8.5-kilometer-long Great Wall of Lagos, one of the most important struct
Readers’ Picks of the Week (Oct 6 -12)
Freight rates are likely to fall further as carriers stand firm in their reluctance to reduce capacity on the Asia-Europe and transpacific trades in the winter slack season, Alphaliner warned.…Read more Tanker Scrapes Bottom off Durban Eastern Pacific Shipping reported that an incident involving the
Most popular articles of the week October 6 – 12, 2014
The articles you have read the most this past week include an infographic on how to build an offshore oil platform, a gallery of the world’s biggest jack-up rig nearing Norway, North Sea platform evacuation story and many more. Infographics: How to build an offshore oil platform BP has shared
Top news of the week October 6-11, 2014
INTERVIEW: BW investing heavily in LNG Singapore-based BW, which has been involved in LNG shipping for more than 40 years, has been spending heavily on its LNG business lately, with the most recent order bringing BW’s LNG fleet size to 20 tankers. Fourteen LNG projects to get TEN-T funding As part o
Intertek supports CLOV FPSO ops (Angola)
Intertek is providing testing, inspection, and measuring services to support the development and production of the new CLOV (Cravo, Lirio, Orquidea and Violeta fields) floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) terminal, off Angola. The CLOV operation is located 150 kilometres offshore Angola
VIDEO: New Suez Canal Work Continues as Planned
Construction works on a multi-billion dollar new Suez Canal project are in full swing. This giant project will see the creation of a new Suez Canal parallel to the current channel of a total length of 72 kilometers. Workers engaged in the new Suez Canal project are working 24/7 to complete the proje
GSF Backs Maritime Emissions Monitoring System
The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) is calling for shippers’ carbon reporting requirements to be fully considered as the maritime sector develops technical and operational measures to reduce emissions, the organisation said in a release. Ahead of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Marine E
Dealing with Charterparty Issues in Ebola-Affected Ports
Due to the fact that standard charterparties do not contain clauses specifically drafted to deal with Ebola-affected ports, fever and epidemic clauses can be drafted. However, where they are absent from a charterparty there are a number of issues that can arise, according to UK think-tank Gray Page.
EG LNG hits 2 mln hours injury free milestone
EG LNG said it has reached the milestone of 2 million work hours without a recordable injury on September 8th, which took 880 days to accomplish. EG LNG’s HES Manager, Larry Parker, said, “We put very little focus on these time-based milestones but there’s a lot of pride within our workforce with ho
Global Tidal Energy Market to Grow at CAGR of 24% by 2018
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Tidal Energy Market 2014-2018” report to their offering. The Global Tidal Energy market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24% over the period 2013-2018, the report says. Tidal energy is a form of hydropower generation,