Africa
New Suez Canal on Right Track
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi hailed the Egyptians’ unprecedented turnout for buying investment certificates needed for funding the New Suez Canal, Presidential spokesman Ehab Badawi said. He said the president made his comments during his meeting with the head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mame
IAGC elects new President
After a three-month long search process, the International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC) Board of Directors has announced that Ken Wells has been named as the organization’s president.
Things to Know when Navigating in Sea Ice
There are many sea ice properties that can affect an offshore vessel’s navigation performance in sea ice. The most obvious is the thickness of the ice but other properties, such as hardness, are also important. In the following excerpt taken from OCIMF latest report on Offshore Vessel Operations in
Image of the Day: Blending with the Sea
The image shows Princess Cruises’ MS Royal Princess steaming her way to the next adventure as the sunset-lit sky embraces the sea. The ship was built in 2013 by Fincantieri at their shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. [mappress] World Maritime News Staff, September 18, 2014; Image: Princess Cruises F
VIDEO: FMC Technologies ‘Happy’ Parody
FMC Technologies’ western region subsea employees have celebrated the company’s global quality month with a parody of Pharrell Williams’ song “Happy”. FMC Technologies employees in Ghana also celebrated the commissioning of newly expanded Subsea base in Takoradi last week. Local employees were joine
VIDEO: Dredging for Eko Atlantic City
Off the coast of Lagos, mighty dredgers are working daily to reclaim land lost to the sea. Eko Atlantic City is being constructed in six phases – and the first phase entails creating 10 square kilometers of prime land along the Great Wall of Lagos. When the dredging is completed, a total volume of s
LPG industry in South Africa needs competition
Investor interest in the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) industry in South Africa has increased markedly over the last few years, but there are structural issues in the industry which need to be addressed for future growth to be assured. In particular, competition needs to be actively promoted to prevent
Global Tanker Fleet Shying Away from ECDIS
The majority of ships in the global tanker fleet have yet to adopt ECDIS, according to data published for the first time by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). The SOLAS regulations on the mandatory carriage of ECDIS will come into force from July 1, 2015 for all tankers over 3,000 gross
Port of New Orleans Ebola Scare False Alarm
Three crew members from Liberia-flagged cargo vessel Marine Phoenix were transferred to a hospital by US health officials and coast guard after the ship docked in Belle Chasse, Port of New Orleans on Wednesday, September 17th. The ill crewmembers were feared to had been infected by Ebola since the v
Infograph: Tanker Sizes 101
The global crude oil and refined product tanker fleet uses a classification system to standardize contract terms, establish shipping costs, and determine the ability of ships to travel into ports or through certain straits and channels, T. Mason Hamilton of U.S. Energy Information Association explai
Arctic Ice Dwindling, Antarctica Levels Reach 30-Year Highs
The area of sea ice in the Arctic fell to a summer minimum of around 5.0 million square kilometres this year, which is about 1.6 million square kilometres more than the record low in 2012. However, according to sea ice physicist Marcel Nicolaus from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) and Lars Kalesc
RWE Dea Granted Two New Blocks Off Egypt
RWE Dea has been awarded two new offshore concessions with operatorship by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC). The concessions are located in the Gulf of Suez, where the company is producing oil as operator for more than 30 years. Dea will become operator of two new concessions in the