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  • MSC reaches another California oil spill settlement

    2 March 2023
    Business Developments & Projects

    Swiss-based container shipping major MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has accepted to enter into a settlement agreement with Amplify Energy Corp. and its affiliated entities  in connection with the 2021 Orange County pipeline oil spill. 

  • IMO: World Expects Bold Goals on Cutting Emissions from Shipping

    28 November 2017
    Rules & Regulation

    The whole world would be watching the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2018, looking for something of real substance when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, IMO’s Secretary-General Kitack Lim pointed out. “Next year really will be a time when the world will expect IMO Member States to deliver a clear […]

  • Gulf of Mexico’s oil & gas platforms getting check-up post-tropical cyclone while offshore facilities in China ride out super typhoon

    16 September 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Following bad weather, the offshore oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico are set to undergo inspection to determine if they are in a fit condition to return online while CNOOC has confirmed that its offshore facilities overall weathered the storm.

  • Port of Amsterdam Names New Sustainable Patrol Vessels

    29 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    On 18 April, Port of Amsterdam named two new sustainable patrol vessels designed and built by Damen Shipyards Group in Gorinchem. The official naming ceremony was performed by Port of Amsterdam CEO Dertje Meijer, who named the Pollux, and State Harbourmaster Janine van Oosten, who named the Castor. The two vessels are replacing Patrol Vessel […]

  • Navy Plans Cut of 16 Ships (USA)

    26 January 2012

    The Navy plans to cut a total of 16 ships from its five-year budget, reducing the number of ships funded in fiscal 2013 by three, from 13 down to 10. Most of these ships are expected to be the Joint High Speed Vessel, built for both the Navy and the Army, and other support ships. […]

  • Maersk Training launches two offshore emergency courses (UK)

    4 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Training’s cutting-edge helicopter and helideck simulators to support new lifelike offshore emergency trainings

  • Global Cruise Industry Announces Two New Safety Policies

    27 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    On behalf of the global cruise industry, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ECC) yesterday announced that the cruise industry has adopted two new safety policies. These policies, which address issues related to the recording of passenger nationality and the common elements of musters and emergency instructions, result from the Cruise […]

  • Maersk Organizes Offshore Energy Helideck Trainings

    4 March 2014
    Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance

    Maersk Training is about to launch two new offshore emergency courses, the OPITO Helideck Emergency Response Team Member Training and the OPITO 6 Day Combined Helideck and Team Member Training. These two OPITO Accredited courses will kick start this month at the company’s training centre in the North-East of Scotland and be delivered using a […]

  • New Berth Welcomes HMS Bristol in Portsmouth Harbour (UK)

    21 February 2013

    After a three-month absence, HMS Bristol is back where she belongs – at the foot of Whale Island – after being moved to a new berth. Tugs moved the veteran destroyer to her new berth, created to allow larger vessels to use the nearby international port. Shielding their eyes against the bright February sun, workers […]

  • NGO: 124 Ships Dumped on South Asia’s Beaches in Q3

    19 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Some 124 ships out of 227 ships broken in the third quarter of 2017 ended up on beaches in South Asia for dirty and dangerous breaking, the latest report from NGO Shipbreaking Platform shows. A total of 42 ships were sent for demolition to Turkey, 35 to China, and 26 were scrapped in the rest of […]

  • Tianjin Port’s Insured Loss Likely to Exceed USD 1.5Bn

    25 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    The total insured loss at Tianjin port, following the two blasts that ripped through the port on August 12th, has been estimated at CNY 5 – 10b (USD 833m – 1.67b), by China’s Central University of Finance and Economics and USD 1.0 – 1.5b by Credit Suisse. Tianjin, the port gateway to Beijing, is a major base for petrochemicals, […]

  • NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 24 Deaths Recorded at Beaching Yards in South Asia

    18 October 2018

    NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 24 deaths and 9 injuries were recorded at beaching yards in South Asia

  • Tianjin Port’s Insured Loss Likely to Exceed USD 1.5Bn

    25 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    The total insured loss at Tianjin port, following the two blasts that ripped through the port on August 12th, has been estimated at CNY 5 – 10b (USD 833m – 1.67b), by China’s Central University of Finance and Economics and USD 1.0 – 1.5b by Credit Suisse. Tianjin, the port gateway to Beijing, is a major base for petrochemicals, […]

  • NGOS and Shipping Industry Call for Review of Legal Discharge Status of PIB

    14 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    The number of seabirds recorded washed up on beaches in two incidents along the English Channel, covered in polyisobutene (PIB), has passed 4,000. Now, leading wildlife conservation and animal welfare charities and the UK Chamber of Shipping, supported by the wider industry body Maritime UK, have come together as a single voice to call for […]

  • USA: ABS Plans to Establish Ship Modeling Center at Brunswick Landing

    29 April 2011

    Maine Governor Paul LePage, members of the Maine Congressional Delegation and the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA) announced today that the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) plans to establish a computer-based ship modeling center at Brunswick Landing: Maine’s Center for Innovation. The move will create nearly thirty jobs in the Brunswick area. “Our Administration has […]

  • Japan: ClassNK Certifies World’s First Specially Built Nickel Ore Carrier

    24 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    The world’s largest classification society ClassNK, announced that the world’s first specialized vessel for the carriage of Nickel Ore has been built and registered to the NK class. The vessel, the Jules Garnier II, was built by Naikai Zosen Corporation and delivered to Japanese shipping major JX Shipping Co. Ltd on 19 September 2012, and […]

  • Lack of Due Process Breeds Fear of Criminalisation Among Seafarers

    25 April 2013

    Seafarers’ suggestions on how to improve their situation when facing criminal charges were presented at the landmark 100th session of the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) which met in London on 15 – 19 April, 2013. The suggestions, which emanated from a comprehensive eight language survey conducted by Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) […]

  • HMS Echo Discovers Underwater Mountain in the Red Sea

    13 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Survey ship HMS Echo has discovered an underwater mountain the size of the Rock of Gibraltar has she sailed through poorly-mapped waters in the Red Sea. The ship came across the huge feature while searching for volcanoes on the seabed – and also located a WW2 wreck off the Libyan coast as her 19-month deployment […]

  • Japan: World’s First Nickel Ore Carrier Completed & Registered to NK Class

    24 October 2012

    The world’s largest classification society ClassNK announced that the world’s first specialized vessel for the carriage of Nickel Ore has been built and registered to the NK class. The vessel, the Jules Garnier II, was built by Naikai Zosen Corporation and delivered to Japanese shipping major JX Shipping Co. Ltd on 19 September 2012, and is the first […]

  • US Interior Department Investigates Arctic Operations

    9 January 2013

    As part of its continued commitment to rigorous oversight of oil and gas activities in the Arctic, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar yesterday announced that the Department has launched an expedited, high-level assessment of the 2012 offshore drilling program in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas to review practices and identify challenges as well as […]

  • Secretary Salazar Launches Expedited Assessment of 2012 Arctic Operations

    9 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    As part of its continued commitment to rigorous oversight of oil and gas activities in the Arctic, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Department has launched an expedited, high-level assessment of the 2012 offshore drilling program in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas to review practices and identify challenges as well as lessons […]

  • Indonesia: Tanker crew arrested over Cambodia’s offshore oil dispute

    27 September 2021
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    The owner of Strovolos, the Bahamas-flagged tanker detained in Indonesia over a Cambodian crude oil dispute, has requested the immediate release of the crew members arrested on Saturday.

  • UAE: ADPC’s Maritime Training Center Reports Significant Growth for 2013

    11 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Maritime Training Center of Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) saw significant growth in 2013. The overall number of course participants rose by 41%, from 192 in 2012 to 271 in 2013. Besides the Channel Familiarisation Course, one of the main programs of the training center, five additional courses have been added to the curriculum […]

  • Survey Ship HMS Echo Discovers Underwater Mountain in the Red Sea

    13 July 2012

    Survey ship HMS Echo has discovered an underwater mountain the size of the Rock of Gibraltar as she sailed through poorly-mapped waters in the Red Sea. The ship came across the huge feature while searching for volcanoes on the seabed – and also located a WW2 wreck off the Libyan coast as her 19-month deployment […]

  • HMS Blyth Participates in NATO Exercise

    9 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    A Royal Navy minehunter has been working alongside NATO forces in the Mediterranean to practise hunting and destroying mines as part of an international task force. HMS Blyth exercised her skills as part of Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) which is made up of ships from the UK, Italy, Spain, France and […]