628 results found for 'Casualty'

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  • Interior Department Investigates Shell’s Arctic Operations (USA)

    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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Ship Insurers Offers Discount for Armed Guards on Ship

    21 October 2011

      A number of kidnap and ransom insurers are demanding the presence of armed guards on vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean before they will provide cover, and others are offering discounts of up to 35% to shipowners employing private security firms for voyages in high-risk areas. For an average vessel […]

  • Isle of Man Ship Registry Backs Seafarers’ Rights and Strengthens Commitment to Asia

    20 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Protecting Seafarers’ interests Seafarers’ rights took a significant step forward after a “Declaration of Principles” agreement was signed which gives seafarers serving on Isle of Man-registered ships better living and employment conditions and pay. Formalising years of hard work to protect seafarers’ interests, the Isle of Man Ship Registry is proud to lead the […]

  • RESOLVE Completes Removal of LPG Cargo from Wrecked Freighter in Taiwan Strait

    24 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Following weeks of preparation and more than seven days of intensive, round-the-clock operations, RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, (ASIA) Pte Ltd. announced that more than 1000 MT of volatile LPG 1- Butene have been removed from the stranded and wrecked freighter LPG OBERON in the Taiwan Strait. The Thailand-flagged freighter ran hard aground in strong winds […]

  • The Netherlands: HMC’s FleetPlan to Help Cost Savings

    29 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Fleet management solutions are designed to help you cut costs associated with maintaining vessels by streamlining workflow. FleetPlan manages risk, warranties, and supports the management of facility. HMC’s FleetPlan optimizes the planning of fleet to reduce the downtime and makes efficiently decisions. The current competitive market demands efficient operation at all times and rapidly develops […]

  • UK: Seacurus Launches New Insurance Policy for Crew Wages

    12 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Specialist marine insurance intermediary Seacurus has launched a new insurance policy to indemnify seafarers in the event of the financial default of their employers which, for the first time, offers recompense in respect of unpaid crew wages. The policy will enable all employers of seafarers to meet their regulatory obligations under the Maritime Labour Convention […]

  • USCG: Shell’s attempt to avoid tax in Alaska partly led to Kulluk grounding

    4 April 2014

    The U.S. Coast Guard Thursday released the report of investigation into the circumstances surrounding the grounding of Shell’s conical drilling unit Kulluk on the eastern coast of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, Dec. 31, 2012. The Coast Guard said that the most significant factor which led to the incident was the decision to attempt the voyage during the winter […]

  • Wood Group workers stand up against cuts

    25 April 2016

    Wood Group workers employed on Shell’s offshore platforms in the North Sea are calling for the withdrawal of the new proposals to cut their terms and conditions, Unite, Scotland’s largest workers’ union has said. According to the Socialist Worker website, Wood Group has reportedly sent a letter to workers employed on Shell’s North Sea installations […]

  • World’s Largest Coral Reef Library Launched

    24 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Catlin Seaview Survey last year made one of the great wonders of the world – Australia’s Great Barrier Reef – accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Now the visual access to the reef that has been seen on Google Street View will go even further, with the launch of the Catlin Global Reef […]

  • Petrobras Staying Clear of Strait of Hormuz for Now

    9 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Perobras ships will avoid transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

  • InterManager President Highlights ‘Interesting Times’ in His New Year Message

    23 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The shipping industry has shown great resilience in battling through the recent economic downturn, according to InterManager President Gerardo Borromeo. But he urged caution following a recent jump in new build tanker orders, stating: “We live in interesting and challenging times”. In his New Year message to InterManager members, Mr Borromeo said: “As we have […]

  • Germany: Munich Re Develops New Insurance Solution for Oil Catastrophes

    13 September 2010

    Following the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it is clear that better provision has to be made for dealing with losses and damage arising in this context. In response, Munich Re has developed a new concept for insuring offshore oil drilling, which has the potential to create cover in the order of […]

  • UK to avoid shut-ins even with $20 oil prices, Rystad says

    20 April 2020
    Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    With the reality that Brent oil prices are scratching closer and closer to $20 per barrel, shut-ins are already happening around the world. Even if prices reach this threshold, the UK will avoid shut-ins and exploration is likely to continue in 2020.

  • DNV Concludes Report on Deepwater Horizon BOP (USA)

    24 March 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      The forensic examination of the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer (BOP) is now concluded, and DNV has submitted its report to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), and made the report publically available. The blowout preventer, a 50 foot – 300 ton assembly was raised and taken to NASA’s secure […]

  • ‘Foul play’ among suspected reasons behind oil tanker–cargo ship North Sea collision

    10 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    After two ships caught fire in the wake of a collision between a U.S.-flagged oil tanker and a Portuguese container ship, which occurred in the North Sea, north of England, U.S. officials have reportedly been unable to rule out ‘foul play,’ as a potential cause for the crash that set these vessels ablaze.

  • 3 dead, 1 missing after tragic sinking of tug involved in Wakashio oil spill cleanup

    2 September 2020
    Environment, Vessels

    Three men have died, while one remains missing after a tug involved in the cleanup efforts of the oil spill caused by the Capesize bulker Wakashio, capsized following a collision with a barge in bad weather. Four people have been rescued from the water after the collision on Monday night. As Offshore Energy-Green Marine understands […]

  • NOAA Discovers Two WWII Vessels Off North Carolina

    22 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A team of researchers led by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries have discovered two significant vessels from World War II’s Battle of the Atlantic. The German U-boat 576 and the freighter Bluefields were found approximately 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina. Lost for more than 70 years, the discovery of the two […]

  • Seacor liftboat capsized while lowering legs – preliminary report

    19 May 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    A U.S. government safety investigative agency has issued a preliminary report following the incident with the Seacor Power liftboat.

  • IUMI Worried over Containership Fires and Mis-Declared Cargoes

    21 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    Containership fires, mis-declared cargoes a worrying trend for marine insurers.

  • Crewman Dies in Fall aboard Ship off Tynemouth

    21 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    A man died after falling from a great height aboard a vessel anchored near Tynemouth, UK, on October 20, according to Northumbria Police department. “It would appear he has fallen from a height onto the deck of the ship and sustained fatal injuries,” the police said. Following the incident, which occurred in the afternoon hours, the body […]

  • Durban Update: MSC Boxship, Others Refloated. One Killed by Shipping Container.

    11 October 2017

    The giant boxship MSC Ines which got grounded on Tuesday due to heavy weather in the entrance of the Port of Durban has been refloated, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) informed. The heavy weather has seen winds reach the strength of up to 50 knots South Westerly at peak in places, and heavy rain causing flash floods. Five […]

  • SMS Scharnhorst Wreck Found Off Falkland Islands

    6 December 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust has informed that the wreck of SMS Scharnhorst has been located off the Falkland Islands.  The Scharnhorst, an armoured battlecruiser and the flagship of Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee’s East Asia Squadron, was sunk on December 08, 1914, during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, a crucial naval battle in […]

  • IMO Assembly Set to Adopt Mandatory Audit Scheme

    20 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting for its 28th session in London, is expected to adopt key resolutions and amendments relating to the Organization’s mandatory audit scheme, paving the way for the scheme to come into effect by 2016 once amendments to mandatory instruments have entered into force. The 28th Assembly of […]

  • Inland Salvage Refloats Stranded Drill Barge in Gulf of Mexico

    26 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Inland Salvage Inc. (ISI) continues to respond to meet the salvage demands of the maritime industry. ISI demonstrated its diversified capabilities with the offshore deployment ISI salvage and emergency response equipment and personnel in the successful fuel removal, partial dismantlement and refloat of a stranded 2,500 ton posted drill barge. The drill barge suffered side […]