553 results found for 'Casualty'

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  • Middle East’s brewing cauldron of geopolitical tensions: Are oil & gas and LNG prices at risk of spiking to 2022 levels?

    22 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Safety, Vessels

    The Iran-Israel escalation puts the Middle East on the verge of a wider war with the potential to wreak havoc on global trade flows, and oil, gas, and LNG exports.

  • NGO: Six Workers Died at Bangladeshi Shipbreaking Yards in Two Months

    7 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Six workers died and eight were injured in ten separate accidents at Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards in two months.

  • Tanker fire kills seven at shipyard in Indonesia

    14 May 2020
    Human Capital, Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    Seven people died after an Aframax tanker undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Indonesia caught fire on 11 May 2020.

  • Chinese Cargo Ship Sinks, 12 Crew Rescued

    24 July 2017

    Chinese-flagged cargo ship Nan Hui 68 sank on July 23 near Huidong of Guangdong Province, east of Hong Kong taking its twelve crew members into the water. The cause of the sinking is believed to be shifting of the ship’s ore cargo amid high waves and gushing winds prompted by the Typhoon Roke, local media reported. Once […]

  • Oil tanker stays put as cargo ship gets a tow: US and Portugal let UK spearhead North Sea allision probe

    13 March 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    As a recent allision between a U.S.-flagged oil/product tanker and a Portuguese container ship in the North Sea keeps reverberating across the maritime industry, many conspiracy theories are making the rounds.

  • World’s biggest maritime cargo carriers join Safetytech accelerator

    22 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Some of the world’s biggest maritime cargo carriers are joining forces with the world’s first industrial safety technology accelerator to launch an innovation initiative to reduce cargo loss at sea. The companies joining the accelerator are Evergreen Line, HMM, Maersk, the Offen Group, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Seaspan as well as Lloyd’s Register. The aim […]

  • Ready for take off: Helicopters in the offshore wind industry

    26 August 2012

    At first sight perhaps conventional shipping would appear to be the most obvious means of getting out to and supporting wind farm installations. A helicopter being employed on such slim structures as wind turbines with long blades does not seem to be the most obvious candidate. But nevertheless an industry has grown up that is […]

  • Update: 13 presumed dead in heli crash off Norway

    29 April 2016

    A CHC-operated helicopter carrying offshore workers crashed near Bergen, offshore Norway on Friday. According to Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Norway, eleven bodies have been found. The helicopter was on its way from Statoil’s Gullfaks B platform when it crashed. The production at Gullfaks B has been temporarily shut down. Search for the remaining two workers was […]

  • Boskalis’ vessel hijack in E. Guinea an act of Nigerian pirates

    8 May 2019

    “It doesn’t matter if it’s a kidnapping from a fishing vessel off the Bakassi peninsula in Cameroon, or a tanker off Abidjan, Ivory Coast – it’s typically Nigerian pirate groups conducting these attacks.”

  • Spain: Cruise Ship Passenger Dies after Falling Overboard

    11 October 2019

    Spanish authorities recovered a body of a cruise ship passenger in the Gulf of Cadiz.

  • MT Suvarna Swarajya explosion: NGOs call for urgent reform in shipbreaking industry amid regulatory failures

    18 September 2024
    Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    The September 7 explosion on the oil tanker MT Suvarna Swarajya in Bangladesh—which claimed the lives of six people with four still in critical condition—has brought to light the lack of adequate international and national regulations, oversight and labor rights protections in the shipbreaking industry, the Human Rights Watch and the Belgium-based NGO Shipbreaking Platform […]

  • Kidnapped Duke Crew Members Released, One Dies in Captivity

    20 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Nineteen kidnapped crew members of the tanker Duke have been released while one seafarer died in captivity.

  • Solid result SMIT in turbulent year

    4 March 2010

    • Harbour Towage: slow-down mainly compensated by repositioning of vessels. • Terminals achieves sharp profit growth caused by new contracts. • Salvage result at a high level due to settlement prior year cases. • Transport activities contribute well. • Heavy Lift fleet utilisation lower than previous year. • Process of merger with Boskalis on schedule […]

  • Navigating the new normal: Vessel rerouting spurs higher emissions as ships avoid the Red Sea

    22 December 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    In recent weeks, the Red Sea has become the epicenter of heightened tensions as Yemen’s Houthi group escalated their attacks on commercial vessels, sending shockwaves throughout the maritime industry. Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and Hong Kong’s OOCL joined on Thursday numerous shipping companies, including Maersk, MSC as well as oil major BP, in announcing that they would […]

  • UK: Interim Guidance for PMSCs Agreed by IMO

    31 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Interim guidance for private maritime security companies (PMSCs) was agreed by IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), when it met at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 90th session from 16 to 25 May 2012. The MSC also adopted a resolution recommending operational measures aimed at enhancing the safety of large cruise passenger ships, as well […]

  • Australia: Call for Nominations to Board of APPEA

    14 October 2013

    Pursuant to APPEA’s Constitution, Directors are required to retire every two years on a rotational basis and may stand for re-election at that time. In addition, Directors must also retire and may stand for re-election if they were appointed to fill a casual vacancy during the year. This year, nine vacancies have arisen from the […]

  • Celebrity Cruises Dishes Up ‘Sparkling’ Series of Culinary Upgrades

    11 July 2008

    Celebrity’s Star Treatment(SM) includes new dining enhancements MIAMI, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Celebrity Cruises is shining the spotlight on a series of enhancements to its award-winning dining experience. A core component of “Celebrity’s Star Treatment(SM)” array of fleetwide features and amenities, Celebrity’s culinary program now includes more than 200 new menu offerings, a significantly upgraded […]

  • USA: ISS Design Award for Best Power Yacht in 24 to 40-m Category Goes to NISI 2400

    2 November 2011

    NISI 2400 was named best power yacht in the 24 to 40-meter category at the 2011 International Superyacht Society (ISS) Design Awards gala, held on October 27th at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show. The winning yachts represent the world’s finest naval architecture, design, interiors, engineering and builds within the superyacht industry. Finalists included Diverse Projects’ […]

  • Bahamas: NISI Yachts Gets New Contract to Build Semi Custom NISI 2400

    12 May 2011

      NISI Yachts has been awarded a new contract to build a semi-custom NISI 2400 for a prominent Northeast American business couple. The couple commissioned their new build within weeks of first seeing NISI’s American debut at the Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show. NISI, the icon of casual opulence and legendary styling with unsurpassed engineering, […]

  • Coming to grips with security risks: Germany backs project for keeping critical subsea infrastructure out of harm’s way

    1 August 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Technology, Transition

    Given the worldwide rise in threats to energy and other underwater industries’ infrastructure such as offshore installations, pipelines, and cables, many countries, especially in Europe, have been upping their security ante to prevent further attacks.

  • Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Receives Luxury Ship EUROPA 2

    29 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    On Friday 26 April 2013 at a formal ceremony, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has taken delivery of the modern and casual luxury ship EUROPA 2 from the STX France shipyard in Saint Nazaire. Dr Wolfgang Flägel, Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and Laurent Castaing, General Manager of STX France, signed the takeover protocol. Captain Friedrich Jan Akkermann […]

  • Golar LNG Partners Welcomes New BoD Member (Bermuda)

    20 September 2011

    Golar LNG Partners LP announced today that Mr. Bart Veldhuizen has been appointed to its board of directors by its General Partner Golar GP LLC. to fill a casual vacancy. Mr. Veldhuizen will also serve on the Partnership’s conflicts committee. Mr Veldhuizen has worked in the shipping industry since 1994, on both the banking and […]

  • VIDEO: Brilliant Fireworks Display Rounds Off EUROPA 2’s Christening

    17 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Around 700 guests on board EUROPA 2, a modern and casual luxury ship, enjoyed a brilliant fireworks display to round off the ship’s christening ceremony in style. After the christening ceremony, the star act Dick Brave & the Backbeats created a party atmosphere with their rockabilly music. The following video bring you a glimpse of […]

  • Court: CentrePort Guilty of Worker Death

    28 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    A Wellington court ruled this week that stevedoring company CentrePort was to blame for the death of Mark Samoa who was a member of the ITF-affiliated Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ). 47-year-old Samoa, a father of three, was fatally injured when he was crushed between a forklift and cargo in January 2013 while carrying […]

  • COSL Innovator: Learning from the accident, making sure it never happens again

    17 October 2016
    Exploration & Production

    October 17, 2016 – Waves are like snowflakes, and no two snowflakes are alike…