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  • ICS: EU Must Step Up and Counter Mediterranean Migration

    4 March 2015

    The burden of responsibility placed on merchant ships and their crews to rescue migrants in distress in the Mediterranean has been further increased by the replacement of Italy’s humanitarian ”Mare Nostrum” operation with the EU funded ”Triton” operation, whose primary mandate is border protection and which operates with very limited resources, the International Chamber of Shipping […]

  • Report: UK Flag Will Die without Substantial Reforms

    24 July 2015

    The way the UK shipping register is administrated needs urgent reform or the red ensign will die, an industry report has warned. Namely, an independent panel of shipping industry leaders has written a report at the request of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency calls for a new public corporation to administer the UK ship register […]

  • DNV GL marks 150th anniversary in Amsterdam

    2 October 2014

    DNV GL marks 150 years of DNV and the one year of the DNV GL merger.  DNV GL highlights this milestone primarily by looking ahead by developing six strategic themes for a safe and sustainable future. Four of these will be demonstrated by DNV GL experts: electric power for the future; the future of shipping; adjustments for a […]

  • Windstream Takes Canada to Arbitration over CAD 475 Million Damages Claim

    15 February 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    A panel of international arbitrators will today start the hearing in an arbitration between the Windstream Energy LLC and the Government of Canada regarding the US-based company’s CAD 475 million claim for damages under North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for lost profit due to the Ontario’s moratorium on offshore wind farms in 2011. In November 2009, Windstream submitted eleven FIT […]

  • Tanzania: Minister Calls for Moratorium on New Offshore Exploration Activities

    13 September 2012

    Kabwe Zuberi Zitto, a Shadow Minister of Finance and a Member of Parliament in Tanzania, has called for a moratorium on issuance of new offshore exploration rights in the gas rich East Africa’s country. The Ministry of Energy & Minerals in Tanzania has delayed the start of the 4th Tanzania Offshore Licensing Round 2012 originally […]

  • Oil & Gas Industry of Tomorrow Needs Visionary Leadership

    13 June 2013

    Global oil and gas leaders believe there could be dramatic changes in the structure of relationships within the industry – according to a new report conducted by Robert Gordon University and sponsored by Dana Petroleum with launch support from PwC. The new research conducted by RGU’s Aberdeen Business School Leadership Voices, Imagining the future of the […]

  • EU parliament rejects total Arctic drilling ban. Focuses on ‘icy waters’

    17 March 2017

    The European Union parliament members have rejected a motion for a total ban on Arctic oil and gas exploration, as proposed by an Arctic policy resolution voted on Thursday, and focused only on the ‘icy waters.’ The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution on an integrated European Union policy for the Arctic, focusing on […]

  • Israel to implement 0.10 pct sulphur cap in ports

    5 January 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Vessels calling at Israeli ports will need to burn marine fuels with a 0.10% maximum sulphur content under new regulations taking effect in February 2023, the North Club informed. As informed, the Israeli government is enacting new regulations that will put in place measures similar to the EU directive for ships at berth. Accordingly, the […]

  • Flex LNG slips into first-quarter loss

    28 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Flex LNG, the company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen and an emerging player in the LNG shipping business, slipped into the red in the first quarter.

  • IAGC Slams BOEM’s GoM Final Environmental Impact Statement

    7 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC) president Nikki Martin issued a statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for U.S. Gulf of Mexico Geological and Geophysical Activities. In her statement Martin said: “Today, the BOEM issued a final PEIS that jeopardizes one of the most […]

  • Shipping Industry Job (In)Security Causes Concern to Employees, Study Reveals

    27 March 2019

    Over half of shore-based maritime employees are actively looking to change jobs.

  • BDO: Shipping Confidence Slightly Down over Trade War Concerns

    19 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ongoing concern over trade wars and increased regulation affected confidence levels in the shipping industry.

  • Construction of Caribbean FLNG on Course

    29 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Antwerp-based LNG and LPG owner and operator Exmar said that the construction of the world’s first floating liquefaction unit Caribbean FLNG at Wison Heavy Industry’s shipyard in Nantong, China is progressing as planned. Start of operations is scheduled from the second half of 2015. Exmar and Pacific Rubiales ENERGY (through its affiliate Pacific Midstream Holding Corp.), […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Inauguration of World’s Largest OWF

    4 July 2013

    RenewableUK has welcomed today’s ringing endorsement of offshore wind energy by the Prime Minister David Cameron. Speaking at the official opening of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, David Cameron paid tribute to the UK’s offshore wind industry, saying: “This is a great day for Britain and a big win for renewable energy. […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Inauguration of World’s Largest OWF

    4 July 2013

    RenewableUK has welcomed today’s ringing endorsement of offshore wind energy by the Prime Minister David Cameron. Speaking at the official opening of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, David Cameron paid tribute to the UK’s offshore wind industry, saying: “This is a great day for Britain and a big win for renewable energy. […]

  • Shell 1Q CCS Earnings Up 2 Pct

    2 May 2013

    Royal Dutch Shell today reported first quarter 2013 earnings, on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis, were $8.0 billion compared with $7.7 billion for the first quarter 2012.  First quarter 2013 CCS earnings excluding identified items were $7.5 billion compared with $7.3 billion for the first quarter 2012, an increase of 3%. “Our industry continues to […]

  • Australia: Senate Urged to End Dump on Fragile Reef

    14 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Australian Marine Conservation Society has welcomed a Senate Bill to be introduced by Queensland Greens MP Larissa Waters this afternoon that calls on the Government to acknowledge community views and scientific evidence and to reject the Abbot Point dredging plan. The Bill seeks Senate recognition of concerns from Great Barrier Reef dive operators, charter […]

  • Siemens to Invest EUR 190 Million in Offshore Production Facilities

    25 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Siemens is investing more than EUR190 million (GBP160 million) in new offshore production facilities in Great Britain. Production of rotor blades for offshore wind turbines of the 6-megawatt class is planned, with a new logistics- and service centre slated for Hull. The British Prime Minister David Cameron and Michael Suess, member of the managing board […]

  • Piracy and Maritime Crime Costing Nigeria USD 1.5 Bn a Month

    26 April 2016

    Nigeria is losing about USD 1.5 billion a month due to piracy, armed robbery at sea, smuggling, and fuel supply fraud as piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea increase at an alarming rate, the UN Security Council was told at a debate on Monday. Since the start of the year at least […]

  • Denmark Eyes 50 pct Electricity from Wind Power by 2020

    30 March 2012
    Authorities & Government

    In 2020 half of the electricity consumption will come from wind power (today it’s 25 %), and the energy consumption will decrease by more than 12 % in 2020 compared to 2006. The parties behind the agreement represent 171 seats out of 179 in the parliament. The agreement establishes a framework for the policy on […]

  • USA: 10,000 Petitions to Speed up Offshore Wind Development

    15 March 2012

    Days before the March 19 deadline for proposals to develop wind power in the ocean off Virginia’s coast, environmental leaders gathered in front of Dominion Virginia Power headquarters to deliver a petition signed by more than 10,000 Virginians in support of the electric utility’s hastened development of offshore wind power. Following the Interior Department’s recent […]

  • Lindø Industrial Park and Smulders Group Sign Lease Agreement for Facilities at Lindø (Denmark)

    18 March 2011

    Lindø Industrial Park and Smulders Group have entered into a conditional agreement for lease of facilities at Lindø. Smulders Group is Europe’s leading producer of foundations and towers for offshore wind turbines. Setting up extra production capacity at Lindø will further boost the position of Smulders Group’s Wind turbine construction division in Northern Europe. In […]

  • DEA Publishes Final Tender Material for Horns Rev 3

    8 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) published the final contract material for the concession to build and operate the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm on Friday, following the final approval from the parties behind the Energy Agreement from 2012.  The deadline for bids for the 400MW Horns Rev 3 is February 16, 2015. A version with track-changes compared […]

  • Ellicott President Named Baltimore CEO of the Year

    5 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Ellicott president Peter Bowe was recently selected as SmartCEO’s Baltimore CEO of the Year. Though there were many candidates for the award, SmartCEO explains why Peter was the most impressive: “​Since arriving at Ellicott Dredges in the early 1980s, Bowe has patiently and steadily led Ellicott Dredges through tough business cycles, ownership transition, foreign political […]

  • Drydocks World: FSRU Toscana Conversion Project Completed

    19 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Drydocks World, the well-established international maritime service provider, announced today that Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) Toscana sailed away from Drydocks World – Dubai. The unit, formerly the 138,830-cbm LNG carrier Golar Frost, has been under conversion since June 2009 at Drydocks world Dubai yard for contractor Saipem and owner OLT. The LNG Carrier, built […]