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  • 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 […]

  • Innovations in Wind Farm Installations at OWIM Conference 2014

    13 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Offshore WIND Installation and Maintenance Conference takes place on 29 October in Amsterdam. This educational day provides an overview of wind farm developments, innovations in wind farm installation and maintenance and discusses the challenges of grid integration. The conference addresses the technical, operational, commercial and managerial challenges associated with future industry growth. Setting the […]

  • Confused Councillors Retract Tanker Ban Votes

    12 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Canada’s West Vancouver council is preparing to revisit the unanimously approved recommendation to ban LNG tanker traffic in Howe Sound after several councillors said they did not understand the content of the motion they voted on. Craig Cameron, one of the councillors confused by the matter, said he didn’t realize he had voted to send a […]

  • ITF: Striking Brazilian Seafarers Facing Forceful Removal from Vessels

    17 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Military personnel may be used to forcibly disembark striking Brazilian seafarers from vessels operated by Transpetro, a subsidiary of Brazil’s state-owned petroleum corporation, Petrobras, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). Furthermore, masters have been ordered to deny union leaders access to vessels to visit striking seafarers, the union said citing information from the company representatives. On […]

  • Pertamina: Regas Satu FSRU on Way to Jakarta Bay, Indonesia

    12 April 2012

    Indonesia’s first LNG receiving and regasification terminal is expected to start operation soon as Regas Satu Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) set sail from Jurong Shipyard in Singapore heading to Jakarta Bay. The FSRU release ceremony was conducted by the President Director of PT Pertamina (Persero) Karen Agustiawan, acting as the President Commissioner of […]

  • Norway: New Board-members Suggested in Statoil

    25 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    The Nomination committee in Statoil  is recommending to the company’s corporate assembly to elect Lady Barbara Judge and Bjørn Tore Godal as new members of Statoil’s board of directors. The Nomination committee is recommending the corporate assembly to re-elect Svein Rennemo (chair of the board), Marit Arnstad (deputy chair of the board), Roy Franklin, Grace […]

  • UK: Hydratight Launches Updated Emergency Pipeline Repair System

    29 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Hydratight has launched an updated Emergency Pipeline Repair System to offer better disaster planning and contingency services to operators and contractors. Following the dramatic reaction to the Gulf disaster in early 2011, ever-increasing demands are being placed on oil and gas operators to provide safer, faster and more effective contingency plans to react to major […]

  • Manx Tidal gets approval for tidal energy exploration

    12 October 2015
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    The Isle of Man government has granted a survey licence to Manx Tidal Energy to explore the possibility of developing a tidal array off the Point of Ayre. The seven-year agreement will enable Manx Tidal Energy to carry out preliminary work to determine the practicality and commercial viability of offshore electricity production, Isle of Man […]

  • Hebden Bridge Flood Alleviation Scheme on Display

    7 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Environment Agency, in partnership with Calderdale Council, will tomorrow (August 8) hold a drop-in session for people living in the Stubbing Holme Road neighbourhood of Hebden Bridge about the upcoming flood alleviation scheme. The drop-in event, to be held from 3pm until 7.30pm, is taking place at the Hebden Royd Methodist Church, Bridge Lanes. This is […]

  • US community-centric wave energy project secures $3.6M backing

    7 October 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $3.6 million in funding to a project that aims to determine the best way to harvest wave energy for coastal communities at Beaver Island, Michigan, and Nags Head, North Carolina, in the U.S. The University of Michigan-led project aims to provide renewable energy solutions tailored to the specific […]

  • New 32-well decommissioning gig for Archer in North Sea

    17 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Archer has been awarded a multi-million-dollar decom contract by Repsol Sinopec to execute P&A work covering 32 wells in the UK North Sea.