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  • General Cargo Ship Sinks in the Black Sea

    5 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    A 1991-built, 6277 dwt  Russian general cargo vessel Elga-1, managed by Maritime Cargo Shipping, reportedly issued a distress signal in the evening hours of December 3, reporting that the engine room is taking in water through a broken stern gland, according to Russia’s Morskie Vesti. Elga-1 was sailing from the Russian port of Temryuk to Varna, Bulgaria, laden […]

  • Norway: Bergen Group to Provide Rig Yard Stay Services to Semco Maritime

    17 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Bergen Group Hanøytangen has been awarded an LOI from Semco Maritime for a possible yard stay at Hanøytangen for a semi-submersible drilling rig in Q3 2012. For Bergen Group Hanøytangen the project is estimated to generate a turnover of NOK 50-100 million. Bergen Group Hanøytangen will be a subcontractor to Semco Maritime in the project […]

  • LNG Libra Repair Works at Damen Shiprepair Brest (VIDEO)

    10 July 2013
    Vessels

    Damen Shiprepair Brest recently posted a video showing LNG tanker repair works. The LNG tanker shown in this video is Höegh LNG-owned 123,800 cbm LNG LIBRA. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Damen Shiprepair Brest (formerly known as Sobrena) is a well-established repair yard with modern facilities. The yard […]

  • Shell Disperses Oil Leak from Bonga Facility Off Nigeria

    26 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    SNEPCo confirmed the oil leak from the Bonga facility off the coast of Nigeria has largely dispersed. The news comes five days after less than 40,000 barrels of oil leaked during a routine operation to transfer of oil from Bonga’s floating production, storage and offtake (FPSO) vessel to an oil tanker. Since the leak, teams […]

  • Sweden: MJP Waterjets Introduces Five Year Warranty on Its Waterjet System

    20 May 2011

      For the first time in the propulsion industry, MJP Waterjets sets a new standard by introducing a five year warranty on its waterjet system. The company is able to take this bold action thanks to the fact that its designs are made for heavy duty with an excellent record. There are simply very few […]

  • Russia: Pella Shipyard Launches Project PE-65 Tugboat

    29 November 2012

    The escort tugboat of project PE-65, building No 504, the regular tugboat of the Acceptance Program of 2013,  is launched. The assignments of the vessel are: – Towing of vessels and floating objects in harbor areas and open seas. – Performing of escort operations at the speed of 10 knots. – Fire fighting operations at […]

  • UK: RRS Discovery Returns to Southampton for the Last Time

    17 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Royal Research Ship Discovery has returned to the National Oceanography Centre’s Empress Dock in Southampton for the last time. The ship, the UK’s oldest research vessel, will be taken out of service after a distinguished half-century of service to UK marine science. This final science expedition – her 382nd – was led by Dr […]

  • UK: Ship Owners Prosecuted for Pollution in Solent

    8 December 2011
    Business & Finance

      At a hearing today at Southampton Magistrates Court, the owners of a tanker were found guilty under UK maritime pollution legislation. The fine and costs amounted to a total of £95,000. Overnight on the 10th and 11th January 2011, yellow waxy balls of an unknown material washed ashore on the beaches of East and […]

  • Human Error Cause of Singapore Collisions

    30 May 2014

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) conducted investigations to determine the causes of the three collision incidents resulting in oil spills in the Singapore Port waters and Singapore Strait earlier this year. MPA also formed a Safety Review Committee (SRC) to review the overall system of navigational safety in Singapore Port waters and Singapore Strait. […]

  • Update: Petronas says two dead after offshore support vessel hits oil platform off Malaysia

    27 October 2020
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    A crew member from an offshore support vessel died after the vessel collided with an oil platform offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.

  • BP Starts West Nile Delta Offshore Egypt

    11 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    BP has started gas production from the first two fields, Taurus and Libra, of the West Nile Delta development in Egypt. First gas was exported to Egypt’s national grid on March 24, 2017, and the commissioning of all nine wells of the development’s first two fields and ramp up to stable operations has now been […]

  • DOF ASA Takes Delivery of New-Build Vessel Skandi Hawk

    3 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    DOF Rederi II AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of DOF ASA, has today taken delivery of Skandi Hawk from Cochin Shipyard in India. The vessel is a combined CSV/PSV of STX PSV 09 CD design and the second vessel in a series of two vessels from the same yard. Main specification of the vessel is […]

  • VIDEO: Chasing Pirates on Board Mary Maersk

    10 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Have you ever seen an anti-piracy action aboard a container ship, if not, now is the right time to take a look at this video. On Sunday, October 5th, during the Mary Maersk’s sailing through the Fehmarn Belt dividing Denmark and Germany, 30 soldiers were suddenly lowered from helicopters to board the vessel. The soldiers […]

  • ECO VLGC Corvette Joins Dorian’s Fleet

    6 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    US-listed owner and operator of very large gas carriers Dorian LPG has taken delivery of the ECO VLGC “Corvette” from Hyundai Heavy Industries. “Corvette”, Dorian’s third newbuilding delivery, will initially trade in the spot market and is the first of 15 deliveries that the company expects in 2015. Dorian LPG currently owns and operates six […]

  • Mission accomplished

    16 June 2009

    Ericsson 4 had the most emphatic champagne celebration, but to say Ken Read was pleased with PUMA’s ninth leg would be a huge understatement. For while Ericsson 4’s third place was enough to give them the spoils of the Volvo Ocean Race war, PUMA claimed a battle that held no small amount of significance. It […]

  • European Commission to Launch Environmental Impact Study

    10 May 2013
    Environment

    Marine renewable energy has enormous potential, however, due care should be taken that possible environmental impacts are brought to a minimum to address public and other stakeholders’ concerns for such projects. To be able to propose technical mitigation measures, a clear understanding is needed of the likely environmental impacts of noise (during both installation and […]

  • Bermuda: Nordic American Takes Delivery of New Suezmax Tanker

    9 November 2011
    Business & Finance

      Nordic American Tankers Limited has taken delivery of its second suezmax newbuilding tanker of 158,000 deadweight tons built at Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea. The Nordic Zenith was delivered to the Company November 8, 2011. At the end of 2010, Nordic American had 15 vessels employed in the market. Through disciplined financial […]

  • Nautilus Minerals Holds Meetings to Resolve PNG Issue

    19 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Nautilus Minerals Inc. announces that a number of meetings have taken place with the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (the State) over the last two weeks aimed at resolving the parties’ dispute relating to the Company’s Solwara 1 project and discussions will continue until a conclusion is reached. On June 1, 2012 the Company […]

  • Island Offshore Takes Delivery of SCV Island Pride

    23 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Island Offshore has informed through the social media that it has taken delivery of the subsea construction vessel M/V ‘Island Pride’. The vessel was delivered from VARD Brevik in Norway. The vessel is of UT 737 CD design and is capable of providing trenching work, crane work, subsea construction, ROV operations, survey work, IMR work, […]

  • FMC Technologies Scoops Spotlight on New Technology Award

    3 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    FMC Technologies won a Spotlight on New Technology award for its InLine ElectroCoalescer, and was recognized at the 2016 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston on Monday, May 2. This award recognizes and honors innovative technologies in the oil and gas industry that impact offshore exploration and production. “We are proud to receive our thirteenth […]

  • Petrobras reveals impact of workers’ strike on oil production

    24 November 2015

    Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has revealed the extent and impact on oil production the oil workers’ strike that started on November 1, has had on its production. Petrobras said that during the strike 2.29 million barrels of oil was not produced and 48.4 million cubic meters of natural gas was not taken. According to the Brazil’s […]

  • Berge Summit VLGC delivered to BW LPG

    11 May 2015

    BW LPG said that it has taken delivery of the very large gas carrier Berge Summit.

  • Hyundai Heavy to Build State-of-the-Art DSV for Subsea 7, South Korea

    22 November 2012

    Subsea 7 has signed a contract to build a new Dive Support Vessel (DSV). The new vessel will be delivered in 2015. This state-of-the-art vessel will be built by Korean company Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), one of the world’s largest ship building companies. The vessel will reinforce their leading diving capabilities with one of the […]

  • BW LPG takes delivery of new VLGC

    24 October 2016
    Vessels

    BW LPG said it has taken delivery of BW Magellan, the first of four Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) in its newbuilding program from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).

  • GLDD 1929 PHOTO: Straightening South Branch of Chicago River

    19 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has just posted this amazing photo, taken on August 8th, 1929, by the Chicago Architectural Photographing Company.  The photo shows the GLDD’s work on the South Branch of the Chicago River, from Polk to 18th Streets. Pictured are the Derrick Boat No. 58 and laborers excavating anchor […]