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  • Fijian Police Drops YouTube Shooting Video Investigation

    28 August 2014

    The Fiji Police Force has confirmed that the case in relation to a YouTube video revealing the graphic shooting of five seamen is now closed. Fiji Police Commissioner Ben Groenewald said it had been established that the video was shot outside of Fiji waters and involved a confrontation between Asian Fishing crews and pirates somewhere […]

  • UK: The Underwater Centre Reports Success of Its Students

    19 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Underwater Centre, Fort William saw half of a recent ROV class employed by leading providers of subsea services to the oil and gas industry, DOF Subsea, following the company’s attendance at an open day at the Centre. A DOF Subsea representative attended the open day at The Underwater Centre to see the results of […]

  • Northwest Europe MODU market – Could 2019 demand exceed availability?

    7 March 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Since the oil price crash in 2014, the global MODU market has suffered through a rig demand collapse, which coupled with a vast oversupply of units resulted in dismal utilisation and dwindling day rates.

  • Drilling Ops Start in Foum Draa Licence Off Morocco

    28 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Serica Energy plc confirms the start of drilling operations in the Foum Draa licence, offshore Morocco. Cairn Energy, as Operator, announced this morning that drilling operations have commenced with the FD-1 wildcat exploration well using the Cajun Express, a fifth generation semi-submersible drilling unit. The well is located in 1,500 metres of water approximately 120 […]

  • Oceantec’s wave energy device breaks de-risking ground

    5 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Renewables certification body DNV GL has issued the statement of compliance for the Oceantec’s Marmok-A5 wave energy converter after the in-depth design assessment of its hull and mooring system.

  • Study to assess potential for use of bio-LNG as transport fuel in Port of Rotterdam

    27 March 2017

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the National LNG Platform intend to study the possibilities of developing LNG from renewable sources as a transport fuel in the port of Rotterdam.

  • Yacht Outer Limits Strikes Whale Off Bermuda – Crew Evacuated

    21 May 2012

      At around 22:30UT on Friday 18 May, approximately 330nm northeast of Bermuda, the yacht Outer Limits struck a submerged object, believed to be a whale, and stained damage to the hull causing significant water ingress. Whilst the yacht’s emergency pumps were able to contain the leaks, skipper Joost Gehrels, doubted that the boat could […]

  • UK offshore wind generation shines in Q1 2020

    26 June 2020
    Authorities & Government

    Offshore wind in the UK produced 13.2 TWh of electricity in the first three months of 2020 – 53.1 per cent more than in the same period last year, according to the UK government’s energy statistics published on 25 June. The quarterly Energy Trends report from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) shows […]

  • API: Oil and Gas Are Pillars of U.S. Economic Strength

    12 August 2013

    API has welcomed a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the independent statistics arm of the Department of Energy, revealing that the oil and natural gas industry created jobs 40 times faster than the broader economy from 2007 to 2012. The EIA also explained that, despite the economic recession, the high-paying jobs provided […]

  • Drewry: Transpacific Box Trade to See Stronger Growth Soon

    28 October 2019

    The underlying strength of the US economy gives confidence in the longer-term prospects for the Transpacific.

  • PSA Closes 2018 ‘on a Firm Footing’

    25 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Despite a challenging market, PSA saw only a slight decrease in its profit for 2018.

  • Operator: Stellar Cosmo Not Heading for Repairs

    13 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Polaris Shipping’s Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) Stellar Cosmo has not broken down and is not heading for repairs to Cape Town, as disclosed to World Maritime News. Holman Fenwick Willan Singapore LLP, speaking on the authority of the ship’s operator, said that the reports indicating that the ship was heading for repairs after developing a […]

  • Tanker’s Anchor Pierces Test Torpedo, Drags It into Portland

    16 October 2017

    Maltese-flagged oil/chemical tanker Skaw Provider hooked a historic test torpedo by its anchor and dragged it into Portland, UK. The unexploded device had been pierced by the fluke of the anchor as it landed on the seabed, and had then been dragged up from around a 15-metre depth, the Royal Navy said. Members of the […]

  • EUROPA 2 to Join Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Fleet in May 2013

    19 September 2012

    Being built at the STX Europe shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France and promising to set new luxury standards on the worldwide oceans, EUROPA 2 ill join the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises fleet (currently 4 ships) in May 2013. The 40,000 ton EUROPA 2 will be positioned as the modern, lifestyle-orientated sister ship of the world’s only 5-star-plus ship […]

  • NG Trucks and Buses Worldwide to Reach 3.7 Mln by 2022, Report Says

    14 April 2014

    New drilling techniques and pipelines have made natural gas a significantly more competitive vehicle fuel than it was a decade ago, even as truck and bus fleet operators increasingly look for alternative fuels to fulfill their needs at lower costs and with lower emissions. The result is an expansion of the market for medium- and […]

  • Doha Meetings to Decide Fate of GBR

    17 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Imminent decisions from UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee have spurred a global response, as thousands around the world express their concern at the Australian Government’s failure to protect key environmental areas In meetings to be held this week in Doha, the World Heritage Committee will decide the fate of two of Australia’s most precious and iconic […]

  • Egypt puts more offshore acreage on offer in new oil & gas round

    5 March 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has launched a new licensing round encompassing offshore and onshore blocks to attract investments in the country’s oil and gas production and exploration.

  • Latest addition completes GOGL’s 85,000 dwt eco-friendly Kamsarmax fleet

    9 December 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) has taken delivery of the final environmentally-friendly 85,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier from CSSC Tianjin Shipyard, a subsidiary of China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC).

  • Red Rock Crane Packages for Two Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers

    9 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Red Rock Marine, a Norway based company with a vision to deliver tailor-made solutions, has signed new contracts with a Singaporean shipyard for delivery of complete crane packages for two trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). Commenting the latest news, Thomas Holte, Chief Commercial Officer at Red Rock, said: “These contracts show that Red Rock Marine […]

  • Improving Navigation Safety at Pohnpei and Kapingamarangi Atoll

    15 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Sailors assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, Construction Dive Det. Alpha, completed a recompression chamber inspection and maritime infrastructure assessment of the Pohnpei Harbor and Kapingamarangi Atoll on May 7, as part of Pacific Partnership 2019. The assessment, which began April 16, will help maintain and expand the harbor port in Pohnpei and improve […]

  • VIDEO: Boskalis Reinforces Dan Bravo Subsea Structure

    9 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Boskalis Subsea Services executed multi-year subsea structural reinforcement campaign on Maersk Oil operated Dan Bravo Complex which came on stream in 1972. The Dan Bravo Complex was expected to produce for 25 years, but now, thanks to a reinforcement campaign involving the installation of 136 tonnes of new steel, over more than 200 diving days, the life of […]

  • €195 Million for Port Development Projects in Italy

    23 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) recently approved a €195 million financing for the Ports of Civitavecchia and Fiumicino, paving the way for major infrastructure works in these ports. According to the officials, the decision was taken after a long inquiry considering the development of the “Highways of the Sea”, an important hub for passenger and cargo flows in Center Italy and one […]

  • Amity Point Shoreline Plan Adopted

    21 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    Redland City Council has endorsed the Amity Point Shoreline Erosion Management Plan (SEMP), outlining its strategy to manage and respond to current and future erosion issues. The City Mayor and Chair of Redland City Coastal Adaptation Strategy Steering Committee Karen Williams said: “Amity is a declared erosion prone area under the Coastal Protection and Management […]

  • Bakker Sliedrecht to Extend Lifetime of CSD Huta 4

    10 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Saudi Arabia’s dredging operator, Huta Marine recently awarded Dutch system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht with a lifetime extension project for the electrical installation of the CSD Huta 4. According to Bakker Sliedrecht, the aim of the project is to extend the lifetime of the 36-year-old cutter suction dredger with 15 years while increasing the efficiency of […]

  • Demonstration of ¡VAMOS! Technology in UK

    27 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    On the 24th of October the ¡VAMOS! consortium, Advisory Board Members, and interested external parties were invited for a live demonstration of the ¡VAMOS! technology at the Imerys Minerals Ltd. test site in Lee Moor, Devon, UK. The 29 visitors were divided up in small groups and guided around the premises by representatives of SMD […]