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  • South Korea: Samsung HI Receives Order for Two More LNG Carriers from Golar

    20 April 2011

      Golar LNG Limited announce in furtherance of its recent press release regarding new buildings, that it has acquired further firm contracts to build two additional 160,000 m3 LNG carriers with the Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd (“Samsung”). The newbuilding contracts were originally entered into by Companies affiliated with Golar’s largest shareholder World […]

  • High Air Pollution Levels Found in Iceland’s Reykjavik Port

    30 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Environmentalists are calling for a ban of heavy fuel oil in arctic shipping after air samples taken in Iceland’s port of Reykjavik showed high concentrations of ultrafine particles (UFPs). Germany’s Nature and Biodiversity Union (NABU), in cooperation with Iceland Nature Conservation Association, found that air pollution levels in the wind direction from arriving or departing vessels […]

  • ICS Presents Shipping’s Economic Challenges to World’s Transport Ministers

    24 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    At the OECD International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany, the annual gathering of the world’s transport ministers from more than 50 countries (22-24 May), the views of the global shipping industry were represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the principal global trade association for shipowners. ICS explained the realities of the very serious […]

  • World’s First LNG-Fueled Bulker Delivered in South Korea

    21 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    South Korea’s Ilshin Logistics has taken delivery of Ilshin Green Iris, the world’s first LNG-fueled bulk carrier.

  • Spotted: Boxship Leviathan Arrives at HIT

    17 April 2017

    In today’s spotted we bring you an image of MOL Triumph, the world’s second largest containership, calling at Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) on April 15 during its maiden voyage. The 20,150 TEU boxship, owned by Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), was completed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in South Korea in March 2017. MOL Triumph set […]

  • SCF: Northern Sea Route’s Traffic Volume Set to Triple by 2020

    30 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Commercial shipping in the Arctic will undoubtedly continue to grow strongly, according to Evgeny Ambrosov, Senior Executive Vice-President of Russian shipping company Sovcomflot. The growth is expected to be driven by the development of industrial and raw material projects in the Arctic zone of Russia, Ambrosov explains. “In 2016, the record tonnage carried through the waters […]

  • RABN picks Econowind system for Odda Marie

    6 February 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Finland-based shipping company RABN – Rederi Ab Nathalie has decided to equip its general cargo ship Odda Marie with a wind-assisted propulsion system and a shore power system.

  • Survey about to start for Scottish offshore link

    18 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vision

    Reach Subsea is set to begin a cable route seabed survey later this month for SSEN Transmission’s HVDC transmission link offshore Scotland. The survey activities will be carried out in the North Sea and Outer Moray Firth for the Spittal to Peterhead HVDC power cable. Survey vessel Viking Reach is expected to start work on […]

  • Ports of Stockholm invests in new solar cell systems to boost electricity production

    19 June 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    Ports of Stockholm has decided to build six new rooftop solar cell systems to increase its solar electricity production by 55 percent.

  • PCL welcomes 1st eco-friendly MR tanker from K Shipbuilding

    23 February 2023
    Vessels

    Singapore-based shipowner Pacific Carriers has taken delivery of the first environmentally friendly MR tanker from South Korean shipbuilder K Shipbuilding.

  • UK’s Ofgem grants licenses for electricity links to three EU countries

    8 February 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vision

    UK energy market regulator Ofgem has granted electricity interconnector licenses for three energy links that will connect the UK with three countries in the European Union.

  • Recently-launched subsea cable producer signs UK Steel Charter

    20 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    XLCC has signed the UK Steel Charter, committing to create a new export-led HVDC cable manufacturing industry for the UK. The UK Steel Charter aims to maximize opportunities for the UK economy and UK steel producers by encouraging and promoting measures that can be taken in relation to the procurement of steel.  According to XLCC, […]

  • VATTENFALL AND SCOTTISHPOWER RENEWABLES APPOINT ERM (UK)

    8 July 2010
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables, the developers of the East Anglia offshore windfarm zone, have appointed ERM as lead environmental consultant to assist in the development of the first project in the zone. The 7.2GW development will be built in several phases with, the proposed first site, consisting of approximately 240 turbines. The London based ERM […]

  • Capital Product Partners takes delivery of Aristidis I LNG carrier

    17 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Shipping company Capital Product Partners (CPLP) has taken delivery of LNG carrier Aristidis I from the Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries

  • Major Step Forward for Dover

    25 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Having committed itself to transforming the Western Docks with a new cargo terminal, the Port of Dover has taken another major step forward following the signing of an agreement with GRAHAM, a company involved in the construction, asset management and project investment sectors. Procured under EU Official Journal regulations over the last 11 months, the […]

  • Motiv Releases New Engine Design

    13 May 2014
    Equipment

    Motiv Engines announced the second generation of their ultra-efficient engine concept dubbed the MkII Clarke-Brayton Engine which they intend to develop into a heavy-duty on-highway engine fueled by liquid natural gas (LNG).  This new prototype is fueled by diesel, an important first step in proving the technology before developing a new LNG fuel system. “We […]

  • Baltic Pipe lands in Poland

    14 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The offshore pipeline of the Baltic Pipe project has reached landfall in Poland, according to the latest update.

  • Natuur&Milieu, Eneco Call for Further 700MW of Offshore Wind in the Netherlands

    19 July 2016

    Investing in a package containing offshore wind, sun and bioheat is almost EUR 1 billion cheaper for Dutch consumers than biomass co-firing, according to a report commissioned by Nature & Environment (Natuur & Milieu) and Eneco, which called on the Dutch government for an additional 700MW of offshore wind farms to replace the co-firing of biomass in […]

  • UAE: GMMOS Group Rebrands to Stanford Marine Group

    7 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    UAE-based GMMOS Group announces it has rebranded to Stanford Marine Group (SMG) in order to better reflect its focus on chartering, operation, building, and maintenance of Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs). The Group has two main divisions focused on the marine sector: Stanford Marine (OSV chartering) and Grandweld (Shipbuilding and Repair). Stanford Marine has recently taken […]

  • Sri Lanka Facing Fisheries Export Ban

    14 October 2014

    In its fight against illegal fishing activities worldwide, the European Commission has today proposed to ban imports of fisheries products from Sri Lanka to tackle the commercial benefits stemming from illegal fishing. The move comes after four years of intense dialogue with the country after which it could not demonstrate that it sufficiently addressed illegal, […]

  • Cargotec Introduces New Range of Offshore Winches (Finland)

    27 August 2012
    Equipment

    Finland’s Cargotec has introduced a new range of electrically-driven offshore winches that offers proven safety and reliability, with improved operability and reduced environmental impact Cargotec can now offer electrically-driven versions of its proven range of offshore MacGregor anchor handling/ towing winches (eAHT). “This new series of electrically-driven winches inherits the best characteristics of our proven […]

  • United Heavy Lift boosts fleet with new eco ship

    13 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Germany’s multipurpose shipping company United Heavy Lift GmbH (UHL) has taken delivery of MV UHL Fighter, the sixteenth unit in a series of seventeen F900 Eco-Lifters newbuilds.

  • IRENA guides countries in renewables integration

    8 October 2015
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) aims to assist countries in their transition to renewable energy-based power systems. ‘The Age of Renewable Power’ identifies 20 measures that can be taken to support the development of national roadmaps to integrate variable renewables. It also highlights lessons learned by countries already pursuing a […]

  • VIDEO: CHC helicopter rotor breaks off before the crash in Norway

    2 May 2016

    An amateur video has started circling the internet following the fatal oil rig helicopter crash, in Turoy, near Bergen on Friday. The video above apparently shows the rotor and propellers of the aircraft spinning in the air, after detaching from the CHC-operated helicopter, right before the crash. Thirteen people died in the crash, two pilots […]

  • Dutch Govt Looking into Bill on Armed Guards on board Ships

    23 January 2018
    Rules & Regulation

    Dutch House of Representatives is debating a bill on the introduction of private security guards on board merchant ships.