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  • New Zealand: ‘Xena’ Hampers Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plans

    24 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Seven Greenpeace activists yesterday boarded a Shell operated drillship, the Noble Discoverer, thus preventing it from leaving New Zealand’s Port Taranaki for Alaska’s Chukchi sea, where the oil giant plans to drill three exploration wells. Lucy Lawless, an actress famous for her leading role in “Xena: Warrior Princess” TV series, boarded the drillship as a […]

  • Alewijnse Marine Systems Opens New Office in Brazil

    26 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Alewijnse Marine Systems has taken another step in confirming its position as a key supplier to the worldwide maritime market by opening an office in Brazil. Alewijnse recognises that Brazil is a vital high-growth market that is emerging as a world economic power, and which hosts a booming shipping and offshore industry. A physical presence […]

  • Washington State Ferries, DNV to Explore LNG as Fuel

    5 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    LNG as a fuel is a promising, but new technology. To ensure that the safety, security and operational challenges of such a move is handled in a responsible manner, Washington State Ferries has partnered with DNV, a risk management company with extensive experience of LNG fuelled ships and the infrastructure they demand. DNV has taken […]

  • Houlder’s TAS on Trial at Thanet Wind Farm

    30 June 2014
    Technology

    Houlder’s TAS (Turbine Access System) has taken a step closer to meeting operator requirements by completing a trial period within the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme on the Vattenfall’s Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, Kent. The system has been installed on CWind’s Coastal Knight 20t composite crew transfer vessel throughout June 2014. During this […]

  • Norway: Statoil’s First Fast-Track Project Visund South Moves Ahead

    27 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Statoil’s first fast-track –project – Visund South – is moving ahead as planned. The seabed template has commenced its journey out to the field located south of Gullfaks in the North Sea. “We submitted the plan for development and operation of Visund South in January. Now, four months later, we’ve built the first seabed template […]

  • Iran: South Pars Upstream Sector Needs USD 60 Billion Investment

    8 March 2011

      Launching all the South Pars gas field phases requires $60 billion investment in upstream sector of the field up to the end of Twenty Years Outlook in 2025, Iran’s petroleum minister, Dr. Mirkazemi (image) announced here. Addressing at the Second National Meeting On Perspective Of Integrated And Knowledge Centered Sustainable Development in Pars Special […]

  • Norway: Toxic Gas Leak Shuts Statoil’s Statfjord C Platform

    15 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    A hydrogen sulphide alarm was reported to Statoil’s emergency centre at 10.39 today from the Statfjord C platform in the Tampen area of the North Sea. The position is now under control. The 236 people on the platform are all accounted for, and everyone except key personnel required to handle the incident mustered to the […]

  • NGO: 146 Ships Sent to South Asian Beaches in 2nd Quarter

    8 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    More than half of the ships sold to South Asia this quarter changed flag just weeks before hitting the beach.

  • GL certifies software for RomaxWIND (UK)

    14 October 2010
    Technology

    Romax Technology Limited’s world leading virtual development platform, RomaxWIND, has been officially certified by GL Renewables Certification (GL) as a recognised method of calculating gear loads. Forming part of their certification offerings, RomaxWIND software can help to shorten the time taken to gain “A” Design Assessment approval by outputting gear load calculation reports that are […]

  • DNV GL Unveils New Version of Port Clearance Software

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    DNV GL, the world’s largest ship and offshore classification society, has launched a new version of port clearance software. DNV GL’s Navigator Port 2 software brings the world’s number one port clearance software to a new level of usability, with a completely new and intuitive structure and interface. The new Navigator Port 2 is a […]

  • Boskalis Secures Necessary Funds to Buy Dockwise Shares

    8 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    With reference to the press release of 21 December 2012 in which Boskalis announced its decision to make an all cash voluntary public offer for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Dockwise at a price of EUR 18.50 per share cum dividend (the Offer), Boskalis hereby confirms that it has the necessary funds […]

  • Planning permission granted for Riffgat offshore wind farm (Germany)

    1 October 2010

    EWE Board of Management member Dr. Neuber: “An important milestone for a cutting-edge project” The plans for the Riffgat offshore wind farm have taken a further significant step forwards. The trade supervisory authority in Oldenburg granted planning permission today for this major project to be realised by the Oldenburg-based energy service provider EWE and its […]

  • World’s largest zero-emission sailing cargo ship to transport coffee beans

    12 November 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Canadian coffee roaster Café William has taken advantage of its partner Sailcargo’s presence at COP26 to announce its investment in the first zero-emission sailing cargo ship to transport its coffee beans from South America to its roasting plant in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

  • Konecranes Introduces World’s First Hybrid Reach Stacker (Sweden)

    11 January 2013

    Konecranes introduces the world’s first hybrid reach stacker for container handling, with a lifting capacity of 45 tons. The SMV 4531 TB5 HLT features a hybrid diesel/electric driveline, an electrified hydraulic lifting system, and a super capacitor based energy storage. This innovative lift truck will cut fuel consumption and emissions while offering improved performance in […]

  • Suzlon Group Reaches Historic 1 GW Milestone in UK

    10 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Suzlon Group subsidiary REpower Systems, a leading manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines, has reached the historic milestone of 1 gigawatt (GW) installed capacity across UK wind farms. REpower UK is only the third manufacturer in the UK to achieve the 1 GW watershed. Since its inception in 2005, REpower UK has consistently been […]

  • Air Energi, QUT Join Forces to Reduce People Related Risks within LNG Industry (Australia)

    26 November 2013

    With the opportunity of a second wave of Liquefied Natural Gas projects in Australasia still very much a possibility, there are concerns that workforce costs and continued shortages could contribute to further project delays or cancellations. Air Energi Group, the global workforce solutions provider for the oil and gas industry, has teamed up with Queensland […]

  • Australia: New Gold Coast Waterway Authority Prefers Dredging

    12 July 2010

    The marine industry and the State Government are days away from striking a deal that will reform the waterway authority and bring an end to the mismanagement of the Broadwater. Marine Queensland general manager Don Jones said the Gold Coast City Council and the Department of Transport had signed up to the deal that would […]

  • FSG to build LNG-powered RoRo for SeaRoad

    20 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Germany’s shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft (FSG) has received an order for the construction of a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel with LNG propulsion from Australian shipping company SeaRoad.

  • UK: E.ON to Use Port of Sunderland as Storage Base

    29 October 2013
    Ports & Logistics

    Port of Sunderland is celebrating after signing a significant storage and offshore cable base contract with one of the world’s most profitable energy companies, E.ON. The port is due to take delivery of two 600 tonne substations in November as part a Humber Gateway Windfarm project, after a raft of developments designed to make the […]

  • Costa Rica: Amega Takes Another Step Forward in Development of New Transfer Terminal

    2 August 2011

      Americas Gateway Development Corporation (Amega) will take another step forward in development of a new transfer terminal near Costa Rica’s Moín port in August, Amega CEO Aubrey de Young told BNamericas. “We’ll be signing off on the government trust on August 11 and that will trigger the go-forward on the next phase. We’re very […]

  • Nigerian Ports Authority, Navy to Ensure Safe Navigation

    1 February 2013

      The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority has reiterated the Authority’s readiness to partner with the Nigerian Navy to ensure safe navigation on the country’s territorial waters. Speaking during the courtesy visit of the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Ibok Ibas, the Managing Director of NPA, Mallam Habib Abdullahi informed […]

  • Stone Harbor, Avalon Beach Fill Update Released

    3 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Officials from Avalon and Stone Harbor yesterday attended the weekly progress meeting about the upcoming beach fill project. The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company’s cutter suction dredger Texas will be finishing up some emergency work in the Christiana River likely by Sunday, February 5th, the meeting revealed. Once that work is completed, the dredger […]

  • Final Operation of Boreas-1 Production Testing Program Performed (Australia)

    24 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    A production logging run is being performed as the final operation of the production testing program at Karoon Gas Australia Ltd’s Boreas-1 exploration well. Upon completion of this final operation, the testing string will be removed from the well. During flow testing this week, Boreas 1 exploration well flowed gas to the surface at an […]

  • Australian Marine Conservation Society Calls on GBRMPA to Refuse Dumping Permit

    20 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Australian Marine Conservation Society calls on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority to refuse to issue a permit for dumping 3 million cubic metres of dredge spoil in the Reef’s waters until after the findings of an independent inquiry into the Gladstone Harbour dredge project. The terms of reference for the inquiry into […]

  • Sure Wind Receives Second Damen Twin Axe FCS (UK)

    27 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    British company Sure Wind Marine Ltd. has taken delivery of its second Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier – the Sure Swift – in a little over a month after the first joined the company’s fleet. Established in 2009, Sure Wind is a specialist in the German offshore wind market and now has 10 dedicated […]