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  • Locals wary of Fair Head Tidal power cables

    19 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Local residents living near Murlough Bay in the County Antrim in Northern Ireland are reportedly opposing the landing of export power cables from the nearby Fair Head Tidal energy project.

  • NOAA Proposes Plan to Address Environmental Injuries from Tank Barge DBL 152 Gulf Oil Spill

    19 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    NOAA released a draft damage assessment and restoration plan addressing environmental injuries from the 2005 Tank Barge DBL 152 oil spill in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The draft plan describes the steps NOAA has taken to see if natural resources, such as marine habitats, were injured by the nearly two million gallon […]

  • Transworld Associates and TE SubCom Plan to Upgrade TW1 Subsea Cable System (Pakistan)

    12 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

      Transworld Associates Ltd. , Pakistan’s first private submarine fiber optic cable operator, and TE SubCom a TE Connectivity company formerly known as Tyco Telecom and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced plans to upgrade the TW1 undersea cable system. TW1, which was constructed by SubCom and began operations in 2006, connects Pakistan, […]

  • UK: Alnmaritec Delivers Rix Tiger

    30 September 2013

    The thunder may have been roaring on the North East coast at the end of July but that didn’t stop the UK’s premier boat builder Alnmaritec delivering the latest boat to be built at their Blyth, Northumberland base for client Rix Shipping. The ‘Rix Tiger’ is the second of the new Wave Captain class of […]

  • UK: Alnmaritec Delivers Rix Tiger

    30 September 2013

    The thunder may have been roaring on the North East coast at the end of July but that didn’t stop the UK’s premier boat builder Alnmaritec delivering the latest boat to be built at their Blyth, Northumberland base for client Rix Shipping. The ‘Rix Tiger’ is the second of the new Wave Captain class of […]

  • ICTSI: Philippines Gov’t Action on Overstaying Containers Improves Efficiency

    9 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    ICTSI welcomes “concrete steps” taken by the Philippine government to clear Manila ports of overstaying cargo.

  • USA: House Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on Harbor Maintenance Trust Funding

    6 February 2012

      On February 1, 2012, the House Ways and Means Subcommittees on Oversight and Select Revenue Measures held a joint hearing on harbor maintenance funding and maritime tax issues. The hearing focused on the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and Harbor Maintenance Tax, maintenance underfunding, and the tax treatment of foreign shipping operations. Testimony was heard […]

  • GC Rieber slips to red over impairments, low activity

    9 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian offshore shipowner GC Rieber Shipping sank to a loss in the third quarter 2016 versus a profitable third quarter last year, mostly due to fleet impairment and low activity in the oil related segments of subsea and marine seismic. The shipping company on Wednesday reported a net loss of NOK 233.5 million ($28.1M) in 3Q […]

  • Settlement Reached for Shen Neng 1 Damage to Great Barrier Reef

    19 September 2016

    Shenzhen Energy Transport Company, the owner of Shen Neng 1, a Chinese coal carrier which ran aground at the Great Barrier Reef in April 2010, has reached an agreement to pay $39.3 million to the Australian Government for remediation costs. The settlement is much lower of what the Government, reportedly,  was seeking in the Federal Court. […]

  • UK: MP for Redcar Visits Teeside Offshore Wind Farm Supply Base

    27 March 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Ian Swales MP has taken the opportunity to take a closer look at the work going on behind the scenes of Redcar’s new offshore wind farm as the installation of turbines approaches the halfway mark. EDF Energy Renewables hosted a special visit by the Redcar MP to its Port of Hartlepool supply base and specialist […]

  • Aker BP integration complete after BP, Det norske merger

    1 December 2016

    Aker BP, a new exploration and production player in Norway,  has completed the integration after the merger between Det norske oljeselskap and BP Norway, announced earlier this year. The merged company on Thursday announced that Aker BP now operates “as one organization with considerable ambitions on the Norwegian continental shelf.” “Aker BP has been through […]

  • What Added Costs Will Sulphur Directive Bring?

    19 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Ships’ costs structures will change as increased bunker costs are unavoidable due to the latest 0.1% Sulphur Directive for the Emission Control Areas (ECAs), which came into effect January 1, according to Karen Jacques, Dryad Maritime’s Director for Asia Pacific. There will inevitably also be additional costs associated with the requirement for additional bunkering to carry […]

  • Germany: FSG Launched ‘Rolldock Star’

    2 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Flensburg – Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) launched the 151.5 metre long ROLLDOCK STAR, the first of two ships for the Dutch concern RollDock BV, on August 30th. The specialised newbuilding is operationally versatile, multi-functional and designed to carry demanding cargo and heavy project loads, mainly in the offshore sector. ROLLDOCK STAR is for delivery at the […]

  • SC Ports: Newsome Provides Testimony to Congress (USA)

    25 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    To support export growth and economic investment associated with international trade, the nation must develop a prioritization system, a merit-based budget process and predictable means of authorization for needed port infrastructure, the head of the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) told members of a Congressional committee. Yesterday, the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s […]

  • The Netherlands: Delft Software Days – Focus on Knowledge Exchange

    4 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    More than 400 software users and developers attended the Delft Software Days (LINK maken), held for the second time at Deltares in Delft, from 19 to 30 November. The number of visitors was almost double that of last year, with participants from 32 countries and representatives from 156 organisations, including many universities, governments, companies and […]

  • Most popular articles of the week, September 15 – 21, 2014

    21 September 2014

    Death on FSO, Jobs slashed in Norway, Oil discovery in Angola, Scotland votes No, No crocs on choppers, NCS rig overcapacity, Exxon drilling halt in Russia, Qataris swoop for Keppel rig…

  • Switzerland’s Viking welcomes newest eco-friendly cruise ship to its fleet

    4 December 2024
    Collaboration, Vessels

    Swiss cruise line Viking has taken delivery of Viking Vela, the first of a series of eco-friendly vessels being built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, following a ceremony held at the latter’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy. As informed, Viking Vela is classified as a small ship—much like all other Viking ocean vessels—and it possesses a gross […]

  • ADNOC ceding stake in huge LNG project to subsidiary for $5 billion

    11 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    (ADNOC) intends to transfer its entire stake in the low-carbon Ruwais liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, currently under development in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to its affiliate ADNOC Gas.

  • COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers welcomes new eco-friendly multi-purpose vessel

    17 September 2024
    Vessels

    COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers, a unit of China’s COSCO Shipping Group, has taken delivery of and christened the second vessel in its 62,000 dwt series of multi-purpose (MPP) heavy lift vessels—the MV Yuan Fu. Following the earlier delivery of its sister-vessel, the Guang Fu, the Liberia-flagged MV Yuan Fu was built and delivered at the […]

  • LNG project offshore Mozambique one step shy of FID

    30 August 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    The operator of a deepwater block off the coast of Mozambique, Mozambique Rovuma Venture (MRV), comprising ExxonMobil, Eni, and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), has taken the last step before making a final investment decision (FID) by inking front-end engineering design (FEED) contracts enabling potential contractors to compete for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the country’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.

  • Russia: JSC Severnaya Verf and JSC Baltiysky Zavod to Face Bankruptcy Soon

    29 June 2011

    JSC Severnaya Verf and JSC Baltiysky Zavod will face bankruptcy soon, said president of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Roman Trotsenko at press conference during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum. At present, Russia’s Central Bank holds trial proceedings with JSC United Industrial Corporation (UIC) regarding value of shipbuilding assets. “I think they’ll finally come to […]

  • Norway: Marlink Signs SCAP FleetBroadband Contract with Wilson Ship Management

    9 September 2011

    Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, has signed an agreement with Wilson Ship Management, one of the largest shipping operators in the European short sea segment, to provide 80 of its ships with SCAP FleetBroadband on a 36 month contract. The contract is a full service package including both hardware from Thrane and […]

  • PA Resources Finds Gas Offshore Denmark

    19 July 2011
    Research & Development

    As operator of offshore Licence 12/06, PA Resources’ subsidiary PA Resources UK Limited announces initial results of the Broder Tuck exploration well (5504/20-4), located approximately 10 kilometres south of Gorm Field in the Danish part of the North Sea. Following some initial drilling problems, the well was drilled as a vertical well to a total […]

  • Austal USA Floats Out Joint High Speed Vessel 2

    3 October 2012

    On October 1, 2012, Austal USA successfully completed the launch process of the second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), the recently christened USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2). This 103-metre high-speed catamaran represents the US Department of Defense’s next generation multi-use platform. It is part of a 10-ship program potentially worth over US$1.6 billion. Brian Leathers, […]

  • Denmark: BIMCO, NSA Launch New Edition of SALEFORM

    22 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    BIMCO and the Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association (NSA) announce the launch of the new edition of SALEFORM – the industry’s most widely used agreement for the sale and purchase of second hand ships. SALEFORM 2012 builds upon the international success of its predecessor, SALEFORM 93, while retaining the accepted general principles and familiar structure of the […]