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  • Six dead in offshore helicopter accident in Nigeria

    13 August 2015

    Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited today confirmed that six people have been killed in an offshore helicopter accident in Nigeria.  Bristow Helicopters said that the aircraft, that was involved in an accident in Lagos, Nigeria, on August 12, 2015, carried 10 passengers and a crew of two. The company now confirmed that there were six survivors and six […]

  • NGO: 158 Ships Hit South Asian Beaches in Q2

    12 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Out of 210 ships, which were broken in the second quarter of 2017, a total of 158 ended up on South Asian beaches for breaking, according to the latest report by NGO Shipbreaking Platform. The worst dumping country this quarter was Germany with 16 beached ships, a consequence of the multiple bankruptcies “due to the […]

  • GMS: Uncertainty Looms over Pakistani Shipbreaking Yards

    7 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    The decision to halt shipbreaking activities at Gadani yards in Pakistan has left many fearing for the fate of new arrivals and clearance permissions on existing deals, according to GMS, a cash buyer of ships for recycling. Namely, the uncertainty arose after Chief Minister of Balochistan, Sardar Sanaullah Khan Zehri, banned all demolition activities related to tankers […]

  • Milaha Reports 4 Percent Profit Growth

    24 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Qatar-based marine transport and logistics conglomerate Qatar Navigation (Milaha) delivered a net profit of QAR 1.095 billion (USD 300.6 billion) for the full year of 2015, representing a 4 percent increase compared to the previous year. The company’s operating revenues for the period increased by 14 percent to QAR 2.998 billion (USD 823.2 billion) from QAR 2.633 billion […]

  • ConocoPhillips, Marathon cancel Maersk Drilling drillship deal

    28 July 2016
    Exploration & Production

    An early termination agreement for the deepwater drillship Maersk Valiant has been signed by Maersk Drilling and ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil with effect from mid-September 2016. Maersk Valiant has been on a joint contract with Marathon Oil Corporation and ConocoPhillips since June 2014. The original contract was scheduled to end September 2017. The drillship was […]

  • Triodos Steps Into Belgian Offshore Wind Market

    11 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Triodos Bank has entered the Belgian offshore wind market with a financial loan for the Northwester 2 project.

  • Redland City’s Marine Infrastructure Projects Involve Dredging (Australia)

    26 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Redland City’s reputation as a city of islands will be enhanced, thanks to almost $14 million of marine infrastructure projects in the 2014-15 Budget. Redland City Mayor Karen Williams said the funding would include new jetties and boat ramp upgrades. “Redland City has a large coastal population including about 10,000 residents who live on islands, […]

  • Grantham Canal Dredging Project Underway

    28 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Boats will return to the Grantham Canal stretch for the first time in 90 years after the dredging project is completed, reports the Canal & River Trust. The dredging works are taking place through a joint partnership with the Trust and Grantham Canal Society, with funding made possible thanks to the People’s Postcode Lottery. The project complements a separate […]

  • China: CIC-Changxing Shipyard Completes Repair Works for MV Hyundai Treasure

    15 February 2012

    On January 23, 2012, the first day of the lunar new year, CIC-Changxing Shipyard successfully completed the repair of MV Hyundai Treasure. The subject vessel, the ownership registered under a Korean company, arrived at our shipyard on January 11. With main dimensions of 189.89m*32.20m*16.5m, this time the main jobs included 30m2 of hull bottom plate […]

  • Watch: OCEANERA-NET COFUND Joint Call 2019 Webinar

    17 January 2019
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    Ocean Energy ERA-NET Cofund (OCEANERA-NET COFUND) has held a webinar on Tuesday, January 15, to provide information on its recently opened second Joint Call for collaborative research and development projects in the field of ocean energy. The second Joint Call was launched on January 8, and the webinar was set up to facilitate those looking […]

  • Origin pondering spin-off, hires Macquarie Capital as advisor

    13 May 2016

    Origin Energy of Australia has reportedly hired Macquarie Capital to advise on possible spin-off of it gas production businesses.

  • China: Guangdong Yuexin Delivers AHTS ‘SMS ENDEAVOUR’ to Martens Marine

    11 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co., Ltd. today delivered the third E 65T Series vessel to Martens Marine. SMS ENDEAVOUR is an Anchor Handling Towing Supply (AHTS) Vessel intended for operations in the shallow waters of Asia, West Africa, and Middle East. SMS ENDEAVOUR is built to ABS Class, and includes the notations: A1Ⓔ “OFFSHORE SUPPORT […]

  • Port of Bilbao advances shore power project with €11.4M deal for solar PV plants

    7 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    Spanish Bilbao Port Authority has awarded a €11.48 million contract for the construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants to be integrated into the onshore power supply (OPS) system at the port.

  • NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 90 Pct of Tonnage Scrapped on South Asian Beaches

    30 January 2019
    Rules & Regulation

     A total of 744 large ocean-going commercial vessels were sold to the scrap yards in 2018.

  • Billionaire aims for South Africa prize as Azinam closes farm-out

    20 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Azinam Limited and Panoro Energy have received governmental approval and closed the previously announced farm-out agreement on Block 2B offshore South Africa with Africa Energy.

  • Norway: Havyard Hands Over Its 7th Newbuild to Global Offshore Services

    27 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Havyard Group delivered last Friday its 7th newbuild for the Indian shipping company Global Offshore Services. Major celebrations were held in Fosnavaag on Saturday including the naming ceremony, an open boat session and a concert. The supply vessel «Makalu» is of a Havyard 832 design, and was named last Saturday in Fosnavaag, Norway. Bianca Kremer, […]

  • AMSA bans bulker for ‘appalling treatment’ of seafarers

    24 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MSXT Emily from Australian waters for one year, after finding several violations of the Maritime Labour Convention. Following a tip-off from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), AMSA inspected the ship at the Port of Hay Point, in Queensland. The vessel had been chartered by […]

  • Denmark to Sign Global Ship Recycling Convention

    16 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Denmark is taking the first steps towards rules on scrapping ships as the country prepares new regulations to accede to the Hong Kong Convention, which ensures that ships are scrapped and recycled appropriately, according to the country’s minister Esben Lunde Larsen. “Scrap ships must not pollute Third World beaches. Ships are often hazardous waste and they must […]

  • PGS in Barents Sea wide-tow Penta Source project

    10 September 2020
    Exploration & Production, Technology, Vessels

    Norwegian seismic player PGS said it has begun a new project in the Barents Sea that uses the most advanced configuration ever towed by a seismic streamer vessel. Last weekend, PGS seismic vessel Ramform Tethys reconfigured from a wide-tow triple source set-up to an even wider penta source solution (5 arrays), with a total source […]

  • Sanctions against Russia put Norway’s hybrid cruise ship out of service

    19 April 2022
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Norwegian eco-friendly hybrid-powered cruise vessel, Havila Capella, has been temporarily taken out of service due to its insurance being affected by sanctions against Russia.

  • New US port tariffs could do more harm than good: World Shipping Council asks for ‘constructive’ pathways

    21 April 2025
    Authorities & Government, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    The World Shipping Council (WSC)—the voice of liner shipping—has expressed ‘serious’ concerns regarding the new port fee regime announced by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), cautioning that the measures could undermine American trade, hurt U.S. producers, and weaken efforts to strengthen the nation’s maritime industry.

  • Product piracy in the European wind business (Denmark)

    20 September 2010
    Business & Finance

    Svendborg Brakes wins Unfair Competition and Copyright Infringement Law Suit concerning the protection of original Svendborg brakes The Bielefeld District Court in Germany ruled in favour of Svendborg Brakes A/S in a copyright infringement and unfair competition law suit filed against a competitor concerning the protection of the original Svendborg brakes. Alleging that the competitor […]

  • PHOTO: Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 rig on the move

    9 July 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 jack-up drilling rig seems ready to leave Schiedam, The Netherlands, where it’s been sitting for months.

  • Korean Shipbuilders Wrap Up Q1 with Only 9 Orders

    5 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    The highly anticipated recovery of the shipbuilding industry seems to be far off for the world’s leading shipbuilding nation as only nine orders have been placed at South Korean shipbuilders during the first quarter of the year. The companies that did manage to brave the storm and secure some work so far this year are […]

  • AMCS: Shell Joins Wave of Investor Uncertainty over Reef Projects

    21 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Global energy giant Shell’s rethink of a planned fourth LNG plant at Curtis Island makes it the latest organisation to acknowledge projects contributing to the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef are a bad investment, according to the Australian Marine Conservation Society. AMCS Great Barrier Reef campaign director Felicity Wishart said a changing global marketplace […]