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  • Suspension of Sand Dredging in Lough Neagh

    29 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has issued enforcement notices to five companies telling them to stop dredging sand from Lough Neagh by the end of June or face prosecution. Alliance Environment spokesperson, Anna Lo MLA, has welcomed the action that the Environment Minister has taken against companies that have been dredging sand from the Lough. “I am […]

  • Wilhelmsen takes over LNG Innovator tech management

    6 April 2018
    Vessels

    Wilhelmsen Ship Management said on Friday that its Malaysian unit has taken over the technical management of the 138,000-cbm LNG Innovator. WSM Malaysia has taken over the 2003-built LNG carrier under full technical management on April 6, Wilhelmsen said via its social media channels without providing any additional information. LNG World News understands that the LNG […]

  • WSC: New EU transport commissioner to play pivotal role in shipping’s decarbonization

    5 November 2024
    Authorities & Government, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    The World Shipping Council (WSC), the voice of liner shipping, said that the designated European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, will have a key role in securing supply chains and decarbonizing the shipping sector. In a media release issued on November 5, WSC welcomed the opportunity to continue a dialogue with the […]

  • MSC: 1,220 Tons of Debris Collected in MSC Zoe Cleanup Operation

    9 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    A total of 291 containers were thrown overboard by bad weather from MSC Zoe.

  • Scapa ship transfer leads the way

    8 February 2007

    Orkney has successfully led the way with the next generation of ship-to-ship operations. What is believed to have been the first ever commercial transfer of liquid natural gas (LNG) between two vessels has taken place in Scapa Flow.

  • UK: North Sea Platform Run by BG Group Evacuated After Gas Leak

    10 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Nearly 40 oil workers have been taken off a North Sea platform. Two helicopters evacuated 38 non-essential staff from the North Everest … By Ryan Crighton(ThePress&Journal) [mappress] Source:Pressandjournal, February  10, 2011;

  • China gets Russian warships

    5 January 2006

    In a development closely watched by Western naval analysts, China took has taken delivery of a Russin-made Sovremenny-class destroyer. The ship was built at Russia’s North Shipyard, Severnaya Verf in St. Petersburg and is one of two ordered by Beijing in 2002.

  • Savannah Harbor Expansion Project to Bring Benefits (USA)

    13 December 2010

    It’s taken several years longer than originally anticipated, and the final reports could rival a couple of New York phone books in size. But, in the end, the economics… By Mary Carr Mayle (savannahnow) [mappress] Source: savannahnow, December 13, 2010

  • Secret new Sunseeker superyacht

    1 January 2008

    These (see link) are the first ever photographs of Sunseeker’s secret new 34m (111ft) superyacht. Taken outside Sunseeker’s factory in Poole, Dorset, they show the £7.3million luxury cruiser being readied for its world launch at the London boat show on 11 January 2008.

  • Two get Legionnaires’ on cruise

    31 July 2007

    Two cruise passengers have tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease after being taken ill from their ship in Sweden. The cases were confirmed as the Black Watch vessel docked at the Port of Dover, in Kent, on Monday night, two days earlier than planned.

  • Fears for Suffolk fishing industry

    27 December 2007

    ‘We’re hoping to catch skate and sole’, barked skipper Paul Klyne over the din of the catamaran’s diesel motor, ‘all cod would be an absolute disaster!’ EU quotas meant only 10,000 tonnes of cod could be taken legally from the North Sea by British boats this year.

  • Clipper 07-08 photo competition

    17 July 2008

    During the 07-08 Clipper Race, which finished recently, a photographic competition, supported by Henri Lloyd, was held. The official race photographers, onEdition, judged the results and here are the two overall winners. Overall winner, pictured, was taken on board Liverpool 08 and the runner up was Glasgow Clipper.

  • UK: MPI Workboats Takes Delivery of MPI Altisidora

    23 October 2013

    MPI Workboats has taken delivery of MPI Altisidora on 22 October 2013. MPI Altisidora is a windfarm-support vessel, built at the South Boats shipyard on the Isle of Wight. She is the ninth addition to the MPI Workboats fleet. [mappress] Press release, October 23, 2013; Image: vroon    

  • UK: Two Sullom Voe Tugs Out of Service

    2 January 2012

    Two tugs stationed at UK Shetland’s oil port of Sullom Voe claimed to be two of the most powerful harbor tugs in the world with a bollard pull of 90 tones, have been taken out of service. It has been confirmed that the shuttle tanker ‘Loch Rannoch’, which delivers oil to the port from the […]

  • China: CIC Changxing Shipyard Redelivers MV Xin BeiJing

    7 May 2012

      Recently CIC Changxing Shipyard completed the repair works for vessel MV Xin BeiJing one day ahead of the schedule. The subject vessel, owned by a HongKong company, arrived at the shipyard on April 9th. The main repair items included the renewal of deck windlass brake liner, the LT cooler chemical cleaning, the exhaust boiler […]

  • Centrica Scraps North Sea Gas Storage Project

    24 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Centrica plc has taken the decision not to proceed with its new-build gas storage project at Baird in the UK Southern North Sea and to put its project at Caythorpe in East Yorkshire on hold indefinitely. This decision was taken in light of weak economics for storage projects and the announcement by the UK Government […]

  • Germany: SKL Motor Changes Name to MTU Reman Technologies

    24 September 2012

    Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions, has equipped its subsidiary SKL Motor GmbH in Magdeburg for standardized reconditioning of MTU engines and components and is thus renaming the company MTU Reman Technologies GmbH. Since Saturday, September 22, the MTU logo has adorned the frontage of the main entrance as a sign of a […]

  • Operator pulls the plug on Island Drilling rig’s campaign off Africa due to safety issues

    9 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Trident Energy has decided to brake off the deal with Island Drilling for the 2012-built semi-sub rig, citing safety concerns.

  • Study: Oil Platforms Have No Influence on Contaminant Levels in California Fishes

    3 April 2013

    Fishes residing near oil platforms in southern California have similar contaminant levels as fishes in nearby natural sites, according to two recent reports by the U.S. Geological Survey, which were conducted to assist the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in understanding potential consequences of offshore energy development. Since the underwater portion of many offshore […]

  • SeaIntel: Container Shipping Industry Favours Tax Havens

    8 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Over the past 30 years, there has been a constant shift toward registering container carriers in countries dubbed as tax havens, according to the findings released by SeaIntel Maritime Analysis. The container shipping market data provider said that it has used the report: “Tax Havens: International Tax Avoidance and Evasion” published on January 15th, 2015 […]

  • UK player gears up for next stage of exploration offshore Namibia

    9 August 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Tower Resources has been invited to apply for an extension of the initial exploration period for its license off the coast of Namibia.

  • Somali pirates seize Indian ship

    2 April 2007

    Heavily armed pirates have seized an Indian cargo vessel off the coast of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, maritime officials say. Andrew Mwangura of the Kenyan-based Seafarers Assistance Programme said 14 crew members have been taken captive.

  • Blue Chip sets Jan. 31 opening for new vessel

    19 January 2006

    MICHIGAN CITY | Blue Chip casino will open its new $170 million vessel Jan. 31, casino company officials said. The move is pending final regulatory approvals. The larger riverboat replaces an older vessel, which will be taken out of service.

  • EPA Will Require Radiation Testing Before any Dredging at Apra Harbor

    20 September 2010

    Vice-Speaker B.J. Cruz received assurances from the U.S. Environmental protection agency last Friday that the agency will require radiation testing of deep core samples taken from Apra Harbor before any dredging and ocean disposal of materials occurs.

  • Salamander Energy Plugs and Abandons a Duster Offshore Vietnam

    29 June 2010

    Salamander Energy plc, the Asia focussed independent oil and gas exploration and production company, announces that it has plugged and abandoned the Tom Su Lua-1X exploration well in Block DBSCL-01, in the Vinh Chau Graben system, offshore southern Vietnam. The DBSCL01-TSL-1X well, the first exploration well in the basin, has been drilled to a total […]