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• Jensen Completes Design of PF&R’s New Fireboats

  17 December 2013

  Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, recently completed concept designs and performance specifications for two new fireboats that will join the city of Portland’s fire and rescue (PF&R) fleet in the first half of 2014. The new, fast-response fireboats will provide emergency response on long stretches of both the […]

• Philippines: DOTC Grounds Island Express Shipping Vessels

  23 August 2011

  Business & Finance

    The Department of Transportation and Communications has grounded the fleet of Island Express Shipping, the company that owns the Cebu-bound passenger fast ferry from Bohol that caught fire Sunday, killing two passengers and a crew member. In a statement on Monday, DOTC Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II said he ordered the Maritime Industry Authority […]

• DEC makes LNG available to fuel trucks

  28 January 2015

  Department of Environmental Conservation has adopted nation’s most stringent new regulations that will make LNG available to fuel trucks and for other purposes, New York State DEC’s Commissioner Joe Martens said.

• Aquadrill to reactivate two rigs for new jobs

  

  1 June 2022

  Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Vessels

  Offshore drilling contractor Aquadrill has secured two new contracts, which will see it reactivating two assets.

• Canada: A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd Delivers RAnger 2400 Class Fireboat American United

  12 October 2011

  In October 2011, the new RAnger 2400 Class Fireboat, American United was delivered to the Massachusetts Port Authority, Boston by the builder A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd., of Meteghan River, Nova Scotia, Canada. The vessel, named in remembrance of September 11, 2001, was designed by Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C., who worked closely with […]

• National Grid, E.ON Link Gas Power Station with Grain LNG Terminal, UK

  4 October 2012

  Rt Hon Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, praised the joint approach taken by National Grid and E.ON to help save up to 300,000 tonnes of CO2 each year by linking E.ON’s £500m new gas-fired power station to National Grid’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal on the Isle of Grain in […]

• Most popular articles of the week Sep 29 – Oct 5, 2014

  5 October 2014

  You can’t wear these when flying to UK offshore rigs Offshore clothing policy, created to guide workers flying to offshore rigs in the UK on what to wear under the survival suit while in a helicopter, became effective, October 1.   Rosneft, Exxon strike oil at world’s northernmost well ExxonMobil and Rosneft have discovered oil […]

• Russia: Corvette Volgodonsk Takes Sea for the First Time Since Sea Trials

  26 October 2012

  Corvette Volgodonsk took the Caspian Sea for the first time since state sea trials to accomplish combat training tasks and firing drills with similar corvette Astrakhan, reported press service of Southern Military District. “Corvettes Volgodonsk and Astrakhan left their homebase for the Caspian Sea to hold firing drills“, reports RIA Novosti referring to Caspian Flotilla […]

• Top News of the Week August 26 – September 1, 2013

  1 September 2013

  DSME Enters USD 422 Million Worth Shipbuilding Contract Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME) announced today in its regulatory filing that the company has secured an order worth KRW 470.3 billion (approx. USD 422. 3 million) for the construction of three container carriers. Fire in Two Containers Aboard ‘Maersk Kampala’ Still Burning Maersk […]

• Top News of the Week December 2 – 7, 2013

  8 December 2013

  Business & Finance

  Fire Broke Out on Ro-Ro Vessel CORONA SEAWAYS At around 02.30 this morning, 4 December 2013, a fire broke out on the ro-ro vessel CORONA SEAWAYS, while the vessel was en route from Frederica to Copenhagen. Drydocks World Signs LOI to Build World’s Largest Jack-Up Rigs Drydocks World the internationally renowned provider of maritime and […]

• Fisherman rescued after boat fall

  15 December 2007

  A fisherman was rescued by coastguard and fire crews after he fell onto the deck of a trawler. Emergency services were called out to Peel breakwater just before midnight on Saturday night.

• Experts Look for Coal Energy Alternative (Australia)

  3 June 2011

  A local energy forum will today be told that new technology holds the key to reducing the north coast’s reliance on coal-fired power…   (abc) [mappress] Source: abc, June 03, 2011;

• Germany Wants West African Gas

  13 October 2011

  Germany is planning to temporarily replace Nuclear Power Plants with coal and gas fired stations. And Europe’s largest economy hopes to… (businessdayonline) [mappress] Source: businessdayonline, October 13, 2011

• NDRC Publishes China Wind Energy Development Roadmap to 2050

  21 October 2011

    China Wind Energy Development Roadmap to 2050 was first published on Wednesday and China’s wind power generating capacity could reach one terawatt (1TW) by 2050. The capacity would provide as much as 17 percent of China’s electricity output by 2050. It was estimated mat cost of wind powered electricity will be below mat of […]

• All-systems-go for Odfjell Drilling-managed rig’s North Sea assignment

  

  12 August 2025

  Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

  Equinor, a Norwegian state-owned energy giant, has received the go-ahead from the country’s authorities to undertake plug and abandonment (P&A) activities in the North Sea off the coast of Norway with a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.

• Japan and Malaysia strengthen hydrogen ties

  

  27 December 2024

  Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology

  Mitsubishi Power has welcomed the Premier of Malaysia’s Sarawak to its Takasago Hydrogen Park in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, marking a significant step in strengthening ties between the hydrogen ambitions of Sarawak and hydrogen technologies from Mitsubishi Power.

• Tanker Ablaze after Engine Room Blast off Denmark

  22 October 2015

  Business & Finance

  Liberia-flagged oil/chemicals tanker Alia caught fire in the North Sea off Denmark following an explosion in its engine room on October 20, while the 2003-built tanker was carrying fuel oil from Malta to Gothenburg, Sweden. The crew of the 35,669 dwt tanker called the Danish rescue and support vessel operator Esvagt to assist in putting out the fire. The […]

• Stricken Bulker Under Tow off Cape Town, Crew Evacuated

  7 December 2016

  Business & Finance

  The Greek bulk carrier Antaios, which suffered both fire and water flooding damage in its engine room, is currently under tow off Cape Town, according to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). The 27,776 dwt bulker, loaded with maize, ran into trouble some 860 nautical miles west of Cape Town on December 3 while it was on […]

• Denmark: DONG Energy Announces 1H Interim Financial Report

  10 August 2012

  Business & Finance

  The Board of Directors of DONG Energy has today approved the interim financial report for the first half of 2012 with the following outlook and financial highlights compared with the first half of 2011: First-half 2012 EBITDA was DKK 6.6 billion compared with DKK 9.1 billion in the first half of 2011 and was affected […]

• Two Missing after Barge Explosion off Port Aransas

  23 October 2017

  Business & Finance

  Two crew members are missing following an explosion and fire aboard a barge off the coast of Port Aransas, Texas, according to the United States Coast Guard. The two men went missing in the incident which occurred in the morning hours of October 20 on the forward section of the barge. Officials launched a search […]

• First Gen seeks LNG terminal modification permit

  

  5 March 2020

  FGEN LNG, a unit of the Philippine utility First Gen Corporation submitted an application to the Department of Energy (DOE) for a permit to build interim LNG facilities within its Batangas LNG complex. 

• Update: Crew escape burning dredger

  5 November 2009

  Vessels

  The crew of the 100-metre-long dredger Antigoon escaped unhurt when the vessel caught fire on its way from Singapore to India on Sunday evening… Source: New Straits Times, November 5, 2009;

• US admits to Suez canal killing

  25 March 2008

  US officials have said an Egyptian was killed when a ship contracted to the US navy fired warning shots at approaching boats in the Suez Canal on Monday. US officials had previously maintained that there were no casualties.

• Japan: Utilities’ April-September LNG Purchases Hit Record High

  18 October 2011

  Japan’s 10 major power utilities bought a record high 26.16 million mt of LNG over April-September as they hiked gas-fired power… (platts) [mappress] Source: platts, October 18, 2011

• Lockheed wins 20.6 mln usd deal to upgrade Australian navy ship systems

  25 September 2007

  Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE:LMT) said it has been awarded a 20.6 mln usd contract to upgrade fire control systems on Australian naval ships.