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  • Pirates Raid Bulker off Nigeria

    11 April 2018

    A bulk carrier was chased down and boarded by pirates off Brass, Nigeria on April 7, 2018.

  • Drama on Board Liberian-Flagged Cargo Ship

    20 August 2015

    A dramatic incident was reported on board a Liberian flagged-cargo ship yesterday while sailing off Sesimbra, Portugal after one of its crew members turned against his crew, threatening to set the ship on fire. Portuguese Navy informed that its special forces boarded the ship following acts of violence of a Turkish crew member against the all Turkish crew, […]

  • G9 Organizes ‘Safer by Design’ Workshop in Oslo

    17 April 2015

    The G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9) held a Safer by Design workshop last month in Oslo, Norway, on the subject of emergency escape from a turbine nacelle in the event of a fire. The workshop was attended by a range of industry representatives with engineering and HSE backgrounds with presentations given from […]

  • Drama on Board Liberian-Flagged Cargo Ship

    20 August 2015

    A dramatic incident was reported on board a Liberian flagged-cargo ship yesterday while sailing off Sesimbra, Portugal after one of its crew members turned against his crew, threatening to set the ship on fire. Portuguese Navy informed that its special forces boarded the ship following acts of violence of a Turkish crew member against the all Turkish crew, […]

  • UK, France Send Team to Inspect MSC Flaminia

    22 August 2012

    The United Kingdom Secretary of State’s representative for Maritime and Salvage Intervention (SOSREP) Hugh Shaw and the French Maritime authorities have decided to send a team of experts to inspect the MSC Flaminia. To give these experts access to the ship it will be brought to a position 30 miles from the UK. This should […]

  • Update: Radioactive Waste Ship Towed to Safety

    9 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Denmark-registered Parida, laden with radioactive concrete waste, which had lost power and was adrift south east of Wick, Scotland, is currently anchored close to the entrance of the Cromarty Firth, The Inverness Courier reports. Parida was towed to the Cromarty Firth by the Pacific Champion. Strong currents were carrying the drifting vessel towards the Beatrice Alpha […]

  • VIDEO: Loading of 6 Pella-Built Tugs on HHL Lagos

    1 November 2013

    The unique loading operation of six tugboats on board the vessel HHL Lagos of specialized company Hansa Heavy Lift (Germany) has successfully completed. The tugboats will be transferred to Vladivostok through the Northern Sea Route. The loading lasted for more than a week. The ferry trip to deliver tugs will take approximately 30 days. Six […]

  • Beacon Maritime to Refurbish Songa Jupiter Jackup

    15 March 2005

    Beacon Maritime has been awarded a $25M contract from Songa Drilling AS for the reconstruction and enhancement of the independent leg, self-elevating drill rig, “Songa Jupiter”. Currently located in Sabine Pass, the “Songa Jupiter” is a Friede Goldman L-780 design that was constructed in Scotland in 1982 and suffered severe damage in a well fire […]

  • Thistle Incident

    24 November 2007

    Lundin Petroleum AB announces the details of an incident on the Thistle Alpha platform, offshore UK. Below is the Press Statement made by Petrofac Facilities Management, the duty holder of the Thistle Alpha installation. ‘Petrofac, as duty holder of the Thistle Alpha installation on behalf of Lundin Britain Limited, can confirm that at 08.07 today […]

  • New Zealand ship warning to Japan

    19 February 2007

    New Zealand’s prime minister has warned Japan its whaling programme could come under fresh international scrutiny if a disabled vessel in its fleet leaks oil. The Nisshin Maru has been stranded since Thursday morning after a fire started in its engine room close to the largest colony of Adelie penguins.

  • UK: Piracy, Passenger Ship Safety on Agenda of IMO’s Committee

    9 May 2012

      Piracy and armed robbery against ships off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the wider Indian Ocean will be high on the agenda when IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 90th session from 16 to 25 May 2012. A High-Level Segment will be […]

  • Dubai takes an economic nosedive

    2 March 2009

    The wealthy Gulf state of Dubai has been hit hard by the global economic crisis. Tens of thousands of workers have been laid off and forced to return to their homelands. The Dutch community in Dubai is also feeling the pinch. Dutch dredging company Van Oord is one of those in the firing line.

  • ‘I beat pirates with a hose and sonic cannon’

    16 May 2007

    Under heavy rocket and machine-gun fire from pirates attacking his cruise ship, Michael Groves had one thought – to protect the passengers. Instead of fleeing for cover, the security officer braved the bullets and directed a high pressure hose at the two pirate boats, keeping them at bay.

  • Ferry receives US warship warning

    24 October 2006

    A passenger ferry on the River Clyde was unwittingly caught up in an international war exercise. Operation Neptune Warrior, a training exercise for Nato warships, is taking place off the west coast of Scotland. A threat by the US Navy to fire on unidentified ships was transmitted to the Kilcreggan to Gourock ferry as it […]

  • Expro Installs DST ExACT in Live Offshore Well

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Expro, an International oilfield services company, has successfully deployed its new design ExACT™ (Expro Annulus-Operated Circulating and Test Tool) in its first live offshore well. The successful operation, a tubing conveyed perforating ‘shoot and pull’, took place on the Vermillion field offshore in the Gulf of Mexico following trial work onshore in Brazil last year. […]

  • State Commission Approves “MB-92” Tugboat

    13 September 2013

    The State Commission has signed the Acceptance Acts for the tugboat “MB-92” (building No 503, pr. PE-65) The preparation are being made to its transportation to the port of basing – the Pacific Fleet of RF. Assignment: towing of vessels and floating objects in harbor areas and open seas performing of escort operations at the […]

  • PIRA Energy: Seasonal Weakness in 2Q Global LNG Pressured Down More on Europe

    12 June 2013

    PIRA Energy Group reports that seasonal weakness in 2Q global LNG has pressured down more on Europe. In the U.S., the falloff in natural gas drilling has yet to affect output. In Europe, power sector gas demand spiraled lower. Specifically, PIRA’s analysis of natural gas market fundamentals has revealed the following: The traditional 2Q weak […]

  • Jiangsu Zhenjiang Hands Over M/V BERJAYA

    26 August 2013

    Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard delivered M/V BERJAYA, the first unit from the lot of 78m offshore standby support vessels, to Singapore FEG Energy Co., Ltd on 23rd of August 2013. The vessel meets the class notion requirements of +A1 (E), Safety Standby Service GR B (300), Fire Fighting Vessel Class 1, Offshore Support Vessel, +AMS, +DPS-2 […]

  • Anegasaki new unit 2 commences commercial operation

    3 April 2023
    Business Developments & Projects

    Japan’s Anegasaki thermal power station new unit 2, an LNG-fired power station which energy company JERA has been replacing through its subsidiary JERA Power Anegasaki, has started commercial operation. New unit 2 uses a gas turbine combined-cycle power generation system (GTCC) and has a generating capacity of approximately 650 MW. According to JERA, it mitigates […]

  • Panamanian Tanker Attacked in Gulf of Aden

    17 April 2017

    A Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Alheera was rescued by Chinese Navy from a pirate attack on Saturday, April 15 while underway in the Gulf of Aden. The ship was approached by a skiff with five pirates on board who were trying to board the tanker south off Balhaf, Yemen. As understood, the pirates fired at the […]

  • GSL-Built OPV Vaibhav Commissioned into Service

    22 May 2013

    Indian Coast Guard Ship Vaibhav, the 3rd in the series of 90-meter class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) was commissioned on May 21 at Tuticorin by Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal, Director General of the Indian Coast Guard. This OPV has been designed and built indigenously by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) and is fitted with the […]

  • Towing of Fremantle Highway begins with Eemshaven selected as the port of refuge

    3 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Green Marine, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    After several days of deliberation, it has been concluded that Eemshaven will serve as the designated Port of Refuge for the distressed freighter Fremantle Highway. The decision was made by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management as Eemshaven is the most suitable port due to its closeness to the temporary anchorage (64 kilometers) […]

  • Fresh oil discovery in Barents Sea comes to light

    4 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Vår Energi, an independent upstream oil and gas company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), has made a new oil discovery off the coast of Norway, with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe.

  • Foss’ Rainier Shipyard Celebrates Major Milestone

    17 April 2013

    Eleven prefabricated vessel modules were successfully transported overland from Foss Maritime’s Rainier Shipyard in Rainier, Ore. to an assembly yard in Grand Coulee, Wa. Partnering with Washington state and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Foss recently completed fabrication of the hull modules as well as preliminary outfitting and systems for the state’s newest […]

  • USA: Dredging costs of the Emory River are up, but so is the quality of the river

    18 February 2010
    Project & Tenders

    The cleanup of coal ash from the Emory River in East Tennessee has been “remarkable” with more than 70 percent removed from the waterway since the spill at TVA’s Kingston coal-fired plant, a state environment official told lawmakers Tuesday. [mappress] Source: Tennessean, February 17, 2010