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  • 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, […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Cruise ship worker drowns at Port Everglades

    3 January 2011

    Police are investigating the drowning of a cruise ship worker at Port Everglades. Police and fire rescue officials responded to a call about 6:50 p.m. Sunday. The man, whose identity has not been released, apparently drowned. It was not clear whether he fell off the ship.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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) […]

  • 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

  • Investigation of fatal Gulf of Mexico incident reveals probable causes

    20 January 2022
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    U.S. offshore safety regulator has released an investigation report on a fatal incident on Fieldwood Energy’s platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Workers Evacuated from Pemex Platform amid Gas Leak

    7 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Eighty-five workers have been evacuated from a Pemex-owned platform in the Gulf of Mexico after a gas leak was discovered. Mexico’s national oil company said in a Tweet on Tuesday that the workers were evacuated as a precaution measure from the satellite platform Sihil-A, located in an oil field in the Bay of Campeche. According to Pemex, […]

  • Workers Evacuated from Pemex Platform amid Gas Leak

    7 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Eighty-five workers have been evacuated from a Pemex-owned platform in the Gulf of Mexico after a gas leak was discovered. Mexico’s national oil company said in a Tweet on Tuesday that the workers were evacuated as a precaution measure from the satellite platform Sihil-A, located in an oil field in the Bay of Campeche. According to Pemex, […]

  • Equinor tasked with tackling five improvement points at Johan Sverdrup

    22 February 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norway’s offshore safety regulator is awaiting a response from Equinor regarding the way the identified improvement points will be sorted out.

  • First Gen Corp gets permit for interim LNG terminal

    25 September 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Philippine First Gen Corporation said its unit, FGEN LNG, received a DoE permit to built an interim offshore LNG terminal in Batangas City.

  • Ship recycling sector in Türkiye faces renewed scrutiny amid recent incidents

    15 July 2025
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    The ship recycling industry in Türkiye has seen a wave of developments in recent months, drawing renewed scrutiny over safety practices, transparency, and environmental oversight, the Belgium-based NGO Shipbreaking Platform has shared. According to the organization, the spotlight is once again on Aliağa, where controversies regarding the sale of shipbreaking yards, the arrival of a […]

  • One Missing after Oil Platform Explodes in Louisiana

    16 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Relevant authorities are searching for a worker who went missing following an explosion on an oil platform in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, in the evening hours of October 15. Out of the eight people who were aboard the platform at the time of the explosion, one person did not make it to shore. Of the seven people who […]

  • Readers’ Picks of the Week (May 2nd – 6th, 2016)

    8 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Alphaliner: Third Alliance in the Making? The eight container carriers left out of the two major alliances, the 2M and Ocean Alliance, could team up under a single arrangement that would represent a serious count… Read More Hanjin Shipping’s Restructuring Cleared South Korean shipping company Hanjin Shipping has received approval from creditors to move forward […]

  • Anegasaki thermal power station new unit 1 starts commercial operation

    2 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Japan’s Anegasaki thermal power station new unit 1, which energy company JERA Co. has been replacing through its subsidiary JERA Power Anegasaki G.K., has begun commercial operation. Thermal power station new unit 1 is an LNG-fired power station that uses a gas turbine combined-cycle power generation system (GTCC). It has a generating capacity of approximately […]