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  • Oil tanker fights off pirates

    6 April 2005

    The crew of a Japanese oil tanker have used powerful fire hoses tofend off an attack by pirates in the Singapore Strait. The International Maritime Bureau said pirates in seven fishing boats accosted the east-boundtanker near Indonesia’s Karimun Islands on Tuesday afternoon — the third attack on a Japanesevessel in three weeks in the busy […]

  • The Trials and Tribulations of Norwegian Epic and Other New-Builds

    23 June 2010

    Building a new cruise ship is hard work, and no one understands the struggle quite like Norwegian Cruise Line. In its quest to launch the 153,000-ton, 4,100-passenger Norwegian Epic, NCL has endured a series of setbacks — from shipyard fires to unflattering jokes about Epic’s appearance — and with the ship’s official debut only days […]

  • Somali pirates seize Greek-owned ship, release another

    17 January 2011

    Somali pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier about 500 miles south west of Oman and released another Greek-owned vessel held since July, the European Union’s anti-piracy taskforce said on Monday. “MV Eagle was attacked and pirated by a single skiff with pirates firing small arms and a rocket propelled grenade before boarding the vessel,” EU […]

  • WTS Maintains Strong Position in China’s Maritime and Offshore Markets

    5 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) has maintained a strong position as a preferred supplier to China’s shipbuilding and asset operating community with a strong focus on innovation and total solutions delivery. China continues to be a territory of strategic importance for Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions and the company has been active during the last five years to […]

  • Industry bodies want better standards for dangerous goods transport, storage

    14 September 2021
    Safety

    The International Cargo Handling Coordination Association and the International Vessel Operators Dangerous Goods Association (IVODGA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to tackle safety issues of dangerous goods, storage and transport.

  • MSC ship hit by missile in Red Sea

    5 March 2024
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    A containership owned by Switzerland-based MSC, the world’s biggest shipping company, was hit by a missile in the Red Sea on March 4, 2023.

  • LNG Imports to Increase (UAE)

    2 August 2010

    Maximising oil exports from the GCC will hinge on the region importing more gas, the Scottish consultancy Wood Mackenzie says. Wood Mackenzie has belatedly realised what makes Gulf residents hot and bothered: a lack of gas to power air conditioners and electric fans. Calling the situation “ironic” in a region with the world’s biggest concentration […]

  • Nigeria: Total to Start Production from Usan Field in 2012

    2 May 2011

    With oil reserves equivalent to over 30 billion barrels, Nigeria is OPEC’s fourth biggest oil producer. A fraction of those reserves is now to be extracted in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, 100 kilometers away from Nigeria’s coastline. Unusually, the oil field has no pipeline. Instead, a ship will be used to produce the […]

  • Saab Seaeye Supplies Cougar ROV for Timsah’s New Vessel

    16 November 2016
    Equipment

    Shipbuilding and offshore services company, Timsah, has chosen Saab Seaeye Cougar XTi underwater vehicle for its new multi-purpose supply vessel, built for hire. The A1 class 2441 ton ship is rated for towing, fire-fighting and offshore support and includes a helicopter pad and accommodation for 60 crew. The Cougar ROV system onboard is equipped with six SM7 […]

  • One Dead, Six Missing After Two Cargo Ships Sink off Philippines

    18 January 2017

    One crewman died and six have been reported as missing following the sinking of two cargo vessels off the Philippines on Tuesday, January 17, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reports. The first vessel, M/V Virgina 1, was en route to Roxas, Palawan from Delpan Pier, Binondo, Manila with eleven crew onboard, when it sank after catching fire in […]

  • PGNiG, Tauron Start Construction on CCGT Unit in Poland

    5 December 2012

    TAURON Polska Energia and Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo have launched the construction of a CHP plant in Stalowa Wola, the largest gas-fired unit of this type in Poland. The foundation stone was officially laid on December 3rd 2012. Plant to be built in Stalowa Wola will be fitted with an advanced CCGT unit with […]

  • Allianz: Shipping reports lowest losses, but decarbonization poses an uphill battle

    31 May 2023
    Green Marine, Transition, Vessels

    The shipping industry reported the lowest number of large ships lost in a year, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s Safety & Shipping Review 2023. In 2022, there were 38 total losses of vessels worldwide, a significant decrease of more than a third compared to the previous year. The South China Sea region […]

  • Crew Kidnappings Reach Decade High in 2016

    10 January 2017

    More crew were kidnapped at sea in 2016 than in any of the previous 10 years, despite global piracy reaching its lowest levels since 1998, according to the ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) annual piracy report. In its 2016 report, IMB recorded 191 incidents of piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas. “The continued […]

  • Two New Fireboats with Voith Propulsion Technology for Port of Long Beach

    12 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Voith will provide Voith Schneider Propellers and turbo couplings for two fireboats designed by Robert Allan Ltd. for the Port of Long Beach, USA. With a water pumping capacity of more than 40,000 gallons per minute they will be among the world’s most powerful fireboats. The numbers are impressive: With a total of ten monitors, […]

  • AIS Opens New GBP 2.5 Mln Survival Training Centre

    16 July 2014
    Human Capital

    AIS Training’s brand new £2.5m state-of-the-art offshore survival training centre has opened its doors for business on North Tyneside. The new 20,000 sq ft centre is located beside its existing 120,000 sq ft training village in North Shields, comprising of 11 bespoke centres. Approved by industry bodies including OPITO (Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation), the Global Wind […]

  • Port of Klaipėda moves into final phase of shore power rollout

    25 September 2025
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Transition

    Lithuania’s Port of Klaipėda is entering the final stages of its quay electrification project, with an onshore power station already installed at the Port Authority’s Fleet Base and ready for testing by year’s end. As informed, the power station—which will soon be connected to the grid for the trials—is set to provide electricity to the […]

  • MOL names new LNG-fueled car carrier in Japan

    24 September 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has held a naming ceremony for the new LNG-fueled car carrier Celeste Ace in Japan.

  • USCG Detains Two Bulkers in Portland and Kalama

    24 February 2017

    The US Coast Guard has set in motion a detention of the Panama-flagged bulk carriers Atlantic Ruby and Amber L after discovering substandard safety issues while conducting routine Port State Control exams onboard the vessels at the Port of Portland and the Port of Kalama on the Columbia River. The Atlantic Ruby, a 590-foot bulk carrier, […]

  • Most read articles of 2014, Vol. 1

    1 January 2015

    Dear readers, we hope a great night full of joy is behind you. As promised yesterday, we are bringing a list of the most read articles of the year 2014. Since we published around six thousand news articles in 2014, we have decided to run the list in two batches of 15 articles each. The first […]

  • India: Cochin Shipyard Launches Two Rolls-Royce Designed Platform Supply Vessel

    9 January 2012

    Cochin Shipyard launched two Platform Supply Vessels for Shipping Corporation of India on January 5th 2012. Shri B Chakravarty, General Manager of SCI launched ship BY-85, SCI Nalanda and Shri Cherian George, Executive Director of CSL launched BY-86 (SCI Yamuna), in the presence of Cmde K Subramaniam, CMD, CSL and other directors. Both vessels are […]

  • SDARI’s new PCTC design gets DNV nod

    16 November 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Vessels

    Classification society DNV has granted approval in principle (AIP) for a Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) designed pure car and truck carrier (PCTC).

  • Equinor to start Hammerfest LNG operations next week

    16 May 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Norwegian oil major Equinor says it has scheduled the start-up of the Hammerfest LNG facility for the next week.

  • Tokyo Gas Signs Deal to Buy T-Power Shares (Belgium)

    21 September 2011

    Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. announced that the company has signed a definitive agreement to purchase shares in T-Power N.V., a natural gas fired power station in Belgium, from Siemens Project Ventures (SPV) and Tessenderlo Chemie (TC). This is the first time for Tokyo Gas to participate in power generation business in Europe. The transaction is […]

  • Update: No Trace of Missing Mariners from Burning Iranian Tanker

    8 January 2018

    US Navy aircraft returns to base in Japan without locating 32 missing crew members of MV Sanchi.

  • Euronav Arranges Salvage Ops for Grounded Tanker

    19 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Euronav’s crude oil tanker M/T Alex, which ran aground on April 12, could soon be freed as the ship’s managers hired two salvage firms to undertake the ship’s refloating operation. Namely, Euronav Ship Management agreed with SMIT Singapore Pte Ltd. and PT Samudera Indonesia to carry out the salvage works which will include lightening of the vessel […]