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  • X-Press Pearl insurer agrees to pay initial compensation claim

    29 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Vessels

    Insurers of the feeder containership MV X-Press Pearl, which was hit by a fire before it sank off Colombo Port at the beginning of June, have agreed to pay a part of the initial settlement claim for the damages caused by the incident. Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Justice said that the P&I Club of the […]

  • Nevsky Shipyard: Keel Laid for Multipurpose Salvage Vessel

    26 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    On April 25th, 2013 the solemn keel-laying ceremony of the fourth in the series multipurpose salvage vessel, yard number 704, capacity 4 МW, project MPSV07 took place at Nevsky Shipyard, LLC. The construction of the vessels of the series is carried out in accordance with the State Shipbuilding Contracts for the Federal Marine and River […]

  • ITOPF: Oil Tanker Spills See Downward Trend

    19 January 2017

    The downward trend in oil spills from tankers continues, according to the latest annual statistics issued by the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF).  The average number of large oil spills from tankers, greater than 700 tons, has progressively reduced and since 2010 averages 1.7 per year, according to the organization. In 2016, one […]

  • Nigerian Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack in Lagos

    14 April 2015

    Nigerian navy thwarted a pirate attack in Lagos over the weekend targeting a product tanker loaded with petroleum bound for Nigeria. A group of ten men in two speed boats followed the tanker and managed to board the ship identified as MT Imas. The crew managed to send request for assistance before being overpowered by the pirate gang. A […]

  • Austrian explosion hits European gas markets

    12 December 2017

    An explosion on Tuesday morning at the major European gas hub at Baumgarten in Austria killed one person and injured 18 others, causing a surge in Austrian, Italian and the UK gas prices. Italy has also reportedly declared a state of emergency due to a lack of gas supplies. The Baumgarten plant was shut down in […]

  • Nevsky Shipyard Lays Keel for Multipurpose Salvage Vessel

    25 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    On April 25th, 2013 the solemn keel-laying ceremony of the fourth in the series multipurpose salvage vessel, yard number 704, capacity 4 МW, project MPSV07 took place at Nevsky Shipyard, LLC. The construction of the vessels of the series is carried out in accordance with the State Shipbuilding Contracts for the Federal Marine and River […]

  • Ardent, Ardentia Marine to Remove Oil from Oleg Naydenov

    15 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Ardent, the recent merger of Titan and Svitzer Salvage, and Spanish-based salvage company Ardentia Marine, have been awarded the contract to remove oil from the sunken fishing trawler “Oleg Naydenov” off the coast of Gran Canarias, Spain. On the 11th of April, the vessel sustained a fire that quickly got out of control. Fortunately all crew […]

  • Vroon Offshore Services orders DPII Diving Support Vessel at ABG Shipyard

    22 June 2006

    We are pleased to announce that Vroon Offshore Services has ordered a DP II Diving Support Vessel at the ABG yard in India for delivery in 2nd quarter of 2008. The new vessel will be fully outfitted for Diving, ROV and Deepwater construction operation. The vessel is equipped with a dynamic positioning system, 4 point […]

  • Estonia: Officials Present Plan for Reconstruction of Sviby Port

    23 November 2012

    Aktsiaselts Saarte Liinidthe has invited bidders to submit their offers for the reconstruction of the Sviby Port Vormsi, the Western Region area. These works include: – Berth No. 1, bank ramp reconstruction; – Reconstruction of the embankment; – Dockside area with the expansion of the bank; – Sea protection and fire wall construction. The deadline […]

  • Statoil to get rid of emergency response vessel at Snorre A

    29 June 2017

    Norwegian oil company Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to remove the emergency response vessel at Snorre A platform, offshore Norway.  The Snorre field lies in the Tampen area in the northern sector of the North Sea. The field has been developed using two facilities, Snorre A, in the south of […]

  • Saacke tech ordered for Petronas’ second FLNG

    13 January 2015
    Equipment, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Saacke Marine Systems received an initial order from Japan-based JGC Corporation in June 2014 to deliver a complete high-temperature water boiler system for Petronas’ second floating liquefied natural gas facility.

  • Highlights of the Month: February, 2014

    3 March 2014

    Marubeni and Technip to Build Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed Marubeni and Technip Offshore Wind Limited (working in consortium) as the preferred supplier of balance of plant EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) services for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. First OW Jack-Up Vessel Built in Germany […]

  • DNG Energy welcomes South Africa’s 1st LNG consignment

    18 November 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    South African LNG infrastructure provider DNG Energy has received South Africa’s first-ever consignment of LNG from Rotterdam, marking a milestone for South Africa‘s energy market.

  • Japanese space startup developing LNG-powered rocket

    27 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation

    Japanese private company Interstellar Technologies is working on a liquefied natural gas-powered orbital rocket as it is looking for ways to lower costs of reaching space. The small startup will use LNG for the main engine on its micro satellite launcher named Zero, currently under development. The company aims to use the launcher to transport […]

  • USA: Steel Cutting Ceremony for Two Tidewater PSVs

    27 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG) announced that its’ Bay Shipbuilding Company started steel cutting on two (2) 92.4 meter (303’) Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) of the MMC 887 LH PSV Design from MMC Ship Design of Poland for New Orleans, La.-based Tidewater Marine, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tidewater Inc. The “Deepwater” Platform Supply Vessels are […]

  • New Zealand: Steel Removal from Rena Wreck Continues

    28 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Steel removal from the Rena wreck continues with daily helicopter operations using McDermott Aviation Bell 214 heavy lift helicopter. The total steel weight landed ashore is now more than 650 tonnes. Salvage (Resolve Salvage & Fire) The Salvage Master for Resolve Salvage and Fire, Francis Leckey, said that positive helicopter progress now allows Resolve to […]

  • PSA Norway Audits Total Norge’s Martin Linge FSO Management

    30 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    On 23 and 24 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of Total E&P Norge AS and the modification project for Martin Linge FSO. The objective of the audit was to monitor that Total, in partnership with the owner KNOT FSO 1 AS and engineering contractors, was complying with the barrier […]

  • Wartsila wins LNG power plant deal in El Salvador

    16 October 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply a Flexicycle power plant to Energía del Pacífico in Acajutla, El Salvador.

  • Titan LNG to supply LNG to Tank Service Pernis

    29 January 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Titan LNG said it has signed an LNG supply contract with Tank Service Pernis starting February 2015.

  • Greenpeace Activists Board Gazprom’s Oil Rig. Two Arrested

    18 September 2013

    Two Greenpeace International activists have been arrested after climbing the Gazprom oil rig Prirazlomnaya, in the remote Pechora sea, in the Russian Arctic, during a peaceful protest that has prompted “a disproportionate use of force by the Russian Coast Guard,” Greenpeace has announced. There are now no climbers remaining on the platform, but the Greenpeace International icebreaker Arctic […]

  • MHI sets terms of its 1st green bond

    17 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition

    Japanese engineering major Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is set to issue a $239 million (JPY 25 billion) green bond on November 24 as it aims to raise funds to support the decarbonization challenge. MHI revealed its green bond issuance plans at the end of October saying the funds raised would target investments in existing or […]

  • Ship carrying liquid gas burns off Jordan

    12 July 2006

    AMMAN, Jordan — A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas caught fire as it unloaded Thursday in Aqaba, injuring 12 people, the manager of the Jordanian port said. Four of the injured were firefighters, who needed an hour to bring the blaze under control, said Awwad al-Maaytah, the director general of Aqaba Port Authority. The other […]

  • Sweden: Consilium Wins Bridge Solution Order

    8 October 2012

    At Guangzhou two 39.000 DWT chemical tankers are under construction and in their final phase towards delivery. First vessel scheduled from mid of October and second from January 2013. Consilium managed to not only win the order for Fire and Gas detection but over the top also IBS. This is the first Swedish client who […]

  • Deepwater Joint Investigation Concludes 4th Day

    30 August 2010

    The Deepwater Horizon joint investigation concluded the fourth day of the fourth session of hearings August 26 into the circumstances surrounding the explosion, fire, pollution and sinking of the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon, with multiple loss of life in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. The joint investigation has the powers […]

  • COSCO’s PSVs to Receive Wilhelmsen Safety Systems

    16 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions will deliver safety systems to platform supply vessels constructed at COSCO Guangdong Shipyard. The contract includes supply of fire fighting systems such as deck foam system and deep-fat cooker as well as a nitrogen inert gas solution and a high pressure washer to two platform supply vessels (PSV). The vessels are being […]