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  • Top News of the Week July 15 – 20, 2013

    21 July 2013

    Fire Onboard MV ‘HANSA BRANDENBURG’ Shipmanagement Company Leonhardt & Blumberg Hamburg, Germany reports that on July 15 2013 a cargo container caught fire onboard MV “HANSA BRANDENBURG” container ship, during her voyage from Singapore to Durban about 200 nautical miles northeast of Mauritius. Manning the World’s Largest Ship The first Triple-E has commenced its maiden […]

  • 6th Asia LNG Summit 2011 to Take Place in Shanghai, China

    15 August 2011

    6th Asia LNG Summit (organized by CPPEI and Global Leaders Institute, Shanghai, China, Oct 26th – 28th) supported by the top three oil companies in China – CNOOC, CNPC and Sinopec – attracted more than 1,000 participants from 2006 to 2010. The recovery in global LNG consumption in 2010, combined with anticipated gas demand growth […]

  • PLA welcome for proposed new power station on Thames

    13 March 2007

    Plans by RWE npower to build a new power station on the River Thames have been welcomed by the Port of London Authority (PLA). RWE npower has announced that it will now consult with the local community and interested parties on plans to invest over £1 billion in a state-of-the-art ‘cleaner’ coal power station on […]

  • Genuine Winter Fair Tale Setting for a Christening

    12 February 2010

    February 9 marked the official start of the 2010 cruise season with the christening of the “AIDAblu”. According to media reports, tens of thousands of locals and numerous onlookers who had come to Hamburg especially for the event followed the ceremony at Hamburg’s Fischmarkt. The Port of Hamburg had already welcomed the “AIDAblu”, the seventh […]

  • Wärtsilä’s gas power plant order to California received permissions

    1 April 2008

    In April 2006 Wärtsilä Corporation was selected to deliver a 163 MWe gas-fired power plant to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in California. The project was subject to the approval of the California Public Utility Commission and environmental permits issued by the California Energy Commission. All approvals have now been received and the order […]

  • Israeli Navy intercepts weapons ship en route to Gaza

    13 May 2006

    An Israeli Navy boat intercepted Sunday a Palestinian shipping vessel carrying explosives and mines, the Israeli Military spokesperson’s office said in press release. Navy officials said their forces identified a Palestinian boat sailing into an area in the southern Gaza Strip bordering Egypt prohibited for entry and crossing. When the boat sailed back across the […]

  • Pirates hijack Indonesian cargo ship, then breach Malaysian port security

    26 April 2005

    Pirates hijacked a tin-laden Indonesian ship traveling to Singapore and held the crew captive for two days while unloading the cargo in a Malaysian port, a maritime watchdog said Tuesday. The pirates, believed to be Indonesians, fired gunshots at the ship and boarded it Friday shortly after it had left Muntok port on the southern […]

  • Iranian Warship Saves Tanker from Somali Pirates

    2 February 2012

    Iranian warships rushed to help the tanker which was attacked by pirates near the Gulf of Aden, Navy’s Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Mousavi said on Tuesday. The naval forces opened timely, massive fire on pirate boats, he added. Indian Ocean coast of Somalia waters is considered as the world’s most dangerous for repeated […]

  • US Navy engages Libyan vessels

    4 April 2011

    A US Navy P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft and guided-missile destroyer USS ‘Barry’ (DDG-52), engaged the Libyan Coast Guard vessel ‘Vittoria’ and two smaller craft on March 28. The vessels were engaged after confirmed reports that ‘Vittoria’ and accompanying craft were firing indiscriminately at merchant vessels in the […]

  • MHI Receives Order for GTCC Power Generation Systems for Spain

    11 September 2006

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for three sets of LNG-fired gas turbine combined-cycle (GTCC) power generation systems, 1,350 MW in total, for Morata Energia S.L. of Spain. Morata Energia is a special purpose company (SPC) established by Electrabel S.A. of Belgium. The GTCC power generation systems on order will be installed […]

  • Siem Offshore Orders LNG PSV from Hellesoy (Norway)

    30 October 2012
    Vessels

    Siem Offshore of Norway said it has signed a contract with Hellesoy yard in Norway. The contract is for the construction of one dual fuel Platform Supply Vessel, with an option for one additional vessel. The firm vessel shall commence a four years contract, with four one-year options, with TOTAL E&P NORGE AS. The firm […]

  • Hong Kong rescuers hope to enter sunken ship

    25 March 2008

    Hong Kong rescuers were Tuesday reportedly preparing another attempt to reach 18 Ukrainian sailors believed trapped in their sunken ship, although hopes are slim there is anyone still alive. A senior fire officer said they had located an entrance near the deck of the tug boat after getting plans showing the layout of the vessel, […]

  • Oil tanker Shourabh’s fate to be decided tomorrow

    19 July 2006

    The fate of public oil tanker Banglar Shourabh, which caught fire last month at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port, is likely to be decided tomorrow whether it will be repaired or scrapped. State Minister for Shipping M Quamrul Islam is scheduled to visit Chittagong tomorrow to give the final decision about the wrecked tanker, […]

  • Crisis-Response Drill: NYK LNG Vessel Collides with Product Tanker, Japan

    5 July 2013

    On July 4, NYK conducted a crisis-response drill based on the scenario of a serious accident occurring on an LNG vessel operated by an NYK Group company. This drill was part of the company’s Remember Naka-no-Se Campaign, which has been conducted over the months of July and August every year since July 1998 to remind […]

  • Pollution ‘no cause for concern’ after oil tanker-cargo ship North Sea allision, UK says

    17 March 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Following a collision between a U.S.-flagged oil/product tanker and a Portuguese container ship in the North Sea, the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency has maintained that it does not foresee a damaging pollution effect from the tanker.

  • Russia: Pella Shipyard Delivers Tugboat ‘RB-395′

    28 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    The delivery of tugboat “RB-395” (hull no. 934) of Project 90600 to the basing site in port of Baltiysk has been completed by the Pella Shipyard. The tugboat is intended for towing and berthing operations in harbor, roadsteads and coastal areas which comply with R3 navigation area, refloating of ships and vessels, fire fighting operations […]

  • Japan ship returns amid N. Korea

    28 June 2006

    Japan has ordered a destroyer with advanced radar to return early from multinational war games in the Pacific Ocean over concerns about a possible North Korean missile launch, a news report said Thursday. The destroyer is being recalled from exercises with ships from the U.S. and other allies in waters off Hawaii, amid concerns that […]

  • APL and Port of Seattle Join Public Safety Agencies in Port Security Test

    4 October 2006

    Global ocean-carrier APL, the Port of Seattle and numerous public safety agencies have completed a comprehensive test of security procedures at the port. The day-long exercise on September 28 tested the ability of APL, the Port of Seattle, the FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Seattle police and fire […]

  • Pirates hijack another ship in Somalia

    29 April 2006

    Somali pirates have hijacked a ship in southern Somalia in the latest attack off the country’s lawless coast, a maritime official said. The Kismayu-bound ship was hijacked by Somali gunmen on Thursday and commandeered to a coastal town near Harardheere where two other vessels are still being held by gunmen. “The boat was heading to […]

  • Norway: Siem Offshore Orders Dual Fuel PSV from Hellesoy Verft

    30 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Siem Offshore has signed a contract with Hellesoy yard in Norway. The contract is for the construction of one dual fuel Platform Supply Vessel, with an option for one additional vessel. The firm vessel shall commence a four years contract, with four one-year options, with TOTAL E&P NORGE AS as reported on 30 August 2012. […]

  • Norway: Hellesoy Shipyard to Build Dual Fuel PSV for Siem Offshore

    30 October 2012

    Siem Offshore has signed a contract with Hellesoy yard in Norway for the construction of one dual fuel Platform Supply Vessel, with an option for one additional vessel. The firm vessel shall commence a four years contract, with four one-year options, with TOTAL E&P NORGE AS as reported on 30 August 2012. The firm contract […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]