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  • ‘Foul play’ among suspected reasons behind oil tanker–cargo ship North Sea collision

    10 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    After two ships caught fire in the wake of a collision between a U.S.-flagged oil tanker and a Portuguese container ship, which occurred in the North Sea, north of England, U.S. officials have reportedly been unable to rule out ‘foul play,’ as a potential cause for the crash that set these vessels ablaze.

  • Nigerian Navy Rescues Three Kidnapped Sailors, Arrests One Pirate

    13 January 2020

    The Nigerian Navy has rescued three kidnapped dredger crew in the Niger Delta, arresting one of the pirates.

  • Trinidad and Tobago LNG bound for Puerto Rico

    6 July 2015

    Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG terminal shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Puerto Rico on Sunday.

  • Carnival Sensation Cruise Delayed for ‘Serious’ Safety Violations

    21 April 2006

    The Carnival Sensation’s scheduled departure from Port Canaveral on March 23rd was delayed by more than six hours after Coast Guard inspectors cited the ship for “serious” safety violations related to its fire-control and flood-control systems. The problems were found during a semi-annual inspection as the Sensation was preparing to set out on its first […]

  • Yuexin Secures Construction Contract for Two AHTS Vessels

    4 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Yuexin Ocean Engineering signed, on Dec 23rd, the construction contract for 2+2 58.7m Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels to be built for an unnamed customer. Mr. Eric Lim, the Business/ Corporate Development Director of Yuexin, inked the contract in Singapore. Applying the preliminary design of KHIAM CHUAN MARINE (KCM), the vessels will be basically […]

  • PIL’s latest 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel boxship named in Ghana

    17 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has named its latest 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership in Ghana.

  • Rotterdam gets LNG training facility

    22 September 2014

    The Dutch company Falck Risc, together with the Unified Fire Department, will draw up guidelines and recommendations for emergency response services in dealing with liquefied natural gas (LNG). This study is part of the LNG Masterplan Rhine-Main Danube and will be ready at the end of this year. As coordinator for the Rhine Corridor in […]

  • TotalEnergies to supply South Korean player with LNG until 2033

    25 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has secured a multi-year deal to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) to South Korea’s HD Hyundai Chemical. This boosts the French player’s LNG sales growth.

  • Vessel forced to leave French offshore wind farm after protests turn ugly

    25 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Trenching support vessel Aethra was forced to leave the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm after the local fishermen protesting the project breached several safety protocols and verbally threatened the safety of the captain and the crew. The Aethra was deployed on the site when a large number of fishing boats surrounded the vessel. The fishermen then […]

  • Construction of Robert Allan-Designed Fireboats Well Underway

    2 September 2013

    Robert Allan Ltd. announced that it was selected to be the Owner’s Naval Architect for the design and construction of two new fireboats for the Port of Long Beach. Custom designed for service in this critical and vital US port, these next-generation, high-performance fireboats will be operated by the Long Beach Fire Department and will […]

  • DW: O&G Companies, Start-Ups Tapping Into UK Offshore Wind

    7 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Douglas-Westwood (DW) has reported that it recently provided consulting for new companies looking to take advantage of the UK’s growing offshore wind sector. In addition to oil & gas companies moving into the offshore wind supply chain, a number of start-ups are entering the offshore wind sector. Given the announcement by the UK Energy and Climate Change […]

  • DW: O&G Companies, Start-Ups Tapping Into UK Offshore Wind

    7 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Douglas-Westwood (DW) has reported that it recently provided consulting for new companies looking to take advantage of the UK’s growing offshore wind sector. In addition to oil & gas companies moving into the offshore wind supply chain, a number of start-ups are entering the offshore wind sector. Given the announcement by the UK Energy and Climate Change […]

  • Gazprom, CNPC advance gas cooperation

    22 July 2016

    Gazprom and CNPC approved the roadmaps for implementing the memorandum of understanding on underground gas storage and gas-fired power generation in China.

  • RDK Engineers completes work on Black Falcon Cruise Terminal

    12 January 2011

    RDK Engineers (RDK) joined forces with Massport, Architerra, and Consigli Construction to work on the renovation and expansion of the Boston Black Falcon Cruiseport. The project team worked closely together to design a terminal that would make the boarding process more welcoming and convenient for travelers – and keep pace with the increasing popularity of […]

  • Jacksonville’s first responders receive LNG awareness training

    4 September 2015

    Gas Technology Institute, in conjunction with the Florida State College at Jacksonville Fire Academy of the South, trained more than 150 stakeholders and first responders in liquefied natural gas awareness.

  • VIDEO: High Seas Gun Battle between Pirates and Iranian Container Ship

    28 January 2013

    Piracy on the world’s seas has seen a major decrease over the last five years, with 297 ships attacked in 2012, compared with 439 in 2011, as revealed in the latest International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report on January 16. This has been made possible by naval and armed guard protection, but the seas off East […]

  • Report: Saudi Aramco beefing up security on offshore facilities

    24 July 2017
    Equipment

    Oil behemoth Saudi Aramco is reportedly set to award contracts to increase the security of its offshore oil and gas installation. Reuters on Monday reported, citing unnamed sources, that the oil company has already received bids from the likes of Raytheon, Rheinmettal, and General Dynamics for defense systems, and would award the contracts later this […]

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    5 January 2014

    Top News of the Week Dec 30, 2013 – Jan 5, 2014

  • Safety probe of Shell’s Knarr FPSO reveals flaws

    27 December 2016
    Infrastructure

    Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has detected several issues during an audit of Shell’s Knarr FPSO offshore Norway.  Knarr is located in the North Sea west of Måløy in Sogn og Fjordane county and approx. 50 kilometers north-east of Snorre. The field, which is in 410 meters of water, has been developed using subsea wells and […]

  • Damen, Kuwait Oil Company Sign Contract for 14 Damen ASD Tugs

    12 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Damen and Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) have signed a contract for 14 Damen ASD Tugs. An extensive process of yard prequalification and tender evaluation finally resulted in an award to Damen this summer. The series consist of two types, with 9 tugs of Damen’s recently launched 3212 model and 5 units of the well-known 2810 […]

  • Offshore safety body spots irregularities on Goliat FPSO

    22 August 2018
    Infrastructure

    The PSA has found irregularities during an audit of Eni’s Goliat FPSO in the Barents Sea.

  • EIA: Natural Gas Generates 25 Pct of Electricity (USA)

    24 May 2013

    After an equal share of electric power was generated from coal and natural gas in April 2012, EIA’s most recent preliminary data through March 2013 show coal has generated 40% or more of the nation’s electricity each month since November 2012, with natural gas fueling about 25% of generation during the same period. Since May […]

  • Barrier management audit finds flaws on ExxonMobil’s Ringhorne

    4 July 2017

    Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found three non-conformities and four improvement points during an audit of barrier management at ExxonMobil’s Ringhorne in the North Sea. The PSA said on Tuesday that it identified three regulatory non-conformities regarding follow-up of performance requirements, performance requirements, and penetrations in firewalls. The safety regulator […]

  • USCG: Detained Ship Departs Baltimore after 10 Months

    10 August 2017

    Having been detained for the last ten months, the 5,900 dwt tanker Asphalt Trader departed Baltimore on August 5, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) said.  The Greece-flagged Asphalt Trader, previously known as Newlead Granadino, was detained for numerous safety discrepancies found during compliance inspections in 2016 and 2017. Representatives of the Coast Guard Sector […]

  • Armed Pirates Kidnap Five Crew off Nigeria

    3 August 2017

    Five crew members were taken from a general cargo vessel identified as the Panama-flagged Oya 1 which was boarded by armed pirates while underway on July 30, around 15 nautical miles south west of Bonny Island, Nigeria. Out of the five crew members, two are said to be Moroccan officers, and three other crew members, according […]