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  • Singapore: Yuexin Inks Contract for Two AHTS Vessels

    4 January 2013

    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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • NYK charts course for full-scale biofuel trials in 2024

    27 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Starting in fiscal 2024, Japanese shipping company NYK plans to launch full-scale trials of the long-term use of biofuels in navigating its existing heavy oil-fired vessels. Biofuels are produced from biological sources (biomass), such as waste cooking oil, and are considered to have net-zero CO2 emissions during combustion. Biofuels are gaining traction in the maritime industry […]

  • Allseas’ new pipelaying barge preparing for its first project

    27 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Allseas’ newly converted shallow-water pipelay barge has begun preparations for its first commercial project, following sea trials offshore Malaysia. The crew is mobilizing the flat-bottomed barge called Sandpiper for its first commercial project which kicks off next month, following a period of 18 months of transformation and sea trials offshore Johor in Malaysia. According to […]

  • VTT to explore use of bio- and waste-based oils for ships, power plants

    8 April 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    VTT, partners will assess how suitable fuel oils made from biomass and waste plastics are for ship diesel engines.

  • ABS Releases Two New Guides for Boxship Sector

    5 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has published two new tools focused on assisting the container ship sector with pressing operational challenges. The two tools are expected to contribute to safety for the sector and include the Guide for Certification of Container Securing Systems (Container Securing Guide) along with its companion software, and the […]

  • USA: Avalon’s Major Beach Fill Project Nears End

    24 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Avalon’s major beach fill project is expected to con­clude some­time dur­ing the upcom­ing week­end of Jan­u­ary 26th-27th. Dur­ing a progress meet­ing held in Avalon on Wednes­day, Jan­u­ary 23rd the con­trac­tor for the project announced that the actual pump­ing of sand could wrap up dur­ing the upcom­ing week­end. The work is being done by Nor­folk Dredg­ing […]

  • Update: Burning Norman Atlantic Evacuated, Death Count Rises

    30 December 2014

    Italian and Greek rescue crews on Monday completed the air evacuation of 427 people from the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic, a roro/passenger ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece in the early hours of Sunday. 10 people died in the accident, with the number of missing still to be determined, Italy’s Ministry of Transport said in a […]

  • Offshore rig burning in Alaska (VIDEO)

    3 October 2014

    The U.S. Coast Guard launched several assets in response to a report of a fire on board a natural gas drill platform in Cook Inlet Thursday. The Coast Guard diverted a Coast Guard Hercules HC-130 crew and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to conduct an overflight of the Baker Platform in Cook Inlet, near Nikiski. […]

  • IEA: Coal Demand to Remain Flat to 2022

    20 December 2017

    Calm seas seem to be ahead for coal carrier owners in the next five years amid flat global demand for coal.

  • GE Supplies Gas Turbine Generators for Batam Power Plant in Indonesia

    1 March 2013

    GE has supplied two Frame 6B 3-series gas turbine-generators for the UBE Batam Power Plant, which will help to reduce power generation costs and support future economic growth for Batam, an industrial island south of Singapore. Owned by PT Medco Power Indonesia through its subsidiary, the new gas-fired facility will increase the island’s electricity supply […]

  • IMB: West African Waters World’s Worst for Pirate Attacks

    9 July 2019

    Of the 75 seafarers taken hostage worldwide so far this year, 62 were captured in the Gulf of Guinea.

  • ABS study: Newbuilds reduce CO2 emissions by a third compared to conversion

    20 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    A newbuild, dual-fuel gas carrier vessel generates lower CO2 emissions over the course of its operational life than an existing gas carrier converted to dual-fuel operations, a new study finds.

  • South Korea to boost LNG imports in push for clean power

    6 September 2017
    Ports & Logistics

    South Korea, the world’s second largest buyer of LNG, is expected to boost imports of the chilled fuel for power generation as part of a plan to reduce reliance on coal and nuclear plants. The country aims to lift its power production capacity by up to a tenth by 2030, mostly using LNG and renewable […]

  • ABS, CINS to Jointly Reduce Dangerous Goods Stowage Risks

    18 April 2019
    Rules & Regulation

    A set of guidelines are to be published following a three-month trial.

  • AES continues portfolio decarbonization

    1 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure

    U.S. energy company AES Corporation has agreed to sell 100% of its equity interest in the 295 MW Itabo power plant in San Cristobal, the Dominican Republic as it continues its portfolio decarbonization.

  • WATCH: ROV Surveys Sunken ‘Oleg Naydenov’

    24 April 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    The following footage shows an ROV inspection at a depth of 2,700 meters, offshore Gran Canaria, where Oleg Naydenov sank with nearly 1,500 tonnes of fuel. A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was deployed on Tuesday, April 22 to inspect the wreck located approximately 24 kilometres off the southern coast of Gran Canaria island. The Russian […]

  • BSEE Sets Up Panel to Investigate Well Control Incident in U.S. GoM

    30 July 2013

    BSEE Gulf of Mexico Regional Director Lars Herbst has stood up a Panel Investigation into the loss of well control event that took place July 23 at South Timbalier Block 220 Well A-3, approximately 55 miles offshore Louisiana. The investigation led by BSEE will focus on determining the cause(s) of the loss of well control […]

  • Atlantic Offshore to Receive New Addition to Its Fleet (Norway)

    22 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    On Saturday Feb. 23rd, MRV Ocean Response enters Atlantic Offshore’s fleet. Immediately, following the naming ceremony at Bryggen in Bergen, she will head to the North Sea and operate for Statoil. The newbuild cost is approx. NOK 330 million (USD 58.2 million) This is the third newbuild delivered to the company. CEO Roy Wareberg said […]

  • Highlights of the Week

    16 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 10 – 16, 2018).   Florida ICWW Dredging Plan Introduced The Florida Inland Navigation District will be receiving sealed bids for the construction of the Intracoastal Waterway Maintenance Dredging project at its offices in Jupiter, Florida until 2 PM, […]

  • Pirates Prevented from Boarding Boxship in Gulf of Aden

    18 May 2016

    A number of pirates were repelled from boarding a container ship as they approached the vessel in five skiffs while it was underway in the Gulf of Aden, according to data released from IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. Namely, the pirates were interrupted in their intent when a security team from Solace Global, which was protecting the boxship, fired warning shots […]

  • New CEO for Afren. Shares jump

    7 April 2015

    Afren plc, a London-listed independent oil and gas company with assets in Africa, will soon name a new CEO. The announcement caused the company’s shares to jump seven percent today. In a London Stock Exchange filing today, the company confirmed media reports that Roc Oil’s Alan Linn is proposed to be appointed as the new CEO of […]

  • Canada to Invest $68.2M in Newfoundland Harbors

    26 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Government of Canada is investing $68.2 million this year in small craft harbor improvement projects across Newfoundland and Labrador. According to Dominic LeBlanc, the minister who made the announcement, the $68.2 million will be invested in sixteen harbors throughout eastern Newfoundland and the Bay de Verde Peninsula. Five of these harbors will see their investment […]

  • Meeting on Cox Creek Expansion Set for Next Week

    6 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Maryland Port Administration will be holding a public information meeting for the proposed expansion of the Cox Creek Dredge Material Containment Facility on March 10th 2015. Expansion at the Cox Creek Dredged Material Containment Facility is needed as the Port of Baltimore prepares to receive larger container vessels. The existing area has a capacity of […]

  • Bard Offshore 1 Wind Farm Remains Out of Operation

    23 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Storage

    Bard Offshore 1, a 400 MW German offshore wind farm, will not be operational until further notice, informs the Spiegel. At the beginning of the year, there were frequent technical problems with the converter substation. In late March, a smoldering fire occurred on the substation and caused preliminary failure of the system. Recommissioning was planned […]