10000 results found for 'fire'

10000 results found for 'fire'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • NDM secures contract with Kleven Verft

    30 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    NDM has secured a new contract with Kleven Verft to supply deck machinery for their newbuilding 379, a MPSV for Malaysian based Joint Venture Company IES Pioneer Ltd. The contract for the new vessel is of the MT 6015 MPSV design, designed by Norwegian design company MarinTeknikk, and will be outfitted with a crane, helideck […]

  • Deepwater Wind Extends Team for Block Island Wind Farm Project (USA)

    23 September 2011

      Deepwater Wind announced that it has named Robert Billington as Construction Project Director for the Block Island Wind Farm project, and named Bryan Wilson as Manager of the project. Billington, a civil engineer, has more than three decades of experience in the oil and gas industries in the United States, Asia, Africa and the […]

  • German firm books LNG from Woodside’s ‘largest growth project’

    17 April 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Australia’s energy giant Woodside Energy has signed two liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreements with Germany’s Uniper.

  • IMO Council Endorses Evolutionary Sub-Committee Restructuring (UK)

    15 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    The IMO Council, meeting for its 109th session in London has endorsed, in principle, a restructuring of IMO’s Sub-Committees, in order to better address the technical and operational issues covered by IMO regulations, as part of a review and reform process initiated by Secretary-General Mr. Koji Sekimizu aimed at ensuring the Organization meets current challenges […]

  • Canada: Irving Shipbuilding Announces New Contracts

    4 December 2012

    Irving Shipbuilding confirmed two new contracts for Shelburne Ship Repair, as well as an upcoming job for the Halifax Shipyard’s Nova Dock today; contracts that will require a total of approximately 90 hourly employees. CFAV Firebird, a DND firefighting tug, is scheduled to arrive at Shelburne Ship Repair Dec. 10 for a 10-week project to […]

  • Bilfinger Salamis UK Bags Murchison Decommissioning Contract

    19 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Aberdeen-headquartered industrial services contractor Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded a significant contract for the supply of the fabric maintenance services support and access solutions by Aker Solutions for the first stage of decommissioning CNR International’s Murchison Platform. The contract will initially see the company provide alternative system scaffold, multi-discipline rope access teams and fabric […]

  • EIA: electric generating capacity additions mostly wind and natural gas

    11 March 2015

    In 2015, electric generating companies expect to add more than 20 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale generating capacity to the power grid, the U.S. EIA said in a report. The additions are dominated by wind (9.8 GW), natural gas (6.3 GW), and solar (2.2 GW), which combine to make up 91% of total additions. Because different […]

  • Avincis Buys 3 Eurocopters for Offshore Ops in Timor Sea

    24 September 2013

    Avincis Group (Avincis), the world’s leading provider of aerial services for mission critical operations, and Eurocopter today announced the purchase of three new EC225 helicopters. The helicopters will be used by Avincis’ subsidiary Bond Helicopters Australia (Bond) to service its multi-million dollar, five year contract with the PTTEP Australasia Group of Companies, part of Thailand’s […]

  • IMB: 121 Piracy Incidents Reported So Far in 2017

    17 October 2017

    A total of 121 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in the first nine months of 2017, according to the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest quarterly report on maritime piracy. In total, 92 vessels were boarded, 13 were fired upon, there were 11 attempted attacks and […]

  • XSite Builds PNG Landing Station for Coral Sea Cable System

    22 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    XSite Modular has been awarded a contract by PNG DataCo to design and build a modular cable landing station (MCLS) in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. To be completed in Q3 2019, the landing station will be part of the Coral Sea Cable System (CSCS), a 4,700 km subsea network connecting Sydney, Australia to Port […]

  • Paul G. Allen’s R/V Petrel Explores USS Ward Wreck

    6 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G. Allen’s expedition crew of research vessel (R/V) Petrel has documented the USS Ward in its final resting place near Ponson Island in the Philippines. The expedition team released video images just prior to the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The USS Ward was a Wickes-class destroyer that […]

  • Chinese duo forms LNG fueling pact

    30 August 2018

    China Gas Holdings signed an agreement with CNOOC Gas and Power Group for strategic cooperation on the development of the entire industrial chain of natural gas. 

  • IHC Merwede Launches ‘SEVEN WAVES’ Pipelay (The Netherlands)

    3 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    IHC Merwede has today successfully launched Subsea 7’s 550t pipelaying vessel, SEVEN WAVES, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming ceremony was carried out by Mrs Lucia Andrade, the ship’s God Mother and Subsea 7 Brazil’s Vice President Projects & Operations. The SEVEN WAVES is the fifth vessel contracted by […]

  • UK: Falck Nutec Accredited for GWO and RenewableUK Courses

    22 January 2013
    Human Capital

    Falck Nutec Teesside is celebrating after becoming the world’s only industrial training facility to hold approval to deliver all five Global Wind Organisation (GWO) training modules as well as both of the Renewable UK wind industry specific training courses. The landmark has been reached after Falck Nutec achieved approval to deliver the GWO Basic Safety […]

  • New gig keeping Odfjell Drilling’s 2014-built rig busy up to Q2 2029

    17 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Odfjell Drilling, a 52-year-old offshore drilling player, has landed a new assignment for one of its semi-submersible rigs, which will enable the unit to be booked until the second quarter of 2029.

  • Red Sea crisis: Missile attacks prompt Maersk subsidiary to halt transits, as emissions surge due to rerouting

    25 January 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Green Marine, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    Two U.S.-flagged containerships, Maersk Detroit and Maersk Chesapeake, operated by Maersk Line, Limited, a U.S. subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk, were targeted by anti-ship missiles while transiting the Bab el-Mandeb on January 24, 2024. The attacks were confirmed by Maersk saying that the two vessels were part of ‘a scheduled U.S. Navy accompaniment for a northbound transit […]

  • Austal Delivers 113 Metre Catamaran to Danish Owners

    18 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    Austal’s largest catamaran built to date, the 113 metre “Leonora Christina”, was recently handed over to her owners, marking completion of construction of the high speed vehicle-passenger ferry at Austal’s Henderson shipyard. “Leonora Christina” was constructed for Danish company Færgen (formerly Nordic Ferry Services) and is due to depart Austal’s Henderson shipyard for Denmark this […]

  • Renewable Energy Costs Falling, Report Says

    31 August 2015

    The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar has been falling for several years. The report, Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition, a joint project by the International Energy Agency and the Nuclear Energy Agency, calculates the cost of producing electricity from different types of new power plants. Compared with […]

  • IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee Adopted Passenger Drill Amendments

    1 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) met at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 92nd session from 12 to 21 June 2013. The MSC adopted amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) relating to passenger drills; discussed recommendations arising from the Costa Concordia incident; and considered matters related to piracy […]

  • Stolt-Nielsen Repays USD 147.6 Mn Bond

    3 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Stolt-Nielsen received a further USD 140.7 million in proceeds of debt as part of the CMBFL facility.

  • NYK to Build World’s Largest LNG-Powered PCTC

    24 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Nippon Yusen Kaisha has placed an order for what it claims to be the world largest LNG-fueled PCTC.

  • Besiktas Shipyard’s Panamax Floating Dock Pays Off

    16 August 2013

    Besiktas Shipyard keeps on breaking the routine with its growing reputation and quality provided during the projects in the new shipyard area. Apart from regular dry docking services, there have been many complicated conversion, modification and damage recovering projects within year 2013. Yard has improved experience on PCC, Ro-Pax and Ro-Ro type vessels with a […]

  • Rolls-Royce tech ordered for German LNG-powered multi-purpose vessels

    31 March 2020
    Vessels

    Rolls-Royce has been contracted to supply the gas-shielded propulsion system for two new LNG-powered multi-purpose vessels being built for the German Federal Waterway and Shipping Administration by Abeking & Rasmussen. 

  • NFE commissions LNG terminal off Jamaica’s coast

    22 July 2019

    Jamaica’s liquefied natural gas import terminal developed and operated New Fortress Energy off the coast of Old Harbour Bay, in St. Catherine has been officially unveiled over the weekend.

  • ELA gets DNV certification for offshore accommodation containers

    19 July 2016
    Equipment

    ELA Container Offshore has gained the DNV 2.7-2 certification for its offshore accommodation containers. According to the company, the DNV 2.7-2 certification addresses key safety aspects required for offshore containers to comply with the industry standards like SOLAS and MODU codes. Hans Gatzemeier, Managing Director of ELA Container Offshore, said: “DNV 2.7-2 describes safety requirements for […]