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  • Japex starts Soma LNG terminal commissioning, first cargo on December 6

    5 December 2017
    Ports & Logistics

    Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) started the commissioning of its Soma LNG terminal located at the No.4 wharf of Soma Port, Shinchi Town, Fukushima prefecture.

  • Dutch sign deal promoting safe transport of LNG

    10 February 2015

    State Secretary Wilma Mansveld (for Infrastructure and the Environment) revealed that she will the LNG safety deal.

  • DTU, BAM Launch Danish-German Research Cooperation

    24 November 2011

    Technical University of Denmark (DTU) wants to take the lead on development of offshore wind turbines and has launched Danish-German research cooperation. Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has launched an international research cooperation on offshore wind turbines together with its German sister organization BAM. The new partnership is to strengthen know-how on construction and safety […]

  • Sunken Rubymar presents ‘imminent danger’ to marine ecosystems

    4 March 2024
    Environment, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    A Belize-flagged, UK-owned bulk carrier that sank in the Red Sea on March 2 after a missile attack is said to present an environmental risk that requires urgent action.

  • Norway: Bergen Group Wins Contract with Sartor Offshore for the Construction of Three Vessels

    13 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Bergen Group BMV has been awarded contracts from Sartor Offshore AS for the construction of three multi-purpose offshore vessels with a total value of about NOK 1 billion. The newbuilding program has a strong focus on environmentally solutions based on high safety and flexibility. The contract for the first vessel has a value of approximately […]

  • New Zealand: Origin Energy Provides Tarapunga-1 Exploration Well Drilling Update

    11 November 2010
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Origin Energy advises that the Tarapunga-1 exploration well, that spudded on 5 November 2010, continues drilling operations as planned. The well is being drilled vertically using the semi-submersible drilling rig Kan Tan IV which is being managed for Origin by Australian Drilling Associates (ADA). Drilling operations are expected to be completed next week. Progress to […]

  • Renewables Pose Energy Security Threat, Claims Adam Smith Institute (UK)

    12 December 2011

    The report ‘Renewable Energy: Vision or Mirage’, released today (MONDAY) by the Adam Smith Institute and Scientific Alliance, reveals that the government’s focus on renewable energy sources is misguided. The UK’s plans for renewables are unrealistic, and these technologies cannot provide the secure energy supply the country needs. Present policies will lead to an energy […]

  • Prysmian to Exhibit Full Range of Cable Systems for Power Transmission Infrastructures at MEE 2011

    3 February 2011
    Storage

    Prysmian, one of the leading worldwide players in the energy and telecommunications cable industry, is to showcase its latest technological innovations, specifically designed to support the development of smarter and greener power grids, at MEE 2011, the electrical industry’s largest tradeshow in the Middle East, taking place in Dubai from February 8th to 10th, 2011 […]

  • Bilfinger Salamis to assist Aker Solutions with Murchison decommissioning

    19 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    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 […]

  • NGO: 142 Ships Beached in South Asia in Q1

    10 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 142 ships ended up on South Asian beaches in the first quarter of 2019.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • ‘World’s first’ commercial-use ammonia-fueled tugboat achieves 95% emission reduction

    28 March 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Tugboat Sakigake, also known as the world’s first commercial-use ammonia-fueled vessel, has wrapped up its demonstration voyage, reaching a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction of up to approximately 95%, the vessel’s operator NYK Line has reported.

  • Philippines: Lucena City Mayor Supports River Eco-Revival Program

    4 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Lucena City Mayor Roderick “Dondon” Alcala pledged his full support Tuesday to intensify the city’s Rivers Resuscitation Program to make Lucena’s major tributaries ecologically sustainable and “alive.” At the project committee hearing Tuesday, Mayor Alcala assured city folks on the existing funds for the rehabilitation of the city’s major waterways Iyam and Dumaca. Alcala confirmed […]

  • Sonardyne to Showcase Underwater Security System in Germany

    25 September 2012

    This year at the 20th annual Security Essen, Sonardyne International Ltd and its subsidiary company Marine and Remote Sensing Solutions (MARSS) Ltd. will be displaying their automated surface and underwater security system in Hall 8 on the European Commission stand. Held in Essen, Germany, the event is the leading world forum for security and fire […]

  • Brazilian GNA LNG terminal as milestone for KN

    7 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    With the Brazilian GNA LNG-to-power project launching commercial operations, Lithuanian LNG terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta (KN) is now handling operations of two LNG terminals worldwide.

  • Ipswich Flood Defense Scheme Joins the Campaign

    17 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    A tidal barrier across the River Orwell at Ipswich has become the latest addition to a national campaign to promote the benefits of civil engineering. Called This is Civil Engineering the campaign, launched by Institution of Civil Engineers, places banners on infrastructure projects across the UK telling the public what civil engineering is about. Environment […]

  • 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.