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  • PGNiG Receives Approval for Lowering Gas Prices, Poland

    19 December 2012

    The President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) has approved PGNiG SA’s proposal to lower gas fuel prices, as well as subscription fees for households. The reduction will affect all types of gas sold by PGNiG SA. On average, households’ gas bills will go down by 10%. The new tariffs are to come into effect […]

  • Italy: Prysmian Receives Investor of the Year Prize

    27 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has been conferred the prestigious Investor of the Year award, made every year by the British Government and UK Trade & Investment to prominent companies for investment and strategic projects in Great Britain. The awards ceremony will be held this evening in […]

  • Switzerland: Massive Renewable Energy Funds Needed to Fight Climate Change

    7 June 2013

    Government and financial institutions around the world must pledge to invest at least US$40 billion (€30.6 billion) in renewable energy over the next 12 months as a way of fighting climate change, according to a campaign launched this week by the environmental NGO the WWF.  “We are running out of time,” says Jim Leape, director […]

  • Seafarers’ Wages Payment During Piracy Discussed at ILO Meetings

    18 April 2017

    A meeting of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Working Group of the Special Tripartite Committee (STC) was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 3 to 5, to examine issues related to the protection of seafarers’ wages when they are held captive on or off the ship as a result of piracy of armed robbery against […]

  • Italy: Prysmian Receives Investor of Year Award

    25 January 2013

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has been conferred the prestigious Investor of the Year award, made every year by the British Government and UK Trade & Investment to prominent companies for investment and strategic projects in Great Britain. The awards ceremony will be held this evening in […]

  • Imtech Marine Introduces New Certified AMCS at SMM in Germany

    2 September 2010
    Equipment

    Germanischer Lloyd certified the new alarm-, monitoring- and control system developed by Imtech Marine Germany and Free Technics, two companies of Imtech Marine group. This new System will be presented at the Imtech Marine stand at SMM in Hamburg (7-10 September) at stand 210 in hall B6. Imtech AMCS is designed to provide a complete […]

  • SIAG Bags Order for Self-erecting Substation (Germany)

    1 February 2012

    Shortly before the end of 2011 SIAG Nordseewerke GmbH received a major order for a self-erecting substation for the offshore wind farm MEG 1. With 400 MW the project will supply energy for 500.000 households and save 1, 25 Mio tons of CO2in relation to coal-fired power plants. SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG, leading supplier for […]

  • Norway: Two Companies Join Forces to Form Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions

    20 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Two Wilh. Wilhelmsen companies join forces to provide a more comprehensive portfolio of solutions, equipment and services tailored to the maritime and offshore industries. The newly formed company, Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions, will be a global provider of fully engineered environmental, safety, HVAC-R, power distribution and control solutions and their related services. The companies merged are […]

  • Joining Forces to Form Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions Helps Customers Stay Compliant and Reduce Cost (Norway)

    19 January 2011

    Two Wilh. Wilhelmsen companies join forces to provide a more comprehensive portfolio of solutions, equipment and services tailored to the maritime and offshore industries. The newly formed company, Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions, will be a global provider of fully engineered environmental, safety, HVAC-R, power distribution and control solutions and their related services. The companies merged are […]

  • US Coast Guard Backs Nimasa on Ports Security

    3 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The United States Coast Guard has declared that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is on the right path to the successful implementation of the International Ships and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code in Nigeria. The leader of the US Coast Guard team to Nigeria, Mr Tivo Romero made this declaration at a […]

  • USA: EMCOR Group Bags Contract for Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project

    25 April 2011

      EMCOR Group, Inc., a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its Dynalectric Los Angeles subsidiary has been awarded a contract to install the electrical systems for the Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project, Piers D, E, and F, at the Port […]

  • Boluda launches towage services in Port of Lubmin, helps accommodate FSRU Neptune

    3 January 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Boluda Towage, part of Spain’s Boluda Corporación Marítima, has dispatched four tugs to Lubmin, a small port located in the German Bay of Greifswald in the Baltic Sea region. The company has played a central role in the planning for the maneuvering of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Neptune into the port in mid-December.  Due […]

  • With pilot run off the list, Port of Rotterdam gearing up for ammonia bunkering

    14 April 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    The Dutch Port of Rotterdam has hosted an ammonia bunkering pilot at the Maasvlakte 2 APM terminal, validating the safety framework for ammonia bunkering and marking “an important step” toward sustainable shipping.

  • Satlantic Representatives Discuss Research Applications Across the Globe

    14 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    In 2012, Satlantic is making a concerted effort to develop a broader understanding of user requirements across international markets. Satlantic representatives have been very busy traveling to several international regions including China, India, Brazil, UK and Germany, meeting with scientists and technicians to discuss various research and environmental monitoring applications. Cyril Dempsey, Satlantic’s VP of […]

  • LEEVAC to Build Two MPSVs for Hornbeck Offshore, USA

    21 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings LLC announced that it has signed contracts with Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC, for the construction of two STX Marine SV 310 Multi-Purpose Supply Vessels; 302’ x 76’ x 26’, 12,070 BHP diesel electric powered MPSV’s. “These will be the twenty-third (23) and twenty-fourth (24) vessels to be built by LEEVAC for Hornbeck” […]

  • Seven Swire workers kidnapped in pirate attack offshore E. Guinea

    25 November 2019

    The vessel was supporting offshore field operations in Equatorial Guinea

  • Graham Hayward to Lead Bilfinger’s Offshore Oil and Gas Division

    3 December 2013

    Bilfinger has appointed Graham Hayward as Managing Director to lead its offshore oil and gas business, Bilfinger Salamis UK, headquartered in Aberdeen.   Hayward will lead Bilfinger Salamis UK as the Bilfinger group develops its newly formed Oil and Gas division alongside sister upstream business Bilfinger Industrier in Norway. A separate downstream business, Bilfinger Industrial […]

  • WWS set to stack its whole fleet after Brazilian block?

    4 March 2016

    Two of World Wide Supply’s platform supply vessel (PSVs) under contracts with Petrobras in Brazil have been blocked by Brazilian local tonnage thus jeopardizing the contracts. If these two lose their contracts, WWS will have no more active vessels.  World Wide Supply said on Friday the company has received a message that its two remaining vessels on […]

  • Wilhelmsen Ships Service Expands in Asia Offshore Market

    9 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is increasing its offer to clients in the offshore vessel and energy production sectors in 2013, with a strong focus on opportunities in Singapore and South East Asia. WSS has been supplying the Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) market for more than 30 years, but going forward will increase its focus on […]

  • 58m Anchor Handling Tug Arrives from Hong Kong

    21 September 2012

    Another Cheoy Lee 58m AHT/Supply Vessel was recently handed over from the yard’s Hong Kong headquarters. Popular amongst Middle East clients this latest delivery was built on spec alongside a two ship order for a long standing Cheoy Lee client. The vessel was sold when almost complete in January 2012, although a significant amount of […]

  • France: One of World’s Most Remarkable Luxury Mega Yachts Supervized by Bureau Veritas

    23 July 2012

    One of the world’s most remarkable luxury mega yachts, the Slipstream, has been built to Bureau Veritas class by shipyard CMN (Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie), based in Cherbourg, north-western France. “To reach perfection, there must be hard work!” So says Bernard Charpentier, Caen survey center manager, Bureau Veritas. “The Slipstream was launched in summer 2009 […]

  • France: Remarkable Luxury Mega Yachts Supervised by Bureau Veritas

    23 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    One of the world’s most remarkable luxury mega yachts, the Slipstream, has been built to Bureau Veritas class by shipyard CMN (Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie), based in Cherbourg, north-western France. “To reach perfection, there must be hard work!” So says Bernard Charpentier, Caen survey center manager, Bureau Veritas. “The Slipstream was launched in summer 2009 […]

  • Norway: Ulstein Verft Delivers Medium-Sized PSV Blue Fighter

    19 January 2012

    Ulstein Verft delivered M/V Blue Fighter, the first of two medium-sized platform supply vessels (PSV) of the new PX121 design from ULSTEIN® to Blue Ship Invest, on 19 January 2012. “The two vessels were ordered based on market trends showing a future increase in demand for this type of PSV. We have entered into an […]

  • Hornbeck Offshore Orders Two MPSVs from LEEVAC Shipyards

    21 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings LLC, of Jennings, LA, a subsidiary of LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC has signed contracts with Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC, an affiliate of Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. of Covington, LA for the construction of two STX Marine SV 310 Multi-Purpose Supply Vessels; 302’ x 76’ x 26’, 12,070 BHP diesel electric powered MPSV’s. “These […]

  • Venezuelan patrol boat sinks after colliding with cruise ship

    6 April 2020
    Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    A Venezuelan patrol boat sank after allegedly ramming an expedition cruise ship off Venezuela.