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  • 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 […]

  • ESL Shipping Sets Sights on World’s First LNG-Fuelled Bulkers

    26 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Finnish dry bulk shipping company ESL Shipping has revealed plans to order two large LNG-fuelled bulk carriers from Chinese shipbuilder Sinotrans & CSC Qingshan Shipyard. The two 25,600 DWT vessels are set to start operating in the Baltic Sea in early 2018. The total value of the investment is approximately EUR 60 million, ESL Shipping said. The ships will be […]

  • Norway: Ulstein Delivers PSV ‘Blue Prosper’

    6 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ulstein Verft delivered ‘Blue Prosper’, the second of six medium-sized platform supply vessels (PSV) of PX121 design from ULSTEIN® to Blue Ship Invest, on 6 September 2012 – on time and to the agreed terms. “This project has flowed really well, and we’ve been able to draw on the experiences we made when building the […]

  • UK: Babcock Kicks Off Work on Sandown Class Minehunter HMS Grimsby

    15 August 2012

    Babcock has started work on Sandown class minehunter HMS Grimsby, now in dock in Rosyth for a six month Support Period (Docking) (SP(D)). The support period is the first Sandown class refit to be undertaken under the Surface Ship Support Alliance (SSSA) Class Output Management (COM) Phase 2 arrangements, which came into effect in April, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • MHI Establishes Mitsubishi Power Systems India

    1 November 2011

    Effective November 1, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will establish Mitsubishi Power Systems India Private Limited (MPS India) to serve as regional headquarters overseeing the company’s power systems business in India. With its establishment, MHI aims to further enhance its response to the needs of India’s rapidly growing power generation market and to expand orders […]

  • Nexans Completes Multi-Million Euros Power Cable Contract for Ras Laffan Port Expansion Project in Qatar

    19 January 2011
    Project & Tenders

    Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has successfully completed a multi-million Euros, two-year, contract, for CCC (Consolidated Contractors Company S.A.L. (Offshore)-Teyseer Contracting Company W.L.L.-JV) based in Abu Dhabi, to supply power cables for the Ras Laffan Port Expansion project in Qatar. CCC is the EPC contractor for the Ras Laffan Port Expansion project, […]

  • Equinor files environment plan for Great Australian Bight drilling

    24 April 2019

    Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has submitted an environment plan to Australian offshore regulator for its proposed petroleum drilling activity in the Great Australian Bight.

  • Shipping Firm Fined USD 1 Mn for Pollution Crimes

    11 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Japanese shipping firm ordered to pay a fine of USD 1 million for falsifying the Atlantic Oasis’ Oil Record Book.

  • Five Polish Firms Execute Shale Gas Exploration Deal

    5 July 2012

    The framework agreement executed on July 4th 2012 between five Polish companies, i.e. PGNiG, ENEA, KGHM Polska Miedź, PGE and TAURON Polska Energia, will help accelerate shale gas exploration work. In accordance with the agreement, estimated expenditure on gas exploration, appraisal and production at the first three pad locations (Kochanowo, Częstkowo and Tępcz) will amount […]

  • Shipyard De Hoop Completes First of Three Ships for Vantage Travel

    12 April 2012

    The number of river cruise passengers in Europe has increased 2.5-fold in the past ten years. About half of the 230 river cruise ships on the European rivers is younger than ten years old. One of the key players in this expansion has been Shipyard De Hoop, located in Lobith-Tolkamer, the Netherlands, and separated from […]

  • ExxonMobil and Marubeni seal long-term ammonia offtake deal

    8 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation has signed an agreement to purchase low-carbon ammonia from the facility being developed by U.S. energy major ExxonMobil in Baytown, Texas. Marubeni also agreed to acquire an equity stake in ExxonMobil’s low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia facility.

  • Interferry: New Eco and Safety Rules Lack Practicality

    13 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Originally formed back in 1976 as the International Marine Transit Association in order to provide the ferry industry with a platform for networking and information exchange, Interferry soon evolved into the only world-wide industry association, currently representing 225 members from 38 countries. Interferry has also assumed the role of the industry representative regarding regulatory matters, attaining Consultative Status at the […]

  • USA: Sub Sea Research Locates Port Nicholson Shipwreck

    27 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Sub Sea Research LLC, a Portland Maine based company located the worlds richest shipwreck, a WWII British Freighter carrying a secret cargo of 71 tons of Platinum sunk by a German U-Boat off the coast of Cape Cod. Sub Sea Research (SSR) spent months searching for the elusive ship, the Port Nicholson, torpedoed by German […]

  • Norway awards CCS licenses to Equinor, Horisont Energi, Vår Energi

    5 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has awarded carbon capture and storage (CCUS) licenses to Equinor, Horisont Energi, and Vår Energi.

  • Greenpeace NZ boss faces jail time over ‘Amazon Warrior’ stand-off

    11 April 2017

    Greenpeace New Zealand’s chief executive Russel Norman could face jail time after jumping into the sea in front of the Amazon Warrior seismic vessel. Greenpeace said on Monday that Norman and several other Greenpeace activists took to the water some 50 nautical miles off the Wairarapa coast to intercept the 125-meter vessel during seismic blasting […]

  • Gibdock Completes First Drydocking for Technip

    31 July 2013

    Gibdock has underlined its growing reputation in the offshore vessel sector by securing its first dry docking contract from Technip, a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry. Wellservicer, a multi-role diving support vessel with subsea lift capability, has undergone an intensive and relatively complex class renewal docking at the […]

  • Gibdock: Technip’s ‘Wellservicer’ Ready for Work in Canada

    31 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Gibdock has underlined its growing reputation in the offshore vessel sector by securing its first dry docking contract from Technip, a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry. Wellservicer, a multi-role diving support vessel with subsea lift capability, has undergone an intensive and relatively complex class renewal docking at the […]

  • NTSB Blames Captain for El Faro Sinking

    13 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Captain’s failure to avoid sailing into a hurricane and poor safety oversight led to El Faro tragedy, NTSB said.

  • EIA: Spot Gas Prices Drop in 1H (USA)

    10 August 2012

    Average spot natural gas prices in key regional markets, which reflect the wholesale price of natural gas at major trading points, declined about 38% to 49% during the first half (January 1 to June 30) of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, according to EIA. Natural gas spot prices at the Henry Hub—a […]

  • Ørsted Named World’s Most Sustainable Company

    21 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Leading global offshore wind developer Ørsted is the world’s most sustainable company according to the Global 100 ranking announced by the Toronto-based research firm Corporate Knights. Ørsted has become the first-ever energy company to top Corporate Knights’ list, outperforming more than 7,300 global companies with billion-dollar revenues to rank #1 in the 2020 index. “We’re […]

  • USA: Officials Seek Public Comments on Missouri River Project

    6 June 2013

    A draft revised environmental assessment for PL 84-99 levee rehabilitation activities at L-575 along the Missouri River is currently available for public review. Rehabilitation activities consisted of in-line repairs to bring the levee back to pre-flood conditions and construction of two large-scale levee setbacks. An EA was prepared for the known repairs prior to construction […]

  • USA: Stone Harbor Beach Reconstruction Reaches Its Final Stages

    18 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Stone Harbor’s major beach reconstruction project has reached its final stages and could finish before the end of July. Mayor Suzanne Walters and other Borough officials attended a weekly progress meeting at the Stone Harbor Fire House on Wednesday, July 17th and learned that the beach fill project may finish 011 or before July 31st. […]