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  • Five VLCCs for CMES

    1 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has placed orders for construction of four Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) with two Chinese shipbuilders worth a total of USD 390 million. Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) will construct two 319,000 dwt VLCCs whereas Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding will build the other two 318,000 dwt VLCCs. All four eco-friendly ships are expected […]

  • Wave-tricity is hiring

    21 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    UK-based wave energy developer, Wave-tricity, is looking to expand its team with two new job openings for Electrical Engineer, and Finance Director.

  • Nordseewerke Files for Bankruptcy

    1 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Nordseewerke from Emden, Germany, has filed for bankruptcy due to the upcoming imminent insolvency, CEO Thierry Putters told German media. This affects 188 employees, of whom 80 percent have been working short-time since September 2014. The shipyard was founded in 1903 and was taken over by the steel company Siag Stahl in 2010. Following the bankruptcy of […]

  • Weserwind Files for Bankruptcy

    30 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    German steel construction company, Weserwind, filed for bankruptcy yesterday, that will affect 370 employees. According to Nordsee-Zeitung , Weserwind parent company, Georgsmarienhütte, stoped payments for high loss making subsidiary which led to this outcome. It is “no longer economically feasible and justifiable to support WeserWind with additional capital,” the company said. In addition, Bremerhaven-based company is […]

  • Hyperdynamics files for bankruptcy

    28 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Houston-based oil company Hyperdynamics on December 22 filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. 

  • Susie S: Smart car industry configuration to customise standard vessels

    23 July 2014

    Seawork International, the commercial marine and workboat event of Southampton, United Kingdom in June 2014, hosted the official launch of the first Damen Twin Axe fast crew supplier 2008 (FCS 2008) with yard number 532601. During this event, the vessel, built at Damen Shipyards Den Helder, was handed over to the inaugural customer Windwave Workboats. […]

  • Repairs ongoing as North Sea FPSO’s production levels drop

    10 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Serica Energy has revealed a downturn in production volumes from a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is deployed at its North Sea asset on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). Things are expected to improve by month-end once the unit’s repairs are out of the way.

  • BIMCO: Trade War Crossfire to Seriously Hit Shipping

    12 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    BIMCO: The long list of tariffed goods has been made longer as the US proposed tariffs on goods worth USD 200 billion.

  • QatarEnergy’s CEO: Transition to low-carbon and green future hinges on balancing the energy trilemma scales

    8 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Transition

    QatarEnergy’s CEO believes the energy transition jackpot can be hit by employing a balancing act between energy security, affordability, and sustainability.

  • Fugro Expects Disappointing First Half of 2014

    10 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Following a weak first quarter and due to poorer than expected results during the past months, Fugro has decided to disclose preliminary non-audited information on its performance in the first half of 2014. Fugro expects to report over the first half of 2014 low single digit EBIT margin (excluding non-cash impairments). This compares to an […]

  • Sweden: Orange Business Services, Consilium Present ‘Current At Sea’ Paperless Navigation Solution

    1 February 2012

    Orange Business Services and Consilium are modernizing maritime communications with the launch of a paperless navigation solution that extends an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) over the world’s largest MPLS-based network. This bundled, flat-rate solution named Current At Sea enables shipping companies to move to a fully electronic platform for navigation and communications. Current At […]

  • QNB Group: Qatar LNG Boom “Phenomenal”

    10 December 2012

    Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) boom has been phenomenal, according to a report from QNB Group. Through the 1990s and 2000s Qatar invested heavily in LNG production, with exports beginning in late 1996. Ten years later, Qatar was the world’s largest exporter and in 2011 it exported 76m tonnes of LNG, accounting for 31% of […]

  • Imtech Marine Target 2015: Doubling Revenue Up to 1 Billion Euro

    12 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Imtech Marine (the marine division of technical services provider Imtech) announces its new 2011 – 2015 growth strategy. Imtech Marine targets to double its revenue up to 1 billion euro in 2015. Growth will be achieved by organic growth and by means of acquisitions. Eric van den Adel, Managing Director Imtech Marine: ‘Imtech provides […]

  • Shipping Still a Moving Target for Cyber Threats

    13 November 2017
    Business & Finance

      The shipping industry is becoming ever more reliant on technology, making it at the same time more vulnerable to cyber attacks. Protection from cyber threats is key, although there are a lot of uncertainties in this field as well. Obtaining insurance for a company’s assets in case of a cyber attack is one way […]

  • Workboats, a Thriving and Dynamic Industry

    23 May 2014

    Ask any professional in the industry what they think a workboat is and everyone will give you a completely different answer. Some will say that only the vessels with a flat afterdeck and a crane will fit the definition of a workboat, others claim that the definition is wider and that tugs, support vessels and […]

  • Brexit could provide boost for Britain’s shale gas

    14 July 2016

    By Karolin Schaps LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s shale gas industry could get a helping hand from a falling pound and a supportive new prime minister just as it is gearing up for its first production this year, after facing economic and political challenges that slowed its start. The British pound’s weakness since the Brexit vote […]

  • Four near misses with high injury potential hammer home the need to curb such offshore incidents

    16 May 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Heavy lifting, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    BSEE has examined the circumstances surrounding four recent high-potential, near-miss tagline entanglements during offshore operations.

  • Germany striving to develop gas field with Senegal amid supply uncertainties

    23 May 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Germany plans to work with Senegal on the development of an offshore gas field amid the severe impact of the war in Ukraine on energy supply and prices.

  • Trelleborg Draws on Polymer Engineering Expertise to Tackle Industry Issues at OTC 2013

    27 March 2013
    Equipment

    Demonstrating its expertise and passion for innovative polymer engineering in the offshore oil and gas sector, Trelleborg will present a series of technical lectures on industry-related topics and trends at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, from May 6-9.

  • ‘Disorderly’ energy transition looms with rising coal demand and high gas prices, says WoodMac

    15 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition

    WoodMac: As plans for renewables stall, Asia’s decarbonisation ambition does not match reality amid rising coal demand and high gas prices.

  • GL’s ASEAN Committee Meets in Singapore

    4 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Classification society Germanischer Lloyd’s ASEAN Committee meeting took place in Singapore, with more than thirty participants from all of the ASEAN member countries. Over the quarter century that has passed since the first meeting a revolution has taken place in the way that communication takes place, yet the Committee remains as ever a forum where […]

  • Fleet departs Cork for final sprint to Liverpool

    4 July 2008

    Race 14, the final race of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race series from Cork, Ireland, to Liverpool, UK, is underway with the crew of Hull & Humber signalling their intent from the outset and crossing the start line first. Currently in second place overall with just this race remaining, Hull & Humber […]

  • IEA: $48 trillion investment needed to meet energy demand by 2035

    3 June 2014

    Meeting the world’s growing need for energy will require more than $48 trillion in investment over the period to 2035, according to a special report on investment released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as part of the World Energy Outlook series.   Today’s annual investment in energy supply of $1.6 trillion needs to […]

  • Endurance Finds Shipwreck of S.S. Connaught

    6 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Endurance Exploration Group, Inc. announces the successful completion of Phase 1 of “Project Sailfish” with the identification of the wreck believed to be that of the S.S. Connaught, a mid-19th century steamship reportedly lost with a cargo of gold coins. The S.S. Connaught Built in Ireland and launched in 1860, the 380-foot iron-hulled side-wheel steamer […]

  • UK: Climate Change Minister to Launch Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park

    30 July 2012

    The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters in the North of Scotland will today confirm their place on the global marine energy map with the launch of the area as a Marine Energy Park. Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker will welcome the launch of the marine park during a visit to Thurso in Caithness, […]