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  • Klaipedos Nafta CEO files in resignation

    10 June 2019

    Lithuanian liquefied natural gas terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta (KN) informs that its CEO Mindaugas Jusius decided to leave the company for personal reasons.

  • Marisco Fined for Water Pollution, USA

    29 March 2013

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii State Department of Health announced on March 28 their settlement with Marisco Ltd. including civil penalties of $710,000 for water pollution control violations at its ship repair and drydock facilities at Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor on Oahu. This is the largest Clean Water Act civil penalty against […]

  • LLOG Hires Seadrill’s Newbuild Drillship

    17 April 2013

    Seadrill has signed a contract with LLOG Bluewater Holdings, LLC, for employment of the new-build drill-ship, West Neptune, offshore Gulf of Mexico. The contract duration is a minimum of three years plus an option for a one-year extension at mutually agreed rates. The potential revenue for the primary contract term is approximately US$662 million. The […]

  • MHI Vestas Hires HST Newbuilds

    11 June 2019

    High Speed Transfers (HST) has signed a contract with MHI Vestas to provide its HST Harri and HST Euan fast crew supply vessels (FCSs) for the Northwester 2 offshore wind project. The five-year charter is set to begin this year at the Belgian wind farm after the newbuild vessels are delivered. HST Harri is the third FCS […]

  • Murphy Hired for EOWDC Onshore Works

    19 August 2016
    Storage

    J. Murphy & Sons has been appointed to carry out the onshore work for the European Offshore Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (AOWF). This includes the pre-construction design, onshore cabling, construction of a substation, and connecting the wind farm to the national grid so that it can begin operations from […]

  • Black Rock Continues with Local Hiring

    22 April 2015

    Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), a SCHOTTEL HYDRO company, has brought Dr. Sue Molloy on board as General Manager. Dr. Molloy, who received her doctorate in Naval Architectural and Ocean Engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland, is a Canadian expert in tidal power representing Canada on a number of standards and research committees. “When Black Rock Tidal […]

  • Protean Hires Wave Energy Specialist

    26 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    William Toman has been engaged as President of the Protean Wave Energy, US subsidiary of Stonehenge Metals. Toman is an energy industry professional with more than 25 years of experience managing energy and environmental project development. He has been responsible for the development of over 2,000 MW of generating capacity for utilities and independent power producers both inside […]

  • FLiDAR Supports Growth by Hiring Engineers

    28 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    FLiDAR, the European market leader in floating lidar wind measurements has recently strengthened its team with three experienced engineers. Bruce Douglas, General Manager of FLiDAR, said, “Based on recent commercial successes we are delighted to be able to grow the team with talented and experienced individuals. We aim to deliver better services to our clients […]

  • China COSCO Disposes of Five Boxships

    9 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    China COSCO Holdings Company has disposed of five containerships, one in July 2016 and four in August 2016, according to the company’s statement. The vessels in question are Na Xi He, Bu Yi He, Yu Gu He, Ha Ni He and Jing Po He, all of which were built in 1997. The boxships, featuring an aggregate capacity […]

  • DryShips Disposes of Five Panamax Bulkers

    1 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Greek owner of drybulk carriers DryShips Inc. has sold five of its Panamax vessels for an aggregate gross price of USD 29.4 million. Namely, two Panamax vessels Amalfi and Samatan, along with their associated bank debt, were sold to entities controlled by the company’s Chairman and CEO, George Economou. As part of the transaction, the […]

  • Hapag-Lloyd Hires Diana’s Panamax

    1 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Hamburg-based container liner Hapag-Lloyd has entered into a time-charter deal with Greek boxship owner Diana Containerships for one of its Panamax container vessels, the 3,426 TEU m/v Sagitta, built in 2010. The gross charter rate is USD 9,500 per day for a period of up to minimum July 7, 2017 to maximum August 15, 2017. The […]

  • Lithuanian Shipping Company Files for Bankruptcy

    24 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Lithuania’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has filed for bankruptcy proceedings of Klaipeda-headquartered bulk shipping company PC Lithuanian Shipping Company. The Ministry, which owns 56.66 percent of the company’s shares, filed with the District court of Klaipėda petition for initiation of the company’s bankruptcy proceedings amid ongoing financial troubles that plunged the bulker owner and operator deep in debts. “Currently, most of […]

  • Bahri Signs Up for Five More

    2 July 2015
    Business & Finance

     The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has exercised option for construction of additional five Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) at Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. The option was given in a contract signed with the yard on May 21st that purports construction of 5+5 VLCCs. The additional carriers are scheduled for delivery during 2017/2018. […]

  • Five Newbuild Tankers Join Scorpio

    21 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Tanker owner and operator Scorpio Tankers has taken delivery of five newbuilding vessels. An LR2 product tanker STI Rose was delivered from Daehan Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, which, upon delivery, began a voyage for 14 days at approximately USD 30,000 per day. The newbuild deliveries include two MR product tankers, STI Tribeca and STI Gramercy, delivered from […]

  • Glencore Hires Diana Shipping’s Panamax

    20 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Diana Shipping inked time charter contract with Glencore Agriculture for its Panamax dry bulk vessel Arethusa.

  • DSME Bags Orders for Five VLCCs

    2 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    DSME wins orders for seven ships worth a total of USD 800 million in a single week.

  • Statoil hires new Seadrill rig

    15 April 2010

    “We believe that the contract reflects a sustainable price level for this type of drilling rig,” says Anders Opedal, senior vice president for procurement in Statoil. “The contract also serves to strengthen further our cooperation with Seadrill.” Statoil is awarding a five-year contract to Seadrill for a newly built drilling rig for use on the […]

  • Evergreen Marine Fined for Oil Pollution

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    The operator of a UK registered container ship has been ordered to pay £17,311.01 for breaching oil pollution legislation. The Ever Sigma – operated by Evergreen Marine – was en route from Greece to the Netherlands when 700 litres of heavy fuel oil went overboard. The incident occurred when the chief engineer decided to carry […]

  • Emas Chiyoda Subsea in Bankruptcy Filing

    28 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Emas Chiyoda Subsea (ECS) has filed voluntary petitions for reorganisation under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to facilitate the company’s financial and operational restructuring. In connection with the filing, ECS has received a commitment on an up to US$90 million financing facility from Chiyoda Corporation and Subsea 7. Subject to bankruptcy court approval, […]

  • Shell hires PXGEO for seismic work

    7 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Marine geophysical services provider PXGEO has entered into an agreement with oil company Shell to provide seismic acquisition services.

  • Rigrodsky & Long: Complaint Filed (USA)

    22 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announced that a complaint has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased the common stock of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation between August 7, 2012 and March 14, 2013, inclusive, alleging violations of the […]

  • Toisa Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

    31 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Vessel owner Toisa Ltd. has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York. Reportedly, slowdown in the oil & gas and dry-bulk markets has left the company in debt of some USD 1 billion. According to documents submitted to the Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, Toisa, owned by […]

  • Tarmac Marine Fined for Asbestos Failures

    10 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Tarmac Marine Ltd was fined a total of £130,544.57 last week for failing to properly deal with asbestos within one of their vessels and keeping their crew safe, in a prosecution brought by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Tarmac Marine Ltd, who pleaded guilty to the offences, was fined £120,000 by Southampton Magistrates Court and […]

  • Dredging Company Fined for Unlicensed Deposits

    25 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Westminster Dredging Company Limited appeared last week at Plymouth Magistrates Court in respect of 1 charge of carrying out marine licensable activity otherwise in accordance with a marine licence contrary to section 65 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. The charge related to a dredging and disposal campaign carried out by the company […]

  • Allseas Buys Dutch OTEC Firm

    9 July 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Swiss marine contractor Allseas has acquired Bluerise, a specialist developer of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology that delivers renewable energy solutions. Based in Delft, the Netherlands, Bluerise has been researching and developing OTEC technology for 9 years, designing systems that utilise the natural temperature difference in the ocean between cold deep water (5°C) and […]