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  • American Shipping Firms Outbid, Outrun by Foreign Cos.

    16 March 2006

    The recent uproar over the Bush administration’s plan to allow a Dubai company to run terminal operations at some major U.S. ports was an eye-opener for many Americans: It was the first time they learned just how few U.S. companies are involved in running ports and shipping lines.

  • VT Group buys four support service firms

    28 April 2006

    Shipbuilding and support services firm VT Group has bought four vehicle support businesses for 87 million pounds in cash from RAC, part of insurer Aviva . The businesses’ activities include fleet management and administration, maintenance, repair and logistic support. VT said on Friday the acquisitions would be funded with a combination of the group’s existing […]

  • Cargo ship sinks in northwestern Turkey, five missing

    25 April 2006

    Four crew members were rescued and another five missing when a cargo ship sank off Armutlu town of the northwestern Turkish province of Yalova early on Wednesday. The Turkish-flagged ship “Haci Ibrahim” was carrying 1,200 tons of fertilizer from Gemlik to the northern province of Samsun when it sank in the Marmara Sea, semi-official Anatolia […]

  • Sweden: Stena Considers Ordering Five LNG Tankers

    13 January 2012
    Vessels

    Sweden’s Stena is considering an order for five LNG tankers, according to several media reports. The order would be worth about $1.2 billion. Stena purchased three LNG tankers from the Taiwan-based shipping company TMT for a total of USD 700 million last year. The three LNG tankers are the “Stena Blue Sky” (145,000 cubic metres), […]

  • Qatar to Supply Five Free Cargoes of LNG to Egypt

    11 June 2013

    Qatar, the world’s largest LNG producer, will supply Egypt with free five shipments of LNG to help Egypt with its fuel demand over the peak summer period, the Egyptian Petroleum Ministry revealed in a statement. “Qatar will supply five cargoes of liquefied natural gas as a gift to the Egyptian people during the summer months, […]

  • Woodfibre LNG Files with NEB for Export Licence, Canada

    24 July 2013

      Another liquefied natural gas (LNG) export application has been filed by Woodfibre Natural Gas Limited with the National Energy Board (NEB) for the Woodfibre LNG Project. This is a further sign that B.C.’s LNG industry continues to gain speed. “Seeing another LNG export licence filed with the federal government shows two things,” said Premier […]

  • ACL Places Order for Five Largest CONROs in the World

    14 August 2012

    Atlantic Container Line has signed a contract with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to build the five largest RORO/Containerships (CONROs) in the world. The G4 (Generation 4) vessels will replace ACL’s existing fleet of G3 CONROs operating in the company’s transatlantic service. The new vessels will be the first of their type ever built. They will be bigger, […]

  • Philippines: Hanjin Heavy Plans to Hire More Workers

    17 May 2012

    Helping boost the Philippines economy even through a slump in the world market, Korean shipbuilding industry leader Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction – Philippines, Inc. is set to employ thousands of additional workers in its shipyard here this year. HHIC-Phil, Inc. currently employs nearly 20,000 local employees and continues to generate more indirect job and […]

  • Chevron Thailand Hires Seadrill’s Tender Assist Rig

    4 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Seadrill has received a Letter of Award for a five-year contract for the tender assist rig T18 by Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production Ltd. Commencement of operations is scheduled for the first quarter 2014, following the delivery to Chevron of tender assist rigs T15 and T16 during 2013. The estimated value of the five-year contract […]

  • USA: AMSC Superconductor Wire for European Maritime Project

    18 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, yesterday announced that it has been chosen as the high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire provider for Europe’s POSE2IDON – or Power Optimised Ship for Environment with Electric Innovation Designs Onboard – Project. Funded by the European Union, POSE2IDON is a €20 million project aimed at […]

  • Norwegian firm nets major offshore catch in Dubai

    7 September 2009

    Global satellite communications provider Marlink has recently signed a major new three year contract with Dubai-based maritime geophysical company, Polarcus DMCC. The new agreement includes delivery and installation of Marlink’s Sealink C-band VSAT services onboard four Polarcus innovative 3D seismic vessels being built at Dubai Drydocks World.

  • Whangarei firm scores inside job for ‘mega-yacht’

    20 November 2009

    Whangarei superyacht interiors company Specialist Marine Interiors has scored its biggest-ever contract, which will provide more than 150,000 hours of work for the company and create jobs. The project – a complete interior fit-out for an overseas-based ‘mega-yacht’ over 70m long – will bring new marine industry jobs for skilled and trainee marine cabinetmakers and […]

  • State firms, govts behind illegal sea reclamation

    24 June 2009

    State-owned companies and some government bodies are to blame for many illegal sea reclamation projects, a senior official from the State Oceanic Administration has said. “Sixty-one of the 62 illegal cases last year were conducted by governments and port holdings,” said Liu Xincheng, vice-director of North China Sea Branch of the administration. “Economic interests” were […]

  • KMLP files application with FERC for Magnolia gas transport

    1 July 2014

    Kinder Morgan’s unit Kinder Morgan LouisianaPipeline has filed an application with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking the Commission’s authorisation to install compression and other related facilities on the KMLP Pipeline, allowing gas to be transported to LNG Limited’s Magnolia LNG (MLNG) project, which is located along the Calcasieu River, near Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America. […]

  • FERC Accepts Filing Application for Magnolia LNG Project

    15 May 2014

    Liquefied Natural Gas Limited said that the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has formally accepted Magnolia LNG (MLNG) project’s filing application. This project is located along the Calcasieu River, near Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America. The receipt of FERC’s formal acceptance of MLNG’s filing application resulted from submission of the application on […]

  • Downeast LNG submits pre-filing request with FERC

    24 July 2014

    Downeast LNG (DELNG) submitted its pre-filing request on July 23 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to develop an estimated $2 billion bi-directional LNG facility at its proposed location in Robbinston, Maine. The facility will be able to liquefy natural gas for export as LNG and regasify imported LNG, as the market requires. This latest […]

  • Team ABN Amro: five international sailors chosen

    10 March 2005

    At a quarter to four in the afternoon, a group of twelve very serious sailors assembled in the harbour master building next to the dock. They knew they were about to hear the news, who would be one of the final five to continue on to the second boat crew selection finals in Portugal the […]

  • Shipping firms see huge jump in value of vessels

    6 March 2005

    Shipping firms are sitting on a potential goldmine of paper profit due to the surging value of ships as a result of booming demand for marine transport to China.

  • Japan: MOL Scraps Five Double-Hull Tankers

    30 January 2012

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd made decision to scrap five double-hull tankers (four VLCCs, one Suezmax) by the end of March. Scrapping of two vessels is already completed, and preparations are under way to start dismantling the other three. All five tankers were crude carriers launched before 1998. MOL, as one of the world’s leading crude […]

  • Nauticor’s Kairos supplies LNG to Furetank’s Fure Valö

    16 April 2019
    Vessels

    Hamburg-based Nauticor, a unit of Linde, said it has commenced supply of LNG by ship to the Gothia Tanker Alliance with a bunker operation for the LNG-fuelled product tanker Fure Valö.

  • McDermott firms up Scarborough FPU job for Woodside

    5 February 2019
    Project & Tenders

    McDermott International said it has signed a contract with Woodside Energy to undertake a front-end engineering and design activities for a floating production unit (FPU) for the Scarborough field gas development in Western Australia.

  • LLNG Energy files draft resource reports with FERC

    20 August 2014

    Louisiana LNG Energy has filed with FERC a draft Resource Reports as part of FERC’s National Environmental Policy Act pre-filing review process for LLNGE’s proposed Mississippi River LNG export terminal. LLNG Energy submitted draft resource reports No. 10, a general project’s description and 4 representing alternatives. The request to begin the NEPA pre-filing review process was approved on July […]

  • Italy: OLT Offshore awards five regasification slots

    22 April 2016
    Vessels

    OLT Offshore LNG Toscana on Thursday informed it has allocated five slots for the regasification and storage bundled service.

  • American LNG files supply deals to US DOE

    11 March 2016

    American LNG submitted three LNG sale and purchase agreements to the U.S. Department of Energy earlier this week.

  • AGDC hires former Senator to assist in government relations

    25 January 2017

    The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), the company that has taken over the leadership of the Alaska LNG project, hired former Senator Gene Therriault to assist in government relations.