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  • Fire aboard Freedom of the Seas

    23 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out in a mechanical space on board Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship Freedom of the Seas on Wednesday, as it was about to enter Falmouth, Jamaica. As informed, the fire was contained and  extinguished shortly after and one crew member was treated for a first-degree burn, Royal Caribbean said. “All guests onboard Freedom of the […]

  • Fire Island Dredging Resumes

    26 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    H&L Contracting resumed dredging operations at Watch Hill on Fire Island this week, according to the National Park Service. The project, aimed at maintaining safe, public access to marina and docking facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy, was stalled in early January due to severe winter weather and extensive ice in the Great South Bay. Dredging efforts […]

  • USCG Investigating Insignia Fire

    14 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Coast Guard assembled a joint investigative team with the National Transportation Safety Board and is sending four marine safety professionals from Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Cruise Ship and Investigation National Centers of Expertise, to investigate Thursday’s fire on the cruise ship Insignia in St. Lucia that claimed three […]

  • Maersk, CATL target maritime decarbonization across global supply chain

    13 October 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration

    Denmark-based shipping and logistics heavyweight A.P. Moller – Maersk and Chinese battery manufacturer and technology company Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) have put pen to paper on a project aiming to push forward decarbonization efforts across global supply chains. As disclosed by both companies, the memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning this initiative was signed on October […]

  • Fire devastates ONGC platform

    28 July 2005

    Three people were killed and 45 were missing after a major fire broke out at one of ONGC

  • Vessel catches fire in Aqaba

    12 July 2006

    A ship loaded with 4,200 tonnes of liquid gas caught fire Thursday morning while docking at the temper platform in Aqaba port, according to official sources.

  • Tianjin Port Head Fired

    4 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    The president of the Tianjin Port Group, Zheng Qingyue, has been fired and is facing government prosecution for dereliction of duty, according to The People’s Daily newspaper. The announcement comes three months after major chemical blasts in a warehouse, operated by Ruihai International Logistics Co., located in the port district in the Binhai New Area of […]

  • Eni Fires Up Supercomputer

    19 November 2013

    Italian oil giant Eni has fired up its new Petaflop class supercomputer. The supercomputer will support hydrocarbon exploration activities, providing the computing capacity needed to improve the accuracy and resolution of the geophysical and geological studies, which are essential to locate and develop new hydrocarbon reserves and to project safe and optimal drilling activities. Eni […]

  • Eni prolongs Ventura Offshore rig’s drilling gig in Asia

    2 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    A semi-submersible rig from Ventura Offshore Midco, a subsidiary of the Brazilian deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore, is staying longer off the coast of Indonesia with Eni Indonesia, a subsidiary of Italy’s energy giant Eni.

  • Massachusetts backs tidal and wave energy with $1.9 million grant

    14 October 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo), a non-profit corporation dedicated to the sustainable development of ocean renewable energy, has been awarded nearly $1.9 million from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to upgrade and expand its tidal and wave energy test sites, supporting the development of marine renewables across the state. The $1,885,870 funding package […]

  • Tanker fire under control

    6 March 2005

    The Norwegian tanker “Fjord Champion” was still on fire Sunday morning, but the fire was dying out, NRK reports. The crew of 28 were safely evaquated when the Norwegian tanker “Fjord Champion” caught fire late Friday evening, and the ship later drifted ashore near Mandal on the south coast.

  • Containership on Fire at Port of Hamburg

    1 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The 2015-built containership CCNI Arauco has ignited at the German port of Hamburg on Thursday, according to data provided by the local fire department. The fire reportedly started due to welding works being undertaken on the rear end of the ship, and spread out below the vessel’s deck. The fire department said that the containers which are on fire were not […]

  • Halliburton picks UK tech for next-gen well monitoring

    25 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Halliburton has acquired a global license to deploy technology developed by WellSense, a provider of rapid fiber-optic well diagnostics services, for use in well stimulation monitoring.

  • Fire Island Dredging Progresses

    25 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Dredging is underway at Fire Island National Seashore to improve public access to marina and docking facilities affected by Hurricane Sandy. The $2.9 million project, funded through Sandy relief aid, was designed to ensure safe access to the Sailors Haven and Watch Hill marinas on Fire Island by restoring navigation channels to a width of […]

  • Fire drama for VOR leaders

    18 January 2006

    Scary situation as fire breaks out on ABN AMRO Two. Simon Fisher describes what happened: Something had shorted out and the Nav Station was melting down.

  • ‘Severe fire’ on Solent tugboat

    2 September 2006

    Firefighters have spent three hours controlling a blaze in the engine room of a tugboat in the Solent. The crew, who alerted emergency services just after 0200 BST on Sunday, sealed off the area and returned to the dockside in Southampton, Hampshire. None of the four people on board the 385 ton vessel, Lyndhurst, were […]

  • Avance Newbuilding Catches Fire

    9 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    The newbuilding H1071, Avance Gas’ very large gas carrier (VLGC), currently under construction at Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry, in China caught fire earlier today. It took firefighters over three hours to tackle the blaze and put it out completely. Fortunately no casualties or injuries have been reported in the incident. So far there is no confirmation whether […]

  • SBM Offshore Fires COO

    7 November 2013

    SBM Offshore, a Dutch FPSO specialist, confirms that effective immediately Bruno Chabas, CEO, has temporarily taken over the role of COO following the dismissal of Jean-Philippe Laures, COO. “Although no further comments can be made at this time regarding the circumstances leading up to his dismissal, the company can reassure the market it is not […]

  • Five injured in fire at Petronas’ Bintulu LNG complex

    30 September 2021
    Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Malaysian energy giant Petronas said a fire broke out at its LNG complex in Bintulu on 28 September 2021, resulting in five people being injured.

  • Cruise vessel on fire in Norway

    25 May 2010

    The cruise vessel Deutschland suffered an engine room fire last Sunday. Over 360 passengers had to be evacuated from the 175 metre long vessel, built in 1998. According to unconfirmed Norwegian newspaper reports, a number of passengers were taken to hospital by ambulance.

  • Cruise ship fire kills five in S Egypt

    1 December 2007

    A cruise ship fire killed five Egyptians and wounded two others on Sunday near the ancient city of Luxor in southern Egypt, a security official confirmed to Xinhua.

  • Maersk boxship catches fire in the Caribbean

    30 April 2020
    Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    A containership owned by Danish shipping giant Maersk suffered an engine room fire while sailing in the Caribbean on 26 April 2020.

  • Malacca Straits tanker on fire

    19 August 2009

    Firefighters are battling a fire on board an oil tanker which collided with a bulk carrier in the Malacca Straits. Malaysian police say that nine sailors – Chinese and Taiwanese – are missing after the collision, which occurred late on Tuesday. The tanker was listing on its side and could sink, marine police said.

  • Fire extinguished on Songa Dee

    3 December 2007

    On Tuesday 4 December at 13.55, smoke was reported on the Songa Dee drilling rig. This resulted from sparks in a ventilation room. At 15.05, the fire was confirmed to be extinguished and cooling down work started. The rig, operated by Stena Drilling, is carrying out work for StatoilHydro at the Troll field. The rig […]

  • Tanker Fired at by Iranian Navy

    15 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    An oil product tanker is reported to had been fired at by the Iranian naval forces while transiting the Gulf on Thursday. Singapore-flagged tanker Alpine Eternity was approached by five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships at about noon (0800 GMT), Reuters said citing U.S. officials. The ships fired warning shots as they tried to […]