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  • Fire Slows Down Brazil’s Itaqui Port

    3 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    A significant fire that occurred on January 29 at the Itaqui Terminal in São Luís, Brazil may cause delays for shippers using this port, Skuld reports. The fire reportedly started at the pulp storage shed of the country’s major cellulose exporter Suzano. Initial information indicates that the terminal’s grain loading belt system may have been affected by […]

  • Mombasa Port Fires Strike Leaders

    6 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Twenty-seven workers of the Mombasa port were fired on Saturday as they are believed to had organized a crippling strike that shut down the port for two days last week, Reuters reports citing the port authority. The strike started on Wednesday and saw around 2,000 workers protest against higher health care costs. Namely, the government […]

  • Canada: Husky’s SeaRose FPSO Catches Fire

    4 May 2012

    The C-NLOPB, a regulator that manages the petroleum resources in the Newfoundland offshore area on behalf of the Federal and Provincial governments received a report of a small fire that occurred in Power Generator C onboard the Husky Energy operated SeaRose FPSO on May 3, 2012. Personnel on the SeaRose observed smoke and a small […]

  • Maersk Honam Battling a Fire for Over a Month

    9 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    The fire which erupted on board Danish-flagged containership Maersk Honam on March 6 still burning.

  • Wilhelmsen fire protection for Prospector jack-ups

    9 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) has received a repeat order to install its Unitor Low Expansion Foam fire extinguishing system on a second jack-up newbuilding for Prospector Offshore Drilling. The specialised fire-fighting systems will provide fire protection for the shale shakers and mud pits on PROSPECTOR 1 and PROSPECTOR 5 during their charters to Total E&P […]

  • USA: Senators Push for Fire Island Dredging

    11 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) to combine Army Corps “operations and maintenance funding” with federal disaster aid for the dredging of Fire Island Inlet and beach replenishment at Robert Moses and Fire Island Beaches. Fire Island […]

  • MAIB: Debris in Ferry’s Engine Led to Fire

    19 July 2018

    Debris in the engine’s oil channels caused engine failure and fire on board the ferry Wight Sky in September 2017.

  • USCG: Bulker Catches Fire in the Port of Toledo

    18 February 2019

    A fire broke out on board a bulk carrier in the US Port of Toledo on February 17.

  • USCG Continues to Monitor Boat Fire Cleanup

    17 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Coast Guard crews continue to monitor the pollution cleanup Friday from a boat that caught fire near the Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs, Fla. SWS Environmental Services has collected about 4,900 gallons of water, diesel mix from the water’s surface surrounding the vessel Skye Marie, which caught fire approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday. Currently all […]

  • Tanker fire kills seven at shipyard in Indonesia

    14 May 2020
    Human Capital, Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    Seven people died after an Aframax tanker undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Indonesia caught fire on 11 May 2020.

  • APL Vancouver Hit by Fire off Vietnam

    5 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Signs of fire present aboard APL Vancouver four days after it runs into trouble while sailing from Shekou to Singapore.

  • Fire-Stricken Maersk Honam Reaches Anchorage

    23 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Honam, which was hit by a serious fire on March 6, is set to reach anchorage outside the Jebel Ali Port.

  • Trump fires Tillerson as Secretary of State

    13 March 2018

    U.S. President Donald J. Trump has ousted former ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson from the Secretary of State position with plans to name CIA Director as the nation’s top diplomat.

  • Chevron fires up Wheatstone (Australia)

    9 October 2017

    Chevron has kicked off production of LNG from its giant Wheatstone development in Australia. The first LNG cargo from the onshore facility near Onslow, Western Australia, is expected in the coming weeks. “First LNG production is a significant milestone and is a credit to our partners, contractors and the many thousands of people who collaborated to […]

  • Fire hits fishing boat in harbour

    21 March 2007

    A blaze which broke out on a boat in Fraserburgh Harbour has been brought under control by firefighters.

  • Croatia contains cargo ship fire

    6 February 2008

    Croatian emergency workers have managed to attach tow lines to a blazing Turkish cargo ship laden with heavy fuel oil in the Adriatic Sea. Firefighters worked through the night to contain the blaze, which broke out on Wednesday on the Und Adriyatik.

  • Fire-Stricken RCC Passion Reaches Brest

    4 December 2019

    Fire-stricken RCC Passion has managed to restore propulsion power and reach the French port-city Brest.

  • TotalEnergies fires up Argentinian offshore project letting Fenix fuel ‘Land of Fire’ with more gas

    20 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Transition

    TotalEnergies has powered an energy project at an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland up with new gas resources by starting production from a field in southern Argentina. This gas project is located 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego, which is interpreted as ‘Land of Fire’ in English.

  • Tanker Catches On Fire off Kandla Port

    18 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    A major fire broke out on board the tanker Genessa on January 17 off the coast of Kandla, India.

  • Fire Disables Polaris Shipping’s Ore Carrier

    30 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Stellar Samba stuck for four days off Brazilian coast after a generator fire.

  • Offshore Wind Vessel Catches on Fire (UK)

    21 February 2011

    Firefighters spent over two hours putting out a fire on a ship.   (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail , February 21, 2011

  • Serica Energy brings UK firm with North Sea oil & gas assets into its fold

    22 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy has wrapped up the acquisition of a compatriot player, Parkmead (E&P) Limited (PUK), from Parkmead Group, expanding its North Sea portfolio with two additional licenses on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

  • Seismic Vessel Catches Fire Off Senegal

    12 November 2019
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    GC Rieber has reported fire onboard its managed 3D seismic vessel Polar Marquis, yesterday Monday November 11, 2019. The fire, that occurred in the engine room, has been put out and the situation is under control, GC Rieber said. The vessel is owned by Shearwater GeoServices and located offshore Senegal, with 55 crew members onboard. According […]

  • USA: Fire Island Dredging Gets Boost

    15 January 2013

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to speed up Fire Island dredging, reports nbc. This $33.2 million project is supposed to protect sections of Sandy-damaged Ocean Parkway. Financing of the project is included in the Sandy Supplement Aid Package, which is waiting for approval. Charles Schumer, United States Senator for New York, said that […]

  • Researchers Looking Into Causes of Wind Turbine Fires

    16 November 2016
    Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    A group of international researchers led by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have teamed up to investigate the causes of wind turbine fires and to determine how to improve fire safety. Fires in wind turbine, both on land and offshore, have huge human, financial and environmental consequences, DTU said. In the field of fire safety it […]