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  • Images Emerge of Fire-Ravaged APL Austria

    15 February 2017

    The South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) has released photos from the fire-stricken boxship APL Austria showing the firefighting operations and scorched containers from the ship. According to SAMSA, fires in the lower hold No4 of the ship have been extinguished except for two containers in the cargo holding area that had been packed with candles and […]

  • 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).

  • UASC Boxship Catches Fire at Port of Hamburg

    28 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Firefighting crews were called in to intervene today at the Port of Hamburg after one of the containers on the 13,500 TEU MS Alula caught fire early this morning, according to the official web site of the city of Hamburg. The 2012-built MS Alula, operated by United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), was arriving to Waltershof harbor in the early hours […]

  • ABS: Improved Fire Protection Guide for OSVs

    12 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore and marine industries, has released the ABS Guide for Enhanced Fire Protection Arrangements, as guidance for improved safety on offshore vessels and installations as well as oceangoing vessels. “Protection against fires on board vessels and offshore installations is critically important,” says ABS Chairman and […]

  • Coast Guard tows fire-damaged ship

    17 January 2007

    Anchorage, Alaska – The U.S. Coast Guard is towing a fire-damaged fish processing ship damaged by fire toward Dutch Harbor. The 142 people aboard the Seattle-based Stellar Sea are in good conditions with no injuries. Last night, about 90 miles north of Dutch Harbor, the ship caught fire and was left powerless and without propulsion.

  • Ship fires threaten Wuhan water

    3 September 2007

    Environmental authorities in Wuhan, who have been closely monitoring water quality in the main drinking water source for the city of 8.31 million people, announced the water is safe to drink after one ship carrying 49 tons of methanol sank in the Hanjiang River, local media reported today.

  • Fire inflames fears over goods safety

    18 June 2006

    The fear of an uncontrollable fire at Cat Lai Port on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City is ever present in the mind of the deputy director of New Port Company, under which the port operates. Following a barge fire on the busy waterway last month that threatened other ships, Colonel Tran Dinh Thao […]

  • Fire-Hit Maersk Pembroke Destined for Scrapyard

    27 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Dutch-flagged 2,902 TEU container vessel Maersk Pembroke, which was hit by a fire in August, has been earmarked for dismantling. “Maersk is applying for all the necessary permissions from the relevant authorities in connection with the intended recycling of the vessel,” a Maersk Line spokesperson confirmed to World Maritime News. It has not been […]

  • Container Ship Catches Fire at Vancouver Docks

    13 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire erupted in a generator room of an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged container ship while it was docked at Port of Vancouver’s Fraser Surrey Docks, July 12. The fire started after the 2006-built Cap Blanche completed its unloading, and was quickly put out. There have been no reported injuries or spills, and the damage to the […]

  • Three Die in Oceania Cruise Ship Fire

    12 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Three people died, one crewmember and two contractors, in an engine room fire that broke out Thursday, December 11 on board the luxury cruise ship Insignia. The ship, owned by Oceania Cruises, was docked in Port Castries, St. Lucia when the fire broke out. As reported by the Cruise Critic quoting Oceania officials, three members […]

  • Fire breaks out on seismic vessel in Senegal

    12 November 2019

    A fire broke out in the engine room of the Shearwater-owned seismic vessel Polar Marquis on Monday, November 11, 2019. 

  • Fire hits Statoil’s Statfjord A offshore platform

    17 October 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil company Statoil has informed that a fire broke out on Sunday aboard its Statfjord A platform, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. According to Statoil at 8:20 am CET on Sunday October 16, the platform manager reported smoke and fire in a utility shaft on Statfjord A. No injuries have been […]

  • Ferry boat trailer fire put out

    23 July 2007

    Kent firefighters have tackled a fire on board one of the car decks of a passenger ferry at the port of Dover. They were called to the Eastern Docks just after 0930 BST after a fire broke out in a boat trailer on board the Maersk Dunkerque ferry.

  • Greek Ferry Suffers Fire, Returns to Port

    30 September 2019

    A fire started aboard Olympic Champion ferry, carrying over 600 people, shortly after it left Igoumenitsa port.

  • Equinor starts investigation into the Hammerfest fire accident

    2 October 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    After the recent fire at Hammerfest LNG, Equinor has started an internal investigation into the fire while also following up the incident towards employees and the local community. As stated, the company is also looking into findings pointed out by the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) in a recent inspection. “The incident at Hammerfest LNG (HLNG) […]

  • Containership battling fire for days in Sri Lanka

    24 May 2021
    Safety, Vessels

    Efforts to contain the fire on board MV X-Press Pearl containership, which broke out on May 20th while the vessel was at anchorage off Colombo harbour, Sri Lanka, remain underway. Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) along with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Airforce have been working on extinguishing the fire […]

  • CSDC and TECHNOLOG partner to advance green, smart shipbuilding

    12 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    China Ship Design & Research Center (CSDC) and TECHNOLOG Services of Germany have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to advance green and smart shipbuilding.

  • Equinor’s giant new FPSO catches fire

    11 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Safety, Vessels

    Aker Solutions has revealed that a fire was detected at Equinor’s FPSO vessel, which is currently under construction at a yard in Norway.

  • Update: Response to Purple Beach Fire Resumes

    29 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Salvage operation of the Purple Beach freighter off Germany has entered its fifth day today with three ships back at the scene ready to reduce the remaining cloud of smoke coming out of the cargo space. According to Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME), the water already applied to the burning areas has considerably reduced the […]

  • Philippine ferry ravaged by fire; 5 dead

    11 June 2007

    A Philippine passenger ferry with 260 people on board caught fire south of Manila on Sunday, leaving at least five dead, coast guard officials said. A total of 255 survivors were rescued by two passing fishing boats and a coast guard from the MV Catalyn D, which caught fire off Mindoro island, about 170 kilometers […]

  • ‘Mojaweb’ – RAstar fire-fighting tug for Kuwait

    31 March 2011

    The fitting of fire-fighting capacity on harbour tugs is very common, but typically those installations are limited to up to the capacity of the classification society Fi-Fi 1 designations with a total pump capacity of 2,400m3/hour. Kuwait Fire Services required a major terminal support tug with significant towing and ship-handling capabilities, as well as a […]

  • Petrobras Halts Bunkering in Santos amid Fire

    7 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Brazil’s oil major Petrobras has suspended bunker operations at the port of Santos, declaring a force majeure due to a fire at Ultracargo’s fuel tank storage that broke out on Thursday, April 2nd. The port authority decided to suspend bunker operations as the fire was not extinguished, which led Petrobras to declare a force majeure […]

  • Fire at Cargo and Passenger Ship VICTORIA SEAWAYS

    23 April 2013
    Business & Finance

      No one was injured when a fire broke out on DFDS ‘combined freight and passenger vessel VICTORIA SEAWAYS during the night between Kiel, Germany and Klaipeda in Lithuania. The fire was observed on the ship’s main deck at 00:52, when the ship was about 22 nautical miles from Nexø on Bornholm. The ship´s extinguishing […]

  • Update: Fire on Gulf of Mexico platform extinguished

    5 January 2017

    The fire that broke out early Thursday morning on an offshore oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has been extinguished. To remind, the U.S. Coast Guard had earlier on Thursday informed there was a platform burning near Grand Isle, offshore Louisiana, and that four people were rescued after evacuating from the platform into […]

  • BW Bulker Catches Fire in Gulf of Aden

    24 January 2020

    A fire broke out onboard a Panamax bulk carrier while the ship was sailing in the Gulf of Aden.