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  • PIL’s Kota Bahagia hit by fire in Port of Napier

    18 December 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Safety, Vessels

    A fire broke out on board a cargo vessel identified as Kota Bahagia, in the Port of Napier today, December 18, 2020. The fire originated in one of the holds of the Singapore-registered cargo ship owned by Pacific International Lines (PIL) while it was berthed at the wharf.  The 25,000 dwt multi-purpose ship was built […]

  • Three dead after fire on offshore vessel in India

    15 February 2021
    Authorities & Government, Safety, Vessels

    An offshore supply vessel with a crew of 18 caught fire on Saturday while off Mumbai, India resulting in deaths of three offshore workers.

  • Coconut Charcoal the Likely Cause of Yantian Express Fire

    4 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Coconut charcoal has been identified as the likely cause of last year’s fire on board the containership Yantian Express.

  • Congressman Supports Fire Island to Moriches Inlet Plan

    16 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Congressman Tim Bishop issued the following statement yesterday regarding the granting of a TRO for the Fire Island to Moriches Inlet project: “The final Fire Island to Moriches Inlet Stabilization plan that was released by the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service represents a carefully-crafted plan that received sign-off from every […]

  • Army Corps Charleston: Dredging on Fire (USA)

    10 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, is conducting a controlled burn on Morris Island to clear vegetation in order to repair the perimeter dikes of the disposal area and prepare the site to receive dredged material from the Charleston Harbor federally-maintained anchorage basin. The 165 acre Morris Island placement site hasn’t been needed […]

  • Cameron LNG fires up third train

    19 May 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The Sempra Energy-led Cameron LNG project has on Monday started producing chilled fuel from the third liquefaction train at its export plant in Louisiana. This development also marks the last major milestone towards completing the first phase of the LNG export project worth about $10 billion. The San Diego-based company expects commercial operations for the […]

  • ‘Short-sighted’ fish quotas under fire

    11 August 2010

    Ministers have condemned the governments of Iceland and the Faroe Islands for ignoring agreed fishing quotas for mackerel. The decisions were described as “short-sighted and selfish,” by Richard Lochhead, the Scottish Fisheries Secretary. The Faroe Islands announced last month that they had set their own quota for the fish, three times higher than that internationally […]

  • Engie fires up second Cygnus platform

    8 August 2017

    Engie E&P, a unit of the French energy giant and LNG player, has started first gas exports from the Cygnus Bravo wellhead platform in the UK’s southern North Sea. The unmanned satellite facility, second in the Cygnus development, exported first gas on August 1 to Cygnus Alpha, which itself has been at a plateau of 250 million […]

  • Update: Car Carrier Berths at Southampton after Fire

    27 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    The US-flagged car carrier Honor was berthed at the Port of Southampton on February 24 after it caught fire in the English Channel earlier that day. The ship refilled its CO2 system and plans to proceed to anchorage on February 27, ARC informed. American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC), the vessel’s owner, said that any possible […]

  • No sheen near Gulf of Mexico platform after fire

    10 January 2017

    Following the last week’s platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard said on Monday it was no longer responding to the incident site. The Coast Guard last week responded to the site of an oil production platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 80 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana. “The […]

  • Fire breaks out on Socar’s Caspian Sea platform

    27 September 2016

    A fire broke out on Monday afternoon aboard an offshore platform in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan. According to Reuters, the fire was extinguished on Tuesday. The country’s ministry of emergency situations, the incident happened on a platform in the Gunashli field after a gas leak during repair work at one of the wells. Sixty-nine […]

  • Fire Island to Montauk Point Public Meetings Announced

    26 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in conjunction with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Suffolk County and Department of Interior, is about to hold public meetings for the Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, NY (FIMP), Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. The Corps announced a series of public meetings in Suffolk County, […]

  • Subsea7 hired by Equinor and Shell under two new contracts

    18 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Subsea7 has secured two new contracts, one with Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor for work in Norway and the other with UK-headquartered energy firm Shell for the provision of services in the U.S. Namely, Subsea7 announced the award of a large contract, worth between $300 million and $500 million, by Equinor for the Fram Sør development […]

  • Tug boat catches fire off New Hamburg

    21 May 2006

    Firefighting and police personnel from several agencies Sunday assisted when a tug boat that was pushing a barge on the Hudson River experienced an engine compartment fire. The fire was reported shortly after 11 a.m. with the crafts in the middle of the Hudson just south of White

  • Hapag-Lloyd: Yantian Express Fire Under Control

    10 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Update: The fire that broke out on board Hapag-Lloyd’s Yantian Express has been largely contained.

  • NextGeo expands into new regions via acquisition of share in 61-year-old Italian firm

    22 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    Italy-headquartered Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has signed a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of 75.4% of the share capital of a compatriot subsea services company established in 1964, thereby expanding its operations into the Mediterranean and West African countries and broadening its range of services. The transaction involves the acquisition of 75.4% of the […]

  • Engine Room Fire Delays P&O Oriana

    20 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The P&O Oriana returned to the Port of Miami on April 18 after a fire broke out in its engine room, the cruise ship’s UK-based owner and operator P&O Cruises confirmed to World Maritime News in an emailed statement. According to P&O Cruises’ Head of Public Relations Michele Andjel, the fire ”was a minor, localised fire in […]

  • US Navy Ship Catches Fire in Croatian Shipyard

    3 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out on board USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) while the ship was in Viktor Lenac Shipyard, Rijeka, Croatia.  There were no personnel injuries in the fire which broke out on July 31, and was extinguished within 45 minutes by ship’s force and shipyard fire brigade personnel. The cause of fire and extent of […]

  • Engine-Room Fire aboard Carnival Liberty, No Injuries

    8 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out aboard the Carnival Liberty, a Conquest-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line, on Monday while the ship was in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The cruise ship was carrying 3,346 passengers and 1,150 crew; however, as informed by the U.S. Coast Guard there were no injuries reported. At approximately 11:45 a.m. […]

  • Update: APL Austria’s Fire Extinguished, Inspection Begins

    16 February 2017

    The fire that raged for days on board the APL Austria docked at the port of Ngqurha near Port Elizabeth has finally been extinguished, according to the latest update from the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). “The good news is that the fire on board is completely extinguished and port operations continued as normal […]

  • Investigation into Snorre B fire reveals safety breaches

    27 August 2019

    Norwegian offshore safety agency has identified several breaches of the regulations.

  • Three injured in fire on Pemex platform in Gulf of Mexico

    8 January 2020

    Three people were injured in a fire on the Pemex-operated offshore platform, located in the Southern Gulf of Mexico, on Tuesday. 

  • Fire-Stricken Regina Seaways Reaches Klaipeda Port

    3 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Fire-stricken Regina Seaways safely reached Klaipėda Seaport in the evening hours of October 2.

  • MSC to cover costs related to Maersk Elba fire

    19 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Swiss shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has decided to cover the costs associated with the fire on board the containership Maersk Elba so that the vessel operator will not declare General Average.

  • Fire on Board MT Stolt Valor Contained (Qatar)

    21 March 2012
    Business & Finance

      Stolt Tankers B.V., a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen Limited and owner and operator of MT Stolt Valor, reported today that the fire on the ship has been contained. One crew member is still missing. The ship is under tow approximately 45 miles off the coast of Qatar. There has been no spillage of fuel oil […]