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• Hyundai Heavy develops AI-based fire monitoring system

  

  23 April 2021

  Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Innovation, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Technology

  Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) based safety management/monitoring system (HiCAMS) and obtained classification and flag approval-in-principal (AIP) for the first time in the shipbuilding industry.

• Fire shuts Deep Panuke production offshore Nova Scotia

  6 August 2014

  Production from the Deep Panuke platform, offshore Nova Scotia, Canada, has been shut after a fire outbreak. According to The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, a small transformer fire broke out within a contained room on the Deep Panuke production platform. Reportedly, the fire was successfully extinguished by the fire suppression system. The Board said it […]

• Korean Vessel Listing after Fire at Port of Cape Town

  20 February 2017

  A fire that broke out on board a Korean fishing vessel at the port of Cape Town on February 18 has been put under control, according to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). “The fire is under control, but has spread to the back (aft) of the vessel. The City of Cape Town Fire Services […]

• Germany: DMT to Organize “Fire Protection for the Shipbuilding Industry” Conference

  20 November 2012

  Fire protection has always been a serious issue in the shipbuilding industry, with the demand for appropriate protection concepts steadily increasing. The result of ongoing research and development is the constant enhancement of the fire protection systems and products available. At the 1st specialist conference “Fire Protection for the Shipbuilding Industry” on 3rd and 4th […]

• Update: Fire-Stricken Yantian Express Heading for Freeport, Bahamas

  

  25 January 2019

  Business & Finance

  The fire-stricken containership Yantian Express will head for the Port of Freeport, Bahamas.

• MHPS gas turbines ordered for LNG-fired power plant

  22 May 2015

  Project & Tenders

  Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, jointly with Marubeni Corporation, has received an order for two M501J gas turbines and a steam turbine for the new 950 megawatt class LNG-fired Pyeongtaek Combined Cycle Power Plant to be built by Shin Pyeongtaek Power.

• 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).

• Shipowners Must Do More to Prevent Engineroom Fires (Norway)

  11 April 2012

  Business & Finance

    Shipowners are increasingly lax when it comes to upholding 2003 amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention that are designed to prevent engineroom fires, according to a loss prevention circular from Gard. The circular says that the risk of fire is highest when maintenance work is taking place or immediately afterwards, but […]

• Safety probe finds flaws after fire on Statoil’s Statfjord A

  7 March 2017

  Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has completed its investigation of the fire which broke out on Statoil’s Statfjord A platform offshore Norway in October 2016 and identified breaches of regulations.   Statfjord A is a North Sea production platform that has a concrete substructure and storage cells. The Norwegian part of the […]

• UK: Newcastle Gets Training Centre for Offshore Fire Fighters

  3 June 2013

  A brand new £1million, state-of-the-art, offshore training centre was unveiled Thursday, May 30,  at Newcastle International Airport, which will see up to 6,000 offshore workers trained every year in emergency fire fighting. The world-class facility has been developed by Offshore Training Newcastle (OTN) – a unique partnership of three of the North East’s leading training […]

• Fire aboard UASC Mega Ship Barzan, Cargo Delayed

  16 September 2015

  Business & Finance

  A fire broke out on board one of the largest ships in the container shipping industry, the LNG-ready 18,000 TEU Barzan, owned by the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), while under way to Felixtowe, UK. The fire was detected in the hold number two early Tuesday, while the ship was some 60 miles off Cape Finisterre, […]

• Prysmian Presents New SeaflameTM Fire-Resistant Cables (Italy)

  17 July 2013

  Business & Finance, Equipment

  Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has strengthened its product offer to deliver new levels of performance and safety for the world’s leading marine businesses, both in shipboard and offshore applications with SeaflameTM, a new and innovative full range of ultra fire-resistant power, control and instrumentation cables. Recently […]

• Oman: Port of Salalah Extinguishes Fire onboard Fishing Vessel

  29 October 2013

  Business & Finance

  Port of Salalah responded to a fire onboard a fishing vessel BAEK YUNG 29 that occurred at approximately 0300 on 28 October, 2013 while berthed at the port. The port authority has responded with all possible assistance in firefighting on both land and sea, via fire trucks and specialized firefighting equipment aboard harbor tug vessels. […]

• Temperature Rise, Forest Fires Ash Cause Greenland’s Melting

  22 May 2014

  Business & Finance

  Researchers at Dartmouth College and the Desert Research Institute, funded by the National Science Foundation of the United States (NSF), have found that a combination of rising temperatures and ash from Northern Hemisphere forest fires caused the large-scale surface melting of the Greenland ice sheet in 1889 and 2012. The findings also suggest that continued […]

• Mexico: Oil platform on fire. Four dead, 300 evacuated

  1 April 2015

  A fire broke out Wednesday on a Pemex-operated oil platform in the Bay of Campeche in Mexico. According to Pemex, one worker died while 300 were evacuated to nearby platforms, after the Abkatun Alpha platform caught fire. The national oil company said the fire broke out in the dewatering and pumping area of the platform, without […]

• IUMI Worried over Containership Fires and Mis-Declared Cargoes

  

  21 September 2018

  Business & Finance

  Containership fires, mis-declared cargoes a worrying trend for marine insurers.

• Maersk Line’s Boxship on Fire after Collision off China

  9 May 2016

  Business & Finance

  A fire broke out aboard the Safmarine Meru containership after it collided with a German-owned container vessel Northen Jasper some 120 nautical miles East of Ningbo. Shortly after, a crew of 22 people were evacuated from the Maersk Line-owned Safmarine Meru as it suffered severe damage, according to the owner of the vessel. The collision occurred in the evening hours […]

• Update: Fire on board MSC Daniela Extinguished, No Injuries Reported

  5 April 2017

  Business & Finance

  The fire which broke out onboard the 13,798 TEU containership MSC Daniela some 120 nautical miles off Colombo harbor, Sri Lanka, on April 4, has been extinguished, the ship’s owner, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) said in a statement to World Maritime News. The vessel was en route from Singapore to Port Said when the fire broke out toward […]

• Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet Project Makes Progress

  

  6 September 2019

  Business & Finance

  The Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet Coastal Storm Risk Management Project (FIMI) continues making progress, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York District said in its latest project update.  “Some 2.3 million cubic yards of sand is being pumped onto the beach, a dune is taking shape, and walkways for public access are […]

• USA: BP Puts Captured Oil & Gas on Fire

  10 June 2010

  The lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap, installed on June 3, continues to collect oil and gas flowing from the MC252 well and transport them to the Discoverer Enterprise drillship on the surface. In the first 12 hours of June 9 (midnight to noon), approximately 7,920 barrels of oil were collected and 15.7 million […]

• Fire put out at Petrobras’ production unit offshore Brazil

  8 July 2015

  Exploration & Production

  A Petrobras-run floating production unit offshore Brazil caught fire Sunday. According to Sindipetro-NF, a Brazilian oil workers’ union, the incident could have been tragic as it happened near gas leaking lines. The union, which said the fire was quickly extinguished, added that the outbreak happened 30 meters from two gas leaking lines. Also, Sindipetro-NF said that the CO2 extinguisher in the […]

• Fire Breaks Out in Star Maria’s Cargo Holds in Venice

  20 January 2016

  A fire broke out yesterday in cargo holds of bulk carrier identified as Marshal Islands-flagged Star Maria while the ship was docked in Italian port of Maghera, Venice. The local firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 18:50 local time to contain the fire which is believed to have started due to spontaneous combustion while […]

• Wartsila to start Monterey gas-fired power plant construction

  30 April 2015

  Wärtsilä said it has received full notice to proceed from Energía del Caribe, for the supply of a 139 MW Flexicycle power plant to a site near Monterrey in Northern Mexico.

• Wartsila to start Monterey gas-fired power plant construction

  30 April 2015

  Wärtsilä said it has received full notice to proceed from Energía del Caribe, for the supply of a 139 MW Flexicycle power plant to a site near Monterrey in Northern Mexico.

• Fire-Stricken Maersk Honam Set to Berth Next Week

  

  17 May 2018

  The hotspots on board Maersk Line’s ultra large containership Maersk Honam have been almost extinguished.