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  • One seafarer dead after fire breaks out on MSC boxship

    29 June 2021
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    While en route from Colombo to Singapore, MSC Messina, a containership operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), caught fire that left one crew member dead.

  • NOC: Fires at Libya’s Ras Lanuf and Es-Sidra Terminals Extinguished

    11 January 2016

    Fires raging at Libyan two major oil ports Ras Lanuf and Es-sidra were extinguished on January 8th, the country’s National Oil Co. said. At least five oil tanks were set on fire in a rampage launched last week by the Islamic State militants within attempts to seize the country’s oil assets. According to Mohamed al-Manfi, an oil official […]

  • Uniper converts its site from coal-fired to hydrogen-run

    1 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    German utility Uniper will transform its Wilhelmshaven 757-megawatt coal-based plant to run on hydrogen.

  • Fire Breaks Out on MV Amsterdam Bridge off Mumbai Coast

    10 September 2012

      The merchant vessel MV Amsterdam Bridge caught fire on Sunday afternoon, at approx. 15:30, off the Mumbai coast, Business-Standard reports. The 54,405 tonne vessel was going to Colombo from Mumbai and was allegedly carrying hazardous cargo. The crew of the vessel is believed to be safe according to Indian Coast Guard officials. It is […]

  • ‘Eye of fire’ near Pemex Gulf of Mexico platform put out

    3 July 2021
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    A fire on the ocean surface dubbed the “Eye of fire” that broke out early on Friday in the Gulf of Mexico near Pemex’ Ku Maloob Zaap oil development was put out.

  • Passengers evacuated from cruise ship off Mexico after fire

    18 April 2011

    A fire in a generator knocked out power to a cruise ship sailing off the Mexican coast over the weekend, forcing the evacuation of nearly 750 passengers and crew. The Associated Press reports 522 passengers and 226 crew members aboard the Ocean Star Pacific on Saturday were evacuated by catamaran to the port of Huatulco […]

  • Italian ConRo Ship Catches Fire off France, 27 People Evacuated

    11 March 2019

    Twenty-seven people evacuated from a fire-stricken ConRo vessel in the Bay of Biscay.

  • India: Major Fire Near Engine of Scrapped Ship Khalijia III

    15 November 2011

      A major fire broke out on the controversial ship MV Khalijia III on Monday afternoon and took three hours to be doused… (ExpressIndia) [mappress] Source: ExpressIndia, November 15, 2011

  • MSC-chartered boxship suffers engine room fire in Panama Canal

    31 January 2023
    Green Marine, Vessels

    A fire broke out in the engine room of the container vessel Cape Kortia on Monday morning, 30 of January, while the vessel was moving towards the PSA port in the Pacific, the Panama Canal reports. The New Panamax container vessel (11,010 TEU), built in 2017, is owned by Costamare from Greece and operated by […]

  • Four people evacuated after fire on Cook Inlet gas platform

    3 October 2014

    A fire that broke out Thursday morning on board a natural gas production platform in Cook Inlet, near Niksiki, has been brought under control. The fire on Hilcorp’s Baker platform was reported to the Coast Guard’s Anchorage office at about 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. All four people aboard the platform were safety evacuated, the U.S. Coast […]

  • Shell suspends production at Prelude FLNG after fire breaks out

    22 December 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Oil and gas giant Shell has shut down production at its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility offshore Australia after a fire broke out on 21 December. “On Wednesday 21 December at 16:25 AWST, there was a small fire detected on board Prelude in a turbine enclosure. The fire was quickly contained using a hand-held […]

  • Two Crew Missing after Car Carrier Suffers Fire in Pacific

    2 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Search efforts continued for two missing crewmen of the car carrier Sincerity Ace following a major vessel fire.

  • Libyan Coast Guard Fires upon Tanker Suspected of Fuel Smuggling

    9 October 2017

    The Libyan Coast Guard has opened fire on a tanker suspected of smuggling Libyan fuel, the Coast Guard said on Saturday, October 7. The Comoros-flagged oil products tanker, identified as Goeast, is reported to have refused to obey instructions from the Coast Guard when approached on Friday while underway near Bukhamash, west of Zuwarah. The […]

  • Poyry Secures Contract for Two Gas Fired Power Plants in Thailand

    14 June 2011

      Pöyry’s Energy business group has been awarded an Owner’s Engineering Services Contract for two new Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plants in Thailand by Amata B.Grimm Power (Rayong) 1 Limited and Amata B.Grimm Power (Rayong) 2 Limited. The projects will run concurrently with a five month interval between Notice to Proceed for each project. The […]

  • Russia: Murmansk Shipyard Fire Kills One and Injures Four Firefighters

    19 January 2012

    Four firefighters were injured and one died on Jan 17 when extinguishing fire at Murmansk shipyard, reports REGNUM referring to EMERCOM, Murmansk Dept. Duty officer received fire call at 10.16 am. The fire was brought under control at 10.26 pm, and at 10.27 pm an oxygen cylinder exploded during fire extinguishing operations. Four specialists of […]

  • Remote control fire fighting system ready for crewless ship ops

    20 January 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Technology, Vessels

    Survitec’s fire fighting system and safety equipment aboard Yara Birkeland – the world’s first fully autonomous containership – has completed its first annual service ahead of the 3200 dwt ship’s first laden voyage.

  • Fire Breaks Out in Port of Barcelona after Ferry Hits Crane

    31 October 2018

    A fire erupted in the Port of Barcelona after a ferry collided with a loading crane.

  • Williams Shuts Down Wyoming Gas Facility After Explosion and Fire

    24 April 2014

    Williams Partners, reported an explosion and fire at approximately 2 p.m. Mountain Time at their natural gas processing facility in Lincoln County, Wyo., near the town of Opal. There were no reported injuries or damage to property outside the facility, the company said in a statement. The facility was immediately shut down and emergency procedures […]

  • Subsea 7’s Ship on Its Way to Rotterdam After Fire

    20 January 2016

    Subsea 7’s pipelay vessel ‘Seven Waves’ is returning to the yard in the Netherlands for repairs after a fire on its lay assembly. Subsea 7 spokesperson confirmed to Subsea World News that the incident occurred during work in Brazil, and that “the vessel is returning to Europe for repairs, as they can be carried out more […]

  • Govt under fire over prison ‘mother ship’ plan

    3 August 2006

    The Federal Opposition has condemned a Government plan to hold illegal fisherman and asylum seekers intercepted in Australia waters for up to a month on a prison ship. Customs is searching for a vessel that can be converted to hold up 30 detainees and be armed with mounted machine guns. The ship will cost up […]

  • Novatek to fire up Yamal LNG’s train one in November

    21 September 2017

    Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, Novatek, is set to start up the first liquefaction train at its Yamal LNG project in November. 

  • Santos GLNG fires up first gas turbine generator

    10 April 2015

    Santos GLNG said it has successfully started up the first of six gas turbine generators on Curtis Island, which together will provide permanent electrical power supply to its LNG plant.

  • NREL to fire starting gun for MECC 2022 in early April

    26 March 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Human Capital, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has announced it will start accepting applications for the 2022 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) on 5 April 2021. Managed by NREL on behalf of U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), the competition encourages undergraduate and graduate students to unlock the power of the ocean, rivers, […]

  • Total fires up giant Egina FPSO offshore Nigeria

    3 January 2019
    Infrastructure

    French oil major Total has started oil production from its Egina field offshore Nigeria. Total started up production on December 29, 2018. 

  • Alfa Laval’s offshore fire water pump for North Sea platform

    22 November 2017
    Equipment

    Sweden’s Alfa Laval has won an order to supply Framo pumping systems to an oil platform in the North Sea. The order, valued at 60 million Swedish crowns, comprises offshore fire water pumping systems to an unnamed offshore oil platform in the North Sea. “I am very pleased to announce this large order for our […]