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  • Coast Guard: Firefighting systems failed for Carnival cruise ship fire

    24 December 2010

    The U.S. Coast Guard issued two reports alleging that certain onboard firefighting systems failed to work on the Carnival Splendor after an engine-room fire disabled the ship during a November cruise.

  • Vietnam’s first LNG-fuelled power plant completes test firing

    20 January 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure

    PV Power, a subsidiary of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), has carried out the initial firing of the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant, achieving what it says is a milestone on the road to putting the project into commercial operation.

  • GPC Fires Back at Fishermen Complaining About Diseased Fish (Australia)

    24 November 2011

    The Gladstone Ports Corporation has fired back at fishermen complaining about diseased fish in its harbour, saying it’s part of a campaign… By Brian Williams (couriermail) [mappress] Source: couriermail, November 24, 2011; Image: westernbasinportdevelopment

  • 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.

  • Update: Fire on Maersk Line’s Boxship Under Control, Ship Stable

    10 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    The fire on board Maersk Line’s Safmarine Meru containership is under control, with external firefighting operations concluded, Maersk Line said in an update. The fire broke out after Safmarine Meru collided with a German-owned container vessel Northen Jasper some 120 nautical miles East of Ningbo on May 7, 2016 while the 2006-built boxship was en route from Qingdao to Ningbo in China. As […]

  • 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 […]

  • VIDEO: Four Dead, Dozens Injured in Gulf of Mexico Rig Fire

    1 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Four people were killed and sixteen injured in a fire that followed a massive explosion early this morning on a Pemex-owned platform in the Gulf of Mexico, the company confirmed. According to Reuters, at least 45 workers were injured in the blast. One of the deceased workers has been identified as a contractor employed by Cotemar […]

  • Operator: Hull of fire-stricken X-Press Pearl’s structurally intact

    31 May 2021
    Environment, Safety, Vessels

    Hull of the feeder containership X-Press Pearl, which has been ablaze off Colombo Port for days, remains structurally intact, the operator of the vessel said. According to an update from X-Press Feeders, salvors have determined that the state of the hull is sound and found that there has been no loss of oil into the […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. 

  • 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.

  • One Injured and Three Missing after Tanoto Shipyard Fire (Singapore)

    27 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    One man has been seriously injured while three are still missing due to a fire that broke out yesterday at Tanoto Shipyard off Shipyard Road in Jurong, Singapore. As Straitstimes reports, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) the Tanoto fire started from a tug boat and later spread to three other vessels that were […]

  • 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 […]

  • Update: Pemex Oil Rig Fire Contained, Platform Still Standing

    2 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The fire that was raging since early Wednesday morning on a Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, has been extinguished, Pemex said on its official Twitter account. Mexican oil giant denied claims that the Abkatun Permanente platform had collapsed, saying that it still stands on its feet. The company tweeted the following image saying it […]

  • ‘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.

  • Inyanga Marine Energy Group appoints new chair of the board

    18 August 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    UK-based Inyanga Marine Energy Group has appointed Martin Murphy as the new Chair of the Board. Murphy, a Chartered Engineer and experienced CEO, served 12 years in the Royal Navy before moving into senior corporate and entrepreneurial roles in the marine renewables sector, according to Inyanga Marine Energy Group.  “This is an exciting time in […]

  • VIDEO: Fire Breaks Out on Saipem’s Rig Scarabeo 5 (The Netherlands)

    20 September 2013

    The drilling rig Scarabeo 5 cought fire this morning while at Keppel Verolme yard, the Netherlands, undergoing special survey works. According to the Dutch media, three workers have been injured in the accident. Reportedly, a gas leak caused the fire. The vessel, owned by Saipem, is chartered by Statoil for the North Sea drilling. [mappress] World Maritime […]

  • CIC Campaign Highlights Need for Continued Commitment to Fire Safety Onboard

    18 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Wilhelmsen Ships Solutions (WSS) Business Manager for Safety Dave Evans says that preliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety Systems underline the need for shipowners to continue to be vigilant with regards to safety practices onboard. Evans says: “I am personally very pleased to see that the industry is starting to […]

  • LR publishes fire loadings and protection guidance notes for offshore industry

    26 August 2014

    Offshore fire risk requires a deep understanding and improved safety management on offshore vessels and installations, and ocean-going vessels. The new Lloyd’s Register Energy Guidance Notes, launched at ONS 2014, assist designers, owners and operators of oil and gas equipment on how to assess fire loadings on an installation, and how to protect people and […]

  • Grimaldi RoRo Catches Fire after Being Hit by Truck in Brazil

    10 April 2019

    This is the second incident involving Grimaldi vessels this year.

  • DFDS to Close Rosyth – Zeebrugge Route after Ro-Ro Fire

    24 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    DFDS is to close its Rosyth – Zeebrugge route following an engine room fire aboard Finlandia Seaways.

  • Pemex identifies workers killed in platform fire. Three still missing

    3 April 2015
    Exploration & Production

      Pemex has identified four workers killed in the Abkatun Alpha platform fire outbreak in Mexico’s Campeche Bay on Wednesday, April 1, 2014. In a statement issued yesterday, Mexico’s national oil company said that three of the deceased worked for Cotemar, and the fourth worker was a Pemex employee. Three workers are still missing; two employed by […]