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  • USACE Releases Draft GRR/EIS for Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point Scheme

    22 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has announced the availability of the Draft General Re-evaluation Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft GRR/EIS) for the proposed Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, New York (FIMP) Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. The release of the draft feasibility study opens a 60-day review period for the public to […]

  • Fire-stricken X-Press Pearl sinks. No oil pollution, says operator

    3 June 2021
    Environment, Safety, Vessels

    Chemical-laden feeder containership X-Press Pearl, which has been burning for almost two weeks off Sri Lanka’s coast, sank yesterday and touched the sea bottom, the Indian Coast Guard informed. “The ship’s aft portion is sitting on the seabed at a depth of about 21 meters, and the forward section continues to settle down slowly.  Salvors […]

  • Petroleum Geo-Services ASA: No Personnel Injured After Fire Onboard Atlantic Explorer

    25 June 2008

    OSLO, Norway, June 25, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (‘PGS’ or the ‘Company’) announced today that on June 24th there was a fire in one of the auxiliary engines on the seismic vessel Atlantic Explorer, which was operating offshore Senja in Norway. The fire has been extinguished, and the vessel is under tow […]

  • Five Oceans Salvage, SMIT Salvage Hired to Rescue MV ‘Hansa Brandenburg’

    19 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Shipmanagement Company Leonhardt & Blumberg reported yesterday that they have appointed Five Oceans Salvage LTD & SMIT Salvage BV for the salvaging of her container vessel Hansa Brandenburg which is suffering from a fire on board and is drifting some 200 nautical miles northeast of Mauritius. The tug Coral Sea Flos is currently on its […]

  • HMS Iron Duke Fires Number of Weapons Systems during Sea Trials (UK)

    3 September 2013

    HMS Iron Duke has taken a few steps closer to taking on full operational duties after firing a number of weapons systems during her ongoing sea trials off the coast of Hampshire and Dorset. The Portsmouth-based frigate has been holding sea trials in the English Channel building up towards an operational deployment next year. In […]

  • UK: IMO Sub-Committee on Fire Protection Finalizes Comprehensive Revision of FSS Code

    2 August 2011

    Seven years’ work on the FSS Code was finalised at recently held session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Fire Protection (FP 55) The Sub-Committee on Fire Protection (FP 55) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has finalised a comprehensive revision of the Fire Safety Systems (FSS) Code. The work has been in progress for the […]

  • USA: Lake Worth Lagoon Restoration Project Under Fire Over Odor

    18 April 2011

    The town will ask county environmental resources managers to appear at the May 10 Town Council meeting to answer questions about a Lake… By DAVID ROGERS (palmbeachdailynews) [mappress] Source: palmbeachdailynews, April 18, 2011  

  • Sri Lanka eyes LNG-fired power plant, axes coal plant plans

    18 May 2016

    Sri Lanka decided to ditch the plans to build a 500-megawatt coal-fired power plant and turn to an LNG-fired option, according to the country’s petroleum minister Chandima Weerakkody.

  • Vestas announces to fire 3000 workers as plan to cut excess capacities (Denmark)

    27 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Vestas has announced plans to cut around 3,000 jobs as part of its plan to cut excess capacity in Europe. The move was revealed as part of… James Quilter (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly, October 27, 2010;

  • After missiles hit Black Sea platforms, reports indicate fire still burning

    23 June 2022
    Environment, Exploration & Production, Safety

    Following an alleged missile strike on three platforms in the Black Sea, satellite images indicate the fire is still burning at the site.

  • WSC, IMO Fire Back at Study Findings on Lack of Action on Climate Change

    25 October 2017
    Rules & Regulation

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Shipping Council (WSC) have hit back at the accusations stemming from the recently published study by the InfluenceMap on the IMO’s approach to tackling carbon emissions from shipping. The report claims that the shipping industry has aggressively lobbied the UN to obstruct climate change action for shipping, “ensuring it remains […]

  • TSB Canada: Maintenance-related issues led to MOL Prestige engine room fire

    31 July 2020
    Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    Maintenance-related issues led to the January 2018 engine room fire on board the container vessel MOL Prestige in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia (BC), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined in its investigation report.

  • Arrow Energy: Dalby Gas Fired Power Station Keeps Temps Down (Australia)

    10 January 2013

    The Western Downs is keeping Queensland and NSW cool in this week’s heatwave conditions. Arrow Energy’s gas-fired Braemar 2 Power Station near Dalby powered tens of thousands of air conditioners through yesterday’s blistering heat, using Surat Basin coal seam gas (CSG). Feeding into the national electricity grid, the station generated a peak of 489 MW– […]

  • Top News of the Week September 1 – September 8, 2013

    8 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Fire in Two Containers Aboard ‘Maersk Kampala’ Still Burning Maersk Line reported that the fire is still burning in two containers in the foremost bays on the Maersk Kampala’s deck. Maersk Kampala Fights with Fire in South of Suez Canal The Maersk Kampala, situated south of the Suez Canal, continues to fight a fire in […]

  • Investigation reveals cause of fire incident on world’s 1st LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier

    2 February 2023
    Authorities & Government, Green Marine, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ABTS) has concluded the investigation of a fire incident onboard the world’s first LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier that took place on 25 January 2022 on its maiden voyage. The ABTS’ investigation has found that the failure of an incorrectly-fitted electrical solenoid valve led to the brief propagation of flame from a liquified […]

  • Fire on Ship Shoal 233 B Platform Creates Oil Sheen in Gulf of Mexico

    27 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    W&T Offshore, Inc. reports that at about 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning, a fire started on its Ship Shoal 233 B Platform and was subsequently extinguished at 11:35 a.m. This production processing facility, which is operated by the Company, is located approximately 30 miles south of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, in 128 feet of […]

  • Boskalis competitor Jan de Nul says its mega dredger damaged by fire

    7 January 2008

    Jan de Nul, a non-listed competitor of Dutch dredger Boskalis Westminster NV, says that its Vasco da Gama dredger, one of the biggest in the world, has been damaged by fire, adding that it could take up to four months before the vessel is back in action.

  • Commercial operation starts at LNG-fired power station Anegasaki new unit 3

    2 August 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Japan’s Anegasaki thermal power station new unit 3, which energy company JERA has been replacing through its subsidiary JERA Power Anegasaki, has begun commercial operation on 1 August. As a result, all of the units from 1 to 3 in Anegasaki station have commenced commercial operations. New unit 3 is an LNG-fired power station that […]

  • BSEE, Coast Guard Continue Response Coordination for Loss of Well Control Incident and Rig Fire

    25 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Coast Guard are continuing to oversee Walter Oil & Gas Corporation’s response efforts to secure the natural gas well and extinguish the subsequent fire that started after the operator’s loss of well control Tuesday. Both BSEE and Coast Guard conducted multiple overflights to supplement […]

  • MHI, Keppel, DNV agree to explore adoption of ammonia-fired gas turbine in Singapore

    27 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Keppel New Energy and DNV have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a strategic collaboration to explore the feasibility and implementation of an ammonia-fired gas turbine on Jurong Island, Singapore. Under the MoU, the three companies will work together to perform a high-level quantitative risk assessment (QRA) to explore the […]

  • LNG exporters under fire from Australian watchdog over domestic supply

    20 September 2017

    Australia’s east coast liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters have been criticised by the country’s competition watchdog for not doing enough to help counter domestic gas supply shortages. The government announced earlier this year a domestic mechanism under which it could restrict LNG exports, in a bid to ease domestic shortages which have been pushing prices […]

  • UPDATE: Fire-stricken Fremantle Highway taken under tow, arrives at temporary anchorage

    31 July 2023
    Green Marine, Safety, Vessels

    Towing of the Fremantle Highway, a pure car and truck carrier which has been burning off the Dutch coast for days, has been finally launched. The car carrier was taken under tow on Sunday afternoon as the smoke from the vessel subsided considerably, Rijkswaterstaat, a government agency overseeing water management, transportation infrastructure, and environmental protection […]

  • Two majors team up on low-CO2 tech for gas-fired power generation

    10 March 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Technology

    U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes and Australia’s energy major Woodside Energy have signed a technology development agreement (TDA) to jointly work on a lower carbon power generation solution using a platform designed for oil and gas, heavy industries, and other smaller scale applications.

  • Starting shot fired for work on RWE’s first own offshore installation ship (Germany)

    9 September 2010
    Research & Development, Technology

    After successful completion of the detailed planning, construction has begun of RWE’s first own offshore installation ship with today’s steel cutting ceremony at the Korean shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. The first steel sections of the 100 metre long and 40 metre wide ship were cut to size under the eyes […]

  • USA: Jensen Maritime Designs Fastest Response Fire and Rescue Boat on Oregon’s Columbia River

    29 July 2011

    Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., a Crowley company, has been chosen to design the fastest response fire and rescue boat on Oregon’s Columbia River to increase the City of Portland’s Fire & Rescue (PF&R) response capabilities on water. The addition of this high-speed boat to the City’s response fleet – which up until now has consisted […]