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  • ABS Releases Guide for Improved Safety on Offshore Vessels

    12 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore and marine industries, has released the ABS Guide for Enhanced Fire Protection Arrangements, as guidance for improved safety on offshore vessels and installations as well as oceangoing vessels. “Protection against fires on board vessels and offshore installations is critically important,” says ABS Chairman and […]

  • J-ENG initiaties ammonia co-firing operation of first full-scale engine bound for gas carrier

    22 April 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Research & Development, Technology

    The first Japanese-developed and manufactured commercial full-scale, low-speed, ammonia-fueled two-stroke engine has started co-firing operation with ammonia ahead of installation on an actual vessel, Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) revealed.

  • Cargo Ship Ablaze in Akita Port

    14 January 2015

    Fire erupted aboard Cambodia-flagged ro/ro cargo ship Citeca while at anchor in Akita Port, Japan, at around 5:30 pm local time, January 13, The Asahi Shimbun reports. According to Akita Coast Guard, the fire broke out on the ship’s cargo deck, which was at the time of the accident laden with plywood. Fourteen Russian crewmen were […]

  • Jensen to Design Custom Fireboat for City of San Francisco, USA

    10 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., a Crowley company, has been chosen to design a custom “super pumper” fireboat to enhance the City of San Francisco Fire Department’s (SFFD) marine fire fighting and response capabilities on water. This high-volume water and foam pumping NFPA Type II fireboat will feature six fire monitors and 26 manifold valves, allowing […]

  • Australia: Gorgon Project Safety Under Fire After Near Sinking off Barrow Island

    10 February 2011

    On Sunday, February 6, the multi-cat vessel Boskalis BKM 102 was working on the Gorgon Project off Barrow Island at 9.30pm when it ran over… [mappress] Source: mua, February 10, 2011

  • Australia: Gorgon Project Safety Under Fire After Near Sinking Off Barrow Island

    10 February 2011

      Unions are up in arms after yet another safety incident on the $43billion dollar Gorgon project, which could well have ended in tragedy. On Sunday, February 6, the multi-cat vessel Boskalis BKM 102 was working on the Gorgon Project off Barrow Island at 9.30pm when it ran over the dredge anchor, ripping open its […]

  • Pemex: Three Workers Still Unaccounted for

    7 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Search for three workers, who went missing after the oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico last week, resumes, Mexico’s oil firm Pemex said in an update. Two of the missing workers were employed by Cotemar, a Mexican oil services company whereas the remaining one was working for Pemex. The Navy is still searching for […]

  • Big Oil vs climate advocates on US offshore leasing plan: Key to energy security and jobs or coastal economy threat

    21 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    The Trump administration’s draft five-year offshore leasing plan continues to run the gauntlet of commentators’ reactions, sparking both applause and outrage. While some are calling it vital for national security, energy independence, and job creation, others see it as a major risk that could jeopardize the $250 billion coastal economy and millions of jobs in […]

  • Firefighters injured in Florida vehicle carrier explosion

    5 June 2020
    Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    Several people were injured in an explosion on board Höegh Xiamen, a Norway-flagged vehicle carrier, near Blount Island, Jacksonville, USA, on 5 June.

  • Drewry: Misdeclared Cargo Fines Unlikely to Change Rogue Shippers

    22 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Eight fire incidents occurred aboard ships carrying containers this year alone.

  • Ship Ablaze off Cromer, UK

    13 January 2016

    Two UK Coastguard helicopters, a lifeboat and two other vessels are assisting the crew of a ship which is on fire off Cromer, the UK, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) reports. One coastguard helicopter is taking six fire and rescue crew and their equipment out to the vessel. The seven crew of the vessel […]

  • Norwegian safety body warns of faulty fireproof doors

    25 September 2017

    The Norwegian safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has informed of a circular letter to the industry which states that COSMO class A-0, A-60, and B-15 offshore cabin doors may have deficient insulation. PSA said on Friday that the deficiency concerned fire doors that are certified to MED (Marine Equipment Directive) modules B and […]

  • New York fires $75 billion shot for Big Oil to foot the landmark climate ‘superfund’ bill

    30 December 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    As the climate crisis continues to wreak havoc across the globe, New York has taken decisive action to hold fossil fuel players accountable for their pollution effects by establishing a new climate fund, described as landmark legislation to strengthen the state’s climate endeavors and environmental protection laws.

  • Salvage Operations Continue on MSC FLAMINIA in Mid Atlantic

    23 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Fire fighting, salvage operations, continue on the abandoned container ship mid-Atlantic after last week’s cargo explosion Three tugboats with fire-fighting ability are now at the scene. After the arrival of the second firefighting tugboat, a party of four salvage specialists has boarded MSC FLAMINIA. The team was able to reactivate the ship’s own fire fighting system. […]

  • Subsea7 lands multimillion-dollar decom gig in UK waters

    1 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 has been hired on an off-station decommissioning services assignment on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

  • RoPax Ferry Bursts in Flames at Elefsis Port

    16 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    A passenger/RoRo cargo ship caught fire while docked at the Greek port of Elefsis in the evening hours of July 14, according to local maritime authority. The RoPax ferry Evgenia P reportedly burst into flames while docked at the ”Kronos” area of the port. Hellenic Coast Guard dispatched a patrol boat, and local Fire Service sent three firefighting […]

  • Russian Trawler Burning for Days off Canary Islands

    14 April 2015

    Spanish authorities are still trying to contain a fire that erupted onboard a Russian fishing trawler Oleg Naydenov April 11, while the vessel was docked at the port of Las Palmas, the government-run Salvamento Maritimo reports. After failed attempts to contain the fire, the authorities decided early Sunday to tow the burning trawler some 20 miles offshore. The vessel was […]

  • IMO Okays Life Safety Performance Criteria Guidelines

    11 July 2017

    The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee has approved the Guidelines for the Selection of Life Safety Performance Criteria for use in Alternative Design and Arrangements for Fire Safety (SOLAS Regulation II-2/17). As explained, these guidelines are an important development in fire protection performance-based design. They provide engineers and regulators with a framework by […]

  • Dominion Plans to Convert Bremo Power Station from Coal to Natural Gas, USA

    14 September 2012

    Dominion Virginia Power is proposing to convert Bremo Power Station from using coal to natural gas as fuel to generate electricity. This would be the ninth company-owned, coal-fired power station announced in recent years with units to be closed or converted to alternative fuels. In its application filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), […]

  • Body Found on Ferry Ablaze off Hokkaido

    3 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Japan Coast Guard has found a body inside the ferry Sunflower Daisetsu, presumed to be the 44-year-old Kunihiko Orita, a navigation officer who went missing after the Ro/Pax ferry caught fire on Friday, July 31, off Hokkaido. Orita was reportedly last heard via walkie-talkie at around 6 pm Friday. He was engaged in fighting the flames, saying in […]

  • Report: Ship Involved in Kerch Strait Fire Barred from Usual Port amid US Sanctions

    23 January 2019

    Maestro and Venice/Candy listed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for petroleum shipments to Syria.

  • BP boosts gas production from Mediterranean Sea as it fires up next chapter of giant project

    17 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    BP has brought online the second development phase of a field at the West Nile Delta (WND) concession in the Mediterranean within the Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

  • Reefer Vessel Ignites in Spanish Port of Marin

    26 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    The 1994-built reefer vessel Frio Antwerp caught fire in the afternoon hours of May 25 while it was unloading its cargo of 200 tons of frozen fish in the Spanish port of Marin, Pontevedra, local media reported. The fire reportedly originated from a forklift which was located in the third cargo hold aboard the vessel. Pontevedra’s fire department […]

  • Avance Newbuilds Burning Again

    19 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Avance Gas Holding Ltd  has been informed that there has been another fire incident involving cargo tank no. 3 on board hull 1074 under construction at Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry shipyard in China. No casualties or injuries have been reported, and the cause of the fire and its impact is currently being investigated. This is […]

  • Trio pools resources to forge CO2 logistics hub for carbon dioxide transport chain

    4 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Transition

    Three players in the offshore energy and maritime spheres – Höegh Evi, Aker BP, and Ports of Stockholm – have joined forces to bring to life a CO2 logistics hub and enable an efficient and sustainable transport chain for carbon dioxide from industrial emitters in eastern Sweden.