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  • USA: Medina International Delivers Firehawk 24 Fire Rescue Boat to New Jersey

    6 July 2011

      Medina International Holdings, Inc. has completed delivery of a Firehawk 24 fire rescue boat to the Westville Fire District #1, New Jersey, through its wholly owned subsidiary Harbor Guard Boats, Inc. “We are very pleased to have completed delivery of another Firehawk 24 model,” commented Mr. Daniel Medina, President of Medina International Holdings, Inc. […]

  • Tokyo Gas, JXTG scrap plan for Kawasaki gas-fired plant expansion

    17 July 2017

    Japan’s biggest city gas supplier and LNG importer, Tokyo Gas and JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corp have cancelled a plan to build two additional natural gas-fired power units at their jointly operated Kawasaki power plant. The two companies submitted the plan back in 2015 to add the two generators with a capacity of 550 megawatts each […]

  • Coal-fired generating station contract awarded to Aker Kvaerner / Siemens consortium

    30 January 2007

    Longview Power, LLC (“Longview”), a subsidiary of GenPower Holdings, L.P. has awarded Aker Kvaerner Songer, Inc. and Siemens Power Generation, Inc. acting as a consortium, a series of contracts for the engineering, supply of equipment and construction for the Longview project, a supercritical pulverized coal-fired generating facility in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Foster Wheeler North […]

  • 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.

  • Boluda Towage bolsters presence in Strait of Gibraltar with Resolve Salvage and Fire acquisition

    13 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Vessels

    Boluda Towage, a subsidiary of Spain’s Boluda Corporación Marítima, has expanded its global operations with the acquisition of Resolve Salvage and Fire, solidifying its position in the Strait of Gibraltar. The move aims to enhance services and intervention capabilities for both companies. The addition of Resolve Salvage and Fire, owned by Resolve Marine Group, brings tugs Elliot, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Tokyo Gas buys stake in New York gas-fired power plant

    14 October 2016

    Tokyo Gas’ unit Tokyo Gas America acquired a 25 percent interest in a 635 MW Empire natural gas power plant, through a joint venture company TTK Power.

  • 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 […]

  • Halliburton picks up another multi-year North Sea gig

    13 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Halliburton has landed a new long-term assignment in the North Sea with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered ConocoPhillips.

  • 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 […]

  • 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  

  • 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 […]

  • €465k grant backs Oceaneering’s floating wind cable qualification projects

    14 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology, Vision

    U.S. subsea engineering and applied technology firm Oceaneering International has secured a £400,000 (around €465,000) grant from Scotland’s economic development agency Scottish Enterprise for a project that aims to add manufacturing capacity for subsea power cables destined for Scottish offshore wind. Oceaneering’s Rosyth umbilical and cable manufacturing facility, which has been operating at the Port of […]

  • Petrobras awards DOF with two new contracts worth over $275M

    12 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured two new long-term contracts with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras that have a combined value of more than $275 million. Skandi Carla and Geoholm have been contracted on four-year charters with Petrobras as remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessels, both expected to begin their contracts in December. The […]

  • Subsea7 hired by Equinor and Shell under two new contracts

    18 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Subsea7 has secured two new contracts, one with Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor for work in Norway and the other with UK-headquartered energy firm Shell for the provision of services in the U.S. Namely, Subsea7 announced the award of a large contract, worth between $300 million and $500 million, by Equinor for the Fram Sør development […]

  • 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– […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • NextGeo expands into new regions via acquisition of share in 61-year-old Italian firm

    22 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    Italy-headquartered Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has signed a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of 75.4% of the share capital of a compatriot subsea services company established in 1964, thereby expanding its operations into the Mediterranean and West African countries and broadening its range of services. The transaction involves the acquisition of 75.4% of the […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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;

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]