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  • Boxship Kamala Ablaze in East China Sea

    12 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    A Liberia-flagged container ship caught fire around midnight, July 11, some 220 miles west of the Japanese island of Kuchinoshima in the East China Sea, according to local media. The duty officer of the fire-stricken 2,011 TEU Kamala sent out a distress signal to the Japanese Coast Guard shortly after midnight local time, July 12, reporting […]

  • MHI and Nusantara Power to accelerate decarbonisation of Indonesia’s energy systems

    23 March 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and PT. PLN Nusantara Power, a sub-holding of Indonesia’s state-owned electricity provider PT. PLN (Persero), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to commence three technical studies related to co-firing of less carbon-intensive fuels at power plants owned and operated by Nusantara Power. According to MHI, a pair of studies […]

  • China: Wang Tak Shipbuilding Delivers New Fireboat

    5 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Recently, the new RAnger 4600 Class Fireboat, Guan Xiao Er Hao was delivered to the Dongguan Fire Services Department, China by the builder Wang Tak Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Hong Kong. This latest in the RAnger series of fireboats was designed by Naval Architects Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, Canada. Guan Xiao Er Hao […]

  • Update: X-Press Pearl engulfed in flames after an explosion, crew evacuated

    25 May 2021
    Environment, Safety, Vessels

    Harrowing images have emerged this morning of the X-Press Pearl containership, engulfed in flames with thick, black smoke billowing from the vessel. The ship was hit by a fire on May 20th while at anchorage off Colombo harbour, Sri Lanka, and the local authorities have been working to extinguish it ever since. The situation seems […]

  • Burning Car Carrier Abandoned off Philippine Coast

    17 June 2019

    The vessel caught fire late on Sunday.

  • GLDD Scores Another Coastal Protection Contract

    17 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced yesterday the receipt of an award for a $23.4 million contract with an additional $11.2 million in options to construct a beach berm and dune at Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet, New York. Fire Island is a barrier island that helps protect back-bay communities along Great South Bay […]

  • Video: MOL Prestige Medevac

    6 February 2018

    Canadian Armed Forces have released a video of the rescue operation of MOL Prestige crew members.

  • USA: FERC Issues Report on Land Based LNG Spills

    28 January 2013

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has prepared a report, in Docket No. AD13-4-000, examining potential changes to LNGFIRE3, the solid flame model required by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s regulations at Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 193 for predicting radiant heat from liquefied natural gas (LNG) pool fires on […]

  • Humber Coastguard Rescues Crewman from ‘Norfolk Tern’ (UK)

    20 January 2014

    A crewman has been airlifted to hospital this morning after a fire on board a wind farm support vessel 4 nautical miles off Great Yarmouth. Humber Coastguard received a call from the vessel Norfolk Tern just after 8am reporting they had a fire in their starboard engine. They had managed to bring it under control, […]

  • DSME Shipyard in Flames

    24 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Two workers died and seven were injured in a fire that broke out in a dry dock 8 at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s Okpo Shipyard in Geoje at around 9 am local time today, according to local media. The injured workers were hospitalized and treated for smoke inhalation. The fire reportedly started while the workers were welding inside a hull […]

  • USCG Detains Tanker in Port Angeles

    11 February 2015

    The U.S. Coast Guard has detained the Marshall Island-flagged tanker Overseas Jademar in Port Angeles, after Port State Control officers discovered several significant safety violations,  including non-functioning distress signaling equipment and fire safety systems. The electronic position indicating radio beacon, an essential piece of distress equipment that notifies authorities of the crew’s location in the event of an […]

  • Finland: Cargotec Wins IBJ’s Safety in Bulk Handling Award

    22 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    For a third year running Cargotec has won an International Bulk Journal (IBJ) award for the technology that it offers the bulk-handling market; this year its new Siwertell sulphur safety system has taken top prize in IBJ’s safety in bulk handling awards Cargotec has developed a system, known as the 4S (Siwertell sulphur safety system), […]

  • One crew member of X-Press Pearl tests positive for Covid as efforts to douse the fire start to bear fruit

    27 May 2021
    Environment, Human Capital, Safety, Vessels

    One of the two injured crew members of the X-Press Pearl containership, which remains ablaze off Colombo port, Sri Lanka, has tested positive for COVID-19, operator of the ship informed. According to Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, the two crew members, who received leg injuries during their evacuation from the ship on the morning of Tuesday, May […]

  • Scorched Cap Blanche Delayed in Vancouver for at Least 10 Days

    15 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire that started in the engine room of the container ship Cap Blanche at Vancouver’s Fraser Surrey Docks on July 12 could keep the 2,741 TEU vessel in Vancouver at least until July 22. The engine room was damaged and will require extensive repairs. The early estimate is that the vessel will depart on July 22, […]

  • Finland: Cargotec’s Siwertell Sulphur Safety System Wins IBJ Award

    22 November 2011

    For a third year running Cargotec has won an International Bulk Journal (IBJ) award for the technology that it offers the bulk-handling market; this year its new Siwertell sulphur safety system has taken top prize in IBJ’s safety in bulk handling awards Cargotec has developed a system, known as the 4S (Siwertell sulphur safety system), […]

  • Top News of The Week March 31-April 4, 2014

    6 April 2014

    USA: Explosion Causes Fire at Plymouth LNG Facility Williams Partners said that an explosion and fire occurred on Monday at the company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Plymouth, Washington. The facility is owned by Williams Partners’ subsidiary Northwest Pipeline. Zeus: Shell’s LNG Fuel Withdrawal in North America Offers Lessons for Smaller Suppliers Despite entering […]

  • Autronica Wins Prelude FLNG Contract, Australia

    25 January 2013
    Project & Tenders

    Autronica Fire and Security AS, Division Oil & Gas, said it has recently been awarded the prestigious contract from Emerson for the delivery of integrated fire and gas detection on the world’s largest floating liquefied natural gas facility.   Autronica Fire and Security AS, headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, is one of the world’s leading suppliers […]

  • PSA Norway audits Eni’s Goliat FPSO management. Finds room for improvement

    9 May 2014

    From 10 to 12 March 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the work of Eni Norge AS (Eni) to ensure compliance with the requirement to establish and implement technical and operational barriers in the development project for Goliat FPSO. The objective of the audit was to monitor that Eni, […]

  • Cruise ship ablaze in Channel

    6 May 2006

    A fire on board a ship with 708 passengers on board in the English Channel near Beachy Head has been extinguished, a coastguard has said. The blaze on board the Calypso was tackled by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A six-strong fire team for the Maritime Incident Response Group (MIRG) has now been helicoptered […]

  • PSA Completes Goliat FPSO Audit

    9 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    From 10 to 12 March 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the work of Eni Norge AS (Eni) to ensure compliance with the requirement to establish and implement technical and operational barriers in the development project for Goliat FPSO. Objective The objective of the audit was to monitor that […]

  • MOL Comfort’s Fore Part Still in Flames

    10 July 2013

    The fire on MOL Comfort’s fore part that broke out on July 6th continues to rage. The Indian Coast Guard vessel ‘Samudra Prahari’ joined the other two rescue boats in the firefighting operation on July 8th. Due to adverse weather affecting the firefighting effort, the fire is not yet under control. Observations show that most […]

  • Singapore shipyard fined US$19,000 after seven deaths

    26 May 2006

    A Singapore court has fined a state-linked company less than US$20,000 for safety lapses that led to the deaths of seven foreign workers in a shipyard fire, the company said. Keppel Corp Ltd, the world’s largest maker of offshore oil rigs, said in a statement that its Keppel Shipyard unit was fined S$30,000 (US$19,000) on […]

  • Two Containerships Ablaze in Port Klang

    29 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out  on Tuesday night in Port Klang, Malaysia after two containerships brushed against each other in wharf. The two boxships  involved in the accident are San Felipe managed by Ship Finance International (SFI) and United Arab Shipping Co’s (UASC) Al Riffa. Al Riffa had to be towed 1km away from the wharf as the […]

  • Boxship Stadt Dresden Suffers Main Engine Issues in Venice

    20 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    The containership Stadt Dresden experienced main engine issues while berthing in Venice, Hapag-Lloyd informed.

  • Nigeria: Chevron Getting Ready to Kill Burning Well

    3 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Chevron has finalized plans to start drilling a relief well to control the Funiwa Deep 1A well. The fire is still burning at the well, but continues to diminish. Based on the condition of the well, the safest way to control the well is to drill a relief well to kill the well at reservoir […]