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  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • Vessel quintet addition sets the stage for 49-strong fleet to scale up UAE firm’s reach and capabilities

    17 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Dubai-based offshore vessel operator Astro Offshore, an Adani Group company, has expanded its fleet with four platform supply vessels (PSVs) and one multipurpose supply vessel (MPSV), which boost the UAE-headquartered firm’s operational efficiency and fleet versatility.

  • 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 […]

  • Baker Hughes helping Petrobras enhance oil & gas production as vessel duo remains in Brazil

    17 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes has disclosed a long-term contract extension with Brazil’s Petrobras for two stimulation vessels, which will keep supporting offshore operations that optimize oil and gas recovery in the South American country’s post and pre-salt fields.

  • Maersk’s security team fires back on Houthi in Red Sea, thwarts boarding, prompting another operational pause

    31 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    Just days after announcing its gradual return to the Red Sea, global cargo shipping giant Maersk finds itself at the center of escalating tensions as its vessel, the Maersk Hangzhou, becomes the target of a missile and small boat swarm by Yemen’s Houthi Group. The assault occurred approximately 55 nautical miles southwest of Al Hodeidah, […]

  • 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 […]

  • BAR Technologies and Union Maritime secure double approval for dual-fuel LNG tanker duo fitted with WAPS

    1 October 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Vessels

    UK-based shipping company Union Maritime (UML) and compatriot design and engineering firm BAR Technologies have received a green light from the Marshall Islands flag for the former company’s dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker duo fitted with wind propulsion systems. As disclosed, the approval, which has confirmed that the two maritime players’ proposals covering bridge […]

  • Ship Ablaze at Bay Shipbuilding

    14 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out on Friday evening on board a US-flagged self-unloader Alpena, undergoing a two-week maintenance at Bay Shipbuilding Co, a Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin-based shipbuilding arm of Fincantieri. Four people were injured during the firefighting activities, two shipyard workers and firefighters, Fox news reported, and the vessel sustained severe damage to its superstructure. According to Sturgeon Bay […]

  • Iron Chieftain Leaves on Final Journey for Turkish Scrapyard

    27 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Bulker Iron Chieftain, which suffered a major fire in 2018, left Port Kembla for its final resting place in Turkey.

  • Isle of Man-based firm on the lookout for partner to join Uruguay’s oil & gas exploration block

    3 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Following the handover of the operator role for one block, Challenger Energy Group (CEG), the Isle of Man-headquartered oil and gas company, has embarked on a search for a partner at another block off the coast of Uruguay to share costs ahead of the anticipated drill or drop decision.

  • 19 Evacuated as Ship Bursts into Flames

    18 February 2016

    The entire crew of 19 people was evacuated after their ship, the 2006-built general cargo vessel Lintas Belawan, caught fire on Thursday off Masalembu Islands in Indonesia, according to the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency. The fire broke out in the engine room and spread throughout the ship. Another vessel which was in the vicinity when the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Maritime majors complete NH3 co-firing test using 4-stroke NH3-fueled engine

    16 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Vessels

    A maritime consortium involving NYK Line, IHI Power Systems, Nihon Shipyard, Japan Engine Corporation and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has announced that the world’s first four-stroke ammonia-fueled (NH3-fueled) engine has completed a land-based test for the stable combustion of fuel ammonia having an 80% co-firing ratio as part of a demonstration project for the commercialisation […]

  • 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 […]

  • World’s biggest maritime cargo carriers join Safetytech accelerator

    22 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Some of the world’s biggest maritime cargo carriers are joining forces with the world’s first industrial safety technology accelerator to launch an innovation initiative to reduce cargo loss at sea. The companies joining the accelerator are Evergreen Line, HMM, Maersk, the Offen Group, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Seaspan as well as Lloyd’s Register. The aim […]

  • Mammoet Salvage deals with burning tanker

    19 August 2009

    Mammoet Salvage, based in Schiedam, the Netherlands, has started the salvage operation of the Formosaproduct Brick. This product tanker, with a length of 228.5 meters, is on fire in the Straits of Malacca, 20 miles from Port Dickson, Malaysia. The tanker, carrying 58,000 tons of highly flammable naphtha, collided with the Ostende Max bulk carrier […]

  • Hong Kong: Search for Two Sailors Still Active after Tanker Explosion

    11 January 2019

    Hong Kong authorities still looking for two crew members after an Aulac Fortune explosion and fire.