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  • Move to Americas prompts Australian oil & gas firm’s CEO hunt as current one steps down

    23 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital

    Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy is on the lookout for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD), who will take over from its current CEO next year, as the firm prepares to shift its key corporate teams and roles to Brazil and the United States of America (USA).

  • Crew Evacuated from Burning Ship off Chioggia, Italy

    27 February 2019

    Crewmembers of a general cargo vessel evacuated after their ship caught fire off Italy.

  • Two vessels attacked by pirates

    25 October 2009

    Jolly Rosso, an Italian flagged roro ship, was attacked by two small skiffs 400 nautical miles east of Mombasa, Kenya, according to EU Maritime Security Centre. The pirates opened fire with automatic fire and also fired three rocket propelled grenades at the ship. The ship took appropriate evasive action, managed to evade the attack and […]

  • MOL’s LNG-powered car carrier obtains ‘world’s first’ notation for safe EV transportation

    2 September 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    LNG-fueled car carrier Cerulean Ace operated by Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received Additional Fire-Fighting Measures for Vehicle Carrier (AFVC) certification from classification society ClassNK for its voluntary measures to prevent onboard fires during the transport of electric vehicles (EVs). According to MOL and ClassNK, this is the first case in the […]

  • Maritime Incident Response Groups Test Their Firefighting Skills

    19 June 2014

    On 18 June, four Maritime Incident Response Groups (MIRGs) from Kent (UK), Zeeland (NL), Ghent, Antwerp, Beveren (BE) Pas de Calais and the French Navy (FR) ran a successful exercise on board DFDS Seaways’ cruise ferry, Princess Seaways. In the exercise scenario the groups were confronted with fire on one of the ferry’s car decks. […]

  • PSA Norway Discovers 17 Nonconformities During Rowan Stavanger Audit

    31 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit activity with assistance from the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, where preparedness-related factors were reviewed on board the Rowan Stavanger facility. Background Rowan Drilling UK (Rowan) will operate the facility on the Norwegian continental shelf. The PSA’s activity was carried out as part of processing the application […]

  • VIDEO: Four Barges Collide in Texas

    21 July 2015

    On Monday, July 20th, two eastbound Kirby Inland Marine barges and two westbound Enterprise Marine Services barges collided at mile marker 349 on the Intracoastal Waterway near Bolivar Peninsula in Texas and a fire ensued in the early morning hours. A fire erupted on one of the Enterprise Marine Services barges, being pushed by the […]

  • EIA: US electricity generation from natural gas rises

    7 October 2015

    The monthly natural gas share of total U.S. electricity generation surpassed the coal share in July for the second time ever, with natural gas fueling 35% of total generation to coal’s 34.9% share, the U.S. EIA said in a report. Compared to the previous July, coal-fired generation fell in every region of the country, while […]

  • Northern Volition Ablaze off Vietnam

    26 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out on board the Portuguese-flagged containership Northern Volition off Vung Tau Town on the southern coast of Vietnam on Tuesday, local media reported. The 221-m long vessel was carrying 900 containers when the fire started in two of them, filled with sugarcane dregs. The high temperature inside the container reportedly ignited the cargo. The crew […]

  • InterDam’s G21 FirePanel Passes H120 Tests

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    In April 2014, InterDam’s next-generation G21 FirePanel successfully completed H120 tests. During the DNV GL- and Lloyd’s-Register-approved test, the G21 FirePanels maintained their fire resistance, structural integrity and insulation for over 180 minutes at hydrocarbon-fire-curve temperatures. Weight-saving The modular, cost-effective G21 FirePanel technology offers major advantages over the traditional fire resistant panels, including an easy […]

  • Petronas Halts Production at Tukau Offshore Platform (Malaysia)

    13 June 2012

    Malaysia’s oil giant Petronas has halted production on its Tukau platform after the fire outbreak was reported on Monday morning, Reuters reports. The fire broke out at the Petronas operated Tukau B drilling platform, located approximately 30 kilometers offshore Miri, Sarawak. Five maintenance workers were injured. The five workers were immediately flown by a helicopter […]

  • Environmental fears rise as crippled ship drifts off Antarctica

    16 February 2007

    A Japanese whaling ship crippled by fire drifted off the world’s largest penguin breeding grounds today, and New Zealand alerted other countries it may need help if the vessel leaked oil into the pristine Antarctic waters. One crew member was missing from the 8,000-ton Nisshin Maru, which was starting to list from water pumped aboard […]

  • DSME ordered to stop LPG construction following incident

    11 November 2015

    Following an accident at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s shipyard, the government ordered a partial halt of operations.

  • Natuur&Milieu, Eneco Call for Further 700MW of Offshore Wind in the Netherlands

    19 July 2016

    Investing in a package containing offshore wind, sun and bioheat is almost EUR 1 billion cheaper for Dutch consumers than biomass co-firing, according to a report commissioned by Nature & Environment (Natuur & Milieu) and Eneco, which called on the Dutch government for an additional 700MW of offshore wind farms to replace the co-firing of biomass in […]

  • Chemical Spill Scare at Oakland Port

    21 August 2015

    The hazardous materials unit of the Oakland Fire Department responded yesterday to an acid spill from a shipping container at the Port of Oakland. As informed by the fire department, the 40-foot shipping container was leaking corrosive materials of HazMat 1, 2, 3, E3 types. The container sprung a leak of about 100 gallons of a […]

  • JERA–Woodside LNG pact bolstering Japan’s winter energy resilience

    23 June 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Japan’s JERA, an equal joint venture of two major Japanese electric power companies, TEPCO Fuel & Power Incorporated and Chubu Electric Power Company, has signed a non-binding heads of agreement (HoA) with the Singaporean subsidiary of of Australian energy giant Woodside for the purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the latter’s portfolio.

  • Search for missing workers offshore Azerbaijan ongoing

    9 December 2015

    Search and rescue operation is ongoing for twenty-six workers that went missing in two separate offshore accidents in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan. The first incident was reported earlier on Friday, December 4, when high waves washed down a living quarter on a platform at the Socar-run Oil Rocks field. Three workers went missing. After […]

  • APL Vancouver Cleared to Continue Its Voyage

    14 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Fire-stricken APL Vancouver was cleared for departure on February 12 and is on its way to Singapore.

  • VIDEO: Four Barges Collide in Texas

    21 July 2015

    On Monday, July 20th, two eastbound Kirby Inland Marine barges and two westbound Enterprise Marine Services barges collided at mile marker 349 on the Intracoastal Waterway near Bolivar Peninsula in Texas and a fire ensued in the early morning hours. A fire erupted on one of the Enterprise Marine Services barges, being pushed by the […]

  • Preliminary Results Released for HAVEP

    25 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Preliminary results from the Harmonized Verification Programme (HAVEP) show importance of regular realistic fire and abandon ship drills on passenger ships. HAVEP questionnaire was completed during 232 inspections on 225 individual ships. A total of 130 HAVEP-related deficiencies were recorded and 2 ships were detained as a direct result of the HAVEP. Analysis of the recorded […]

  • Fishermen rescued from burning boat

    6 September 2006

    The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) rescued 11 fishermen from a burning boat off Mossel Bay harbour on Thursday, said a spokesperson. The 16-metre long Gurusan was five nautical miles off Gouritz and 17 nautical miles from the Mossel Bay harbour when it sent out a mayday at 5.45pm, reporting a fire on board, said […]

  • Orkney Marine Work Gets Cannes Festival Spotlight

    16 May 2019
    Environment

    A major documentary on climate change, featuring Orkney’s pioneering marine energy work, is set to be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival next week. Ice on Fire has been produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and is also narrated by the actor, who has a strong interest in climate change and ecological issues. Directed by Leila Conners, […]

  • Trelleborg’s Topside and Subsea Solutions on Display at PECOM

    15 April 2015

    For the first time, Trelleborg’s offshore operation will exhibit at the Petroleum Exhibition Conference of Mexico (PECOM) in Villahermosa, Mexico, presenting its latest topside and subsea solutions. On Wednesday April 15 at 18:00, Sales Manager, Ole Bjørn Rasmussen will give a talk on Health, Safety and Suppression Equipment. Located on stand 1109, Trelleborg’s offshore operation […]

  • InterDam completes G21 FirePanel H120 tests

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    In April 2014, InterDam’s next-generation G21 FirePanel successfully completed H120 tests. During the DNV GL- and Lloyd’s-Register-approved test, the G21 FirePanels maintained their fire resistance, structural integrity and insulation for over 180 minutes at hydrocarbon-fire-curve temperatures. Weight-saving The modular, cost-effective G21 FirePanel technology offers major advantages over the traditional fire resistant panels, including an easy […]

  • Equinor pushes Hammerfest LNG restart to March 2022

    26 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has pushed back the planned restart of its Hammerfest LNG facility to end of March 2022.