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  • Ship-to-ship oil fuels talks

    9 May 2006

    PLANS to transfer oil ship-to-ship in the Firth of Forth have again come under fire from council chiefs in Fife. Fife Council has submitted its response to the consultation on the plans and the authority says it is still extremely concerned about the proposals by Melbourne Marine Services.

  • CCS, nuclear come under fire as EU sets 2040 climate goals, broadens scope of Net-Zero Industry Act

    7 February 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The European Council and Parliament reached a provision deal on Tuesday, February 6, on the ‘net-zero industry act’ (NZIA), a regulation that establishes a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem. The regulation aims at boosting the industrial deployment of net-zero technologies needed to achieve EU’s climate goals, by easing conditions […]

  • IMB: Piracy Attacks More Than Double in Gulf of Guinea

    17 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    IMB PRC: Piracy increased in 2018, with a marked rise in attacks against ships and crews around West Africa.

  • Flame-Defying Maritime Pilots Win IMO Bravery Award

    29 November 2017

    Two maritime pilots who defied fire to bring a burning ship to safety, averting a major maritime catastrophe, received the 2017 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea during the 2017 IMO awards ceremony, held on November 27. Pilots Captain Michael G. McGee and Captain Michael C. Phillips, from Houston, United States, were recognized for […]

  • Sterling PlanB and ICE Marine Design partner on ESS adoption

    8 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Storage

    Canadian energy storage company, Sterling PlanB, and independent ship design group, ICE Marine Design, have signed a cooperation agreement to increase the uptake of energy storage systems (ESS).

  • VIDEO: Azeri oil platform still burning

    29 December 2015

    The Gunashli 10 oil platform that caugh fire on December 4, 2015 is still burning, with the Azeri authorities struggling to quell the fire more than twenty days since the incident started. To remind, the fire broke out after a gas riser was damaged in a storm. Sixty three persons were aboard the Gunashli 10 […]

  • Offshore safety body spots irregularities during Gudrun audit

    5 September 2018

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has found irregularities during an audit of Equinor’s Gudrun field.

  • Tongfang Jiangxin wins batch tugboat construction project contract

    10 August 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    In the bidding for the batch tugboat construction project of Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Branch, Tongfang Jiangxin Shipbuilding won the 2023 Shengli Oilfield Offshore Oil Ship Center 4 A 5000 HP full-turn tugboat construction project contract. According to the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry, this is one of the large ship operation orders of […]

  • Boating Incident: One Dead, Three Rescued

    16 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A North Jersey tugboat captain died, and three crew members needed to be rescued from the Atlantic Ocean after their vessel sank off Fire Island, N.Y. two days ago. The boat, owned by Wittich Brothers Marine, Inc, was working in Moriches on a dredging project and was traveling back to its base in Bayonne when […]

  • Socar’s Caspian Well Still Burning. BP Offers Help

    20 August 2013

    British oil giant BP has offered help to Azerbaijan’s national oil company Socar to put a burning Caspian Sea well under control. The well #No90 went out of control on Saturday night when natural gas started flowing uncontrollably from it and caught fire. “We’re ready to accept BP’s help, which is very experienced in these matters,” Socar president […]

  • Gazprom, Republika Srpska Sign Roadmap on South Stream

    17 June 2013

    Today in Banja Luka (Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina) Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska signed a Roadmap to implement energy projects in Republika Srpska within the South Stream project. The document outlines a sequence of actions for proving the feasibility of constructing and subsequently […]

  • Signet Expands Offshore Fleet

    17 June 2014
    Vessels

      Adding to its fleet of 37 conventional and ASD vessels, Signet Maritime Corporation took ownership of its ninth newly constructed tractor tug in six years. Signet Arcturus, a 105’ x 38’ Z-Drive, designed by Robert Allan of Vancouver ,was delivered by Patti Marine Enterprises of Pensacola, Florida on May 25. Signet Arcturus is powered by […]

  • Gallery: Freighter Burning off Germany, Authorities Say Might Explode

    27 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    A general cargo ship Purple Beach has been burning in the North Sea off Germany’s coast since Monday, and it is feared that the fire that started in one of its cargo holds might lead to an explosion, the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME) reports. CCME Cuxhaven established a 5-mile security zone around the vessel […]

  • FIMI Beach Stabilization Project VIDEO

    18 October 2019
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

     A new video has been released showing unique footage of progress on the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet Coastal Storm Risk Management Project (FIMI). In the video, Project Manager, Robert Vohden, discussed the particulars of Contract 3B2 and how its benefiting the community of Fire Island. The FIMI Project was designed to provide […]

  • GLDD Bags $23.4M FIMI Contract

    30 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, awarded an initial $23.4 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock of Oak Brook, Ill., earlier this month to construct the second phase of the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet (FIMI) Stabilization Project. The second phase includes sand placement in the area of Robert […]

  • New program fortifies safety readiness across Malaysia’s oil & gas contractor and vendor sphere

    28 November 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Malaysia’s Velesto Energy has joined forces with the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to bring a new project into play as a structured framework aimed to strengthen safety readiness across the oil and gas industry’s contractor and vendor ecosystem.

  • SB Broneske Gains LR Type Approval

    3 September 2013

    SB Broneske (Schwingungstechnik-Broneske GmbH) is the only worldwide supplier of fire- and water-proofed flexible deck and bulkhead penetration for the exhaust pipe system. In addition to the world exclusive certificate of fire approval for single pipe deck penetration the company received on 19 August 2013 the Lloyd’s Register Type Approval for single steel pipe bulkhead […]

  • EU NAVFOR, EUCAP Perform Oil Spill Excercise Off Seychelles

    5 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    During her recent port visit to the Seychelles, the EU Naval Force flagship, FGS Brandenburg conducted an oil spill exercise with units of the Seychelles Coast Guard, Air Force, Fire and Rescue Services, Port authorities and Maritime Safety Administration. The command team of FGS Brandenburg coordinated and planned the complex Local Maritime Capability Building exercise […]

  • Top News of the Week 16th – 20th of June

    22 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    China Rejects P3 Network, Plan Abandoned The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the People’s Republic of China denied support to the P3 Network, proposed by Mærsk A/S (Maersk Line)  together with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. and CMA CGM S.A. The MOFCOM’s decision follows a review under China’s merger control rules.   Rising Concern over […]

  • Viking acquires American Quest Enterprises

    18 January 2010

    Leading marine safety equipment and servicing provider Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S has again invested in the North American market with the acquisition of fire suit manufacturer Quest Enterprises, Inc. The move will see the Quest Enterprises and Viking brands enter a new state of co-existence, each with its complementary strengths. Quest Enterprises will receive additional […]

  • Maersk Training launches two offshore emergency courses (UK)

    4 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Training’s cutting-edge helicopter and helideck simulators to support new lifelike offshore emergency trainings

  • Total agrees €1.4 bln Direct Energie share acquisition

    18 April 2018

    France’s Total has worked out a deal with Direct Energie shareholders to acquire 74.33 percent of the share capital in a €1.4 billion ($1.7 billion) transaction, expanding its gas-electricity value chain presence. 

  • Survitec gets nitrogen systems order for LNG-fuelled cruise ship

    29 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Maritime Protection, a brand of global survival technology solutions provider Survitec, has secured an order for a set of nitrogen systems for installation on an LNG-powered cruise ship. According to Survitec, the scope of supply is for two nitrogen generators, feed-air compressors, valves, and control cabinets. The company hailed the contract as significant and welcomed […]

  • Alvheim FPSO barrier management needs improvement

    22 May 2014

    TPetroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Marathon’s follow-up of technical and operational barriers for the Alvheim FPSO vessel.

  • Pella Completes Official Trials for Tugboat RB-400

    9 October 2013

    Pella shipyard has completed the official trials for tugboat “RB-400” (building No 938) of project 90600. Before the end of October the tugboat will be put into operation within RF Northern Fleet. The tugboat is intended for towing and berthing operations in harbor, roadsteads and coastal areas which comply with R3 navigation area, refloating of […]