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  • Offshore workers lifted to safety in North Sea rig blaze

    18 March 2006

    Some 128 workers have been evacuated from the Shell-operated North Sea Tern Alpha oil platform after an electrical fire. The fire, said to have broken out in a gas generator at about 12:50 am Thursday, was brought under control shortly before 5 am.

  • LNG being pushed out of South Korea’s power generation market

    20 March 2015

    Korea Power Exchange chairman and CEO, Yoo Sang-Hee, believes the country’s LNG demand for power generation will keep dropping due to increased switching to coal as well as the government’s pro-nuclear policies.

  • EIA: Electricity Generation from Natural Gas Up with Summer Heat

    19 October 2012

    The U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a report that in August 2012, coal produced 39% of U.S. electricity, up from a low of 32% in April 2012, when the natural gas share of generation equaled that of coal. Increased demand for electric power in the summer months—to run air conditioners—created more room in the […]

  • LNG Alliance to construct LNG import terminal in Montenegro

    5 January 2022

    Singapore-based project developer LNG Alliance has partnered up with Montenegro’s state-owned power firm EPCG to look into LNG and power projects and a dedicated LNG import terminal in the Port of Bar.

  • QGC Awards Safety Contract to CPA Group, Australia

    12 June 2013
    Project & Tenders

    QGC Pty Limited has awarded a three-year incident response services contract in the Western Downs to Queensland company Corporate Protection Australia Group Pty Ltd (CPA Group). Under the A$27.5 million contract, CPA Group will provide a full-time fire and rescue team at each of QGC’s three main operational sites near Dalby, Chinchilla and Wandoan in […]

  • Port of Rotterdam: CO2 emissions down by 4 per cent in 2022

    12 April 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Rotterdam has revealed that the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the port fell by four per cent in 2022 compared to 2021.

  • Petronas targets sustainable underwater operations via partnership with Norwegians

    8 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Malaysian state-owned oil and gas company Petronas has partnered up with Norwegian high-tech underwater robotics company Eelume with the aim of advancing sustainable underwater operations. The collaboration is said to support the continued development, enhancement and deployment of an advanced subsea autonomous technology (ASAT) for upstream inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) operation. Central to the […]

  • Halyard Presents Rockwool Marine Firebatt 2000

    12 November 2013

    Halyard, global manufacturer of marine exhaust solutions, has extended its range of noise insulation products, with the introduction of Rockwool Marine Firebatt 2000. As the world’s leading manufacturer of stone and wool insulation products, Rockwool is renowned for producing insulation products of outstanding quality for the marine industry and its Marine Firebatt 2000 is no […]

  • 18 Seamen Evacuated as Cargo Vessel Burns in Tonkin Bay

    3 February 2016

    A Mongolia-flagged bulk carrier South Star caught fire while moored in Tonkin Bay, Hai Phong, Vietnam, on February 2, according to local media. The fire, which started in the vessel’s accommodation area, was extinguished some two hours later by the local authorities. The incident caused significant damage to the 1985-built cargo vessel, and although the vessel […]

  • Freighter Ablaze off Surabaya

    30 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The crew of 19 was evacuated today from an Indonesia-flagged cargo ship that caught fire some 20 nautical miles north of Surabaya, Indonesia, close to the location of yesterday’s collision between an LPG tanker and a container ship, according to local media. Local authorities reportedly dispatched two tug boats to assist the crew. The vessel […]

  • Seadrill drillship duo picks up drilling jobs in US Gulf

    12 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, has found new drilling assignments for a pair of drillships in its fleet with two U.S.-based oil and gas players, Talos Energy and Murphy Oil, in the U.S. Gulf.

  • Father and son to share Rolex Sydney Hobart race start

    13 December 2007

    Rolex Sydney Hobart starter Michael York, who has the honour of firing the starter’s cannon on Boxing Day, will have double the pride. As the sound of cannon fire rings out over Sydney Harbour, Michael’s son Andrew will commence his fifth race south, this time as a crewmember on Queensland entrant Alacrity.

  • Readers’ Picks of the Week (14-18th Sept)

    20 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Dynagas Seals Yamal LNG Charter Deal for Nine LNG Carriers Owner of LNG carriers Dynagas Holding Ltd Dynagas has entered into long term time charter agreements for five ARC7 and four ARC4 liquefied natural gas carriers for the Ya… Read More Global Maritime Investments Files for Chapter 11 Global Maritime Investments Cyprus Ltd has filed […]

  • Oil & gas ramp-up: Start-up of African field on track as drilling ops in Benin and Norway continue

    13 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Lime Petroleum, a subsidiary of Rex International Holding, is making inroads in its quest to boost hydrocarbon production by pursuing drilling activities off the coasts of Benin and Norway and progressing its conversion of a mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) in Dubai, and the delivery of a floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) on track for production to kick off in the next quarter.

  • Lake Pontchartrain explosion: Search called off for missing oil worker

    17 October 2017

    U.S. Coast Guard has called off a search and rescue mission for a worker who went missing after a platform explosion on a Lake Pontchartrain, near Kenner, Louisiana, on Sunday. According to a statement by Jefferson Parish, the missing worker has been identified as 44-year-old Timothy Morrison of Katy, Texas. After saturating the search area […]

  • Incat Crowther Floats Out Pair of Catamaran Passenger Ferries (USA)

    5 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Incat Crowther launched  Red Hook I and Cruz Bay I, a pair 25m Catamaran passenger ferries to operate in St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Delivered by Midship Marine in Louisiana, these vessels follow on from the successful trio of UltraJet boats, also built by the yard to Incat Crowther’s design. The new vessels […]

  • UK: Halyard Expands Range of Noise Insulation Products

    12 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Halyard, global manufacturer of marine exhaust solutions, has extended its range of noise insulation products, with the introduction of Rockwool Marine Firebatt 2000. As the world’s leading manufacturer of stone and wool insulation products, Rockwool is renowned for producing insulation products of outstanding quality for the marine industry and its Marine Firebatt 2000 is no […]

  • VOS Discovery to the Rescue!

    21 January 2014

    Yesterday morning, while undertaking a routine cargo run into Great Yarmouth, the VOS Discovery responded to a distress call. The distress call came from the Norfolk Tern, a wind farm workboat, which had suffered a fire on-board. Although the fire had been successfully extinguished by the Norfolk Tern crew members, one of them was suffering […]

  • USACE to Release GRR on the Next Phase of FIMP

    30 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Draft General Reevaluation Report (GRR) on the next phase of the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project will be released in mid-July. The announcement was made yesterday by Congressman Lee Zeldin, member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, who said that the Corps GRR, which determines what projects will […]

  • IMB: Pirate Dies in Attack on Tanker off Nigeria

    24 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    An unknown number of pirates armed with automatic weapons in a speed boat approached and fired at a tanker while it was some 61 nautical miles off the coast of Bayelsa Coast, Nigeria, according to data provided by IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. Alarm aboard the vessel was raised, while the onboard security team returned fire in the attack, […]

  • Popular news, March 23 – 29, 2015

    29 March 2015

    The most popular article from the last week was about a rig that caught fire offshore Egypt, spurring a crew evacuation.  It was followed by a story about what is going to be the world’s first Floating LNG unit in operation, scheduled for completion by the end of the year. Next up, a video taken by […]

  • Morgan Advanced Materials Provides Insulation Solution for Offshore Wind Farm

    10 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Exceptionally high-temperature resistance, a low installed thickness and low weight are just three key benefits of Morgan Advanced Materials FireMaster® Marine Plus blanket, which has been installed on offshore convertor platforms in the North Sea. The installation is part of a significant wind farm development providing power for homes and businesses in Germany. Electricity transmission […]

  • EIA: Northeast More and More Reliant on Gas for Power Generation

    12 November 2013

    Lower natural gas prices and regional environmental initiatives are leading natural gas-fired generators to provide a greater portion of the electricity in the northeastern United States. The Northeast is a combination of two regional transmission organizations: the Independent System Operator of New England (ISO-NE) and the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). Both of these […]

  • Video: Launching of Tugboat No 940

    24 December 2013

    Russian Pella Shipyard has launched the regular tugboat of project 90600 (yard No 940) pertaining to the Acceptance Program of 2014. The tugboat is intended for towing and berthing operations in harbor, roadsteads and coastal areas which comply with R3 navigation area, refloating of ships and vessels, fire fighting operations at floating and shore objects, oil […]

  • Update 2: Stricken MOL Boxship Taken Under Tow

    6 February 2018

    A tug arrived at the location of the stricken MOL Prestige boxship and has started towing the ship.