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  • Concordia Captain Gets 16 Years

    12 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Former captain of the sunken Costa Concordia cruise ship, Francesco Schettino, has been sentenced to 16 years of prison by an Italian court. The Grosseto-based court reached the verdict on Wednesday convicting Schettino for multiple manslaughter, causing of shipwreck and abandoning ship while his passengers and crew were still onboard, Reuters reports. Schettino got 10 years […]

  • USA: PUC Approves Statoil’s Contract with Utility Companies

    28 January 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Norwegian energy giant Statoil has reached a milestone with their wind energy project offshore Maine’s Boothbay Harbor, writes the Associated Press. Specifically, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Statoil’s contract with utility companies after the company reduced costs of its Hywind Maine project. When completed, this USD 120 million project would have four wind turbines […]

  • LOC wins Ichthys LNG contract

    17 June 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Marine and engineering consultancy LOC Group has secured a five-year contract from Japan’s Inpex for the latter’s Ichthys LNG project in Australia. The deal covers the provision of marine warranty services and marine assurance for the project and its associated drilling operations. According to London-based LOC, the deal will include warranty review and approval for […]

  • MoU signed to advance Fujairah’s maritime ecosystem and attract investment

    17 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    Fujairah Terminals, a subsidiary of the UAE-based terminal operator AD Ports Group, and the Fujairah Free Zone Authority (FFZA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to attract investment, streamline operations, and promote sustainable growth within Fujairah’s maritime ecosystem.

  • StormGeo Adds GTT’s LNG Membrane Tank Sloshing Prediction to ERL Software

    24 January 2014
    Equipment

    StormGeo has partnered with French company GTT to add enhanced LNG membrane tank sloshing prediction and monitoring to their current Seaware EnRoute Live (ERL) on-board software product. LNG shippers who use this product will benefit from Seaware seakeeping operational decision support that incorporates components of ship motion, stability, weather, and sea state. This well-proven vessel […]

  • Brazil: Oil Slick near Frade Field 3.8 km Long

    27 November 2011

    Brazil’s Agencia Nacional do Petroleo on Thursday , November 24, carried out an overflight with Navy helicopter to inspect the oil slick near the Chevron operated Frade offshore oil field. The agency said on its website that the slick has decreased in size and that it continues to move away from the coast. From visual […]

  • Shell sells assets in Denmark for $1.9 billion

    17 October 2018

    The Hague-based LNG giant Shell is selling its upstream interests in Denmark for $1.9 billion. Shell Overseas Holdings Limited, a unit of Shell, has reached an agreement with publicly listed Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) to sell its shares in Shell Olie-og Gasudvinding Danmark (SOGU). SOGU is a wholly-owned Shell subsidiary that holds a 36.8% non-operating […]

  • Top news of the week March 4-9

    10 March 2019

    Cheniere takes over Corpus Christi LNG Train 1 control Houston-based LNG player Cheniere and contractor Bechtel said that the Corpus Christi liquefaction project’s first train has reached substantial completion. State-owned PNOC joins $2 bln LNG project The Philippine National Oil Company has joined its compatriot Phoenix Petroleum and Chinese CNOOC Gas and Power Corp. on […]

  • Petronas to start-up second FLNG unit in 2020

    8 May 2017
    Vessels

    Malaysian energy giant, Petronas, said its second floating LNG facility is set to be operational in 2020.

  • Chevron temporarily stops output at one Gorgon unit

    30 November 2016

    Energy giant Chevron has temporarily suspended output from one of its two production units at the Gorgon LNG plant in Western Australia.  The Barrow Island-located Gorgon project is supplied from the Gorgon and Jansz-Io offshore gas fields. Chevron claims Gorgon is one of the world’s largest natural gas projects with a total production capacity of about […]

  • Gazprom’s year-to-date natural gas production edges up

    3 September 2019

    Russian giant Gazprom said its natural gas production during the first eight months of the year has hit an estimated 331 billion cubic meters. 

  • BP’s third-quarter slumps on lower prices, adverse weather

    29 October 2019

    UK-based energy giant and LNG player BP reported a profit of $2.3 billion for the second quarter of 2019, dropping from $3.8 billion a year earlier. 

  • COSCO Confirms Merger Approval, Unveils Details

    14 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council has given its in-principle approval for the proposed merger of the country’s shipping giants, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company and China Shipping (Group) Company, COSCO confirmed in a release. COSCO said that the present stage of the reorganisation would involve mainly the container shipping, ship […]

  • ABP’s Hull Container Terminal to Boost Capacity with New Cranes

    19 February 2018

    Hull Container Terminal welcomes two ship-to-shore gantry cranes that will enable the facility to increase capacity.

  • Mawani, Rotterdam Port to develop smart ports and boost trade

    24 August 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Ports & Logistics

    The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has reached a partnership deal with Port of Rotterdam to collaborate in the areas of smart ports, human capital development, knowledge transfer and commercial opportunities.

  • GE to merge oil and gas unit with Baker Hughes

    31 October 2016
    Project & Tenders

    GE said an agreement has been reached to combine its oil and gas with Baker Hughes creating an oil and gas productivity service giant.

  • Gazprom’s LNG portfolio on the rise

    20 May 2016

    Russian giant Gazprom on Thursday said its LNG portfolio more than doubled during 2015, reaching 3.56 million tons.

  • U-Ming takes delivery of third LNG-powered bulker

    1 February 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Vessels

    Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine has taken delivery of its third 190,000-ton dual-fuel LNG bulk carrier from Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding. According to a statement from the shipbuilder, the vessel named Ubuntu Integrity was delivered on 31 January. The length of the ship is 299.80 metres, the width is 47.5 metres, the depth is 24.70 […]

  • Maersk wraps up KGH Customs Services acquisition

    2 September 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Ports & Logistics

    Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has completed the acquisition of KGH Customs Services, a pan-European customs services specialist, further strengthening its capabilities as an integrated container logistics company.

  • QatarEnergy and Shell team up for hydrogen solutions

    19 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas company QatarEnergy and energy major Shell have signed an agreement for joint investments in blue and green hydrogen projects in the UK.

  • Damietta Dredging Project Underway

    31 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Within the framework of ongoing coordination between Damietta Port Authority (DPA) and Damietta Container and Cargo Handling Company, DCHC is currently undertaking an ambitious project to reinforce and deepen its berths to the depth of 17m. The company reported that the project, which is scheduled to last approximately 22 months, will be implemented in three stages […]

  • Tullow restarts production from Ghana’s Jubilee field

    6 May 2016

    Oil exploration and production company Tullow Oil has restarted production from the Jubilee field offshore Ghana following issues with a turret on the field’s FPSO, the Kwame Nkrumah.  At the end of April the oil company said it was expecting for the off-take and production from the field to resume ‘in the next few days’. However, come […]

  • Tullow, Shell Team up in Atlantic Oil Hunt

    18 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Tullow and Shell have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to partner for new frontier exploration in select basins and geological plays around the Atlantic Basin. Both companies will pursue and evaluate transformational geological plays in underexplored frontier basins together. This partnership combines the knowledge base and specialist capabilities of both companies to allow more […]

  • UK: BMT Isis Starts Training Course for Port Workers

    2 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    In partnership with the Port of Dover Consultancy, BMT Isis (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced the launch of a two day, interactive training course and workshop for Harbour Masters, Port Managers and Port Authorities. Entitled ‘Managing Port Safety and Security’, the course will provide delegates with a better understanding of what’s required […]

  • UK operator facing investigation into license breach

    14 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    UK regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched an investigation into an operator suspected of breaching one of its license conditions. The investigation will look into whether the licensee conducted a well test without consent and failed to provide timely notification of the completion. Depending on the results of the investigation, a fine of […]