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  • Australian Senate Embarks on FOC Inquiry following Death Ship Exposé

    19 June 2015

    The Australian Senate has decided to launch an inquiry into Flag-of-Convenience shipping following the recent damning exposé on Australia’s Four Corners television programme into three mysterious deaths at sea on board the MV Sage Sagittarius, also known as the “death ship”. The Inquiry by the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee will examine […]

  • Lloyd’s Register study reveals ammonia bunkering potential in Pilbara

    6 November 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development, Vessels

    A feasibility study, undertaken by the classification society Lloyd’s Register, has highlighted the potential for using clean ammonia to refuel ships, particularly iron ore carriers, visiting the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The study, commissioned by Yara Clean Ammonia, a unit of Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International, and Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA), looked at key […]

  • Maersk Line Upgrades Its Service to US Military with Eight New Containerships

    9 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) has purchased and is currently reflagging eight newer and larger containerships to upgrade the ocean transportation services provided to its U.S. military, government and commercial customers. MLL’s investment of approximately half a billion dollars in eight vessels will improve the quality of service to the Middle East and Mediterranean Sea from […]

  • Research: New Panama Canal Will Be the Great Equalizer in US Battle for East Asia Cargo

    18 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Following the USD 5 billion Panama Canal expansion in 2016, up to 10 percent of container traffic to the US from East Asia could shift from West Coast ports to East Coast ports by 2020, according to new research conducted by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and C.H. Robinson. In 2014, about 35 percent of […]

  • USA: Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Louis A. Simpson to Join Board of Directors

    24 January 2011

    Chesapeake Energy Corporation today announced that its board of directors has extended an invitation to Louis A. Simpson to join the Chesapeake Board of Directors. Mr. Simpson has accepted Chesapeake’s invitation and will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Mr. Frederick B. Whittemore, the final nonexecutive member of Chesapeake’s 1992 founding board of […]

  • Drewry: Ocean carriers close 2021 with $190 billion profit

    23 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Ocean carriers have generated about $190 billion of annual profits and about $130 billion of fresh cash in 2021, obtained mainly by charging higher prices, maritime research consultancy Drewry said.

  • Elizabeth River Restoration Project Completed (USA)

    26 April 2012

    Perfect sailing weather awaited the Old Dominion University sailing team, but they chose instead to remain ashore on the banks of the Elizabeth River — just long enough to celebrate the grand opening of their new sailing pier. Flanked by friends and guests, ODU officials and its project partners, Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of […]

  • UAE: Middle East Workboats 2011 Kicks Off

    3 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    The maritime commercial climate in the Middle East is in buoyant mood, especially for the workboats sector, as investment in the offshore oil and gas industry spurs demand for offshore support vessels (OSVs), according to industry experts speaking at Middle East Workboats 2011. The three-day conference and exhibition was officially opened by Awaidha Murshed Al […]

  • GDF Suez: French Government Supports GRHYD Project

    28 November 2012

    The GRHYD project, involving the injection of hydrogen into natural gas networks and the production of Hythane® (a fuel composed of hydrogen and natural gas), was recently chosen as part of the Investments for the Future program in answer to ADEME’s Call for Expressions of Interest in hydrogen fuel cells, on behalf of the French […]

  • VideoRay ROVs Assist in Korean Ferry Recovery Operations

    23 April 2014
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    VideoRay LLC has provided two Pro 4 ROV systems for the rescue and recovery operation of the ferry Sewol which sunk off the coast of Jindo Island, South Korea last Wednesday. The ROVs are currently searching for bodies or possible survivors on the sea floor around the ferry as well as inside the hull and […]

  • Blackstone sets up fund for struggling offshore drillers

    12 February 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Blackstone, one of the world’s largest investment firms, has set up a fund to finance the troubled offshore drilling industry. According to a statement on Thursday, the new platform, named Clarion Offshore Partners, will provide strategic solutions to the offshore oil and gas drilling and services sector, with a financial commitment from private equity funds […]

  • Russian Energy Minister to Host Russian Day at Gastech, UK

    1 October 2012

    The Russian Energy Minister, Alexander Novak, has confirmed that he will host a special ‘Russian Day’ at one of the world’s leading gas industry events in London this October. The role of Russia as a key global supplier of natural gas will be examined during the day-long session, which also welcomes Novak’s Deputy, Pavel Fedorov, […]

  • Sweetch Energy gets €5.2M boost for osmotic power prototype

    14 April 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    French-based osmotic power pioneer Sweetch Energy has secured €5.2 million to develop its first full-scale osmotic power prototype and start the industrialisation phase for the novel clean power source.

  • Port of Savannah Receives Final Approval for Deepening

    7 November 2012
    Business & Finance

      The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has received final approval for its harbour deepening, which will allow the Port of Savannah to more efficiently serve Post-Panamax vessels and lower shipping costs for containerised trade by $213 million a year. Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army (Civil Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy issued the Record of Decision Oct. […]

  • Ferguson Marine to Build World’s First Renewables-Powered Hydrogen Ferry

    19 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ferguson Marine is to develop the world’s first renewables-powered hydrogen ferry – HySeas III. 

  • USA: GPA Gets Approval for Savannah Harbour Dredging

    6 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has received final approval for its harbour deepening, which will allow the Port of Savannah to more efficiently serve Post-Panamax vessels and lower shipping costs for containerised trade by $213 million a year. Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army (Civil Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy issued the Record of Decision Oct. 26, […]

  • Three Castor Initiative members sign MOU to build zero-emission VLCC pair

    5 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR), shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and shipping company MISC via its subsidiary, AET, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the development and construction of two very large crude carriers which can be operated on zero-emission fuel.

  • USA: Emergency Crews to Set Oil Slick on Fire

    29 April 2010

    Emergency teams launched a “controlled burn” operation on Wednesday to stop a giant oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico from washing up on Louisiana’s ecologically fragile coast. A fleet of skimming vessels deployed by the US Coast Guard and British energy giant BP were sweeping the most dense concentrations of crude into a 500-foot […]

  • USA: Huntington Ingalls Industries Reports First Quarter Results

    11 May 2011

      * Successfully spun off as independent company on March 31, 2011 * Sales were $1.68 billion for the first quarter 2011 * Diluted EPS for the quarter was $0.92 * Significant milestones achieved on major programs in each segment * Backlog steady at $17.4 billion Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. reported first quarter 2011 sales […]

  • USA: Schlumberger Reports Third-Quarter Results

    21 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Schlumberger Limited reported third-quarter 2011 revenue of $10.23 billion versus $9.62 billion in the second quarter of 2011, and $6.85 billion in the third quarter of 2010. Income from continuing operations attributable to Schlumberger, excluding charges and credits, was $1.32 billion—an increase of 12% sequentially and 51% year-on-year. Diluted earnings-per-share from continuing operations, excluding charges […]

  • I2S Orphie

    16 August 2023

    i2S is a French company created in 1979. Driven by innovation perspectives in the world of underwater imaging, i2S has launched Orphie in 2019. Its mission is to change the underwater inspection sector by proposing a new camera technology for underwater robots (ROV/AUV) and professional divers. Combining research and performance, its added value has been […]

  • ‘World’s first’ STS ammonia transfer at anchorage completed (Gallery)

    17 September 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    A Global Center for Maritime Decarbonization-led consortium has conducted what is said to be “the world’s first” ship-to-ship transfers of ammonia at anchorages within the Port of Dampier.

  • USA: Georgia Ports Authority in Modernization Mode

    14 December 2012

    The Georgia Ports Authority on Friday unveiled its first four electrified rubber-tired gantry cranes (ERTG), making the GPA the first in North America to introduce this cleaner and more efficient method of operation. The new technology reduces fuel consumption by an estimated 95 percent. “This transition to electrified RTGs is an important milestone for the […]

  • Venezuela ordered to pay $8.7B for unlawful expropriation of ConocoPhillips’ oil fields

    12 March 2019

    U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips has said that an international arbitration tribunal has order Venezuela to pay the oil company $8.7 billion for unlawful expropriation of ConocoPhillips’ oil and gas assets in Venezuela 2007.

  • USA: Officials Support Savannah Harbor Dredging

    12 April 2012

    After 15 years of study, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced that it had released the final documents for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) for review by state and federal agencies and the general public. Following the report, some officials made these comments: Rick Gabrielson, Director of International Transportation, Target and […]