996 results found for 'western isles'

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  • Report Says Demand for Natural Gas in India Rising Significantly

    14 March 2014

    The demand for natural gas is increasing significantly in India due to various factors such as rising concerns towards carbon emissions coupled with the country’s increasing production and infrastructure development. In India, the major natural gas application areas include power generation, transportation, domestic fuel, and fertilizers. Over the next five years, the demand from these […]

  • Cyta and Telecom Italia Sign Agreement for ATHENA Submarine Cable Between Cyprus and Greece

    23 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Cyta, the premier telecommunications provider in Cyprus, and Telecom Italia Sparkle, the international services arm of the Telecom Italia Group, announce their agreement following a top management meeting in Rome, for the new ATHENA submarine cable subsystem linking Cyprus to Greece, which will come into full commercial service by the end of 2011. The […]

  • UK: DNV Develops X-Stream, New Deep-Water Pipeline Concept

    20 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    DNV has developed a new pipeline concept, called X-Stream, that can significantly reduce the cost of a deep- and ultra-deepwater gas pipeline while still complying with the strictest safety and integrity regime. X-Stream is based on established and field-proven technologies which have been innovatively arranged. X-Stream can reduce both the pipeline wall thickness and time spent […]

  • Australia: EHP Amends Allowable Level of Turbidity in Gladstone Harbour

    3 May 2012

    The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) has amended the allowable level of turbidity in two out of six sites in Gladstone Harbour following an application by Gladstone Ports Corporation’s (GPC). EHP’s Environmental Services Gladstone Regional Manager Don Arnold said the decision to amend turbidity levels, which regulate dredging activity, had been based on […]

  • MODEC president & CEO resigns

    5 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Japan’s floating solutions provider MODEC has made changes to its executive management team following the resignation of its president and CEO.

  • Velocious Completes Design and Testing of Class 5 Torque Tool, Australia

    11 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Subsea Engineering Specialist Velocious has recently completed the successful design and testing of a new generation of Class 5 Torque Tool. The new generation Torque tool is the most compact available to the subsea industry with live Torque and Turns display at 652mm in length (horizontal orientation). The tool incorporates a zero backlash gearbox to […]

  • US and Indonesia Sign MOU on Maritime Cooperation

    27 October 2015

    The United States and Indonesia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Maritime Cooperation to further improve current collaboration in the areas of maritime security, maritime economy, marine resources and fisheries conservation and management, maritime safety and navigation, marine science and technology and other areas of cooperation identified by both countries. The MOU was signed on […]

  • Indian Coast Guard Gets New Patrol Ship

    20 January 2012

    The Indian Coast Guard Ship Rani Abbakka, the 1st of a series of five Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) built at M/s HSL, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam by Minister of State for Defence Dr. MM Pallam Raju today in the presence of Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief (East), Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan, […]

  • Shell, Coast Guard continue Gulf of Mexico oil spill response efforts

    15 May 2016

    The U.S. Coast Guard and Shell continue joint efforts to respond to an oil leak that occurred in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore Louisiana, at Shell’s Glider field on Thursday morning. According to a statement by the Coast Guard, on water, recovery vessels are searching for oil that can be recovered through skimming. Five […]

  • ITF Promotes Six Technology Developers at ADIPEC (UAE)

    7 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    ITF, the global technology facilitator, will promote six leading technology developers at the Middle East’s largest oil and gas exhibition and conference next week. The organisation has created a ‘Technology Street’ display space at Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) which will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from […]

  • Hindustan Shipyard Hands Over IPV Abbakka Mahadevi to Indian Coast Guard

    20 January 2012

    The Indian Coast Guard Ship Rani Abbakka, the 1st of a series of five Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) built at M/s HSL, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam by Minister of State for Defence Dr. MM Pallam Raju today in the presence of Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief (East), Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan, […]

  • Alfa Laval launches biofuel-ready separators

    24 January 2023
    Equipment, Green Marine, Innovation, Vessels

    Swedish Alfa Laval has developed separators and separator upgrades that are optimized for biofuels, which are seeing an increase in demand as shipowners seek solutions to decarbonize their operations. . The separators are compatible with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) blends and can prevent performance issues and expensive engine wear. […]

  • Kea Trader’s Stern Partially Submerged in Cyclone Aftermath

    23 February 2018

    The split hull of Lomar Shipping’s ill-fated Kea Trader has gotten further into trouble following a cyclone.

  • Germany: MS ‘PICTOR J’ – The First Vessel at Jade-Weser-Port

    18 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    MS “PICTOR J” of the shipping company Jüngerhans resident in Haren (Ems) has moored as the first vessel at the new container terminal of the Jade-Weser-Port in Wilhelmshaven. With this vessel loaded with 75 empty containers, water-side operating tests should start at the unique german deepwater port. According to the information of the carrier of […]

  • US and Indonesia Sign MOU on Maritime Cooperation

    27 October 2015

    The United States and Indonesia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Maritime Cooperation to further improve current collaboration in the areas of maritime security, maritime economy, marine resources and fisheries conservation and management, maritime safety and navigation, marine science and technology and other areas of cooperation identified by both countries. The MOU was signed on […]

  • Emma Maersk Out of Service for Months

    6 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Palle Laursen, Head of Ship Management for Maersk Line, shares the latest update on the Emma Maersk incident that took place in the Suez Canal Friday evening. He explains that the investigation is still ongoing, and that repairs will take time. Initial inspections by divers show that the water ingress was caused by damage to […]

  • UK trade body calls on govt to prioritise domestic energy production

    15 August 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    As sanctions lead to supply and price shocks, Offshore Energies UK has urged the UK government to prioritise domestic energy production.

  • GALLERY: Towing of broken up Wakashio gets underway

    18 August 2020
    Vessels

    Towing operation of the bow section of the ill-fated bulk carrier Wakashio that split in two after running aground off Mauritius causing a major environmental disaster has been launched earlier today. Images released by the Ministry of the Environment of Mauritius show that two tugs have managed to set up the tow lines and are […]

  • Rolls-Royce to install energy management system on nine Havila vessels

    27 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has been awarded a contract to install its energy management system (EMS) across nine vessels in the Havila Shipping fleet.

  • World Wide Supply lays up two PSVs

    27 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    World Wide Supply, a Norwegian offshore service vessel company, has laid up two platform supply vessels due to a weak offshore spot market. The World Diamond and World Pearl vessels, both PSVs of the DAMEN PSV 3300 CD design, served a contract for GDF Suez in the North Sea through January and half of the February this year, […]

  • ReCAAP: Piracy Incidents Down by 22 Pct in H1

    18 July 2017

    A total of 36 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships, comprising 30 actual and six attempted incidents, were reported during January-June 2017 in Asia, a decrease of 22 percent year-on-year, local piracy watchdog ReCAAP said. Of the 30 incidents, 13 occurred on board tankers, eight on board bulk carriers, three on board offshore supply […]

  • Focus-Abengoa Foundation Launches Energy Transition and Climate Change School

    27 May 2014
    Human Capital

    The Focus-Abengoa Foundation has opened the Energy Transition and Climate Change School. Officials present at the opening session were Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice-president of the Focus-Abengoa Foundation, Director of the Energy Transition and Climate Change Forum and Chairman of Abengoa’s International Advisory Board; José Domínguez Abascal, Technical General Secretary of Abengoa; and Lord Nicholas Stern, Chair of […]

  • Final stages of Buchan Alpha decommissioning completed

    12 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    John Lawrie Decom, a metal recycling specialist, has completed the final stages of the Buchan Alpha decommissioning project in the UK.

  • Norway: Production on Gulfaks C Resumes

    14 July 2010

    Production had been shut down on Gullfaks C since a well incident occurred on 19 May. Activities on board have been concentrated on plugging the C-06 well systematically from the bottom and up. The incident entailed change in pressure and loss of drill fluid, which resulted in the loss of one barrier in the well. […]

  • Stowaway Incidents Rise in South Africa

    4 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Gothenburg-based marine insurer The Swedish Club has issued an urgent stowaway advice for shipowners to prevent stowaways from boarding vessels in South African ports, following a rise in such incidents in the last two months. Shipowners should be concerned about stowaway incidents as they are liable for the full costs of repatriating a stowaway. The […]