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MPA Singapore: [email protected] protocols take effect
On 15 January 2021, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) officially introduced new req...
High-impact exploration in 2021 could reach 100 wells, Westwood says
Westwood has reported that 72 high-impact wells were drilled in 2020, which is below 2019 level when...
Singapore quarantines bunker tanker after COVID-19 outbreak
Singapore has put the bunker tanker New Ocean 6, operated by Palmstone Tankers & Trdg Pte Ltd, u...
Cruise ships without passengers start to flock to Port of Los Angeles
Cruise ships without passengers are coming to the Port of Los Angeles in rising numbers as cruise li...
Rystad expects 2021 to bring largest crude deficits in years
The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated crude and condensate demand, creating massive supply surpluses ...
Landmark ILO ruling says govts failed to protect seafarers
The International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Committee of Experts issued a ruling that governments ...
Korean firm to cool Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine storage with LNG
Liquified natural gas (LNG) will be used to keep extremely low temperatures in storage facilities in...
SHI's ship design features disease prevention technology
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has won approval in principle for a ship design th...
US ports seeking $3.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funding
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the collective voice of America’s seaports, tog...
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Life after COVID-19: Will the world as we know it change for good?
With the first lockdowns in place in March 2020, the Internet and social media were buzzing with pos...
Quantum of the Seas returns to Singapore after COVID-19 case
An 83-year-old male Singaporean on board Royal Caribbean International’s Quantum of the Seas tested ...
Faccin Wind Towers Division: a reliable partner for your wind energy project
Faccin Group created a Wind Towers Division within the company. Why? Eng. Andrea Comparin: “Ac...
Maritime Insurance Market Update, Q3 2020
‘Clients, advisors and insurers are in the same boat.’ Effective cooperation is necessary to keep ri...
DP World and P&O Ferries offer to transport COVID vaccines to UK for free
Pan-European ferry and logistics company P&O Ferries, owned by DP World, has offered to transpor...
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Deep dive into oil and gas exploration
What will become of oil and gas exploration efforts in the near- and longer-term following a drastic...
Vessel operating costs surge in 2020 amid COVID-19 impact
Vessel operating costs have risen at their fastest pace in over a decade this year, on higher insura...
It’s all about power flow
Integration of renewable energies on a ship – and in other island networks Interview with Jero...
Shipping bodies urge Jeff Bezos to take a stand for stranded seafarers
The leaders of the major shipping bodies are calling on the Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to take a stand fo...
Rystad: E&P investments in 2021 to reach $380B
Investments from global E&P in 2021 are projected to reach around $380 billion, almost flat year...
Danica: Each crew change costing up to $2,000 more amid COVID-19 impact
Individual crew changes are costing up to an additional $2,000, doubling the price since last year a...
“ETICA IP” ROV & USV a staunch green ally for the blue economy indystry & ocean sustainability
By Ioana Laura Grigore. Our concept of blue economy & ocean sustainability in offshore industry ...
VV: Shipbuilding orders in 2020 down by 41% YoY
Ordering of new ships in 2020 has decreased by 41 percent when compared to the same period in 2019, ...
Covid-19 caused loss of 28,000 oil and gas jobs in Australia
The Covid-19 pandemic hit Australia’s already declining oil and gas workforce hard, causing a loss o...
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Global upstream M&A deals to gain momentum for rest of 2020?
Following the Covid-19 pandemic and the oil price crash in early 2020, for some players in the oil a...
U.S. readies first GoM oil and gas lease sale for 2021
The U.S. agency BOEM is planning the first Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale for 2021, which out...
AMSA: Serving on ships beyond 11 months won’t be permitted from February 2021
The interim COVID arrangements which have permitted seafarers to serve longer than 11 months on-boar...
Fincantieri points to Q3 production recovery in an unprecedented year
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri reported a 16% drop in revenues for the first nine months of 2020 re...
ABS launches notation for infectious disease mitigation
U.S. classification and technical advisory services provider ABS has launched a new notation and new...
UN agencies support resumption of cruise ship operations
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have expres...