Business & Finance
Royal Caribbean Cuts Steel for 5th Oasis Cruise Ship
Royal Caribbean launched the construction of its fifth Oasis class ship at Chantiers de l’Atlantique.
NOC Leads Research into Carbon Dioxide Storage Leaks
RRS James Cook set sail to embark on a world-first experiment to develop methods for detecting and monitoring leaks of carbon dioxide (CO2) from sub-seabed reservoirs. This forms part of the internationally collaborative STEMM-CCS project, led by the NOC. The team will drill into the bed of the Nort
Eni books higher profit, eyes production growth in 2019
Eni saw an increase in its first quarter 2019 net profit when compared to the last year’s performance. In 2019, Eni expects its production to grow fueled by ramp-up at new fields.
Klaveness Agrees COAs for Its New Combination Carriers
Klaveness Combination Carriers signed a Contract of Affreightment for its CLEANBU carriers.
HullWiper Bags Equinor Contract
HullWiper has signed a hull cleaning frame agreement with Equinor for its fleet of oil and gas tankers operating in Scandinavia, Far East, Middle East and Europe. Simon Doran, HullWiper’s Managing Director says the partnership with Equinor reflects his company’s commitment to proving the global ship
Kairos Supplies LNG in 1st STS Bunkering Op for Wes Amelie
Wes Amelie receives LNG in a ship-to-ship (STS) operation from the world’s largest LNG bunker supply vessel Kairos.
Bibby HydroMap Demos DriX at Catapult in Blyth
Bibby HydroMap recently conducted a demonstration of DriX at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult facility in Blyth. The key purpose of the demonstration was to showcase DriX being used in the offshore renewables sector to capture essential information at all stages of renewable projects. Du
KCA Deutag lands drilling contract extension in North Sea
KCA Deutag’s Offshore business unit has been awarded an extension to its existing contract with CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited for the Scott platform, which it operates in the UK North Sea.
Hard Times for Uljanik, Jan De Nul Wants Money Back
Jan De Nul Group is demanding the repayment of all installments paid to Croatia’s troubled Uljanik Shipyard, plus interest, after they cancelled an order for Newbuilding 500 – a cutter suction dredger. The Shipbuilding Contract for Hull 500 was signed two years ago between Uljanik d.d. and Dredging
Atkins Part of Environment Agency’s New Framework
Atkins – a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group – has won a place on a new Environment Agency (EA) framework which will continue to deliver a £2.6 billion program to better protect homes from flooding and coastal erosion. Effective from April 2019, the EA’s Next Generation Supplier Arrangements (NGSA) wi
Equinor takes Stril Pioner PSV on a four-month ride
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has hired Simon Mokster’s Stril Pioner supply vessel on a four-month firm contract.
Maersk Line Charters GSL’s Containership
Global Ship Lease agreed a charter with Maersk Line for the 2000-built vessel Tasman.
HMM, FESCO to Extend Roots on China-Russia Service
Hyundai Merchant Marine is to expand cooperation with FESCO on their China Russia North Service.
Costamare Finds Work for Ten Vessels in Q1
Costamare chartered out a total of ten vessels in Q1 2019, benefiting from increases in Post-Panamax rates.