Green Marine
DP World London Expanding Their Gateway Logistics Park
Buckingham Group has won a contract to build the Common User Facility (CUF) as part of DP World London Gateway Logistics Park. Following a period of ground preparation and development of key infrastructure by DP World, Buckingham Group is now mobilising to start construction, with the new logistics
Royal Navy’s Carrier Stands Tall
Britain’s biggest warship is now Britain’s tallest warship as HMS Queen Elizabeth reaches her maximum height with the addition of her final mast. From the tip of the newly-installed pole mast to the keel, the gigantic carrier now stands 73 metres (239ft) tall, eclipsing Tower Bridge or Nelson’s Colu
IMO Steps Up Safety in Arctic Waters
United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has just approved global binding regulations intending to enhance safety of navigation in polar areas. This means, inter alia, new requirements for passenger ships, Danish Maritime Authority said. Following several years of intense negotiatio
Contrasting Records of Sea-Level Change
A recent study has shown there is regional variation in sea-level change on the eastern and western North Atlantic and therefore no single site is representative of the ocean-wide trends. Using core samples from a salt marsh on the Newtown Estuary on the Isle of Wight, the sea level for the last 300
Dolphin Hires Revamped Polar Marquis
High-capacity 3D seismic vessel, Polar Marquis has formally been taken on charter from GC Rieber Shipping for a firm period of 3.5 years with 2+2 years options, Dolphin Group ASA announced. The vessel has just completed a significant seismic and propulsion upgrade, with a redundant and flexible engi
BP UK Awards Contract to Floatel
BP Exploration Operating Company Limited has awarded a contract to Floatel International for provision of an accommodation and construction support vessel for BP Magnus Life Extension Project. Floatel Superior is the nominated vessel for the work and the charter is expected to start in February 2015
Woodside Terminates Leviathan MoU, Israel
Woodside has advised the participants in the Leviathan Joint Venture that it has elected to terminate the memorandum of understanding agreed by the parties in February 2014. Negotiations between the parties failed to reach a commercially acceptable outcome that would have allowed fully-termed agreem
Stolt-Nielsen, Trafigura to Establish Bitumen Distribution Centre in UK
Trafigura Beheer BV, an international commodities trading and logistics company, said that it has joined forces with the global bulk-liquid transportation, storage and distribution services firm, Stolt-Nielsen Limited, to develop a new bitumen distribution centre at Stolthaven Terminals’ Dagenham si
New RP on LNG Bunkering in the Middle East & South Asia
DNV GL is launching a new Recommended Practice (RP) on LNG Bunkering in the Middle East & South Asia. The launch in Doha is in conjunction with Qatar’s announcement that it is going to establish a strategy of supplying LNG as a marine fuel in Qatar and the other countries forming the Gulf Cooperatio
Strong First Quarter for the APM Terminals
APM Terminals’ focus on delivering competitive solutions in the market translated into strong first quarter performance as seen in the financial results. The company announced a profit of $215m ($166m). ROIC was 14.0% (12.0%). Profit, excluding divestment gains and impairment losses, was $217m $161m
Orkney Trials Demonstrate Marine Energy Cost Savings
Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing has announced that the first leg of a project in Orkney funded by the Scottish Government has demonstrated the potential for considerable cost savings using the capabilities of smaller support vessels in the marine renewables industry. The Orkney Vessel Trial
Carnival Corporation Invests Big in Scrubbers
Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, today announced plans to significantly increase installations of its industry-first exhaust gas cleaning technology to more than 70 vessels. Carnival Corporation is investing as much as $400 million to design, build and install the syst
Oceanteam Off to a Solid Start in 2014
During the first quarter Oceanteam Shipping ASA, a Norway-based offshore services company, increased its level of activity with start up of several new contracts for RentOcean, its marine asset services division. The company increased its strategic ownership in the design engineering firm KCI to 100
Regal Princess Embarks on Maiden Voyage
The newest cruise ship to join the Princess fleet, Regal Princess, arrived in Venice on Tuesday, May 20th to welcome guests on the maiden voyage. The seven-day inaugural cruise of the sister ship to the acclaimed Royal Princess includes stops in Corfu, Mykonos and an overnight call in Istanbul. “We’