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South Africa Europe Container Service to Add Rotterdam Port
In late September 2016, the port of Rotterdam will be added to South Africa Europe Container Service (SAECS), becoming the port with the shortest transit times to South Africa. The upgraded service will make Rotterdam both the first and last port of call on this route and will shorten the service’s
Australia: Maritime unions win offshore visa case
Australian maritime workers’ unions have won a legal battle against the determination made by Ministry for Immigration and Border Protection in 2015 negating certain visa requirements for non-citizens engaged in the offshore resources industry. The unions saw the minister’s move as an attack on loca
RenewableUK Hails Job Creation with Triton Knoll
Following today’s decision by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, to grant consent for the electrical infrastructure for Triton Knoll offshore wind farm, RenewableUK highlighted the potential for job creation throughout the UK. The Triton Knoll offshore w
Siem Wraps Up Nordsee One Inter-Array Cabling Ahead of Schedule
Siem Offshore Contractors has completed the installation of Nordsee One inter-array cables three weeks ahead of schedule, with all inter-array cables now installed, terminated, trenched and tested. The company used its cable-laying vessel Siem Aimery and the installation support vessel Siem Moxie, t
Siem Wraps Up Nordsee One Inter-Array Cabling Ahead of Schedule
Siem Offshore Contractors has completed the installation of Nordsee One inter-array cables three weeks ahead of schedule, with all inter-array cables now installed, terminated, trenched and tested. The company used its cable-laying vessel Siem Aimery and the installation support vessel Siem Moxie, t
Tanker Ignites in Houston Ship Channel, Waterway Closed
A tanker fire which started in the early morning hours on September 6 has temporarily closed the Houston Ship Channel, according to the United States Coast Guard. Around midnight, a pilot aboard the 810-foot tanker, Aframax River, notified Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders that the
Nobelwind OSS Ready to Sail Away
During the weekend, Bladt Industries loaded out the 1,100-tonne Nobelwind (Belwind 2/ Bligh Bank 2) offshore substation at its production facilities in Aalborg. The installation of the offshore substation is set to take place mid-September. Construction of the substation started in May 2015 and, as
Novatek CEO: Yamal LNG 76 pct complete
Novatek-led US$27 billion Yamal LNG project reached 76 percent completion and is on schedule to produce first liquefied natural gas in 2017, according to Novatek’s CEO Leonid Mikhelson.
Traffic at USEC Ports Returned to Normal
Following Hurricane Hermine, the US Coast Guard opened all commercial ports on the country’s east coast on September 3, 2016. Last week, the USCG halted maritime traffic at the ports of Charleston, Brunswick, Savannah, coastal South Carolina and coastal Georgia, setting the Port Hurricane Condition.
Nicon to Provide Bold Tern’s Seafastening for Veja Mate
Nicon Industries has secured an order for fabrication and installation of seafastening structures for Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern, which will install wind turbines at the Veja Mate offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Nicon will manufacture over 600 tonnes of steel structur
Oil slips towards $47 as hopes for producer action wane
Oil slipped towards $47 a barrel on Tuesday, falling further from the previous session’s one-week high on receding hopes for imminent action to tackle a supply glut.
Crude Oil Spills Near Bay Long, Louisiana
Some 5,300 gallons of crude oil were discharged from a pipeline near Bay Long, Louisiana, on September 5, 2016, according to the United States Coast Guard. The oil leaked from a pipeline owned by Harvest Pipeline Company after it was struck by a Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company vessel that was co
Despite cuts, Big Oil to expand production into the 2020s
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Never mind the drop in crude prices, huge spending cuts and thousands of job losses – the world’s top oil and gas companies are set to produce more than ever for some time. While top oil companies struggle with slumping revenues following a more than halving of price
Inpex: last Ichthys LNG modules delivered
The Inpex-led Ichthys LNG project on Monday had its final onshore modules, required to complete the construction of the onshore processing facilities, delivered to Darwin, Australia.