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Neopanamax Boxship Hits Wall while Traversing Panama Canal
MV Xin Fei Zhou, a 8,500 TEU Neopanamax containership owned by China Cosco Shipping (COSCO), made contact with the wall while transiting the Expanded Panama Canal’s new Agua Clara locks Thursday, July 21, local media reported. The containership’s hull was reportedly damaged and breached, however, th
Top news of the week July 18-23, 2016
Engie puts Cameroon LNG project on hold French utility and LNG player Engie has put on hold its plans on building a liquefied natural gas export plant on the coast of the Kribi region in southern Cameroon. Technip wins contract for SCT&E LNG project French engineering outfit Technip signed a master
Chevron says resumes Gorgon LNG production
Chevron’s US$54 billion Gorgon project in Western Australia has resumed LNG production at the giant facility located on Barrow island. The liquefaction and export plant was unexpectedly closed and evacuated earlier this month, after a “minor gas leak” was detected. “LNG production has resumed at the
All Burbo Bank Foundations In
Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen has completed the installation of the last foundation at the Burbo Bank Extension project. Van Oord was responsible for the installation of the foundations, supply and installation of the scour protection and provided the logistics of the foundations between the f
Report: UK Ports Could Benefit from Brexit
Ports in Britain could gain advantage over ports in the European Union due to Brexit by dodging the EU’s proposed Ports Services Regulation, Reuters has cited leading UK port operators as saying. The decision to leave the European Union could be beneficial for British terminals which would be otherw
National Grid Progressing with BIWF Cabling Works
National Grid, which will build, own and operate the majority of the new electrical infrastructure needed to connect the Block Island Wind Farm to the electric grid on Block Island and mainland Rhode Island, is progressing with cabling works required to connect the first American offshore wind farm
U.S. BOEM to live stream offshore Texas lease sale
The U.S. will offer 23.8 million acres offshore Texas for oil and gas exploration and development in a milestone lease sale that will include all available unleased areas in the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. “The Gulf of Mexico continues to be one of the most productive basins in the world a
Infographic: Global Maritime Security Incidents in 2016
Maritime security incidents on a global level declined by 24 percent in the first six months of 2016, compared with the same period in 2015, according to Control Risks, a global risk consultancy. This decrease has been driven by a 61 percent decline in cases in South-East Asia, where incidents of pi
Burbo Bank 2 to Feature First “Made in UK” Blades
The first six 80-metre long blades for the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension project that yesterday arrived at MHI Vestas’ pre-assembly facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland, will be the first locally built blades to be installed at a UK offshore wind farm. The blades for the V164-8.0 MW turbines were desi
Burbo Bank 2 to Feature First “Made in UK” Blades
The first six 80-metre long blades for the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension project that yesterday arrived at MHI Vestas’ pre-assembly facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland, will be the first locally built blades to be installed at a UK offshore wind farm. The blades for the V164-8.0 MW turbines were desi
Spectrum kicks off 2D survey in Brazil’s Santos and Campos Basins
Spectrum, a multi-client seismic data specialist, has announced the start of a 15,000 km Multi-Client 2D survey offshore Brazil in the Santos and Campos Basins. Spectrum said on Friday that the survey is acquired in partnership with BGP and is supported with industry funding. According to the compan
Spotted: DCT Gdansk Erects Mega Boxship Gear
Three STS cranes, which arrived at Poland’s Deepwater Container Terminal Gdansk in May, are now erected and positioned on the crane rails. A total of five STS cranes are intended for the new deepwater berth at the terminal. The components of the remaining two cranes will be delivered in August, acco
Rampion OWF – A Noisy Neighbour
On Tuesday, the installation of foundations at the Rampion offshore wind farm kept awake some of the people living in the area, resulting in several complaints received by E.ON, the project developer. According to BBC, loud thumping noise coming from the offshore construction site had awoken some of
VesselsValue: Who Are the Best Negotiators in Shipping?
The regions of Scandinavia, the Mediterranean and France-Belgium were the best negotiators in terms of vessel buying activity between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016, according to the first Country Overview Report issued by VesselsValue (VV). A ‘good negotiation’ could be assessed by comparing the diff