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Popular news, January 15 – 21, 2018
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Maritime Monitor 2017
The Dutch maritime cluster in numbers
Keppel, Socar, Lukoil JV yard files for liquidation
Caspian Shipyard Company, a joint venture between Keppel, Socar, and Lukoil, has filed for liquidation.
PitPoint.LNG opens two LNG stations in Holland
The Dutch liquefied natural gas supplier, PitPointLNG said that two new filling stations opened in Den Hoorn and Sevenum/Venlo.
GMB Members to Stage a Strike at Cammell Laird Shipyard
GMB members have voted to take a strike action at Cammell Laird Shipyard in dispute over pay and conditions.
RMT: UK’s New Minimum Wage Guidance Flawed
RMT: UK’s new National Minimum Wage guidance does not end problems around enforcing NMW rates of pay.
Gazprom, Lukoil talk gas cooperation
Russian companies, Gazprom and Lukoil discussed the advancement of prospects for the collaboration in the areas of gas supplies, transmission and processing.
CHC in $6M redevelopment project of Aberdeen facilities
CHC Helicopters has held a ground-breaking ceremony of a $6 million redevelopment project of its Aberdeen facilities.
DNV GL Oil & Gas names new regional manager
Classification society DNV GL appointed Ben Oudman as DNV GL Oil & Gas Regional Manager for Continental Europe, Eurasia, Middle East, India and Africa.
Damen Fits Out VOS Stone
Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf has completed final outfitting and modifications on a second subsea-support walk-to-work (W2W) vessel for Vroon Offshore Services – VOS Stone.
UK Steps Up Protection of Minimum Seafarer Wages
All seafarers working in UK waters must be paid at least minimum wage rates.
HORIZONS – Insight for the Industry
To bring the industry easily digestible, in-depth and on-topic market information Offshore WIND and the DOB-Academy have started to co-produce HORIZONS. These are two minute (tops) animated explanation videos on various topics like technology, market developments or finance. Offshore WIND and DOB-Ac
GasLog Partners rakes in $111 mln for LNG acquisitions
GasLog Partners, the New York-listed spinoff of LNG shipper GasLog raked in approximately $111 million through a public offering that closed on Wednesday.
Black & Veatch delivers regas system for Exmar’s barge-based FSRU
Black & Veatch, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, delivered the regasification system for the barge-based floating LNG storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for Belgian company Exmar.