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VOS Start at Full Steam on Walney Extension
VOS Start, Vroon’s walk-to-work vessel, performed 200 transfers facilitating more than 850 persons to transition pieces during its first six weeks of operations on DONG Energy’s Walney Extension wind farm in the Irish Sea, Vroon reported.
Braemar’s FSP LNG containment system gets BV approval
Braemar Technical Services said that the Bureau Veritas classification society issued a general design approval for the FSP Type B LNG containment system.
Greenpeace Activists Climb on K Line’s Car Carrier
Environmental protesters from Greenpeace have boarded K Line’s car carrier Elbe Highway, which is transporting Volkswagen cars from Germany, earlier today. The protesters climbed on board the ship at Sheerness in Kent in an attempt to prevent the cars from being unloaded and demanding that they are
Cryonorm to build two LNG fueling stations for Liqvis
Cryonorm Systems booked an order from Liqvis Germany, a Uniper company, to install two public LNG fueling stations in Germany.
Bibby WaveMaster 1 Gets Its Galloper Groove On
Bibby WaveMaster 1 undertook its first significant charter this week as the vessel departed from Harwich to support the construction of the Galloper offshore wind farm, innogy informed via social media.
Two Arrested from Oil-Spill Cleanup Ship in Greece
The captain and 1st engineer of a vessel involved in oil-spill cleanup efforts in Greece have been arrested on fuel smuggling charges, Greek Merchant Ministry said. Namely, the Lassea vessel has been contracted to help clean the oil that spilled following the sinking of the oil tanker Agia Zoni II o
Novatek to fire up Yamal LNG’s train one in November
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, Novatek, is set to start up the first liquefaction train at its Yamal LNG project in November.
Manor Renewables Energy Sets Up Galloper Base at OrbisEnergy
Manor Renewables Energy (MRE) has taken workspace at OrbisEnergy, Lowestoft, Suffolk, as their headquarters for operations at the Galloper offshore wind farm.
Wilhelmsen increases stake in NorSea Group
Global maritime industry group Wilhelmsen has increased its shareholding in Norwegian service provider to the oil and gas industry NorSea Group from 40 percent to around 72 percent. As a result of the transaction, Eidesvik Eiendomsinvest AS and Simon Møkster Eiendom AS will hold approximately 12 per
US Navy Ships to Become Less Stealthy in High Traffic Areas after Deadly Collisions
Following the fatal collisions between US Navy ships and merchant vessels and the loss of 17 sailors since the beginning of this year, the Navy’s ships will become more visible in high traffic areas so as to avoid such incidents occurring in the future. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson
Fluxys Belgium H1 profit up as small-scale LNG business grows
Fluxys Belgium, the operator of the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, on Wednesday said its net profit rose in the first six months of 2017 as the small-scale LNG business keeps rising.
Statoil hires Aker Solutions to boost Troll output
Norway’s Aker Solutions won a contract from Statoil for front end engineering and design of a module that will increase production at the Troll gas field in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The order includes an option for engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the module, which w
Unique Group, Innovo team up to expand into Middle East and Asia
Unique Group, a subsea and offshore solutions provider, has entered into a cooperation agreement with UK-based Innovo. Unique Group said on Wednesday that, as part of the agreement, the two engineering and manufacturing companies would collaborate to provide sales and rental equipment and engineerin
ABS to evaluate LPG as fuel for Dorian LPG
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has been selected by Dorian LPG to provide techno-economic analysis, laying out compliance options for impending global sulfur cap requirements.