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Wärtsilä’s dual-fuel engine gets EPA Tier III certificate
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded certification of emissions compliance from the United States EPA for its 34DF dual-fuel engine family.
Leask Marine Adds New Vessel to Its Fleet
Leask Marine has taken delivery of the newest addition to its fleet, the MV ‘C-Fenna’. The C-Fenna is a 26.48 meter Neptune eurocarrier 2611, that has been adapted to support the offshore marine renewable sector, especially wave and tidal. The vessel has a bollard pull capacity of over 35 tonne, and
Sparrows to refurbish Centrica’s platform cranes
Following an announcement that Centrica would invest £60 million to refurbish its Morecambe Bay platforms, offshore services firm Sparrows has has been awarded a contract to fully refurbish two offshore cranes for Centrica in the East Irish Sea. The 27-year-old cranes are sited on the Morecambe fiel
Modulus Technology Becomes AML Representative in UK and Ireland
Modulus Technology, an AAE Technologies Group company, and AML Oceanographic have signed an agreement to act as AML’s representative in the UK and Ireland markets. AML designs and manufactures CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth), sound velocity and environmental instrumentation. These products
OBP: Nearly 2,000 Seafarers Affected by Piracy in West Africa in 2016
There was a 57 percent rise in the number of seafarers affected by piracy in West Africa in 2016, a report on the state of maritime piracy released by the Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) program shows. Last year’s rise in piracy and armed robbery at sea in West Africa saw a recorded 95 incidents overall,
Norway offers offshore acreage as part of APA 2017
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, announced this year’s licensing round for mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf – Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2017 – with blocks in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea. The Ministry said on Tuesd
Tahkoluoto Nacelles Reach Pori
The wind turbine nacelles for the 40MW Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Finland have arrived to the Port of Pori.
NIB funds Klaipedos Nafta’s LNG bunkering station
Nordic Investment Bank signed an agreement to load €20.4 million to Klaipedos Nafta for the construction of a reloading station for LNG in the port of Klaipeda.
Picture of the day: Gaslog Shanghai at Dunkirk LNG
The EDF-operated Dunkirk LNG terminal in France received a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Peru on Tuesday. The cargo to France’s fourth LNG import terminal was delivered onboard the GasLog-owned, 155,000-cbm GasLog Shanghai LNG tanker. The tanker discharged 142,841-cbm of the chilled fuel, term
Six killed in crane incident at Samsung Heavy shipyard
Six people were killed and over 20 injured on Monday after a crane collapsed at Samsung Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, where modules for Total’s Martin Linge topsides are being built. According to Total’s statement on Monday, the accident happened at 07:45 Norwegian time and no on
BP’s Q1 profit climbs on higher prices
UK-based energy giant and LNG player, BP almost tripled its profits in the first quarter of this year as it benefited from higher oil and gas prices. Profit adjusted for one-time items and inventory changes increased to $1.51 billion from $532 million in the first quarter in 2016. BP’s first-quarter
VIDEO: Aasta Hansteen spar sails away
Norwegian oil major Statoil has posted a video of the substructure of the world’s largest spar platform, Aasta Hansteen, being floated onto a heavy transport vessel before setting sail for Norway. Earlier this month, the substructure started its journey from Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea t
Ports of Stockholm Set to Break Cruise Passenger Record
A record number of 650,000 passengers onboard 270 cruise ships is expected to visit Swedish Ports of Stockholm during 2017 cruise season. The forecast will result in 160,000 more guests and 40 more ships than in 2016 when the port welcomed a total of 490,000 passengers onboard 230 cruise vessels. Th
Drones halve the cost of inspection, Cyberhawk says
An analysis conducted by a North Sea operator has shown that unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspections and surveys conducted by Cyberhawk Innovations are twenty times faster and half the cost of traditional inspection methods. According to Cyberhawk, the North Sea E&P company analyzed inspection dat