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Rampion OSS Topside Touches Down off Sussex
Scaldis has installed the 2000-tonne offshore substation topside on the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm some 14 kilometres off the Sussex coast.
VLCC, Suezmax Fleet Sees Less Ton Miles in Q1
The global very large crude carrier (VLCC) and Suezmax fleet completed 4.6% less ton miles during the first quarter of the year compared to the fourth quarter of 2016, according to VesselsValue. The fleet’s reach was over 2.5 trillion ton miles in the first three months of 2017, with a reduction in
Skangas names new CEO
Skangas said it has named Kimmo Rahkamo as the company’s new CEO, effective May 15.
Spain’s LNG imports drop 33 pct in March
Spain’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) dropped 33 percent in March as compared to the same month in the year before. LNG imports reached 10.48 terawatt hours (TWh) in March, as compared to 15.70 TWh the year before, according to the data provided by the Spanish LNG terminal operator, Enagás.
Boskalis Taps SPT Offshore for Hornsea One Foundations Work
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has contracted SPT Offshore to install suction pile foundations on DONG Energy’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One wind farm off UK.
Boskalis Taps SPT Offshore for Hornsea One Foundations Work
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has contracted SPT Offshore to install suction pile foundations on DONG Energy’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One wind farm off UK.
Port of Antwerp Posts Best First Quarter Ever
Belgium’s Port of Antwerp reported that the quarter ended March 31 was its busiest first quarter ever, for both containers and total overseas freight. The port handled 54.3 million tons of cargo during the first three months of this year, a 1.5% increase compared to the same period last year. The gr
WoodMac: 60 pct of US LNG supplies to land in Europe
Europe is expected to be the number one destination for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies by 2020, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said. Houston-based Cheniere started exports from the Sabine Pass liquefaction plant in Louisiana, currently the only such facility to ship U.S. shale gas overseas, i
Seven Missing after Ship Sinks in Black Sea
Up to 7 crewmembers remain missing after the Panama-flagged general cargo ship Geroi Arsenala sank in the Black sea on April 19, according to Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations. At the time of the incident, the vessel was carrying 12 crewmembers, five of whom were spotted soon after the autho
Decom North Sea to “challenge the norm” on industry event
Decom North Sea, the representative body for the offshore decommissioning industry, has published the program for its conference and exhibition, Decom Offshore 2017. Decom North Sea said on Wednesday that the fifth annual Decom Offshore conference, principally sponsored by Bureau Veritas UK, would t
Global Wind Service on Rampion Duty
A team of Global Wind Service UK LTD (GWS) technicians is currently working off Sussex on the installation phase of Rampion offshore wind farm, the first wind farm off the south coast of England.
Emas Offshore gets wind up threat over ‘Lewek Champion’ charter debts
Emas Offshore’s subsidiary, Lewek Champion Shipping, may be facing wind up in a further push by Hai Jiang 1401 to achieve its rights as debts accrue for the now terminated charter of the Lewek Champion vessel. On March 9, 2017, Hai Jiang 1401, the owner of the pipelay construction vessel Lewek Champ
Seafarers’ Wages Payment During Piracy Discussed at ILO Meetings
A meeting of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Working Group of the Special Tripartite Committee (STC) was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 3 to 5, to examine issues related to the protection of seafarers’ wages when they are held captive on or off the ship as a result of piracy of
Apache hires Bristow for North Sea helicopter services
Bristow Helicopters has secured a new contract with Apache North Sea Limited to support its North Sea operations. The contract which has a five year primary term, with further extension options, will start on September 1, 2017. Aircraft types provided under the contract will comprise both the Sikors