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Gridin’s Group and Levator Reveal Beatrice Role
Lithuania’s Gridin’s Group and Finnish Levator Oy have been working on primary steel structures for 30 transition pieces (TPs) to be installed at the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Scottish North Sea. The two companies were hired to manufacture the steel components by Denmark’s Bladt Indus
Port of Gdansk Gears Up for Record Cruise Season
Polish Port of Gdansk expects a record-breaking number of passenger ships in the upcoming cruise season. A total of 67 cruise ships are scheduled to visit the port in 2017, more than twice when compared to the 2016 cruise season. What is more, the Port of Gdansk said that the number of passengers ma
Aris 13 Hijackers, Somali Forces Clash in Puntland
Somalia’s maritime forces have exchanged gunfire with the pirates, who hijacked the Comoros-flagged bunkering tanker Aris 13, in the country’s Puntland area, John Steed of Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) informed via social media. Steed added that the 1990-built vessel, which was hijacked while it was sa
Race Bank Substation Jacket In Place (Gallery)
The jacket foundation for the Race Bank 01 offshore substation (OSS), installed after the Race Bank 02 OSS, was placed and fixed to the seabed at the offshore wind farm site on 15 March, with the 2,900t topside up next.
Second Siemens RoRo Customized for Turbine Parts Reports for Duty
Siemens Wind Power’s second roll on/roll off (Ro-Ro) vessel customized to transport wind turbine components, Rotra Mare, has arrived at the Port of Esbjerg and is ready to go into service.
Spain: Still No Deal on Port Reform Model between Dockers and Gov’t
No deal on the port reform model has been reached between Spanish stevedores and the government as the country’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport has not scheduled a meeting for this purpose. Only a technical meeting has been convened between the legal services of port companies’ association A
Containerships plans additional investment in LNG technology
Finnish shipping company Containerships is aiming to continue its growth through investment in LNG technology during 2017.
BPA: UK Needs Frictionless Trade Deal with EU after Brexit
British Ports Association (BPA) has called for a frictionless trade agreement between the UK and EU following Brexit. According to BPA’s Chief Executive Richard Ballantyne, probably the number one Brexit related concern from the ports sector is facilitation, with potential major challenges on Ro-Ro
Oil jumps off lows, IEA sees H1 deficit after OPEC cuts
By Edmund Blair LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices climbed more than $1 on Wednesday, lifted by a surprise drawdown in U.S. inventories and data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggesting OPEC cuts should create a crude deficit in the first half of 2017. “For those looking for a rebalancing of
42 Nobelwind Turbines Installed, 8 to Go
42 out of 50 MHI Vestas V112-3.3MW turbines have been installed at the 165MW Nobelwind offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea, Parkwind, the developer and part owner of the wind farm, reports.
Interview: European LNG terminal owners looking for new ways to boost utilization
European liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal operators are constantly searching for new ways to improve capacity utilization and make it commercially viable for their customers to bring more of the chilled fuel to the continent, Stefaan Adriaens, Commercial Manager at the Dutch Gate terminal
Ineos buys Engie’s UK onshore shale acreage
Ineos Shale, part of the Ineos Group, has completed the acquisition of the entire UK onshore petroleum exploration and development license interests of Engie E&P UK.
Eidesvik completes offshore construction vessel sale
Norway-based owner of offshore support and construction vessels Eidesvik Offshore has delivered the Viking Poseidon offshore construction vessels (OCV) to its new owner. To remind, Eidesvik in late February signed a memorandum of understanding for the sale of the Viking Poseidon OCV to an unnamed bu
Offshore safety body looks into Maria field pipeline fabrication
Norway’s offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found two improvement points during its audit of Wintershall’s pipeline fabrication management for the Maria field, off Norway. Wintershall Norge is the operator of the Maria field, located approximately 20 kilometers east of t