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UK to Find Place of Refuge for Burnt Bulker
A salvage control unit (SCU) has been established to discuss a place of refuge for the 2015-built bulk carrier V Due after a fire broke out on board the ship off the Isle of Anglesey on December 1, the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) informed. The 37,900 dwt bulker, which remains in a stable
Shell gets nod to use parts of Nyhamna expanded for Polarled
Norwegian offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given its consent to Shell to use the expanded facilities at the Nyhamna gas plant in Norway, that will receive gas from the Polarled pipeline. The 482-kilometer long Polarled pipeline will transport gas from the Statoil-ope
Drewry: Idle Containership Fleet Surges amid Overcapacity
The number of idle containerships increased from 238 vessels with a combined capacity of about 900,000 TEU in November last year to 435 ships, aggregating 1.7 million TEU in early November of this year, representing a strong indication of the current overcapacity, according to shipping consultancy D
Highlights of the Month: November 2016
Vattenfall Wins Kriegers Flak Tender with EUR 49.9 per MWh Bid Swedish energy company Vattenfall has won the tender to build the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea with the lowest ever bid of EUR 49.9 per MWh, 58% below the original cap of EUR 120 per [&helli
Highlights of the Month: November 2016
Vattenfall Wins Kriegers Flak Tender with EUR 49.9 per MWh Bid Swedish energy company Vattenfall has won the tender to build the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea with the lowest ever bid of EUR 49.9 per MWh, 58% below the original cap of EUR 120 per [&helli
Pirates Take Three Russian Crew from Merchant Ship
Three crewmembers, citizens of Russia, were taken from the merchant vessel Saronic Breeze after the ship was hijacked off the coast of Cotonou, Benin on November 27, according to The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The kidnapped crew were taken “in an unknown direction” and “n
Top news of the week November 28-December 4
Chevron stops production at Gorgon Train 1, again US-based energy giant Chevron has halted production at the first liquefaction train of its giant Gorgon LNG facility in Western Australia. CB&I wins Tacoma LNG plant job Chicago Bridge & Iron Company has been awarded a contract by Puget Sound Energy
Popular news, November 28 – December 4, 2016
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RSPB Scotland Gives Its Blessing to Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Project
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland submitted its consultation response to the Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration project on 30 November. Charles Nathan, Marine Conservation Planner at RSPB Scotland said: “RSPB Scotland has written to Marine Scotland in support of the
UK Ports Detain Three Foreign Flagged Vessels in November
Three more foreign flagged vessels were detained in UK ports during November 2016 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection, the country’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said. Apart from the newly detained vessels, four ships including Malaviya Seven, Sea Trident, Southern Star and Cie
8.2 Performs Collision Analysis for Iemants’ German Projects
8.2 Consulting has carried out BSH collision friendliness analyses of the support structures at three Iemants projects, including the offshore wind farms Veja Mate and EnBW Hohe See. 8.2AG outlined the necessary verifications and performed a hull-retaining verification assessment. This includes the
EWE Seeks CTVs for Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm
EWE Erneuerbare Energien is looking to award a contract for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) that will be deployed at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in Germany. The company is seeking a vessel that can transport at least 24 persons, but the vessel provider could alternatively place two CTVs which can tr
ENGIE Fabricom to Carry Out Grout Remediation at Greater Gabbard
SSE has awarded ENGIE Fabricom the first phase of a project to remediate grout connection subsidence between the pile and transition pieces on the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm. Initial development work will take place in the last quarter of 2016 at ENGIE Fabricom’s Middlesbrough facilities to
Statoil, Engie in talks to adapt price of gas supply contracts
Norwegian oil & gas major Statoil and French energy player Engie have reached an agreement on the renegotiation of their long-term gas supply contracts. According to Engie’s statement on Friday, December 2 the agreement, made on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, aims to modernize historical contracts in