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New Cruise Pier Inaugurated at Piraeus Port
On October 3, 2016, a new cruise pier, Pier Saint Nikolaos, was inaugurated in the Greek port of Piraeus. The project was built with caissons and provides additional 284 meters of berthing space for vessels with a draught of up to 11 meters. The land area occupies 8,415 square meters. The upgrade al
Investment Agreement Signed for Anaklia Deep Sea Port
The Government of Georgia and the Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) signed an investment agreement for the construction and operation of the USD 2.5 billion Anaklia Deep Sea Port in the Black Sea Region. Under the agreement, the country’s government grants the ADC, comprised of TBC Holding from G
BP provides Clair oil spill volume estimate
British oil company BP has provided an estimate of the amount of oil spilled into the sea from the Clair platform in the North Sea on Sunday. In an update on Monday afternoon, BP said that the most likely volume of oil to sea has been calculated from platform data “as around 95 tonnes.” The [&hellip
Gazprom, Snam talk gas cooperation
Head of Russian gas giant Gazprom, Alexey Miller met on Monday in St. Petersburg with Marco Alvera, CEO of Italy’s Snam. The two executives discussed the future development of the European gas infrastructure and potential areas of cooperation, Gazprom said in a brief statement. Snam specializes in t
UK: Union urges gov’t to address North Sea job crisis
The UK government must take steps to tackle the crisis facing British shipping and seafarers as a consequence of the downturn in the North Sea, general secretary for the trade union Nautilus International, Mark Dickinson, told the union’s UK branch conference on Tuesday. Opening the meeting in Cardi
GALLERY: Damen repairs Jumbo’s heavy lift crane vessel
Damen Shiprepair Van Brink Rotterdam in the Netherlands has completed a three-week repair project on the Jumbo Javelin, a DP2 heavy lift crane vessel owned and operated by Jumbo. According to Damen’s statement on Monday, the major aspect of the repair was the replacement of the frames of 15 box cool
DEA files PDO for Dvalin (ex-Zidane) field
Oil firm DEA has submitted the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Dvalin field (previously named Zidane) to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in Norway. Dvalin, located in the Norwegian Sea some 15 kilometers north-west of Heidrun and 290 kilometers from Nyhamna in Mid-Norway, will
Strike could halt gas supply to Statoil’s Hammerfest LNG plant
A trade union for personnel working in the Norwegian energy sector, SAFE, on Monday said some 338 workers will go on strike unless a new deal with the Norwegian oil and gas association is reached.
Video: Rotterdam Ready for Offshore Wind with Sif Group
Dutch manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, Sif Group, is working full steam at its new facilities in Rotterdam after assembling the first monopiles there at the end of the last month. Expecting to have more than 150 people working in Rotterdam in two years, the company is continuously looking
Marine Energy Event to raise tides on OEEC 2016
The Marine Energy Event, organized in cooperation with the Dutch Energy from Water Association (EWA), will bring you up to speed with the latest developments in the international marine energy projects, while presenting the evolving trends and export market opportunities of this emerging sector.
Maersk Supply Service axes more jobs amid fleet reduction
Maersk Supply Service on Monday announced further job cuts at the company as a response to the continued market decline in the offshore industry and the recently announced vessel divestment plans. Back in August, Maersk Supply Service announced that it was divesting up to 20 vessels from its legacy
Update: BP shuts Clair production after oil leak
The article has been amended to include statements by BP and WWF Scotland. British oil firm BP has shut down production from its Clair offshore platform located West of Shetland. In a statement sent to Offshore Energy Today, BP confirmed that “a quantity of oil in water was released to the sea from
Norway completes annual maintenance of gas facilities
Gassco, a Norwegian state-owned company and the operator for the integrated system for transporting gas from Norway, has informed that an extensive program for maintaining facilities on the Norwegian continental shelf has just been completed. “The 2016 program on the NCS has been the biggest-ever in
Micanti Antifouling – A Hairy Solution for a Hairy Problem
The last time a battle ship was transferred to the water at the old navy yard near the central station of Amsterdam, was more than a hundred years ago. Today, as with many industrial heritage sites, the area is a creative hub for start-ups. Micanti is one of these new companies and yet they are doin