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Rampion OWF – A Noisy Neighbour
On Tuesday, the installation of foundations at the Rampion offshore wind farm kept awake some of the people living in the area, resulting in several complaints received by E.ON, the project developer. According to BBC, loud thumping noise coming from the offshore construction site had awoken some of
VesselsValue: Who Are the Best Negotiators in Shipping?
The regions of Scandinavia, the Mediterranean and France-Belgium were the best negotiators in terms of vessel buying activity between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016, according to the first Country Overview Report issued by VesselsValue (VV). A ‘good negotiation’ could be assessed by comparing the diff
Boskalis Inks EUR 100 Million EOWDC Deal
Following the recent announcement on Boskalis being chosen by Vattenfall as the preferred Offshore Balance of Plant contractor for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), the contract has now been formally awarded. Worth in excess of EUR 100 million, the contract includes all offshore
GTT’s revenue up in the first half of 2016
France’s Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), maker of LNG containment systems, posted a revenue of €116.8 million for the first half of 2016, 11.4 percent up on the same period a year before.
Gazprom, CNPC advance gas cooperation
Gazprom and CNPC approved the roadmaps for implementing the memorandum of understanding on underground gas storage and gas-fired power generation in China.
No time to lose on LNG, says Croatian president Grabar-Kitarovic
Liquefied natural gas terminal on the Croatian island of Krk was a major topic discussed during the recent meeting between the Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė and her Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović.
Safety probe finds improvement points on Heimdal
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has identified several improvement points during an audit of Statoil and Gassco. No non-conformities were found. PSA said on Thursday that the audit was conducted on June 9 and 10 and that the revealed improvement points were
MSC Christens New Oscar-Class Giant in Le Havre
Swiss-based container carrier Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) christened the latest in a series of twenty 19,224 TEU container ships, MSC Sveva, during a ceremony held at the Port of Le Havre, France, on July 20. The 199,272 dwt MSC SVEVA belongs to an Oscar-class of container ships which featu
Stork pens contract to support Repsol Sinopec’s North Sea assets
Fluor subsidiary Stork has confirmed it scored a two-year fabric maintenance and asset support services contract by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited across six of the company’s North Sea assets. The confirmation comes following an announcement earlier this month when Repsol Sinopec said it had aw
Burbo Bank 2 Blades Arriving to Belfast (Gallery)
Blades for MHI Vestas 8MW wind turbines which will spin at the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm started arriving to Belfast, the Belfast Harbour reported via social media. The first tower components for the Burbo Bank Extension project begun arriving at MHI Vestas’ pre-assembly site in the Belfa
Green light for Prosafe’s newbuild flotel Safe Zephyrus
Prosafe has received the Petroleum Safety Authority’s Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the newbuild flotel Safe Zephyrus. The flotel, built by Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard, was completed in November 2015 and delivered to its owner in January 2016. Safe Zephyrus is a semi-submersible acco
Vard axes Brevik staff, closes Brazilian yard as loss deepens
Vard Holdings, a designer and shipbuilder of offshore and specialized vessels, has temporarily laid off its entire workforce at Vard Brevik in Norway and shut down Vard Niterói in Brazil, axing most of its workforce there. During the second quarter of 2016, Vard ceased all shipbuilding activities at
Port of Rotterdam: Gate LNG throughput down 24 pct in H1
LNG throughput volumes at the Dutch Gate terminal dropped 24 percent in the first half of this year as compared to the same period a year before, according to data released by the Port of Rotterdam on Thursday.
UK Nuclear Submarine Collides with Merchant Vessel off Gibraltar
The UK Royal Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Ambush, collided with a merchant vessel off Gibraltar on July 20 at 13:30 local time while conducting a training exercise, the country’s ministry of defense said in a statement. The Royal Navy said the Astute-class submarine was involved “in a glanc