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Moore Stephens: Shipping Confidence at Three-and-a-Half-Year High
Shipping confidence held steady at its highest rating in the past three-and-a-half years.
Novatek’s JV wins bid for Osenniy license
Russia’s largest independent gas producer and LNG developer, Novatek said its joint venture Arcticgas won the bid for a geological survey, exploration and production license for the Osenniy subsoil area located in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region.
John Lawrie expands into Shetland with new site buy
John Lawrie Group has expanded its activities and service offering by acquiring the assets of 60 North Recycling in Shetland.
Seychelles Charges Somali Pirates Detained in November
Six Somali nationals have been charged with ‘committing an act of piracy’ and ‘attempting an act of piracy’.
Canada sets aside $80M for oil spill prevention
Canada has set aside more than $80 million to fund projects that will help protect marine and coastal areas from potential oil spills. A part of the funding program, a new $45.5 million research program will be established to boost “collaboration among the best researchers across the country and aro
Court Dismisses Final Appeals against Elbe Dredging
The latest appeals against Elbe dredging have been dismissed by the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig.
Seafarer Evacuated from Sinotrans Bulker off Veldrift
An injured crewman was evacuated from a bulker at anchor offshore of Veldrift, South Africa, on December 18.
Carnarvon seeking partner for Labyrinth
Australia’s Carnarvon Energy is looking for a farm-in partner for its Labyrinth project offshore W. Australia.
McDermott, CB&I agree $6 bln combination
Two engineering specialists McDermott and CB&I have agreed to combine in an all-stock transaction valued at $6 billion, to create an onshore-offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation service company.
Ultra Deep Solutions to order well intervention vessel in China
Ultra Deep Solutions has signed a letter of intent to build a SALT 310 Well Intervention vessel at China Merchant in Shenzhen. The vessel will be capable of Well Intervention, Flex Lay and Rigid Pipe lay in 3000-meter water depths. The 3-in 1-Tower designed by Huisman is the first of it’s kind ever
Report: Simon Møkster sheds 20-year-old anchor handler
Simon Møkster Shipping, a Norway-based offshore vessel owner, has reportedly sold one of its anchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessels.
Spectrum starts reprocessing Otway Basin multi-client data
Spectrum has begun a new multi-client broadband 3D and 2D reprocessing project in the Otway Basin offshore Australia.
CLIA: Cruise Industry to Keep Growing in 2018
The cruise industry will remain on the positive trajectory in the coming year, CLIA’s new report shows.
Tellurian to develop natural gas pipeline network
The Houston-based LNG export project developer, Tellurian, said it will develop the Tellurian pipeline network to expand supply alternatives for growing natural gas demand in Southwest Louisiana.