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SSAB of Sweden switching to LNG
Swedish steel specialist SSAB will start using liquefied natural gas (LNG) in its Raahe steel mill, with work on LNG storage facility to be completed in 2018.
ADNOC’s strategy to spend over $108.9 billion gets state approval
Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) on Monday approved ADNOC’s key strategic investments program, according to which the state-owned oil and gas company plans to spend over $108.9 billion over the next five years. The SPC is the highest governing body of the oil and gas industry in Abu Dhabi
Canada: Stricken Bulker Towed to Safety
Bulk carrier MV Baby Leeyn, formerly known as MV Jana, got disabled and went adrift on November 26, south of Cape. St Mary’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Carrying 35 tonnes of marine diesel fuel and 250 tonnes of heavy fuel on board, the small bulker set sail for Romania on Saturday, November 25 and
35 Crewmen of Seaman Guard Ohio Acquitted in India
Thirty-five crew members and guards of the American-owned ship Seaman Guard Ohio, arrested in 2013, have been acquitted of all charges in India. On November 27, the Madurai bench of the Madras high court set free the seamen after the prosecution had failed to prove that the ship entered the country’
EWC moves forward with Pagbilao LNG power plant
Energy World Corporation signed an agreement securing land ownership and right of way access from its Pagbilao power plant to the Philippines’ National Grid connection point.
UK releases free-of-charge offshore seismic data
The UK has released the government-funded seismic data covering the under-explored areas in the UK North Sea. The release contains 19,000 km of newly acquired broadband seismic data, and the Oil and Gas Authority hopes the data will promote exploration activity in under-explored areas of UK Continen
Forum: Industry Needs to Design Ships Differently
The shipping industry needs to design ships differently and be more technologically innovative to reach world climate goals and counter cybersecurity risks, it was agreed at the annual Tripartite Shipbuilding Forum. At the meeting in Nantong, China, held on November 1-3 and hosted by China Classific
Yemen: Port of Hudaydah Reopens to Receive 1st Aid Ship
The first aid ship has reached the Yemeni Port of Hudaydah as Saudi Arabia-led Coalition allowed for the Red Sea port to reopen on November 22 in order to receive urgent humanitarian relief. The port was closed at the beginning of November after a rebel-fired ballistic missile, which targeted Riyadh
Loaded Container Shipments to Break 200 Mn TEU Mark
Global loaded container traffic is on track to break the 200 million teu threshold this year for the first time ever, shipping consultancy Drewry said citing recent port and trade statistics. “The Drewry Global Container Port Throughput Index shows no sign of slowing down, with the latest reading fo
Explosion Kills Two in China’s Port City of Ningbo
Two people were killed and four seriously injured in an explosion in Ningbo, a major port and industrial hub situated in China’s Zhejiang province, on November 26. At least fifteen other people were injured in the blast, the local authorities said in an update today, as two remain missing. Based on
Nano Corrosion Passivation for Maritime Purposes
By Rob van Hoorn CTO at nC Marine What happened so far: At the beginning of 2012, Dutch shipping companies were looking for cost effective methods to stop corrosion within their vessels, without losing time on (sand)blasting, cure time or drydocking. A team of Dutch-based chemists, nano- and corrosi
Landi Renzo, Clean Energy combine compressor businesses
Italian company Landi Renzo and Clean Energy Fuels, the U.S. supplier of LNG fuel for transportation in North America, decided to merge compression businesses creating a major supplier of natural gas compressors.
Popular news, November 20 – 26, 2017
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Arzana, the First Custom-Built TSHD for Gulf Area
It was a happy occasion, last September 20 at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. An international crowd had gathered to see the launch ceremony of Arzana, the 6,000 cubic metre trailing suction hopper dredger for National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) from Abu Dhabi. Flowers adorn