Aarto Eipre is proud of the state-of-the-art oil transit terminal he runs, specialised in handling light oil products, petrochemicals and liquid gas. He says that within a few hours, they can unload a train and pump its cargo into a tanker, ready to sail anywhere in the world.
Denmark. Svitzer has confirmed supply of Transas Dual Navi-Sailor 3000-I ECDIS for three further tug boats; the ‘Freja’, the ‘Sigyn’ and the ‘Skuld’. Svitzer is a company within the A.P.Moller-Maersk Group, and a leading provider of marine services with more than 500 tug boats in operation around th
Australia will send a patrol ship and aircraft to monitor Japan’s whaling fleet off Antarctica, the government in Canberra has said. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said the vessels would collect evidence to assess whether legal action could be taken against the whalers.
Melbourne sailor Robert Date is confident he will be on the starting line on Boxing Day after emergency repairs to his Sydney 38 Scarlet Runner. It was all gloom and doom just ten days ago when another Sydney 38, X3, speared into Scarlet Runner in the very first race of the Rolex Trophy One Design [
BP today announced that it has completed commissioning of the Atlantis semi-submersible platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and commenced the export of oil and gas from the deepest moored floating oil and gas production facility in the world.
BP Norway has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for tow and installation of a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO). The FPSO will be installed at the Skarv field in the North Sea. The total contract value is approximately NOK 300 million.
A ‘fair settlement’ has been reached on 2008 EU fishing quotas at the annual talks in Brussels, UK Fisheries Minister Jonathan Shaw has said. Cuts in fishing days of 18% and 10% were agreed for Scotland’s west coast and the North Sea respectively, with an 11% rise in the North Sea cod catch.
The Scottish fishing industry has given a cautious welcome to EU fishing quotas aimed at rewarding conservation. A deal was reached to make cuts of 18% to fishing days off the west coast of Scotland and 10% in the North Sea, with an 11% rise in the North Sea cod catch.
European Union fisheries ministers are to allow fishermen to catch more cod in the North Sea, against the recommendations of environmentalists. The quota for North Sea cod was increased by 11% under a deal reached after a marathon night of negotiations on fishing quotas for 2008.
‘Fishermen are like turkeys – we keep getting stuffed at Christmas!’ Peter Bruce – the philosopher, the fisherman. As skipper of the Peterhead trawler Budding Rose he’s grown to hate this time of year.
By early morning, the last tuna of the day – a giant, glistening yellowfin as big as the fishermen who had hauled it ashore – was already gutted and cleaned, and ready for John Heitz to pass judgement.
Sailor and adventurer Pete Goss is getting ready to hit the water again, by sailing to Australia in a 36ft (11m) wooden fishing boat. His trip will follow in the wake of seven Cornish seamen who completed the journey in a Cornish Lugger, called Mystery, more than 150 years ago.
N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie and Koninklijke Vopak N.V. have agreed with Essent N.V. to further develop the Eemshaven LNG project. Companies have signed a Heads of Agreement. As part of the deal, Gasunie and Vopak each acquire a 25% stake in the project, while Essent keeps a 50% stake.
Hellenic Carriers Ltd said it has agreed to buy a 1997-built, 74,000 deadweight tonnage (dwt) Panamax bulk carrier, Orchid Star, for 70.0 mln usd.
