The first tanker with a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Snøhvit field left port at Melkøya near Hammerfest, northern Norway, today, 20 October. The purpose-built Arctic Princess has 145,000 cubic metres of LNG on board and is now on her way to customers in southern Europe.
A US salvage boat impounded by Spanish authorities in a dispute over sunken treasure has been allowed to leave the port of Algeciras in Spain. The Odyssey Explorer was seized by Spanish police on Tuesday, and taken to Algeciras, where the captain was subsequently arrested for a short time.
Sheikh Solaiman Bin Abdulaziz Alkuhaimi of Naftoil Saudi Arabia sign multi billion dollar oil exploration contract with Mauritanian Government and Hani Salaam of Gulf Regal Corporation.
Cooperation has been signed that guarantees Panama a payment of US-$ 54 million from Europe between 2007 and 2013. The last diplomatic visit of the Commission of Foreign Concerns and Politics of Environment of the European Union together with the board of the European Bank of Investment brought an i
The Van Dam Nordia Shipyard announces the construction stage of their brand new 70’ Nordia Performance Cruiser. The 70 ft. is the first yacht built in Van Dam Nordia’s new design line of custom aluminium performance cruising yachts. The main goal of this new design is the combination of Van Dam’s hi
Including the Two New Vessels, Costa Now has Five Ships on order from Fincantieri New Concordia-Class Ships Will Bring Costa’s Fleet to 17 by 2012. Costa Crociere, the leading cruise line in Italy and Europe, has announced an order for two new 114,200-ton ships to be delivered in 2011 and 2012. Cost
Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd (Keppel Nantong), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has clinched three contracts worth a total of S$110 million (RMB$550 million), including owner furnished equipment, to build eight tugs. The first contract is secured from Smit
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ENI Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 6507/2-4 in the Norwegian Sea. The drilling program for wellbore 6507/2-4 applies to the drilling of an exploration well in production licence 122. ENI is the operator with an ownership interest of 20 per cen
Work to cut up the remains of the cargo ship MSC Napoli could still be taking place off the Devon coast as the tourist season begins in spring. The BBC has learnt that the vessel, which is grounded off east Devon, is too heavy to remove intact.
Tarnbris, the latest tanker to be built by Tärntank Rederi AB, has been fitted with Transas dual ECDIS 3000-I. The system also has ENC charts installed for paperless operation. The tanker was built in Turkey during 2007. After the installation, Transas also provided crew members with four days’ onbo
A report on the status of fish stocks in the oceans around Europe is due to be published. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is expected to say there has been a slight recovery in cod stocks in some areas.
The government is working on crafting policies to better promote the yacht building industry, aiming to make Taiwan rank among the world’s top four mega yacht making countries, an official said Thursday. The government projects that the output value of yacht building will be NT$19.5 billion (US$596.
Global emissions of carbon dioxide from shipping are twice the level of aviation, one of the maritime industry’s key bodies has said. A report prepared by Intertanko, which represents the majority of the world’s tanker operators, says emissions have risen sharply in the past six years.
The Manchester ship canal has been re-born as a major haulage route for a supermarket for the first time in over forty years. Tesco has announced it has started using two barges to carry 1,600,000 litres of wine into Manchester each week in a bid to cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
