Tauranga-based stevedoring company, C3 Limited, was fined $240,000 by the Auckland District Court after a 15-tonne excavator was dropped from a ship’s crane, narrowly missing five workers on the wharf below. The incident happened at Northport in Whangarei when the log carrier, Aster K, was being loa
Australian oil and gas companies Beach Energy and Bridgeport Energy have been awarded two new gas exploration permits offshore Australia.
Many shipowners are facing challenges in finalizing the Inventory of hazardous materials (IHM) required under the upcoming European Union’s Ship Recycling Regulations (EUSRR) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, BIMCO, the world’s largest shipowner association, said. Namely, as of December 31
ExxonMobil’s environment plan for the plug and abandonment of Seahorse/Tarwhine wells offshore Australia is now under assessment by the Australian regulator.
Italian oil and gas company Eni has submitted its plans for decommissioning of six platforms on the Hewett field to the UK authorities.
Imports at major US retail container ports are expected to remain significantly below last year’s levels into this fall as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, according to a new monthly report released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.
Twelve countries have committed to facilitating crew changes and achieving key worker designation for seafarers, following a virtual ministerial summit hosted by the UK Government on 9 July.
The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry’s representative body Oil and Gas UK has welcomed the introduction of the Job Retention Bonus and other moves by the country’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to support trainees and jobs for young people.
The European Commission adopted two energy strategies on an EU-level on 8 July, which prioritise hydrogen production powered by offshore wind and other renewable energy sources, and set the stage for linking different energy carriers, infrastructures, and consumption sectors. “The priority for the E
U.S. based exploration and production company Talos Energy and Mexican state-owned oil and gas company Pemex have been given 120 days to reach some kind of unification agreement regarding the massive Zama oil field.
Aker BP has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Maersk Invincible rig for operations on the Hod field offshore Norway.
The Polish government has published a revised draft offshore wind bill which would allow for 5.9 GW instead of 4.6 GW of capacity to be offered via Contracts for Difference (CfDs) by the end of June 2021. According to the Polish Wind Energy Association (PSEW), this 5.9 GW in the first phase of devel
The member countries of the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) and the European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson have called for an enabling framework for offshore wind energy at an EU level. Ministers from the NSEC countries and the European Commission signed a joint statement at a meeting on
Maritime partners urge leaders “to commit to doing everything in their power” to promote the facilitation of crew changes by EU Member States and third countries.
