In mid-December, the Maritime Museum Rotterdam is to stage the first ever exhibition in the Netherlands dedicated to the offshore sector. The exhibition, Offshore Experience, will be housed at the museum for the next seven years. The exhibition is said to provide visitors with an overview of the sea
The Port of London is set to become the first UK port to recognise ship owners committed to improving their environmental performance, as part of a wider approach to reduce the port’s environmental impact. The Port of London Authority (PLA) is to introduce a discount on port charges for vessels with
On Thursday, September 8, 2016, a spill occurred at the Woodfibre LNG site, which is located about seven kilometres southwest of downtown Squamish.
US Port of Long Beach’s (POLB) CEO, Jon Slangerup, has revealed its plans to resign from this position, effective October 31, 2016. POLB said Slangerup has accepted a position as Chairman and CEO of “a leading aviation technology company effective October 31, 2016.” Slangerup joined the port in June
Governor Bill Walker on Friday said he is set to make a trip to Singapore and South Korea later this month in an attempt to market the Alaska LNG project.
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Up at Burbo Bank 2 The first of 32 MHI Vestas 8MW wind turbines has been installed at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The turbines are the largest in the world and this is the first time they have ever been used in an offshore wind farm, DONG [&hell
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Carnival adds three new LNG-powered cruise ships Carnival Corp, the world’s largest cruise operator, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement with German and Finnish shipbuilders Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku to deliver three additional cruise ships that will be fully powered by liquefied natural g
Offshore Energy Today has recently interviewed Mr. Paul Appleby, Head of Energy Economics at BP. Mr. Appleby, who is responsible for the renowned BP Energy Outlook, will be a keynote speaker at Offshore Energy event in Amsterdam, on October 25. We touched upon a plethora of subjects from oil prices,
Eni Norge, a subsidiary of the Italian oil company Eni, on Friday attended a meeting with the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) over the recent shutdown of its Goliat offshore field in the Barents Sea. According to PSA, Eni has decided not to resume production at the field until the proper
China General Nuclear Power Group’s (CGN) 152MW Rudong offshore wind farm demonstration project will soon be fully operational, China Daily reports. The first of 38 Siemens 4MW wind turbines at the Rudong offshore wind farm, located around 25 kilometers offshore Shayang Yangkou Port, was installed i
China General Nuclear Power Group’s (CGN) 152MW Rudong offshore wind farm demonstration project will soon be fully operational, China Daily reports. The first of 38 Siemens 4MW wind turbines at the Rudong offshore wind farm, located around 25 kilometers offshore Shayang Yangkou Port, was installed i
Maersk Supply Service, a Danish provider of offshore support vessels, continues trimming down its OSV fleet. In line with last month’s decision to unload 20 vessels from its OSV fleet, Maersk Supply Service has this week sold another vessel. The Danish firm has now sold the Maersk Forwarder platform
French tubular components maker Vallourec received an order for 400 tons of MSH sections which will be used as basic structures for the anode cages constituting the corrosion protection system of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm. Walney Extension is a project of DONG Energy UK in the Irish Se
