Panama-flagged tanker Chem Venus allided with three moored sailboats on June 29 at the mouth of the Piscataqua River near Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine, the US Coast Guard said. The USCG boarded the Chem Venus and determined that the 2004-built vessel sustained damage to its bow, caus
A mediation on the offshore pay settlement for the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) workers started on Thursday, June 30, 2016. According to the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (Norsk olje og gass), Thursday and Friday, July 1, have been allocated for this process, with a deadline of midnight on
Four people out of a crew of ten were hospitalized after the LPG carrier Pattarawadee 12 exploded in the Gulf of Thailand on Wednesday, local media reported. The 1,000 dwt vessel was underway after it discharged its cargo at Bangpakong, central Thailand. One of the four crewmembers was in critical c
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will transport and install 56 MHI Vestas 8MW turbines at the Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm. The turbine installation is set to start in the second quarter of 2018. “This is our second contract signed with DONG Energy and our first project installing the Vestas 8MW turbines, it
Russia’s Novatek, the oprator of the giant Yamal LNG project, said it has obtained the right to explore and appraise new licenses in the central part of the Gydan Peninsula in the Arctic. The license duration is seven years for the West-Solpatinskiy, North-Tanamskiy and Nyavuyahskiy license areas lo
Spanish LNG terminal operator Enagas on Thursday said it has agreed to up its stake in the Sagunto regasification plant in Spain and the GNL Quintero facility in Chile.
Ten armed pirates boarded a tanker while it was underway some 26 nautical miles off the Indonesian Mangkai Island on June 28, according to data released by International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC). The pirates entered the bridge as the second officer was altering course and
Liquefied natural gas imports into China, the world’s largest energy consumer, rose 27.3 percent in May as compared to the same month a year ago, according to the General Administration of Customs data. China imported 1.43 million mt of the chilled fuel in May, as compared to 1.12 million mt a year
Oil product tanker earnings are the lowest since Q3 of 2014 and could drop even further but there is still money to be made in the second half of this year, according to BIMCO. The reason for this decline is oil product tanker fleet growth coupled with slowing down of oil product stock building seen
Nexans has launched a new range of cable and power accessories for higher capacity wind farms. The new generation of power accessories with F-type outer cone comprising separable T-connectors, coupling connectors and surge arresters has been developed to operate at 72.5kV, the company said. To trans
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has completed a major modification and maintenance project on A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer. The principle scope of work involved the extension of the main crane boom, giving the Sea Installer increased reaching capacity. Other work comprised structural modif
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has completed a major modification and maintenance project on A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer. The principle scope of work involved the extension of the main crane boom, giving the Sea Installer increased reaching capacity. Other work comprised structural modif
Japan’s classification society ClassNK amended its Rules and Guidance for the survey and construction of steel ships as a response to the latest industry developments.
TransCanada Corporation on Thursday informed that all conditions required to complete the acquisition of Columbia Pipeline Group have been satisfied.
