Liberty House Group has acquired Mabey Bridge Renewables, which shut down its business in 2015, and will use its equipment at a new manufacturing centre to supply steel parts to the UK’s tidal lagoon power and offshore wind markets. The manufacturing centre, which will supply turbine casings for tid
The Port of Los Angeles saw an increase in overall cargo volumes by 11 percent in May compared to the same period last year, marking the busiest May in the port’s 109-year history. May loaded imports increased by 15 percent to 400,765 TEUs. In addition, loaded exports rose 6.3 percent to 162,487 TEU
The salvage teams are scheduled to continue their operations on the sunken Sewol ferry off South Korea’s southern coast next week, Channel News Asia cited the South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF). The country noted that the operations could pose a number of challenges, mostly because
Plans for a tidal energy project in the Indian city of Thane, state of Maharashtra, have been revealed by Thane Municipal Corporation. The company aims to set up a tidal energy plant at the confluence of the Thane creek and Ulhas river. “The system is based on the tidal movements which happen twice
An offshore supply vessel owned by an Indian company has been detained this week by port authority in Aberdeen. The port authority detained the MV Malaviya Seven offshore supply vessel on Wednesday morning, in what the shipping union RMT says is a “blatant example of modern day slavery.” According t
DP World London Gateway Port welcomed yesterday two new quayside cranes. At their highest point, they stand at 138 meters tall – the same height as the London Eye. The cranes completed the long-sea voyage from China via the Cope of Good Hope to arrive at London Gateway. They came on a specialized sh
A levy on nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions with revenues earmarked to fund the uptake of NOx abatement measures is the most promising tool to reduce these ship emissions by up to 70%, a new study by environmental consultancy IVL and CE Delft reveals. The study, commissioned by Transport & Environment
A group of activists lodged a case in the Federal Court of Australia against the approval of Santos GLNG gas field expansion issued by the Federal environment minister, Greg Hunts.
After the employers and offshore supply bases workers in Norway failed to reach a collective pay deal in Norway last month, it was decided that the solutions would be sought after through mediation. About 800 employees are covered by the land base settlement, which is subject to this mediation on Th
Sif has been awarded a contract to deliver pin piles for the Beatrice offshore wind farm. The total volume of the project will amount to approximately 19.5 tonnes of steel structures and will be produced in the fourth quarter of 2016 and first half of 2017. The 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm comp
Shadow industry minister Kim Carr has announced an investment in a new research vessel for the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIM), as a part of the policy to help protect the marine environment. The new vessel will join the existing fleet of RV Solander and RV Cape Ferguson operated by AIM
Chariot Oil & Gas has been awarded a 75% interest and operatorship of the Mohammedia Offshore Exploration Permits I – III, Morocco in partnership with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM). Chariot also said on Thursday it has chosen not to enter into the First Renewal Phase of
The unit of the Paris-based Air Liquide, Air Liquide E&C is on track to complete the merger with the Russian LNG technologies developer OMZ, following the European Commission’s approval.
Storage tank capacity expansion of CNOOC’s Shanghai LNG terminal has received approval by the Shanghai Development & Reform Commission and the Zhejiang Development & Reform Commission.
