On 15 June, Korean state-owned company Korea Offshore Wind Power (KOWP) and Dutch offshore wind consultancy Wind Minds will sign a letter of intent on cooperation in developing one of the first offshore wind projects in Korea. The Southwest Offshore Wind Project is planned to have a total capacity o
The moment when we finally see unmanned ships in our harbours and seas is still some way off. Yet, the technologies behind autonomous shipping are forging ahead at a blistering pace. With commercial shipping and naval projects kicking off around the world, the maritime sector is hot on the heels of
Five oil and gas companies operating on the UK Continental Shelf have recently joined Oil & Gas UK’s Efficiency Task Force (ETF) in a new online trading platform that should help drive the costs down. The trial will see five operators share 200,000 inventory items online. According to Oil & Gas UK,
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Angola LNG loads first cargo after 2014 shutdown The Chevron-led $10 billion Angola LNG project has loaded its first cargo of the chilled fuel since the facility was closed in April 2014, due to a major rupture on a flare line. Shell sets new strategy, updates BG synergies target Hague-based LNG gia
As the numbers of British seafarers seem to be in decline, the government in Scotland and in Whitehall has been called upon to provide further support the UK maritime sector in order to ensure that jobs and businesses are able to face the challenges presented by current market conditions. President
A CHC-operated helicopter had to make an emergency landing on a North Sea platform after experiencing an issue on Friday. According to VG, a Norwegian language news website, the helicopter of the Sikorsky S-92 type landed on BP’s Ula platform located in the North Sea, offshore Norway. There were 16
Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project on Friday said it has received the first tranche of financing in the amount of €1 billion provided by Sberbank and Gazprombank under a loan agreement signed in April 2016.
The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) pilots are planning to launch another round of strikes over a disciplinary investigation being held against the SYALK union chief Demetris Patsalos, the Cyprus Mail reported. If the 24-hour strike, which is scheduled to be held on Monday, goes ahead, it would be the
The Port of New York and New Jersey will be able to handle 14,000 TEU vessels toward the end of 2017, officials at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed on June 7. The planned completion of the 50-foot Harbor Deepening Project later this summer and the anticipated completion of the
Klaipedos Nafta, the operator of the Lithuanian LNG terminal recently informed the National Commission for Energy Control and Prices (NCC) has approved the amended rules of the use of Klaipeda LNG terminal.
Construction support vessel Skandi Africa has been caught on camera while arriving in the Port of Blyth, England. Port of Blyth shared via social media a photo of Norway’s ‘Ship of the Year 2015’, the Skandi Africa, while passing the Blyth Boat House Restaurant on its way to the port. According to d
RWE has carried out an emergency exercise at the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in Germany. The RWE team, together with partners, exercised an emergency rescue of an injured offshore worker on a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV). The crew on board the CTV, a rescue helicopter with pilots, a winch operator,
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has proposed the expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. NOAA says it bases its proposal on more than 30 years of scientific studies, including numerous reports released in the last decade and in
