Zeeland Seaports on Monday informed an LNG bunkering pilot project was launched with the truck-to-ship bunkering operation in the port of Vlissingen.
Huisman, together with VARD, DOF Subsea and Technip celebrated the christening of a pipe lay support vessel (PLSV), Skandi Açu, the Dutch specialist in lifting, drilling, and subsea solutions informed through its social media on Monday. The PLSV, equipped with Huisman’s 650mt flex-lay system and the
A group of eight pirates attacked the Malta-flagged tanker MT Puli and kidnapped the vessel’s crew members some 118 nautical miles off Port Harcourt, Nigeria, OPS Clearwater confirmed to World Maritime News after reports on the attack emerged in Turkish media. The incident, which occurred at 01:30 h
The minimum wage for able seafarers recommended by the International Labour Organization (ILO) will remain at its current level of USD 614 basic pay per month until at least 2018, according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). This follows an ILO Joint Maritime Commission (JMC) meeting he
Calgary-based Veresen on Monday said that both its units, Jordan Cove Energy Project and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline filed a request for rehearing of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision to deny the two applications.
Whilst 2016 has so far seen much discussion surrounding the oil price, oversupply and the almost daily mini-rallies that appear as fickle as a two-year old’s breakfast selection, not a great deal of attention has been paid to the gas outlook, Douglas-Westwood has argued in its DW Monday report. From
Dutch heavy lift and marine transportation company, BigRoll Shipping, has taken delivery of its first vessel, the BigRoll Barentsz. The vessel is designed for the marine transportation of major modules and equipment for large energy projects both onshore and offshore to remote areas, and it has the
The Saudi investors plan to inject around EGP 3 billion (USD 337 million) into the development of an industrial zone around Egypt’s Suez Canal, Egypt’s Maritime Transport Sector (MTS) said. For this purpose, the two parties plan to establish a joint venture company named Gosoor ElMahabba. The invest
The Henry Goodrich drilling rig is on its way to where it spent years of its active drilling life, Canada. The image above, taken by Morten Christiansen, shows the semi-submersible drilling unit being towed by the Maersk Detector anchor handling tug supply vessel. According to Christiansen, the ima
Tokyo Gas and Kansai Electric Power have signed a strategic cooperation deal that will see the two Japanese utilities join forces on LNG procurement.
Brazilian oil company Petrobras said its average oil and natural gas production was 2.48 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) in Brazil, and 178,000 boed abroad, totaling 2.65 million boed. Also, the company broke its monthly pre-salt layer output record. Oil production averaged 2 millio
Australia’s Woodside and South Korea’s Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation. The MoU was signed in Perth on Monday by Woodside CEO Peter Coleman and KOGAS President and CEO, Lee, Seung-Hoon. According to a statement by Woodside, the agreement,
DNV GL, an international certification body and classification society, has launched what it describes as the first globally applicable guidance for leak detection systems for offshore fields. The Recommended Practice (DNVGL-RP-F302) is based on the findings of a DNV GL led joint industry project (J
Drewry: Big Ship Obsession Could Be Diminishing The drop in newbuild containership orders could be continued as container shipping companies seem to be running out of profitable trades to deploy their big ships, in… Read More Port Automation: Smart, Smarter, Smartest! The global container handing eq
