Investment in construction of tankers driven by stronger appetite in ordering of new tonnage so far this year has all the signs of beating the 2013 record, Gibson said in its weekly tanker report. A total of 34 Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) have been ordered during the first half of 2015, just m
A ship was bombed and sunk on Sunday in an air strike conducted by Libyan war planes in the vicinity of town of Mareesa, Reuters reports citing a spokesman of the air force allied to the country’s internationally recognized government, Nasser al-Hassi. According to al-Hassi, “the vessel was sunk bec
A ship was bombed and sunk on Sunday in an air strike conducted by Libyan war planes in the vicinity of town of Mareesa, Reuters reports citing a spokesman of the air force allied to the country’s internationally recognized government, Nasser al-Hassi. According to al-Hassi, “the vessel was sunk bec
Lanner, a provider of simulation software formed a strategic partnership with Australia-based TSG Consulting to service rising demand in Asia Pacific LNG sector.
Lanner, a provider of simulation software formed a strategic partnership with Australia-based TSG Consulting to service rising demand in Asia Pacific LNG sector.
Following a tender process, Taylor Hopkinson Associates, a renewable energy and clean technology human resources consultancy, will be working in collaboration with TenneT over the next four years for the supply of high-level supervision services. Taylor Hopkinson will ensure TenneT is supplied with
After 10 years of diplomatic negotiation, the UN P5+1 countries (the US, the UK, France, China, Russia and Germany) have reached an agreement to unwind economic sanctions on Iran in return for significant international control and surveillance over its nuclear activities. The long-awaited deal will
The first half of 2015 yielded better results than the same period in 2014 for the Dutch port of Rotterdam, resulting in the total throughput increase of 6.8%. The growth was almost entirely accounted for by the throughput of oil products (+29.7%), crude oil (+8.3%), containers (+3.7% in TEU) and ro
The first half of 2015 yielded better results than the same period in 2014 for the Dutch port of Rotterdam, resulting in the total throughput increase of 6.8%. The growth was almost entirely accounted for by the throughput of oil products (+29.7%), crude oil (+8.3%), containers (+3.7% in TEU) and ro
In the first half of 2015, another 422 offshore wind turbines, with a combined capacity of 1,765.3 megawatts went on line. Up to 30 June 2015 a total of 668 offshore turbines with an overall capacity of 2,777.8 megawatts fed power into the German grid. With the current offshore wind energy output th
Borkum Riffgrund 1 Turbine installation work is ongoing at the 312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, located 54km off the German coast and around 37km from the island Borkum. The installation, performed by A2SEA’s SEA INSTALLER, reached half way in mid-March. The first of the 78 Siemens SWT-4
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited said the U.S. Department of Energy granted Bear Head LNG authorization to export up to 440 billion cubic feet per year of U.S. natural gas to Canada, and up to eight million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas from Canada to free trade agreement countries.
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited said the U.S. Department of Energy granted Bear Head LNG authorization to export up to 440 billion cubic feet per year of U.S. natural gas to Canada, and up to eight million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas from Canada to free trade agreement countries.
Nowadays, a lot of research and projects involve the environment and sustainability. The workboat industry is no exception. Knowledge institute TNO, together with five market parties, investigated how the fuel consumption and emission of tug boats can be reduced. In 2012 Voith Turbo took the initiat
