On Friday 19 June, the 2nd load out of the 55 transition pieces (TP) for the Gode Wind 1 project was completed from Bladt Industries’ quayside in Aalborg. The load out was carried out by Bladt and after leaving Aalborg, the 500 tonnes heavy transition pieces were sailed to Eemshaven in the Netherlan
Royal HaskoningDHV has been contracted by Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd (VWPL) to continue into the next phase of the Kentish Flats Extension Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Kent in South East England. Construction has now commenced on the project, which extends the existing capacity from 90MW to 14
Cruise vessels are often seen as very polluting. Incorrectly, says Sibrand Hassing, director fleet operations Europe of Holland America Group (HAG), based in Rotterdam. “Producing high emissions and a lot of waste as a cruise company in the areas you take your passengers means you ruin your own mark
Dallas-based Energy Transfer Equity, owner of the Lake Charles LNG export project, confirmed that it has made a proposal to merge with Williams Companies in an all-equity transaction valued at US$53.1 billion.
Dallas-based Energy Transfer Equity, owner of the Lake Charles LNG export project, confirmed that it has made a proposal to merge with Williams Companies in an all-equity transaction valued at US$53.1 billion.
The European Council has officially launched the EUNAVFOR Med naval operation against human smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean, with a mission to identify, capture and dispose of vessels and enabling assets used or suspected of being used by migrant smugglers or traffickers. EUNAVFOR Med
ABPmer has launched an on-demand weather downtime service. Developed in conjunction with the offshore wind industry, the new express service helps make quicker weather dependent decisions by offering 24/7 access to ABPmer’s SEASTATES weather downtime calculator. After user inputs vessel position, ta
ABPmer has launched an on-demand weather downtime service. Developed in conjunction with the offshore wind industry, the new express service helps make quicker weather dependent decisions by offering 24/7 access to ABPmer’s SEASTATES weather downtime calculator. After user inputs vessel position, ta
Shah Deniz and South Caucasus Pipeline Company have informed that Shah Deniz Stage 2 and South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion (SCPX) are progressing well, announcing two new contract awards as part of the project. The Shah Deniz Stage 2 project will deliver 16 billion cubic metres per year (bcma) of ga
The eight Indonesian nationals arrested by Vietnamese authorities and suspected of hijacking the Malaysia-flagged tanker Orkim Harmony confessed to the crime, the Malaysian daily The Straits Times quoted a high ranking official from Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) as saying. Malaysia pl
Key black box data from the notorious Sage Sagittarius appear to have gone missing, the New South Wales Coroner Court, which is investigating two of the three deaths that occurred on board the ship, was told during yesterday’s coroner’s inquest hearing. The vessel’s chief cook, Cesar Llanto, went mi
Heerema Fabrication Group has completed the construction of the Statoil-operated Gina Krog gas field jacket. The contract was awarded to Heerema in 2013 by Statoil, to build a jacket for what was then known as the Dagny field, located in the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea. According to a Facebook
The crash in oil prices has led to a dramatic decline in the number and value of awards for FPSO units, Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence group, said in its DW Monday report. According to DW, there have only been three contracts awarded this year; a conversion for the Sankofa-Gye Nyame develo
Chilean port workers staged strikes on Thursday across the country’s ports as a sign of opposition to a labor reform approved by the lower chamber of the Chile’s congress. The Ports Union (Unión Portuaria) called on an indefinite strike as a sign of discontent over the government’s failure to solve
