A fire broke out Wednesday on a Pemex-operated oil platform in the Bay of Campeche in Mexico. According to Pemex, one worker died while 300 were evacuated to nearby platforms, after the Abkatun Alpha platform caught fire. The national oil company said the fire broke out in the dewatering and pumping
Marine South East (MSE) and Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) have concluded the ‘SAMED’ project to develop a novel low cost screw-in subsea anchor technology. SAMED was conceived by Marine South East as a means of reducing significantly the high cost of installing offshore and marine renewable energy
Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), ICTSI’s container handling facility in the Port of Rijeka, Croatia, recently serviced the largest vessel to call in the country, the 10,000 TEU-capacity Gerda Maersk. The 367-meter vessel is part of the 2M Alliance by two of the world’s megaliners Maersk and
On 26 November 2014 Elisabeth Ltd of Malta took delivery of the latest addition to their fleet of (Rotor-) tugs, which happens to be the first new ART 80-32 Hybrid Rotortug. This tug, named RT Evolution, was built by Damen Shipyards of Hardinxveld-Giessendam, the Netherlands and designed by an allia
NYC-based PIRA Energy Group reports that with crude prices collapsing during the past six months, a considerable amount of debate has emerged over how long it would take for Asian contract prices to fall as well.
NYC-based PIRA Energy Group reports that with crude prices collapsing during the past six months, a considerable amount of debate has emerged over how long it would take for Asian contract prices to fall as well.
IMO receives nominations of six candidates for the position of the Secretary-General of the IMO.
BG Group’s Queensland Curtis LNG facility is not yet fully operational according to a company unit QGC.
BG Group’s Queensland Curtis LNG facility is not yet fully operational according to a company unit QGC.
The Bosporus Strait Harbour Master’s office has verbally advised that the Strait will close to all traffic for a total of 60 days over the next 6 months starting today, due to the construction of the Third Bridge (Yavuz Sultan Selim), the Inchcape Shipping Services reports. The Bosporus Strait, a ma
On 17th February, 1867, the first vessel sailed through the Suez Canal, shortening the sailing time between Europe and the Far East tremendously. Around 17,000 vessels make use of the canal each year, making it one of Egypt’s main sources of income. In 2014, the country announced they wanted to expa
Yemen’s Houthi militias, rebel forces believed to be backed by Iran, seized a Bab al-Mandab army base overlooking the key shipping lane in the Red Sea, Bloomberg reports citing Mahfouz Ahmed, a soldier at the facility. The Associated Press quoted Yemeni military officials as saying that Houthi rebel
U.S. oil and gas giant Chevron said that George L. Kirkland, vice chairman and executive vice president, Upstream, will retire from the company, effective June 15.
U.S. oil and gas giant Chevron said that George L. Kirkland, vice chairman and executive vice president, Upstream, will retire from the company, effective June 15.
