Transas has upgraded the existing VTS installed for Indonesia Ports. The existing five VTS systems were delivered by Transas Marine Pacific in 2004 and 2005. These VTSs are currently operated by DG Sea Transportation of Indonesia at the following locations: Jakarta, Semarang, Surabaya, Belawan-Medan
A cruise ship collided with a freighter in Montevideo’s harbour, sending some of the freighter’s cargo overboard and closing the port, a news report said. The 229 passengers of the cruise ship, Norwegian Dreams 2, and the crews of both vessels were unhurt in Monday’s accident
The champagne bottle wobbled on its perch above the bow of the Queen Victoria. Having pushed the button that was to send it smashing into the side of the new Cunard ocean liner in the naming ceremony in Southampton yesterday, the Duchess of Cornwall stood on stage and waited.
Verenex Energy Inc. is pleased to confirm its fifth oil discovery D1-47/02 in Area 47 in the Ghadames Basin in Libya. The D1-47/02 new field wildcat exploration well was drilled to a depth of 9,720 feet with the Ensign Rig 28 and was tested at a maximum flow rate of 7,742 barrels of oil per [&hellip
Total announces the start-up of commercial production in the first phase of the Surmont Project today in Canada. The Surmont lease is located about 60 kilometres southeast of Fort McMurray in Alberta’s oil sands. Total holds a 50% interest in the project, which is operated by ConocoPhillips.
During the night of December 7 to 8, the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Samco Europe and a container ship were involved in a collision in international waters south of Bab el-Mandeb Strait, in the Gulf of Aden. Built by a South Korean shipyard, the Samco Europe is a new, double-hulled oil tanker de
Grant Wharington’s skeleton crew had carefully nursed the super maxi yacht Skandia up the coast over the past few days and the remaining crew of 15 had flown from Melbourne to Sydney to have a hard hit-out on the water yesterday afternoon in readiness for today’s Big Boat Challenge, a forerunner to
A cargo ship hit the side of the St Helier yacht basin in Jersey while trying to berth in strong winds. The Condor Ferries’ operated Commodore Goodwill ship had arrived from Portsmouth carrying 12 truck drivers.
Total announces the Final Investment Decision for the Angola LNG Project. Total owns a 13.6% share of Angola LNG Limited alongside Sonagas (36.4%), Chevron (36.4%) and BP (13.6%). The project shareholders have authorized Angola LNG Limited to proceed with the construction and implementation of the P
Kalmar, the business area providing container handling solutions within Cargotec, has received a significant order for more than 200 terminal tractors from PSA Singapore Terminals, the world’s largest container transhipment hub. The terminal tractors will be delivered in 2008.
Total announces the start-up of a new distillate hydrocracker at the Wepec refinery in Dalian, China, in which the Group holds a 22.4% stake. Representing a total investment of $240 million, the new conversion unit increases the refinery’s annual diesel fuel production capacity by 40% to 3.5 million
Nippon Yusen KK, Japan’s biggest ocean shipping firm, has agreed to pay Nippon Oil Corp more for key ship fuel when it settles its November bill than it did a month earlier, Nippon Yusen said on Monday.
Work on a second Singapore cruise ship terminal is likely to start next year, the chief of the city-state’s tourism board said Monday. Lim Neo Chian said on local radio that plans call for a second terminal to be built in the Marina South district, where Singapore’s first casino complex is expected
StatoilHydro ASA has concluded drilling of wildcat well 7120/8-4. The well was drilled on the Askeladd Beta prospect in block 7120/8 about 6 kilometres south-west of the Snøhvit field and 150 kilometres north-west of Hammerfest. The purpose of the well was to prove hydrocarbons in Jurassic sandstone
