Two maritime pilots who defied fire to bring a burning ship to safety, averting a major maritime catastrophe, received the 2017 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea during the 2017 IMO awards ceremony, held on November 27. Pilots Captain Michael G. McGee and Captain Michael C. Phillips, from Hou
Vaalco Energy has completed workover operations on two wells offshore Gabon but experienced failure on another well last week.
Danish Maersk Supply Service has taken delivery of a new subsea support vessel from China’s Cosco Dalian Shipyard. Delivery documents for the 137 meters long vessel were signed on Tuesday, November 28, the shipyard said on Wednesday. The vessel, named Maersk Involver, is part of a batch four Stingra
Wood has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Aramco to create and accelerate opportunities for local workforces in Saudi Arabia.
The Port of Hamburg may finally see more giant containerships enter its waters. Namely, the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig dismissed on Tuesday, November 28 the actions brought by the towns of Cuxhaven and Otterndorf as well as by Elbe and coastal fishermen against the planning approval dec
The United States and Portugal are aiming to increase their cooperation on liquefied natural gas (LNG) with the aim to increase Europe’s energy security and reduce emissions in the shipping sector.
The cellular containership fleet has reached a new high of 21 million TEU in November, according to Alphaliner. However, the fleet growth was somewhat slower than expected over the past two years as it took 22 months for the fleet to pass the 20 million TEU threshold. As disclosed, this is the slowe
Malta’s Energy and Water Agency kicked off a technical study and the cost-benefit analysis for the development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel.
Two platform supply vessels (PSVs) owned by the shipping company Vroon have started a charter for TechnipFMC.
Gasum, the Finnish energy gas company has set plans to expand its LNG fueling station network to Sweden and Norway during 2018.
U.S. oil and gas company Anadarko is set to leave New Zealand, citing persistent low oil prices as one of the reasons.
Sea Shepherd Australia informed that it has managed to obtain the release of footage of Japanese whaling practices taken by the Australian government during a 2008 Australian Customs mission to the Antarctic. “The Australian Government has suppressed this footage for years,” said Jeff Hansen, Managi
A product tanker was fired upon while underway some 33 nautical miles South West of Mukalla, Yemen on November 21. The vessel was chased by a speedboat manned by a group of armed persons, who opened fire upon the tanker once it closed in. The crew of the tanker raised the alarm, increased the speed
The Australian government on Tuesday announced new measures which are expected to boost transparency in the country’s offshore oil and gas sector. Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan said in a statement that Australia already had a “comprehensive and robust regulatory regime”
