Despite a dip in oil volumes, cargo throughput at the Port of Marseille Fos in the first half of 2017 rose 2% on January-June last year to 39.9 million tons, driven by growth in all three general cargo sectors – containers, RoRo and conventional traffic. During the six-month period, container traffi
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A new global project to help protect marine ecosystems from the negative effects of invasive aquatic species has been given the go-ahead for preparation, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said. The GloFouling Partnerships project – a collaboration between the Global Environment Facility
Italian offshore and onshore oilfield services provider Saipem has leased a space in the Hamriyah Free Zone, UAE, in an effort to expand its services in the region. Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) and Sharjah Airport Free Zone (SAIF Zone) late in July signed a
Six companies and consortium are among bidders to buy a 66 percent stake in Greek gas grid operator DESFA, according to the country’s privatisation agency, HRADF. The interested investors are Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets; a consortium of Italy’s Snam, Fluxys of Belgium, Dutch Gasunie and
Suretank Latin America has entered into a partnership agreement with Pinamak, which will, according to Suretank, “dramatically” reduce operating costs in the transportation of chemicals to offshore platforms. The partnership between Suretank Latin America, a manufacturer of offshore chemical tanks,
Enarsa of Argentina has reportedly launched two tenders seeking up to 32 liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for delivery over the next year. The state-owned energy company is seeking eight cargoes for delivery between September and October this year. Five are earmarked for the country’s Bahia Blanc
Doha-based Qatar Navigation (Milaha) is shifting its regional trans-shipment hub from Dubai to the Omani port of Sohar. The move comes in times of a diplomatic crisis which erupted between Qatar and several of its Middle East neighbors in early June causing some trade disruptions. Milaha said Monday
Engie E&P, a unit of the French energy giant and LNG player, has started first gas exports from the Cygnus Bravo wellhead platform in the UK’s southern North Sea. The unmanned satellite facility, second in the Cygnus development, exported first gas on August 1 to Cygnus Alpha, which itself has been
Greece has launched two offshore exploration and production tenders. The government has invited international companies to bid for the right to explore and produce oil and gas in the Ionian Sea and Crete areas. The announcement follows recent applications submitted by Total-ExxonMobil-ELPE, interest
A 25-year-old crewman has been evacuated after he fell on board the cargo ship New Taizhou which was anchored some nine nautical miles off St Helena Bay, South Africa. The incident occurred on August 3, according to a report issued by the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI). The crew member, a Chin
LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island offshore Gladstone reached 1.68 million mt during July, according to the data from the Gladstone Ports Corporation. Australia’s east coast LNG export volumes dropped 2 percent from June but rose 16 percent year-on-year, the data
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has launched THETIS-MRV, a monitoring, reporting and verification system, as the first of several steps in the EU’s efforts to include the maritime transport sector in its overall policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As explained, the system will enab
The captain of the 30,700 dwt containership Shansi was arrested in New Zealand for sailing the vessel while he was under the influence of alcohol. A pilot, who was assisting the docking of the ship, thought the captain of the ship appeared to be intoxicated as he was having trouble docking the vesse
