A meeting of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Working Group of the Special Tripartite Committee (STC) was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 3 to 5, to examine issues related to the protection of seafarers’ wages when they are held captive on or off the ship as a result of piracy of
American oil exploration and production company Venoco has filed for bankruptcy. Before this move, the company quit-claimed its lease for the South Ellwood field off California which is now slated for decommissioning. The company and its affiliates, (TexCal Energy (LP) LLC; Whittier Pipeline Corpora
Bristow Helicopters has secured a new contract with Apache North Sea Limited to support its North Sea operations. The contract which has a five year primary term, with further extension options, will start on September 1, 2017. Aircraft types provided under the contract will comprise both the Sikors
Although the recovery of bulk carrier earnings has fired sale and purchase activity, values and new orders, market faces an uncertain outlook for the balance of the year, according to research and consultancy firm Maritime Strategies International (MSI). MSI has forecast a positive short-term outloo
Bulk carrier SFL Spey has been detained in Singapore waters, according to Supreme Court of Singapore’s records. The 34,000 dwt ship, owned by Bermuda-based Ship Finance International, was arrested for undisclosed reasons in the morning hours of April 18, 2017. Focal Investigation & Security Agency h
The shippers have been urged to steer clear of the navigational channel to the east of the Yemeni island of Zuqar in the Red Sea due to possible mines in the area. Namely, the Yemeni Coast Guard warned the shipping community of the possible dangers in the navigational channel following reports that
Malaysia’s construction company Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering has been awarded a contract to build an offshore processing platform for Petronas’ Bokor project, offshore Malaysia. MMHE will be responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of a cent
Taiwan, the world’s fifth largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyer, increased its imports of the chilled fuel by 26 percent in February. Taiwan imported 1.28 million mt of LNG in February, as compared to 1.01 million mt in the same month in the same month last year, according to the data released b
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking permission for its Alaska LNG project.
US-based LNG equipment maker, Air Products named Sean Major as the company’s executive vice president and general counsel, effective May 1, 2017.
Norway’s offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found one non-conformity and several improvement points during a probe of the construction site for Total’s Martin Linge production platform. The offshore safety agency said on Tuesday that the non-conformity was linked to the
China’s shipbuilding industry has experienced a 25.4 percent plunge in newbuilding orders during the first three months of 2017 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to data provided by the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (Cansi). Namely, the country’s shipbui
In today’s spotted we bring you an image of MOL Triumph, the world’s second largest containership, calling at Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) on April 15 during its maiden voyage. The 20,150 TEU boxship, owned by Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), was completed by Samsung He
A Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Alheera was rescued by Chinese Navy from a pirate attack on Saturday, April 15 while underway in the Gulf of Aden. The ship was approached by a skiff with five pirates on board who were trying to board the tanker south off Balhaf, Yemen. As understood, the pirates fir
