A chemical tanker flying the Liberian flag, initially reported as targeted and boarded by pirates on Sunday morning off the coast of Somalia, has been successfully freed, the U.S. Central Command confirmed. The 22 crew members, who were onboard the Liberian-flagged Central Park (IMO: 9725823), owned
TotalEnergies has joined forces with several Nigerian organizations, including the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), to address and manage the potential impacts of a crude oil spill that took place during loading operations at a field in the OML 130 production license offs
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), a central maritime authority in Germany, is developing the next generation of electronic nautical charts in an effort to make shipping safer, more efficient and sustainable.
Clean-up activities are still ongoing in response to a crude oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico near MPOG’s pipeline system close to Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
BSEE has looked into circumstances surrounding a fatal incident aboard Fieldwood Energy’s platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
MODEC has joined forces with Terra Drone to pursue the technical development of inspection drones for FPSOs and large offshore platforms.
Japanese shipping company NYK Line confirmed earlier today that its chartered car carrier Galaxy Leader was seized near Hodeida, Yemen. “On the evening of November 19 in Tokyo (early afternoon local time), NYK was informed by Galaxy Maritime Ltd., which is based in the U.K., that an NYK-chartered pu
Dolphin Drilling has received safety case acceptance from the UK Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR) for a semi-submersible rig.
For the first time in Korea, simultaneous operations (SIMOPs) of ship-to-ship LNG bunkering were conducted for a coal-carrying bulk carrier at the POSCO raw material dock, Gwanyang port.
Sonardyne, working with XOCEAN’s uncrewed surface vehicles (USV), has delivered remote acoustic data harvesting services to Shell at its Ormen Lange gas field in the Norwegian Sea that does not have conventional surface operation platforms. Without surface platforms, acoustic data from the subsea se
Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has clarified technically the cause of the Balticconnector gas pipeline damage, stating that the Newnew Polar Bear vessel, flying the flag of Hong Kong, is believed to have caused it. The NBI stated at a press conference on October 24 that it had made
HWCG, a consortium of deepwater operators in the Gulf of Mexico, and marine environmental consulting and survey company CSA Ocean Sciences have created a surface monitoring equipment program designed to assist offshore oil and gas operators with enhancing their environmental monitoring and preparedn
The investigation into the damage to the Balticonnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia is now focused on the role of the Hong Kong-flagged NewNew Polar Bear container vessel, Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said. The Finnish police have established in the criminal investig
Seismic signals have been recorded in the vicinity of the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia, indicating a possible explosion had occurred around the time an unusual drop in pressure was observed. To remind, Balticconnector was shut down at midnight on October 8 after Finnish a
