Norway, one of the wealthiest countries in the world due to its oil and gas reserves, is looking to transition to deep-sea mining for copper, zinc, and other metals in high demand in green technologies.
The Government of Canada has allowed for three offshore exploration drilling projects operated by BHP, Equinor, and Chevron to proceed.
UK-based Dynamic Load Monitoring (DLM) has manufactured two bespoke monitoring systems that have been installed by dive teams on subsea bend stiffeners at an offshore wind farm. The equipment has been commissioned, with the first round of data due to be collected in March 2021. DLM delivered the bes
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Chrysaor drilling permits for two wells located in the North Sea offshore Norway.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued its most severe banning to date to the master and operator of the Marshall Islands-flagged livestock carrier, Barkly Pearl last night. As informed, the Barkly Pearl was initially spotted on November 3rd, 2020 travelling through Australia’s northern
The four crew members who had been kidnapped from the product tanker Agisilaos in November last year have been released, Diamond S Shipping said in an update. “All four crew members are safe and will undergo further medical examinations today (January 7). Diamond S would like to thank all those invo
Singapore has put the bunker tanker New Ocean 6, operated by Palmstone Tankers & Trdg Pte Ltd, under quarantine and banned it from operating until further notice, Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore said. The move is being made after nine crew members on board the bunker tanker tested pos
Evergreen Line’s boxship Ever Liberal has lost overboard 36 forty-foot containers off the coast of Japan with further 21 containers displaced as the ship faced rough seas last week. The company confirmed the incident saying it took place at approximately 0230 UTC on December 30. “The containership e
Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety agency for the use of the Island Wellserver vessel for well intervention.
Japanese classification society Class NK has published its Guideline for Survey and Facilities/Equipment of LNG Bunkering Ships, which outlines the additional safety requirements of liquefied gas carriers that supply LNG fuel at sea.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has decided to tighten the testing regime for all shore-based personnel going onboard vessels.
Two men were charged and appeared in court over the weekend as part of the ongoing investigation into the maritime security incident that took place on board the Nave Andromeda off the coast of the Isle of Wight on October 25. Specifically, seven stowaways reportedly hijacked the vessel in the Engli
Maersk Elbe, a Neopanamax containership that suffered engine failure off Portugal after a fire onboard on 26 December, is now being towed to the Port of Algeciras.
A Denmark-flagged containership lost power due to a fire in the engine room off the coast of Portugal on 26 December, Portuguese National Maritime Authority (AMN) said.
