McDermott Gets Saipem as Partner for NextDecade
McDermott International announced that it plans to partner with the Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem S.p.A. to bid for NextDecade's planned Rio Grande LNG project in Brownsville…
Number of Indian Seafarers Jump by 42.3%
The number of seafarers in India has seen an unprecedented growth of 42.3% due to various policy level changes brought in by the Government in the last four years…
Goldsboro LNG Project Eligible for $1.5bln German Loan
Pieridae Energy announced that its proposed financing of upstream activities within the Goldboro LNG project has received a written confirmation of eligibility in…
New Sea Lock at IJmuiden
To accommodate increasingly larger ships, a new sea lock is being built at IJmuiden, a port city in the Dutch province of North Holland.The construction started in 2016.
Eagle Marine Services Announces Rebrand to Fenix
Eagle Marine Services (EMS), an EQT Infrastructure III-owned container terminal which is one of the largest in the Twin Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, today…
ECSA Welcomes Outcome of MEPC 73
European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA) welcomes the good progress that has been made at last week’s meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee…
Antwerp Port Test Center for Drones by SAFIR Consortium
The SAFIR consortium, a group of 13 public and private organisations, has been selected by Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) to demonstrate…
Japan Launches UAE's Satellite KhalifaSat
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries successfully delivered UAE Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre’s (MBRSC) KhalifaSat satellite into orbit via the H-IIA launch vehicle…
Okeanis Eco Tankers Gets Funds for Two VLCC Newbuilds
Alafouzos family backed Greek tanker company Okeanis Eco Tankers has secured firm commitments for two secured loan facilities for an aggregate amount of $116.3 million…
COSCO Shipping Ports Revenue Surged by 62.6%
COSCO Shipping Ports said that its revenue for the three months ended 30 September 2018 surged by 62.6% to US$253.0 million. The net profit for the same period…
ABS Eyes 2030 and Beyond
ABS has rolled out comprehensive guidance providing the marine and offshore industries a goal-based framework to enable data-driven decision making based on smart…
EU Commits USD 341 million for Clean, Healthy and Safe Oceans
The European Commission (EC) has announced EUR 300 million (USD 341 million) of EU-funded initiatives, which include projects to tackle plastic pollution, make blue…
OFFSHORE ENGINEER (OE) is Back!
I am proud to announce that we have acquired the assets of Atcomedia and starting in January 2019 we will relaunch the flagship title, Offshore Engineer (OE), a perfect compliment to our media offering, led by Maritime Reporter & Engineering News.OEDigital.com is back online now, and Eric Haun has been promoted as Managing Editor of Offshore Engineer, tending to the day-to-day print and electronic information components to the title.
SC Ports State of the Port Emphasizes Infrastructure to Support Growth
Jim Newsome, president and CEO, highlights cooperation and collaboration.South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) president and CEO, Jim Newsome, presented the annual…
Mobile BWTS Tested on Great Lakes
New system allows for contingency ballast water treatment in a variety of ecologically-sensitive and emergency conditions. Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. recently…
NKAC & the Dawn of the 'Digital Twin'
ClassNK Archive Center (NKAC) has stored the first Ship Construction Files (SCF) complying with IMO Global Based Standards (GBS) for the NACKS-built 311,000 DWT VLCC delivered on October 26, 2018, managed by MOL Tankship Management (Asia) Pte. Ltd.To encourage design transparency and help ensure safety throughout the life of vessels, SOLAS regulation II-1/3-10 entered into force in 2012, requiring…
Foss Redeploys Hybrid Harbor Tug to Anchorage
5,000 HP workhorse to enter Alaska service this month.The Bering Wind, a powerful Dolphin Class tugboat, is being transferred from the Foss fleet in Long Beach,…
Seacat Services Eyes Growing Offshore Wind Market
U.K. based offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services said it has seen unprecedented growth in demand for crew transfer vessel (CTV) services across 2018 in offshore wind.The fourth quarter of 2018, is, atypically, seeing surging demand for offshore wind crew transfer, according to Seacat Services, as it reports its latest operational figures. In the month of October, transfers and charter days exceeded the sum total for 2017…
Rio Tinto: Autonomous Ships "Not Far Off"
Mining companies must forge new ties with partners from customers to governments as they pursue innovation and compete for talent with technology giants, Rio Tinto's chief executive said in a speech to be delivered on Tuesday.The mining industry has recovered from the deep commodity crash of 2015-16, but faces headwinds from U.S.-China trade tensions, which have dented the copper price, and is struggling…
Baltic Index Edges Higher on Stronger Capesize Demand
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged up for a second consecutive session on Monday, supported by growing demand for capesize vessels.* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, rose 3 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,522 points.* The capesize index rose 81 points or 3.2 percent, to 2…