Shipbuilders Focus on High-Value Vessels
South Korean shipbuilders are profiting more than ever from selling high-value units such as offshore plants and liquid gas carriers, according to a Korea Times report.
Aker Kvaerner and Clough Win Woodside Contract
Australia-based Woodside Energy Limited awarded the Aker Kvaerner-Clough Limited joint venture a contract for the installation of topsides for the Angel platform.
Hyundai Completes $150 M Oil Tanker Project
Construction of three oil tankers with tonnage of 100,000 tons each was finished at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea, according to a Moscow News report.
Excel Maritime to Sell 26 Year Old Vessel
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd announced that it agreed to sell Almar I, a Capesize bulk carrier of 107,140 dwt built in 1979. The sale of the vessel is expected to…
EPA Modifies Diesel Fuel Sulfur Transition Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is modifying its diesel fuel sulfur transition rule to provide production and distribution industries with additional time…
San Diego Bay and Mission Bay Establish RNA
The U.S. Coast Guard is establishing a regulated navigation area (RNA) within San Diego Bay, Mission Bay, and their approaches out to twelve nautical miles offshore.
USACE to Begin Construction on Restoration Initiative Sites
The U.S. Gas site in Staten Island, N.Y. Harbor. of an overall harbor improvement program. enhancement, and restoration of aquatic, wetland, and upland habitat.
TOP Tankers Takes Delivery Of Suezmax Tanker
TOP Tankers has taken delivery of the M/T Errorless, a 147,048 DWT tanker, built in 1994 by Harland & Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd, of the United Kingdom. The vessel…
GlobalSantaFe Worldwide SCORE Stays on Track
1981 peak of the offshore drilling cycle. In the 1980-1981 period, when SCORE averaged 100 percent, new contract dayrates equaled the sum of daily cash operating…
Chinese Seismic Exploration Require New OBC Vessels
MAN B&W Diesel has added two new reference plants to the fourstroke order book. Complete twin-screw medium speed propulsion packages have been ordered for a twin set of 65 m offshore research vessels.
SvitzerWijsmuller Opens Cape Town Office
Robert-Jan van Acker head of SvitzerWijsmuller’s global salvage activities, welcomed guests at a reception last week marking the opening of the group’s office in Cape Town.
Kitty Hawk Makes History During 3M Assessment
During USS Kitty Hawk’s (CV 63) recent maintenance and material management (3M) assessment, which concluded Nov. 14, the ship made history by becoming the first…
Cargo Tank Damaged, Leaking Oil
Divers completed the damage assessment of the capsized barge, which revealed that a third cargo tank has breached. The number one port cargo tank hatch was damage…
Talks Between Smit, Union Collapse
and conditions for a new collective labour agreement (CAO) at this point in time. 06.30 hours for twelve hours initially. We are not sure what other actions are…
IMO: Shipping can contribute to Millennium Development Goals
Shipping has an important to play in the broader issues affecting global society, IMO Secretary-General Mr. Efthimios E. Mitropoulos told delegates at the opening…
ONGC Looks to Buy Out Shell Hazira
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will soon make an offer for a complete buyout of the Hazira LNG terminal of Royal Dutchhell, according to a Business Standard report.
Freeport LNG Wants to Build Atop Levee
A proposal from Freeport LNG to put a control room on top of a wave barrier levee at Clute, Tex.-based Quintana drew concern from Velasco Drainage District supervisors…
Qatar Commits to $13 billion LNG Project
Persian Gulf emirate Qatar will invest about $13 billion to boost liquid natural gas production by 40 percent, according to a Monsters and Critics report. Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Corp.
Chavez Looks to Expand Venezuelan Oil Exports
The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, wants Venezuela oil tankers going to places other than the US, according to a VHeadline report. Although the US is the No.
Jamestown Ferry Repairs to Cause Delays
Delays of 20 minutes or more are expected for motorists and passengers using the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry after three out of four of the boats were rendered inoperable…
