The melting ice of the Arctic region has made the idea of a shipping route through the North Pole an increasingly realistic possibility, but this has the potential to create massive environmental problems. A group of NGOs, including T&E, has therefore put together a report highlighting the potential impact of an increase in shipping in [...]
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COSLPromoter, the semi-submersible platform which was delivered on 25 April by COSL Drilling Europe AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Oilfield Services Limited, has arrived in Norwegian waters. The voyage, which took 79 days and covered 15,097 nautical miles, was successfully completed with efforts from all crew members. Upon receipt of relevant certificates and completion [...]
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Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, and Tidewater, a leading provider of marine support services for the offshore energy industry markets, both view gas fuelled marine engines as being a logical means for ship owners and operators to comply with increasingly stringent environmental legislation. The use of gas also has the potential [...]
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Technip received a Letter of Intent for the world’s largest Spar hull for the Aasta Hansteen field development, offshore Norway. Technip received a Letter of Intent from Statoil for their Aasta Hansteen (previously named Luva) field development, offshore Norway, in approximately 1,300 meters (4,250 feet) of water depth. The project will be led by Technip [...]
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The General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) announced yesterday that the Liberian vessel (MV “Stolt Valor”) has been granted permission to take refuge in Bahrain’s waters. The operation to move the tanker to the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) began early Tuesday morning, where the ASRY team will begin preparing it for its onward [...]
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An Iranian-owned vessel, identified as MV EGLANTINE, sailing under a Bolivian flag, was hijacked yesterday morning in Maldivian waters, the Minivan News reports. The cargo ship was seized about 190 nautical miles northwest of Hoarafushi Island in Haa Alif Atoll by Somali pirates, who took 23 crew members as their hostages, the Maldives National [...]
Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, today announced the supply of a full package of survey equipment for a new hydrographic survey vessel, with purpose of conducting a detailed mapping of Qatar’s coastal waters. The package included dual-head multi-beam echo sounder system (EM 3002D by Kongsberg), [...]
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The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee is participating in a new German-Dutch investigation team set up to combat piracy in Somali waters. The establishment of this team was announced by the National Public Prosecutor’s Office on 17 November 2011. The team will focus primarily on identifying the organisers, financiers and negotiators involved in hijacking merchant shipping. In [...]
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China’s biggest offshore oil producer, CNOOC Ltd , has been hit by another oil leak in north Chinese waters, state media reported on … (Reuters) Source: Reuters, October 16, 2011;
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Increasingly assertive Turkey is setting the scene for clashes in the eastern Mediterranean. Since Thursday, Sept. 29, Turkish warships have been harassing Israeli merchant vessels in waters off Cyprus, debkafile’s military sources report. They come close enough to establish wireless communication and caution the Israeli vessels they are in contravention of international law and [...]
