The United Kalavrvta (formerly SCF BYRRANGA), which has been moored in international waters off Texas for more than a month, is reported to have disappeared from satellite tracking, writes Reuters. Namely, the ship, which got cleared for unloading of one million of barrels of Kurdish oil it was carrying earlier this week, is believed to had switched […]
Wärtsilä has signed a long-term Technical Management Agreement with Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC. This five-year agreement covers Condition Based Maintenance and Dynamic Maintenance Planning for eight new offshore supply and multi-purpose support vessels – six liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled platform supply vessels and two offshore construction vessels powered by diesel fuel. Condition Based […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard is currently monitoring the Cetacea whale-watching ferry that ran aground in Lynn Harbor, Massachusetts at 8:20 p.m., August 27. When the ferry ran aground about a quarter of a mile from the pier, Coast Guard crews from Station Point Allerton launched a rescue crew aboard a 47-foot motor life boat to provide […]
The joint venture between KKR Special Situations Group of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (USA) and Borealis Maritime Ltd. (UK) has signed an agreement with Frankfurt-based Commerzbank to buy nine container vessels financed by the bank. USD 216 million proceeds will be used for the redemption of loans. “This transaction is the second successful capital markets […]
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The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has recently released a study that evaluates total fuel cycle emissions for natural gas versus conventional marine fuels. This study was conducted as a part of MARAD’s Maritime Environmental & Technology Assistance program, which focuses efforts on emerging marine transportation and environmental issues. Results of the study showed that the […]
In July, Virginia Port’s TEU volume was 207,771 units, surpassing the monthly record set last October by 1,174 TEUs. The port’s revenues were USD 37.9 million, and its operating income was USD 1.98 million, increases of 21.5 percent and 6 percent, respectively, when compared with last year. “This is a solid start to our new fiscal year […]
The U.S. Department of Interior has revealed that Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 238 attracted USD 109.9 million in high bids for 81 tracts covering 433,823 acres on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf offshore Texas. A total of 14 offshore energy companies submitted 93 bids. USD 2.3 bln in bid revenues The lease sale, which offered 21.6 […]
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 64 Cuban migrants and 100 Haitian migrants during a busy week of illegal maritime migration attempts from Cuba and Haiti into the United States. The 64 Cuban migrants were repatriated last week following three separate interdictions at sea in the Florida Straits dating back to August 7. The crew of […]
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Risk Management, Financial Assurance, and Loss Prevention to seek public input as it considers modernizing its risk management program and bonding regulations for offshore oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf. This first step initiates a […]
U.S. Coast Guard air and cutter forces continue to assist the 22-person crew of a 485-foot, Tokyo Marine’s chemical tanker Pine Galaxy after a fire in the main engine-room disabled the vessel, leaving it without propulsion, about 700 miles west of Cape Blanco, Oregon, Wednesday, August 13. The fire was extinguished using installed fire fighting […]
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