Nearly 3,000 Indian seafarers from Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn ships are back with their families after being successfully signed off from their vessels, guided through all COVID-19 procedures and safely delivered to their hometowns by GAC India. The crew members included those who had disembarked the cruise company vessels in Colombo, Sri …
Shipping giant DFDS and union Unite have clashed over claims it is using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to make redundancies and make “brutal attacks” on workers’ pay. Regional officer Mike Wilkinson launched the broadside, suggesting the dispute could escalate, with 86 jobs at risk and an overhaul of overtime terms and conditions. But …
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The Board of Directors of Konecranes Plc has resolved to establish a new Performance Share Plan 2020 (the “Plan”) for Konecranes key employees. The Plan has a performance period from 2020 to 2022 with three separate measurement periods and separate targets for 2020, 2021 and 2022. The criterion for the measurement period 2020 is adjusted …
Oilfield services major Schlumberger recognised a $3.34 billion loss in the second quarter on $3.7 billion charge and revenue drop of some 35 per cent. The loss of $2.47 per share compares with profit of 35 cents per share same time last year. Revenues fell from $8.26 billion in Q2 2019 to $5.35 billion mainly …
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Forty-five crew members were evacuated from a fire-stricken ferry off Cebu on Thursday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. As informed, the roll-on/roll-off passenger ship MV Filipinas Dinagat caught fire 5.5 nautical miles off Binongkalan Point in the evening hours of 23 July. Philippine Coast Guard vessel battling the fire on 24 July. Image by …
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TAQA Bratani has filed its decommissioning programs for the Tern and North Cormorant platform topsides, located in the UK North Sea, to the UK authorities. North Cormorant platform; Source: TAQA Under these plans, topsides of both these platforms will be removed onshore for reuse, recycling or disposal. The North Cormorant platform is located in Block …
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Germany’s Uniper has teamed up with General Electric to decarbonize its gas-fired power plants and natural gas storage facilities. Illustration only. Courtesy of Uniper GE’s Gas Power business and Uniper will explore, assess, and develop technology options for decarbonization, Uniper said. The company added this is GE’s first fleet-wide decarbonization program signed with a major …
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Offshore and marine services provider Kim Heng Offshore & Marine has bought two anchor handling tugs from Posh Terasea. Kim Heng said on Friday that its 51 per cent owned subsidiary, Bridgewater Offshore (BWO), has acquired two units of 12,500 horsepower anchor handling tug (AHT) from the Posh Terasea liquidation. The two vessels, Salvanguard and …
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The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) is preparing to issue a call for tenders for geotechnical soil investigations at the IJmuiden Ver offshore wind farm zone. The tender, expected to be open on 31 August, will be divided into two lots. The first lot will entail seabed Core Penetration Testing (CPT), while the second lot will …
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Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme turns focus on surface & underwater marine robotics systems & technologies to Canada. Innovate UK The Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP), delivered by Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), is recruiting up to 15 SMEs involved in marine robotics. Successful applicants will benefit from an exclusive 12-month tailored wrap-around support programme …
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