The coronavirus pandemic is opening up many new opportunities for the shipping industry, Cristina Aleixendri, COO at bound4blue, said during a video conference hosted by SMM.   “The coronavirus could be the driving force enabling us to achieve the decarbonisation goals even before 2050,” Aleixendri pointed out, explaining that one possible way to cut emissions today …

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TDI-Brooks, under contract to TGS, has completed the offshore multibeam phase offshore the Niger Delta. This survey took place in water depths of 750 to 3,500 metres. It is also Nigeria’s first regional multi-client multibeam and seafloor sampling study. TDI-Brooks’ R/V Gyre acquired 82,000 square kilometres of high-resolution hull-mounted multibeam echo sounder data. The multibeam …

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In order to mitigate the effects of coronavirus crisis and low oil prices, oilfield services provider Petrofac is taking further action to reduce costs and preserve balance sheet. Petrofac has already announced its decision to reduce its capex by 40 per cent, reduce salaries across the company, and reduce its personnel by about 20 per …

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Geoquip Marine is set to begin geotechnical surveys in the northern portion of the Vineyard Wind Lease Area around 20 May. The geotechnical data acquisition company will be conducting surveys from its vessel Geoquip Saentis for four to six weeks. Geoquip Marine Group carried out a geotechnical survey campaign for Vineyard Wind LLC in 2018 with its …

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Norway-based bulker owner and operator Belships has so far stayed clear of investing in scrubbers and has no plans of changing its position on the matter. The main incentive for scrubber investments has been so far the price differential between high sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) and low sulfur fuel oil (LSFO), as the price of …

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GC Rieber Shipping has seen its quarterly loss widened on Subsea & Renewables fleet impairment as a result of current market. Namely, the company recognised an impairment of its Subsea & Renewables fleet in Q1 2020 of NOK 293.3 million. As a result, GC Rieber booked loss of NOK 301.6 million, against NOK 104.5 million …

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Royal Dutch Shell has taken part in two liquefied natural gas bunkering operations in the French port of Marseille and in the Dutch port of Rotterdam. Eagle Blane and Cardissa in the Port of Rotterdam (Image courtesy of AET) In the Port of Marseille Fos, Shell and Carnival carried out the first-ever ship-to to ship …

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French marine energy developer Sabella is looking for a project engineer to integrate the team of around 25 engineers. The project engineer will support project and pre-project managers in carrying out their work, with the support of internal technical design offices. The position also requires project management experience from 3 to 5 years at a …

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Damen Shiprepair Harbour & Voyage (DSHV), part of the Dutch Damen Shipyards Group, has signed a joint partnership cooperation deal with compatriot equipment manufacturer Verolme Special Equipment for the provision of services to exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), widely known as scrubbers. The agreement comes as a response to the increasing demand for availability of …

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DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) has begun working with Siemens Gamesa’s Offshore business unit on training approximately 6,000 employees in developing greater risk awareness to improve safety. The companies partnered to implement DuPont Risk Factor training, as well as group leadership coaching for 275 senior and middle management staff, and a number of Safety in Engineering …

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