Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) introduces amendments in Section 12 Automation Equipment in the Rules for Technical Supervision during Construction of Ships and Manufacture of Materials and Products for Ships (the Rules for Technical Supervision). The relevant Circular Letter (No. 315-07-1434c) is accessible at rs-class.org in the Online Information – RS Circulars section and …
Annual maintenance of the wind turbines at the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in Germany, which was planned to take eight weeks, has been completed two weeks earlier. A total of 75 wind turbine technicians have finished the inspection and repair campaign on all 48 Senvion 6 MW units, installed some 35 kilometres north of …
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Siemens Energy, lead contractor for the construction of National Grid’s Viking Link interconnector project in Lincolnshire, has installed a zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell to provide off grid power to the project’s construction site for the first time. Off grid power is necessary as this site won’t have a grid connection for at least six to …
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Saudi Arabian transportation company Bahri has taken delivery of its new dry-bulk carrier Alanood, making it the second newbuild vessel to join the company’s market-leading fleet this year. Alanood was ordered from South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. (HMD) in August 2017 as part of a series of four new dry-bulk carriers set for delivery …
2nd eco-friendly bulker newbuild joins Bahri’s fleet Read More »
Premier Oil and Spirit Energy have added a total of 14 new blocks to their UK North Sea portfolio in OGA’s 32nd Offshore Licensing Round. Spirit Energy said on Friday that, due to the high competition, the area offered in some applications was smaller than the original application. The company was handed operatorship in three …
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Flex LNG, the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, has expanded its fleet with the addition of Flex Resolute. Courtesy of Flex LNG The vessel, capable of transporting up to 173,400 cubic meters of the chilled fuel was delivered on Friday by the South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The vessel …
MABUX World Bunker Index (consists of a range of prices for 380 HSFO, VLSFO and MGO (Gasoil) in the main world hubs) declined on Sep.03: 380 HSFO – USD/MT – 309.81 (-5.19) VLSFO – USD/MT – 358.00 (-8.00) MGO – USD/MT – 434.73 (-10.89) Meantime, world oil indexes decreased on Sep.03 as U.S. unemployment data …
The Indian Ocean was on full alert again today as an oil supertanker caught fire off the coast of Sri Lanka and began spilling oil late evening on 3 September. 23 of the crew have been evacuated from the vessel with 1 still missing. The vessel, the MT New Diamond, is a Very Large Crude …
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Draft U.N. proposals to ban the use and transport of heavy fuel oil by ships in the Arctic contain waivers that will allow many vessels to keep sailing without enough regulatory control over their emissions, a study released on Thursday found. Antarctic waters are protected by stringent regulations, including a ban on heavy oil fuel …
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The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FSL Trust Management Pte. Ltd., as trustee-manager (the “Trustee-Manager”) of First Ship Lease Trust (“FSL Trust” or the “Trust”), wishes to announce that, after considering several financing options, including bank financing, it has accepted an offer from a reputable Chinese leasing company in relation to the sale and …
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