Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has launched an investigation into challenges related to the completion of the hull and equipment for Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO. The Johan Castberg (formerly Skrugard) field is situated approximately 100 kilometres north of the Snøhvit-field in the Barents Sea. The field is being developed by …
South African domestic natural gas and helium producer Renergen reported significant interest in the country’s first-ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) auction. Courtesy of Renergen The company said on Wednesday interested parties had until the close of business Friday, August 28, 2020, to register interest in participating in the auction. The number of registrations has significantly …
Pre COVID-19 seafarer life at sea was already tough with 60% of the 1.5 million Seafarers worldwide suffering from depression and the highest industrial suicide rate in the world. Some seafarers at times have to endure war zones, piracy, slave labour and abandonment. The average seafarer contract at sea can last up to 9 months …
Wilhelmsen is proud to announce that we have been nominated as general agents for a new line between the Norwegian West Coast and Rotterdam. As agents, we will mainly be handling port calls, but also acting as commercial agents, and as such will be offering additional services to our customers such as transport solutions and …
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Exis Technologies, global leaders in IT solutions for the management of dangerous goods in sea transport, and their parent company National Cargo Bureau (NCB), the New York based cargo inspection company have launched Hazcheck Detect, a cargo screening tool to detect misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods in containerised shipments. Maersk are the first customer signed …
In September, Hapag-Lloyd AG is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the merger of Hapag and North German Lloyd. Their joint entrance into the container shipping business was the decisive step on the path to this merger. In doing so, the two shipping companies put an end to a relationship marked by both competition and cooperation …
Communication equipment, diving equipment, tools, wiring, metal caps, navigation instruments, watches, cell phones, and even wallets, stolen by groups of pirates from oil platforms and ships that sail in the probe of Campeche, Dos Bocas, and Veracruz, are offered through the Internet, as well as in local markets and flea markets in the State of …
MHO-Co and AFAI Southern Shipyard have held a keel-laying ceremony for the two hybrid crew transfer vessels (CTVs) that will service the Hornsea Two offshore wind project. MHO-Co signed a contract with the Chinese shipyard in mid-June for the construction of the two CTVs. The 35m vessels will have hybrid propulsion packages designed to be adapted …
Malin Marine has secured a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Well-Safe Solutions for the provision of engineering, naval architecture, shipping and fabrication services. Well-Safe Solutions has recently set out its commitment to invest £200 million in bespoke assets in the next three years, with an innovative approach to meet the challenges and regulatory imperatives around …
Tras ocho semanas en el limbo, sin salario y acechados por el hambre, lejos de casa en la bahía de São Sebastião (Brasil), 14 marinos de Ucrania y Montenegro están finalmente de vuelta con sus familias gracias a la ITF… y con 261 009 dólares estadounidenses en salarios atrasados en el bolsillo. En julio, Renialdo …
