The Port of Los Angeles, North America’s leading container seaport, has adopted a $1.5 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2020/21. The port said the budget was based on expectations of slower cargo volumes in the near term and a continued slowdown in the worldwide economy, due to market uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic and …
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Oil and gas company Aker Energy is looking to revive its Pecan field development, located offshore Ghana, after postponing the final investment decision and terminating its agreement with Yinson for the provision of an FPSO for the project. Aker Energy said on Friday that its Ghana entity was trying to find a solution that would …
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Jan De Nul has kicked off construction works in Taiwan for the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm. Nearshore and onshore construction works have started at the landfall site in Miaoli County and Taichung port, Jan De Nul said. Offshore installation works will commence later this year. Source: Jan De Nul At the landfall …
• 6 millones de ciudadanos se encontraban en la antesala de la exclusión antes de la pandemia. Hoy, ante una crisis sanitaria, económica y social de dimensiones desconocidas, podrían sumarse a los 8,5 millones de personas en riesgo de exclusión que ya se contabilizaban en la era pre-COVID-19 (un 18,4% que se incrementaría hasta el …
An ROV is a remotely operated underwater vehicle, also sometimes known as an underwater drone or underwater robot. ROVs can explore the subsea world while the operator, commonly known as the pilot, remains comfortably at the surface.The communication between the operator and the vehicle is controlled by an umbilical/tether cable. The main purpose of th[…] …
Offshore geotechnical player TDI-Brooks has entered into an agreement to acquire Gregg Drilling’s CPT cone manufacturing capability in Nacogdoches, Texas. The acquisition includes offices, laboratory, machine shop and warehouse space of Gregg Drilling’s cone penetrometers. TDI-Brooks has also purchased assets houses there, including machinery, test equipment, and inventory to manufacture these cones. This acquisition provides …
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The worldwide offshore rig count in May 2020 dropped by 54 rigs year-over-year and 37 rigs sequentially, according to a report by Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes splits its report into an international and North America one, which combine into a worldwide rig count. The international rig count for May 2020 was 805 down 110 from …
In the early hours of Sunday 31 May, senior officers aboard the oil tanker Willowy were called to the bridge to be told that their ship and four others in its vicinity were mysteriously sailing in circles, unable to steer, and on course to converge. It must be easy to panic at sea. The immediate …
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Two prominent ship managers’ groups are attempting to put in place a crew rotation system to bring back Indian seafarers to and from foreign ports as shipping companies continue to struggle in carrying out proper crew changes at overseas locations. The three special chartered flights for the seafares, that took off over the last fortnight …
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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company would like to inform you that as part of our ongoing prudent response to the decline in demand amid COVID-19, the seasonal blanking programme on our Asia–Europe network – which started in April – will be extended during the summer period. Two MSC services – Dragon (Asia-Mediterranean) and Swan (Asia-North Europe) …
