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Alang Ship-Scrapping Fire Kills Five
Fire broke out in tankship 'Union Brave' while being cut up for scrap in the Alang, India, ship-breaking yard. Five migrant workers were burnt alive, while two critically wounded were taken to a hospital at Bhavnagar…
People & Company News
LNG Containment System Upgrade DNV Qualified
GTT’s Mark III LNG cargo containment system reduces the boil-off rate from LNG carriers by one third. Mark III is GTT’s well-established containment system. This has now been further developed to reduce the boil-off rate…
Technology
MNZ Throws the Book at 'Easy Rider' Owners
Maritime New Zealand brings charges relating to the 'Easy Rider' accident when eight people lost their lives. (Background: The fishing boat 'Easy Rider; capsized off New Zealand's southern coast earlier this year while…
Legal
Intergraph Gives Worley Parsons CAD Software Access
Five-year agreement gives Australia's Worley Parsons access to all solutions in Intergraph® SmartPlant® and SmartMarine® Enterprise portfolios This five-year agreement covers the Intergraph SmartPlant® and SmartMarine®…
Contracts
Malaysia Receives Six New Patrol Boats
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) receive the boats from the builders, Limbongan Destination Marine Service. The six new craft will add to the MMEA's southern region fleet of 16 patrol ships and more than 50…
Shipbuilding
P&O Expands Into East Africa
P&O Maritime FZE, a specialist provider of marine services, is expanding its operations to Mozambique. Over many years, P&O Maritime has expanded its service offering, moving into several geographic locations and now…
Contracts
Bechtel & Subsea 7 in Offshore Wind Team Up
Bechtel and Subsea 7 will work together to develop offshore wind & associated transmission projects in Europe, including the UK and Germany. The non-exclusive joint approach provides customers with Bechtel’s unmatched…
People & Company News
Pirates Beware as Somalia State-building Begins
“There is definitely unimaginable change in Somalia from a war situation to an increasing peaceful situation,” says UN top envoy. “It may be more difficult, it may be more challenging, [but] we have moved from transition…
Legal
China Shipyard Tackles First PSV Order
JES International subisidiaries JES Universal Co. and Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. to build a UT 755 LN Platform Support Vessel. The contract is the Group’s first, in over thirty years of its history, for the…
Shipbuilding
Sudden Loss of Power Incidents Avoidable Says P&I Club
The UK P&I Club highlights sudden loss of power incidents, a problem that increasingly occurs during & after the switching to lower sulphur fuels. The Club reveals that main engine failures or electrical blackouts now…
People & Company News
Port of Antwerp Shows Off to North American Ports
Port Of Antwerp seeks to further consolidate market share with representative visits to Chicago, Houston & Montreal. When it comes to trade with North America, Antwerp has the largest market share of any European port…
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