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Ondimar Firms Order Suezmax Quartet at Navantia

Aug 03, 2015

Navantia and Maritime Transport Ondimar LDA (shipping company Ibaizabal Group) today ratified the contracts signed in late June and the financial structure for the construction of 4 Suezmax tankers, expandable to two. 4 boats will involve…

Contship Italia Signs Iran MoU

Aug 03, 2015

Contship Italia Spa, also on behalf of Eurogate GmbH & Co. KGaA, KG, recently signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U.) with Sina Port & Marine Company (SPMCO), part of SINA Group which is one of the largest Iranian companies…

Shift to Contract Labor in U.S. Maritime, Offshore Sectors Underway

Aug 03, 2015

Maritime and Offshore recruiter Faststream has reported a shift in attitude towards temporary, project and consulting work following a recent survey to over 1,000 candidates in North America. While employees have been reluctant to look at moving from permanent to contract work in the past…

First LNG Shipment from Donggi Senoro in Indonesia

Aug 03, 2015

Indonesia’s $2.8 billion Donggi-Senoro LNG project has shipped its first cargo of the chilled gas on August 2, Mitsubishi Corp, which holds about 45 percent of the project, stated. The $2.9 billion project, with LNG production capacity of 2 million-tonne-per-year (mtpa)…

Tug-Barge Design Optimized for South America

Aug 01, 2015

Some veteran Mississippi pushboats and barges have been transported to South America for second careers. However, conditions on a great river like the Paraguay-Paraná are different. It has sharp bends, shallow stretches, and includesremote reachestotally lacking in infrastructure…

Bhutani Joins Solomon Associates as E&P Analyst

Jul 31, 2015

Experienced E&P data analyst brings expertise in upstream benchmarking methodologies to Solomon Associates.Solomon Associates (Solomon) has announced  that Anish Bhutani has joined the company as a full-time E&P Analyst based in Solomon’s Calgary office…

Shell Moves Ahead in Arctic with Exploratory Well

Jul 31, 2015

Shell Oil's icebreaker MSV Fennica weaved through nine remaining protesters hanging from the St. Johns Bridge and made its way toward the Pacific Ocean. Authorities have removed protesters dangling from a bridge and in kayaks in Oregon,…

Rolls-Royce Takes Davies on Board

Jul 30, 2015

Rolls-Royce appointed Alan Davies as a Non-Executive Director. He will join the Board with effect from November 1, 2015 and will become a member of the Nominations and Governance Committee, and the Audit Committee. Alan Davies is currently…

MOL Wins Eco Awards in California

Jul 30, 2015

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. earned recognition from the ports of both Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, today, for its efforts to ensure compliance with standards that call for vessels to slow down within 40 nautical miles (nm) of the shore…

WGMA Urges Participation in Menhaden Survey

Jul 30, 2015

The West Gulf Maritime Association (WGMA) is urging its members with ships arriving at any port in the western US Gulf to participate in the Menhaden survey.The annual Menhaden spawn (typically April through October) has created challenges for ships transiting local waterways…

India Delays 24 LNG Shiploads from Qatar

Jul 30, 2015

India has deferred taking deliveries of at least 20 shiploads of expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its main supplier Qatar and wants a rate cut matching the 60 per cent fall in international rates, as global gas prices slumped, reports Reuters…

MARAD Support for Hydrogen Fuel Cell R&D

Jul 29, 2015

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced that it is providing $500,000 to support a feasibility study for the design, construction, and operation of a high-speed passenger ferry powered by hydrogen…

BG Group Recognised by FTSE4Good Again

Jul 29, 2015

BG Group has been recognised for its long-term commitment to and investment in sustainability for 15 consecutive years on the FTSE4Good index. The index is an independent measure of a company’s environmental, social and corporate governance performance…

'Kayaktivists' to Launch Blockade of Shell Icebreaker

Jul 29, 2015

A small group of protesters and activists are gathering at the Cathedral Park boat ramp in Portland, preparing to stay for a 24-hour vigil as they wait for Royal Dutch Shell Oil's icebreaker ship, the MSV Fennica, to depart from Portland for the Arctic…

Offshore Wind Shift to Drive Vessel Services Cooperation

Jul 28, 2015

Evolving procurement processes for U.K. Round 3 offshore wind farms will require a greater number of work streams, personnel with new and differing skills, and the ability to provide a larger suite of services, according to offshore energy support firm Seacat Services…

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