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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)…

Mingde Heavy is Bankrupt

Aug 03, 2015

Nantong’s Tongzhou District People’s Court has put an end to the restructuring appeal by debt-ridden Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry, and officially declared it bankrupt.  A  a request by Mingde to extend the submission of its restructuring plan…

Polarcus Secures New Contract

Aug 03, 2015

Polarcus Limited sign a new contract with an unnamed client in terms of a marine 3D seismic project where Polarcus' Right Band technique used  for broadband data acquisition. It is stated in a stock exchange release. The project, which is contingent upon the exercise of a service contract…

Fire on Subsea Viking

Aug 03, 2015

An exclusion zone was set up around Hatston Pier earlier as the offshore support vessel Subsea Viking which was tied up alongside at the time caught fire at Hatson Pier in Orkney Islands in Scotland’s Orkney Island.  The fire started from…

Nantong Tongbao Bags Order for 8 Chemical Tankers

Aug 03, 2015

Nantong Tongbao Shipbuilding has signed shipbuilding agreements with joint buyers, Shanghai Dingheng Shipping and Xiamen Xiangyu Group, for the construction of eight chemical tankers worth RMB1bn ($160.95m) The delivery of tankers sized from 2…

NMDC Breaks Several Records on New Suez Canal Project

Aug 03, 2015

UAE dredging and marine construction firm National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has announced the completion of the New Suez Canal project. The $8bn (£5bn) project had been projected to take three years but on the orders of the president…

Five Rescued from Yatch in Solent, UK

Aug 03, 2015

Five people have been rescued from the Solent after their small leisure boat suffered engine failure and began taking on water. The occupants of the boat made a 999 call to the Coastguard but were unable to give a precise location which…

Ross is Fleet Manager, Heidmar

Aug 02, 2015

Heidmar announced the promotion of Duncan Ross to Fleet Manager.Duncan joined Heidmar’s London office in 2012 as vessel manager.  Prior to joining Heidmar, he sailed on a number of vessels over a six-year period.Duncan will be responsible…

LR First to Certify Small Caribbean Ships

Aug 02, 2015

LR is the first class society to certify small commercial ships operating in the CaribbeanAfter becoming the first classification society to issue Cargo Ship Safety and Small Commercial Safety Certificates to two Trinidad and Tobago vessels…

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…

WKCTC to Host Open House for ILM Institute

Aug 01, 2015

West Kentucky Community and Technical College will host an open house and ribbon cutting for the Inland Logistics and Marine Institute August 10 from 4 ­– 6 p.m. at 631 Marine Way in downtown Paducah.The event will highlight the completion of the 8…

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…

IAMPE Announces Veteran & Merchant Mariner Program

Jul 31, 2015

The International Association of Maritime and Port Executives Veteran and Merchant Mariner Seminar Introduction and Opportunities, The Modern Port Industry.The IAMPE has announced a seminar program this summer designed to introduce Armed…

AIDA Names Welge VP Customer Experience

Jul 31, 2015

Richard Welge (49) is the new Vice President Customer Experience of AIDA Cruises.  He reports directly to Michael Ungerer, President of AIDA Cruises, in this newly created position. Welge has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience…

Jee Announces New Structure, Promotions

Jul 31, 2015

Jee Ltd, a leading subsea multi-discipline engineering and training company, has announced a number of key internal promotions to strengthen its capabilities and champion the delivery of projects. The new structure, headed up by Jonathan McGregor…

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