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Adani Ports Profit Up

May 04, 2016

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer and part of Adani Group, has announced the financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2016.  Consolidated cargo across all ports handled by the company was 152 MMT in FY16…

Pirates Switch to Kidnapping Crew as Oil Fetches Less

May 03, 2016

Pirate gangs in West Africa are switching to kidnapping sailors and demanding ransom rather than stealing oil cargoes as low oil prices have made crude harder to sell and less profitable, shipping officials said on Tuesday. Attacks in the Gulf of Guinea - a significant source of oil…

Kongsberg, DNV GL Partner to Reduce Training Costs

May 03, 2016

Kongsberg Maritime has entered a partnership with class society DNV GL to issue Product Certificates for Maritime Simulator Systems required by maritime training providers in order to meet flag state requirements under STCW regulation I/12.…

Shah Deniz Partners Award Subsea Installation Deal

May 03, 2016

The Shah Deniz consortium today announced the award of a $1.5 billion contract for the transport and installation of the deeper water subsea production systems for Shah Deniz Stage 2 to the BOS Shelf LLC, Saipem Contracting Netherlands B.V. and Star Gulf FZCO consortium…

Ithaca Energy Completes RBL Redetermination

May 03, 2016

Ithaca Energy Inc. announced having successfully completed its planned semi-annual reserves based lending (“RBL”) facilities review and continues to maintain in excess of $100 million of funding headroom ahead of planned first hydrocarbons from the Greater Stella Area in the third quarter of 2016…

BAE Systems Bags USN Award for Submarine Propulsors

May 03, 2016

BAE Systems has received a $72 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce and deliver propulsor systems for Block IV Virginia-class (SSN 774) submarines. The award continues the company’s current position as the premier provider of propulsors to the U…

India Seeks Stake in Iran LNG Terminal

May 03, 2016

Indian Petroleum Minister Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says India has expressed interest in setting up an LNG terminal at Chahabar port in Iran to ship back home natural gas from Persian Gulf nation, reports PTI. India is ready to invest…

Hanjin Shipping May Get OK for Restructuring

May 03, 2016

South Korea’s largest container operator by capacity Hanjin Shipping's creditors are expected to approve a corporate rehabilitation program for the struggling container line, local media reports suggest.  Creditor banks of cash-strapped…

Partners Tap Standardization to Trim Newbuild Costs

May 02, 2016

Unfamiliar specifications and processes often result in rework, delays and misunderstandings, and are adding thousands of engineering hours to the design and construction of offshore oil and gas installations. Cost savings are delivered by addressing variations in owner…

Transport via Northern European ports more sustainable

May 02, 2016

On the European continent, the Alps form a natural barrier for international transport. Containers can be transported to Southern Germany, the Czech Republic or Poland cheaper as well as more sustainably via North European ports than via Southern European ports…

SPE Aberdeen Awards Students Bursaries

May 02, 2016

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section has announced the recipients of its annual student bursaries programme for 2015-2016. In total, £7,500 was awarded to seven students attending Aberdeen, Robert Gordon, Dundee, Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde universities…

NAT Acquires Four 150,000dwt Tankers

May 02, 2016

Nordic American Tankers Limited ('NAT' or the 'Company') announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire four existing Suezmax sister vessels built in Japan at a world-class shipyard. The aggregate price is $106 million. NAT expects the vessels to be delivered during May…

ExxonMobil 1Q Profits Plunge 63%

May 01, 2016

Highlights  * Earnings of $1.8 billion decreased 63 percent from the first quarter of 2015.  * Earnings per share were $0.43 assuming dilution.  * Cash flow from operations and asset sales was $5 billion, including proceeds associated with asset sales of $177 million…

JPMorgan sees Sharp Rise in Precarious O&G Loans

Apr 30, 2016

JPMorgan Chase & Co disclosed on Friday that its 'criticized' loans to the oil and gas industry more than doubled in the first three months of the year.Criticized oil and gas loans, which are defined by regulators as doubtful, substandard or deserving of special mention…

Det Norske hit by Revenue Drop

Apr 30, 2016

Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA slumped to an operating loss in the first quarter on significantly lower revenue. The company reported a revenues of $ 205 (Q1 2015: USD 329) million in the first quarter. Production in the same period was 60,600 barrels of oil equivalent per day…

Logistics News

Greek Shipyard Workers Pause Work Amidst Heatwave

Greek Shipyard Workers Pause Work Amidst Heatwave

Greensea IQ’s Hull Cleaning Service Expands to Port of New York and New Jersey

Greensea IQ’s Hull Cleaning Service Expands to Port of New York and New Jersey

Eco Wave Power Eyes South Africa for Wave Energy Plant

Eco Wave Power Eyes South Africa for Wave Energy Plant

Exports Continue From Reservoirs After Tainted Oil Detected in Ceyhan Port Tanks

Exports Continue From Reservoirs After Tainted Oil Detected in Ceyhan Port Tanks

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