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Shipowner Exmar Shelves IPO ... for Now

Nov 20, 2014

EXMAR (Euronext: EXM) said that due to unfavorable current capital market conditions, it is delaying the launch of the contemplated initial public offering (IPO) of common units in the United States of EXMAR ENERGY PARTNERS LP (the MLP). In a release…

DNV GL, N-KOM to Partner on LNG Initiatives

Nov 20, 2014

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed today between DNV GL and Qatar’s premier shipyard Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) to promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel within the maritime and offshore industry.The signing…

OAO Sovcomflot’s 9M/Q3 2014 Results

Nov 20, 2014

OAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) today reported results for the nine months and third quarter (Q3) ended 30 September 2014. Nine months 2014 – Financial Highlights (IFRS accounts) USD millions…

First LNG Fuelled Tug for Middle East by Wärtsilä

Nov 18, 2014

Drydocks World (DDW) based in Dubai, UAE, has contracted Wärtsilä to design and supply the propulsion and other equipment for a new harbour tug that will operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG). This will be the first harbour tug in the Middle East region to operate on gas…

ClassNK’s Super Eco Ship for Coastal Trade

Nov 13, 2014

As the Industry waits for the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India to roll out the much hyped policy to boost Coastal Shipping and Inland Waterways transport, ClassNK & Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) took the first step to conduct…

Tilbrook Joins Woodside Board

Nov 13, 2014

Woodside has appointed Mr Gene Tilbrook to its Board as a non-executive director effective 4 December 2014. Mr Tilbrook joins Woodside as an independent director.Mr Tilbrook has broad experience in corporate strategy, investment and finance…

Doyle Named to SGMF Training and Competency Working Group

Nov 11, 2014

USMRC’s Margaret Doyle named to SGMF Training and Competency Working GroupThe United State Maritime Research Center in Middletown, Rhode Island announced that Margaret Kaigh Doyle has been named the U.S. vice chairperson of the Training…

NASSCO Building Three Jones Act Tankers

Nov 11, 2014

Ceremony signals the start of construction for SEA-Vista ECO Tanker, the first of three tanker ships to be constructed locally at NASSCO.General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, signaled the start of construction for three 50…

Doyle Named to Training and Competency Working Group

Nov 10, 2014

The United State Maritime Research Center (USMRC) in Middletown, Rhode Island said that Margaret Kaigh Doyle was named the U.S. vice chairperson of the Training and Competency Working Group for the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF).   The London-based organization…

Fincantieri & Technip JV for Offshore Market

Nov 10, 2014

Fincantieri and Technip in Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding aiming to increase their joint competitiveness by starting to address Italian and Mediterranean Sea offshore markets. The agreement was signed by Marco Villa, CEO of Technip Italy S…

Fracking Inquiry Puts Aussie Energy at Risk

Nov 10, 2014

The South Australian Liberal Party risks damaging investor and public confidence in the natural gas industry by moving to establish a Parliamentary inquiry into hydraulic fracturing – an industry practice that has been used safely in the State for many decades…

Natural Gas Workers in Peru May Strike

Nov 09, 2014

Natural gas workers in Peru, South America's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas, said on Friday they had pulled out of wage talks with Argentine energy company Pluspetrol and would vote on a possible strike in a few weeks.Pluspetrol leads the consortium that taps Peru's Camisea fields…

Antwerp Port Looks For LNG Station Manager

Nov 05, 2014

By 2016 it should be possible for barges in the port of Antwerp to fuel up with LNG at a fixed station. The possibility for truck-to-ship bunkering with LNG already exists, but the construction of a bunkering station will make LNG continuously available for barges…

Port of Tallinn Orders Four Ferries

Nov 05, 2014

The Port of Tallinn has signed contracts with Remontowa Shipbuilding and Sefine Shipyard shipbuilding facilities for the construction of four new car-passenger ferry boats to be used on the lines between the mainland and major Estonian islands…

Bear Head LNG Plans Initial Phase of 8 MTPA

Nov 04, 2014

Liquefied Natural Gas Limited informed that on 31st October 2014, its wholly owned company Bear Head LNG Corporation, filed for modifications to the existing construction and environmental permits granted by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board and Nova Scotia Environment…

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