Signal look back at 2020: The headwinds, tailwinds and everything in between There is no doubt that 2020 has been a turbulent year for commercial shipping. The coronavirus pandemic has…
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VesselsValue partners with Concirrus to provide clients with improved underwriting capabilities.
VesselsValue partners with Concirrus to provide clients with improved underwriting capabilities. VesselsValue, an online valuation and data provider announces a new data partnership with leading InsurTech, Concirrus. This partnership will…
Markets on green but Geopolitics and Covid on red alert…
Markets on green but Geopolitics and Covid on red alert… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was up 30 points since yesterday and now stands at 1,540. Wets move up… Geopolitics…
Virtual Connections at Offshore Energy 2020
Virtual Connections at Offshore Energy 2020 One thing is sure, this year it is not business as usual. The COVID-19 virus disrupts every aspect of our daily lives. Companies all…
LOC Group completes MWS scope for Qatargas North Field Bravo expansion project
LOC Group completes MWS scope for Qatargas North Field Bravo expansion project LOC Group, the premier international marine and engineering consulting firm, was pleased to be awarded the Marine Warranty…
RMT demands urgent action as oil and gas workforce falls by 40% in COVID-19 crisis and global price war
RMT demands urgent action as oil and gas workforce falls by 40% in COVID-19 crisis and global price war OFFSHORE union RMT is demanding urgent and immediate action as operators…
Northern Lights show the way to seaborne CCS solutions
Northern Lights show the way to seaborne CCS solutions Recent high-level reports have tagged carbon capture and storage (CCS) as critical for achieving the UN’s global emissions reduction goals, with…
Bureau Veritas issues Approval for the Design of a ‘Cryo-Powered Regas’ System for FSRUs
Bureau Veritas issues Approval for the Design of a ‘Cryo-Powered Regas’ System for FSRUs The system recovers cold energy during regasification and uses it for power generation First application of…
DNV GL – Greece Press Conference 2020: New Regional Maritime Gas Centre in Piraeus to serve growing market
DNV GL – Greece Press Conference 2020: New Regional Maritime Gas Centre in Piraeus to serve growing market Piraeus, 29 January 2020: The DNV GL – Greece annual press conference, hosted…
‘Gas & Gunboats in the Eastern Mediterranean’ – Demetrius A. Floudas — Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge – 10 June 2019, 17:30
‘Gas & Gunboats in the Eastern Mediterranean’ – Demetrius A. Floudas — Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge – 10 June 2019, 17:30 Event to be held at the following time,…
Mark Prendergast to retire from Harris PYE engineering group in May 2020
Mark Prendergast to retire from Harris PYE engineering group in May 2020 Mark Prendergast, Chief Executive Officer of Harris Pye Engineering Group, a Joulon company has announced that he is…
International Diving Industry Forum Established by the World’s Key Energy Industry Diving Bodies
International Diving Industry Forum Established by the World’s Key Energy Industry Diving Bodies The International Diving Industry Forum (IDIF) has been established by three key industry stakeholders – the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA); the Association…
International Offshore Development Congress (28-29 Apr, Abu Dhabi) Invites WOC as Strategic Partner
International Offshore Development Congress (28-29 Apr, Abu Dhabi) Invites WOC as Strategic Partner WOC to Speak on “The Future of Offshore Oil and Gas: Exploration and Production in a Crowded,…
FUGRO expands offshore and onshore services in Egypt with opening of new hub
FUGRO EXPANDS OFFSHORE AND ONSHORE SERVICES IN EGYPT WITH OPENING OF NEW HUB Fugro has cut the ribbon at new premises in Egypt as it expands the depth and range…
BDI hiccups as Capes fall below 300…
BDI hiccups as Capes fall below 300… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost six points earlier on today given the Capes’ fall below the 300 point threshold and now stands…
RMT responds to NAO report on oil and gas in the UK offshore decommissioning
RMT responds to NAO report on oil and gas in the UK offshore decommissioning General Secretary Mick Cash said; “This is the only growth area of spending in the offshore…
Shipping, logistics and marine giant GAC to set up operations at Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD)
Leading integrated shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC is opening a warehouse and open yard in the Middle East’s largest industrial zone and a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi…
Wärtsilä: Reduce Opex and Become Greener
The oil & gas industry was plunged into turmoil when the oil price crashed in 2014. To get back on track, the industry has been forced to transform. It has been…
FUGRO Generates AUD 10 million cost saving award-winning ROV deployment technique
Fugro’s innovative use of platform deployed ROV (PDROV) technology has demonstrated substantial reductions in the costs of subsea jacket inspections and significant operational improvements. Recognised recently by an Engineering Excellence…
STX receives AiP from LR for LNG-fuelled 50k dwt MR tanker
13 November 2018 – Lloyd’s Register (LR) has presented STX with approval in principle for a 50k dwt MR tanker design capable of using LNG as a fuel. This development is the…
Looking from the outside in: new industry report reveals how predictive analytics is set to transform oil and gas, but are we doing enough?
Insight from companies across the world brings the future in focus on the pace and development of predictive analytics. A new industry report launched today – an extension of the global…
The BDI@1,231 …medieval figures that hurt
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) is now 1,016 points below the figure as of the end of December 2013 when it stood at 2,247 points. Geopolitics with all types of…
IMCA appoints head of Policy & Regulatory affairs
Maritime lawyer joins the IMCA Secretariat The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Margaret Fitzgerald as its Head of Policy & Regulatory Affairs. She will represent the Association on all regulatory matters and lead…
ICS Announces new edition of Best Practice Safety Guide for Gas Carrier Operators
The global trade association for ship operators, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has announced that it will soon be publishing a new edition of the ICS Tanker Safety Guide…
Bureau Veritas demonstrating expertise across the gas supply chain at Gastech 2018
Bureau Veritas experts presenting on LNG carrier technology, small-scale LNG carriers / bunkering and LNG regasification for floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) Technology report available at Gastech addresses the…