Nakilat to Invest $11.5b in Fleet Expansion
Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) is investing $11.5b in its bid to become the largest owner of LNG/LPG tankers fleet by the end of the decade. The plan is to…
Consortium Launches LNG Project
The Peru LNG project, the largest industrial project ever to be undertaken in the history of Peru, officially launched today by awarding to Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.
$1b LNG Plant to Cut Costs
Gulf of Mexico vessels carrying natural gas spend time and money rumbling up canals and through ports before reaching a terminal to process the cargo — a cost ultimately paid by the consumer.
Aker Kvaerner to Deliver Another Deepwater Drilling Riser
Maersk Contractors has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract to deliver a spare riser for their ongoing semi-submersible drilling rig building program. The spare riser…
Coast Guard Monitors Damaged Cargo Ship
The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring a damaged Chinese cargo ship, which will make an unscheduled stop in Hawaii on Monday. Bad weather created a 56-in. hole in the ship's hull, the Coast Guard said.
Wärtsilä, Hyundai form Joint Venture
Wärtsilä and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (HHI) signed an agreement to set up a 50/50-owned joint venture in Korea to manufacture dual-fuel engines for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) carriers.
ICG Acquires Passenger RoRo Cruise Ferry
Irish Continental Group plc (ICG) announced that its ferry division Irish Ferries has entered into an agreement for RoRo cruise ferry Kronprins Harald from its current owners and operators…
Hornbeck Offshore Says Class Action Lawsuits Without Merit
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced that it has recently learned that purported class action lawsuits were reportedly filed against the Company and one or more senior executives or directors…
Coast Guard Responds to Damaged Oil Wellhead in Bayou Report
A ruptured oil wellhead here discharges a 90-ft. stream of sweet-medium crude oil Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007. The Coast Guard is working with contractors and local, state…
K'Line Announces Delivery of Corona Lions
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. announced the launch of the Corona Lions, a new 85,600 DWT-type coal carrier at Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Japan. The Corona series…
Ten People Missing after Ships Capsize
Four people were rescued but ten are still missing after two ships capsized in two separate accidents off east China, local public security sources said yesterday.
Damaged Ship Threatens Pollution
A damaged container ship, off the English coast and listing badly, has started to shed some of its load of cargo containers in heavy winds. Coastguards said they…
Pilot Boat Capsizes, One Dead
The body of the missing man from the pilot boat that capsized was located 3 miles south of the Galveston Jetties. A T & T Dive Team went into the water this morning…
MSC Napoli Beached and Leaking
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) issued a notice stating that the MSC Napoli was being towed to sheltered waters in Lyme Bay, Devon. A second notice reported that…
SMIT Contracted to Salvage Dockwise Vessel
Dockwise has contracted SMIT Salvage to salvage the Mighty Servant 3. Dockwise has chosen Smit for their experience and the fact that they have equipment ready near…
Severn Trent De Nora Introduces Mariner Omnipure
Severn Trent De Nora has introduced the Mariner Omnipure series of marine sanitation devices. The USCG Certified Type II Mariner Omnipure units provide the same…
Shipbuilders Pin Merger Hopes on Orders for Military Vessels
According to reports, BAE Systems and VT Group plan to relaunch their British shipyards as big exporters of warships if a planned restructuring of their interests can be agreed.
Barge Hits River Bridge
A barge slammed into the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge Saturday morning, causing its components to break loose and drift off in the Mississippi. Loose barges could…
Abu Dhabi Charters Two Cruise Ships as Floating Hotels
Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) has chartered two cruise ships which will be berthed in the UAE capital as floating hotels from tomorrow…
Qatar's Nakilat to Order LNG Vessels
According to reports, Qatargas Transport Company (Nakilat) is expected to order a further 9 to 11 LNG vessels for RasGas-3 and Qatargas-4 this year. At the beginning…
