Shell Starts Bonga Phase 3 in Nigeria
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) announced the start-up of production from the Bonga Phase 3 project. Bonga Phase 3 is an expansion of the Bonga Main development, with peak production expected to be some 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent, Shell said. This will be transported through existing pipelines to the Bonga floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility…
Yacht Adrift in the North Sea
A yacht has gone adrift in the North Sea after losing steering in difficult weather conditions, reports the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). One man is…
Overturned Boat Kills Thousands of Cattle
Thousands of cattle owned by beef producer Minerva SA are thought to have died when a boat leaving a port in northern Brazil overturned, the company and Williams Shipping Agents said on Tuesday.
Workers Evacuated After Gas Leak at Mexico Platform
Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex said on Tuesday that it was working to control a gas leak at the Sihil A platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Eighty-five workers have been evacuated…
Refugees Give Greek Tour Operators an Extended Season
Placards in hand, travel agent Iakovos Bouchoris and his team scout for customers at Greece's busy Piraeus port, near Athens, where some 5,000 people arrived on…
Ivory Coast Starts Construction of Abidjan Port Upgrades
Ivory Coast began construction on Tuesday of a four-year, 560 billion CFA franc ($962 million) project to build a second container terminal and widen the canal leading…
NMEA Award for Simrad HALO Pulse Compression Radar
Simrad HALO Pulse Compression Radar has been awarded the Technology Award at the 2015 National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) Conference and Expo in Baltimore, Md.
Two RAscal 1500 Tugs Delivered
Sanmar Shipyard of Turkey has recently completed two RAscal 1500 tugs for Jordanian owners. The tugs are now delivering marine services to the FSRU berthing facility…
HMAS Melbourne Intercepts 427kg Heroin
HMAS Melbourne’s crew has seized 427 kilograms of heroin hidden in a fishing dhow carrying the illegal drugs across the Indian Ocean. The intercept occurred during…
Xerox, MHI Ink ITS Project Deal
Today, at the ITS World Congress and Exhibition, Xerox and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), both leaders in transportation solutions, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore…
ICTSI Colombia Gears for 2016 Launch
Sociedad Puerto Industrial de Aguadulce S.A. (SPIA), a unit of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) in Colombia, recently received four super…
MacGregor Hatch Covers for Six Boxships from Japan
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract for the design and delivery of key components and the fabrication of steel structures for the hatch covers on board six 14…
TRON 40VDR a Big Hit First Year of Launch
In September 2014, after several years of development in close collaboration with major VDR manufacturers, the Jotron combined float free emergency position indicating…
Stiff Competition for Cosco Pacific in Mediterranean
Although Cosco Pacific, the Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of China’s biggest shipping company China Cosc, is expanding in the Mediterranean area after taking part…
Port of Piraeus Privatisation Delayed
The Greek government plans to delay the privatization process for its largest Port, Piraeus, by a few weeks due to delays caused by the September 20 election to…
Russia Builds 'Arc Of Steel'
Russia is building an “arc of steel” from the Arctic to the Mediterranean Sea said a NATO commander, in the same vein as Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain metaphor. Navy Adm.
Behave in the South China Sea, US Admiral Warns China
US Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Scott Swift has fired a broadside at China and other regional nations who are flouting international law in the South China Sea.
US Navy Joins Piracy Battle
The United States and six other nations kicked off a five-day naval exercise Monday aimed at combating piracy and other crimes in Southeast Asia’s heavily trafficked waters, reports Stars and Stripes.
LNG Tanker Smash Sinks Cargo Ship
The 2002-built, 8,850-dwt freighter Flinterstar is owned by Dutch shipping firm Flinter has sank after colliding nearly head on with the Marshall Islands-flagged…
Advent Intermodal Delivers eModal Wharfage Module for NSW Ports
NSW Ports has successfully deployed Advent’s eModal wharfage module for Port Botany in Sydney and Port Kembla in Wollongong, says Advent Intermodal Solutions, a…
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