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Rolls-Royce Partners with Nauta S.A. Repair Yard
Rolls-Royce Marine and Nauta S.A. ship repair yard have signed a cooperation agreement in Poland. Under the new partnership, Rolls-Royce Marine will gain exclusive rights to provide services on all Rolls-Royce equipment coming into the shipyard. In return, the cooperation is expected to bring in an increased flow of customers into the shipyard, knowing they can readily access the original equipment manufacturer expertise required for the work…
Kalmar Supplies 19 Straddle Carriers to TPT, Durban
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has gained a breakthrough order to supply ten straddle carriers to Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) Durban Pier 2, a dedicated straddle carrier…
Frank Inouye Appointed MD of AZIPAC
The Board of Directors of AziPac Ltd. have appointed Mr Frank Inouye as Managing Director, with immediate effect. Frank brings over 34 years of industry experience…
Spanish Coast Guard Rescue 700 African Migrants
Spanish emergency services picked up 470 immigrants travelling in dozens of rafts across the Strait of Gibraltar on Tuesday and 227 from the same stretch of water the day before…
Fugro Report Mixed Fortunes in First Half 2014
Fugro report first half-year revenue of EUR 1,186.9 million compared to EUR 1,167.9 million in first half of 2013. Year-on-year revenue growth at constant currencies…
Woodside Acquires Exploration Acreage in Gabon
Woodside has acquired a 40% participating interest in an exploration, exploitation and production sharing contract (EEPSC) for Block F15 in the Gabon Coastal Basin.
LR Energy Wins New Nuclear Deal in Middle East
Lloyd’s Register Energy together with Lightbridge Corporation has won a contract to support the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) internal inspection…
Seadrill Nets ExxonMobil Nigeria Job
ExxonMobil has signed up for a Seadrill newbuild drillship for work off West Africa for up to three years. The ultra-deepwater West Saturn, currently under construction in South Korea…
Jill Rivette Joins C & C Technologies
C & C Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that Jill Rivette has joined the Geotechnical Division in Houston TX as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer. Jill is a…
PDVSA Offers 240MB Jet Fuel Parcel
Venezuela's state-run PDVSA has launched a tender to sell a 240,000 barrel cargo of jet fuel to be loaded on August 26-28 at the Caribbean island of Curacao, according…
Bamburi to Tap Kenya Infrastructure Boom as Profit Tumbles
Bamburi Cement's pretax profit slumped 28 percent to 2.3 billion shillings ($26.20 million) in the first half of 2014, the company said on Thursday, as it outlined…
Repowered Tug Tows Nonstop
For its third repower with Smith Maritime, Laborde supplied three Mitsubishi S12R-Y2MPTK Tier II engines rated at 5,000 hp for the tug Rhea. For its maiden voyage, Rhea towed a huge piece of oilfield equipment from Texas to Cape Verde Islands off of Africa before moving on to Nigeria, towing continuously for seven weeks. Rhea is a small, powerful, agile, sea-going tug capable of withstanding the rigors of ship and barge towing or ocean rescue service in all weather conditions.
Product Tanker Released After Probable Cargo Theft
On Sunday, we heard the good news of the release of Hai Soon 6, following its hijack on 25th July off Ghana. Not long after this news from the IMB, Dryad relocated…
Glencore Courts Guinea's Iron Ore Treasures
Miner and commodity trader Glencore has expressed interest in iron deposits in Guinea, a presentation obtained by Reuters shows, although the company said it had not pitched for a stake in Simandou…
South Africa's RBCT Coal Exports Up
South Africa's Richard's Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported 5.4 million metric tons of coal in July, more than the 4.9 million metric tons in June, data showed on Wednesday. The terminal's coal stocks, which end up in power stations in Europe and Asia, stood at 4.9 million tonnes at the end of July, RBCT said. (Reporting by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo; Editing by Joe Brock)
Long History of Canals in Egypt Linking Europe and Asia
Egypt said on Tuesday it plans to build a new Suez Canal alongside the existing 145-year-old historic waterway in a multi-billion dollar project aimed at expanding…
Caterpillar Invests $11m for Africa’s Prosperity
The Caterpillar Foundation, supported by Caterpillar Inc. , continues working to alleviate poverty worldwide, including on the African continent, through a series of investments.
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Win Order to Construct 4 SPA60 vessels
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group (SINOPACIFIC) has recently signed a contract with Singaporean company Vallianz Holdings Limited (Vallianz) for the construction of 4 SPA60 vessels.
Altair Expands to South Africa with Office in Stellenbosch
Altair, a US-based engineering company, recently acquired EM Software & Systems - S.A., makers of FEKO® electromagnetic field analysis software. FEKO is now becoming…
President of Nigeria Dismisses Heads of State Oil
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has replaced the top four executives of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, according to his office said Saturday, speaking on one of the most powerful institutions in the country and source of 80 percent of state revenues. Joseph Thlama Dawha replaces Andrew Yakubu as CEO of NNPC Group. Reuben Abati, spokesman cabinet Goodluck Jonathan, declined to give further details.
Maritime Piracy
Houthi Rockets Wreak Havoc on Middle East Container Shipping
Narco-Submarines: The Hidden Depths of Drug Trafficking
Drug Smuggling on Ships and Submarines: An Escalating Threat
Maersk revises profit forecast upwards due to robust demand and disruptions in the Red Sea.
Global Shipping Carriers Are Feeling the Impact of the War in Ukraine and the Middle East
Maritime Piracy in the Horn of Africa:
Houthis Declare All-Out War on Israeli Shipping, Vowing to Strike Beyond Red Sea
Injustice at Sea: Greek Court Drops Charges in Deadly Migrant Shipwreck
