TWO NEW FACILITIES AND VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION IN SOIL MACHINE DYNAMICS’ FIVE-YEAR PLAN
Subsea robotics and engineering company Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has revealed its plans to exceed £100 million turnover within five years, which includes the electrification of its vehicles and two new facilities.
To reach the...
CLASSNK GIVES A RATING TO LNG-POWERED FAIRCHEM PIONEER
ClassNK certification society has given an A rating to the LNG dual-fueled chemical tanker Fairchem Pioneer jointly developed by Fukuoka Shipbuilding and Fairfield Japan.
The tanker is currently under construction at Fukuoka Shipbuilding, and is...
ONGOING INCIDENT: PIRATES BOARD ANOTHER TANKER OFF COTE D’IVOIRE
Security services issued a warning at midday for an ongoing piracy incident on another product tanker this time in the northern reaches of the Gulf of Guinea near Cote d’Ivoire. This attack is likely...
RACE AGAINST TIME BEGINS AS EURONAV’S FORMER VLCC HEADS TO DECAYING FSO SAFER TO...
A very large crude carrier the Nautica, bought last month by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) from Euronav, as part of UNDP’s coordinated operation to remove oil from decaying FSO Safer, has set sail...
ROBBERS BOARD EVERGREEN BOXSHIP IN MANILA ANCHORAGE
Evergreen Lines confirmed to the media in Manila in the Philippines that one of its containerships was briefly boarded by robberies while in the port’s anchorage. While none of the crew was seriously injured,...
ADVARIO TO DEVELOP FUTURE-FOCUSED ENERGY STORAGE TERMINAL IN ROTTERDAM
Advario Projects B.V. has signed an agreement with Aluminium & Chemie B.V. (Aluchemie) to acquire Aluchemie’s land lease and develop a storage terminal for the energy products of the future.
The new site in Rotterdam...
UK PLAN OUTLINES NEXT PHASE OF OFFSHORE WIND GROWTH
A plan has been launched seeking to form partnerships and guide the UK in the next level of development for its offshore energy sector. The plan was developed by Maritime UK, a trade organization...
MSC COULD FACE FMC CIVIL PENALTY OVER TARIFF’S CONGESTION SURCHARGE
The Federal Maritime Commission is continuing to move aggressively against what it sees as unreasonable charges and business practices of the major carriers. In a filing dated last week, the Office of Enforcement is...
FIRST TEMPORARY CO2 STORAGE TANK PLACED FOR NORTHERN LIGHTS CCS PROJECT
Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) of energy majors Shell, Equinor and TotalEnergies developing an open and flexible infrastructure to safely store CO2 from industries across Europe, is making progress with the installation of...
ORSTED SIGNS UP TO STUDY LIQUID AIR STORAGE FOR OFFSHORE WIND POWER
Offshore wind giant Orsted is working with a UK-based startup in an effort to solve one of the most persistent problems for offshore wind power: storage. In stormy weather, offshore turbines can produce so...