670,000 oil and gas wells needed by 2020
From 2014 through 2020, the world oil and gas industry will need to drill over 670,000 wells to meet forecasts of fossil fuel demand, says energy business research a...
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The MARINA Bill: Securing Filipino seafarer jobs
As a signatory to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping (STCW), a 1978 convention amended in Manila in 2010, The Phi...
New push boats and barges for Paraguay
A large fleet of specially designed push boats and barges are currently being built for the Hidrovias do Brasil project in South America, an operation involving the ...
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Hyundai names first FSRU new building
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has recently held a naming ceremony for the world’s first LNG floating storage re-gasification unit (LNG FSRU), ordered...
Gazprom to jointly develop LNG projects
Gazprom and financial wing Gazprombank have signed an agreement of cooperation to jointly develop the Baltic LNG and Vladivostok LNG projects.
China’s growth aim good news for shipping
China’s aim of 7.5 per cent GDP growth for 2014 is positive news for the shipping market, particularly the dry bulk sector, says BIMCO.
Mitsui delivers bulk carrier 'Ton Hil II'
Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding (MES) has recently delivered the 56,000DWT bulk carrier 'Ton Hil II' to Marshall Islands-based Ton Hil Shipping....
Billions bet on shipping rebound
Bloomberg has reported that hedge funds and private equity firms are accumulating significant quantities of shipping debt, raising speculation that...
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Voith designs offshore construction vessel
British marine renewable energy firm Mojo Maritime has signed a memorandum of understanding with German shipowner Hammonia Reederei to finance and build...
New push boats and barges for Paraguay
A large fleet of specially designed push boats and barges are currently being built for the Hidrovias do Brasil project in South America, an operation...
Korean shipyards jostle for Shell FSRU
Industry sources are reporting Royal Dutch Shell is due to confirm an order for an LNG-storing FSRU which will operate as a mobile LNG terminal in...
Maersk, DeepOcean order Damen Offshore Carrier
A charter agreement between Maersk Supply Service and subsea contractor DeepOcean has resulted in an order for a Damen Offshore Carrier DOC 8500 –...
Bourbon announces full-year results
Offshore services provider Bourbon has released its financial results for 2013.
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New Zealand trawler sinks
Bluff-based New Zaland Coastguard vessel 'NZAS Rescue' recently uplifted three men from a life raft in the early hours of February 7 after their 13.4-metre...
World fish trade to set new records
Small-scale fishers and fish farmers need support to enter regional and international markets The booming world fish trade is generating more wealth...
Good haul for Oregon's fisheries
Oregon's Department of Fish and Wildlife has released its catch and landing figures for 2013, showing a healthy increase in both catch stocks and revenue....
Six US fisheries to receive disaster relief funds
The United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced a US$75 million allocation to six fisheries that were...
Australian Senator criticises WWF over fisheries
Australian Senator for Queensland, Ron Boswell, has criticised the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) “interference in management of the state’s commercial...
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AUSMEPA announces Environmental Award winner
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WOC partners with The Economist for 2014 summits
The World Ocean Council (WOC) is again partnering...
Great Barrier reef dredging project approved
Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority...
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