Shipboard fire a constant threat: Bonhomme Richard tragedy an enduring lesson in fire prevention, responseJuly 12, 2020 was a lazy Sunday morning at Naval Base San Diego. USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), which had been commissioned only two years earlier…
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LR Awards AIP for Rotoboost’s Pre-combustion Carbon Capture System
Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) said it has awarded approval in principle (AIP) to Rotoboost, a Nordic hydrogen production company, for its pre-combustion Carbon Capture System (CCS) Rotobox. Rotobox uses thermocatalytic decomposition proc...
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GEOS Wins UK, Norway Contracts for Energy Duchess Offshore Vessel
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Golden Energy Offshore Services AS (GEOS) has secured bring to work (B2W) contract for its offshore vessel Energy Duchess and a medium-term contract in direct continuation.The 83.4-meter vessel of Ulstein PX121…
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Malaysia: Petra Energy Wins Work for Accommodation Workboat
Bursa Malaysia-listed Petra Energy has secured a contract with Petronas Carigali to provide accommodation workboat Petra Galaxy.The value of the contract is based on work orders issued by PCSB throughout the contract duration, Petra Energy said…
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LNG Activities Resume at Dunkirk Terminal
Disruption at the Dunkirk liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operated by Fluxys ended on Friday morning, a company spokesperson said, with shipping data showing a tanker carrying LNG from Russia has docked at the site.Operations at the terminal…
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Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter with Cargill
Dry bulk shipping company Diana Shipping announced it it has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill for one of its Kamsarmax vessels.Under the deal, the 2011-built, 82,165 dwt Leonidas P. C. will be chartered for $17,000 per day,…
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Russia Extends Black Sea Grain Deal for 60 Days as Ukraine and Turkey Call for Full Renewal
The Kremlin on Friday said Russia was extending the Black Sea grain deal for 60 days, echoing previous statements by the Russian Foreign Ministry.The deal to unblock Ukrainian grain exports from the Black Sea after Russia sent its armed forces into Ukr...
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Furuno’s HermAce Earns ClassNK ‘Innovation Endorsement’
ClassNK granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to HermAce Remote Monitoring & Troubleshooting Platform developed by Furuno Electric Co. In addition, for ClassNK registered ships flagged with the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RM...
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Deteriorated Bollard Caused Drillship Breakaway and Collision
A deteriorated bollard led to a Valaris drillship breaking away and colliding with a bulk carrier in Pascagoula, Miss. last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday.On March 12, 2022, the mobile offshore drilling unit…
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Strike at Dunkirk LNG Terminal Extended
A strike at Fluxys' liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Dunkirk, northern France, has been extended to Monday, a union official told Reuters.The strike, part of action against the government's plan to increase the state pension age, was most recent...
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