January 22nd, 20200UK maritime law giant Ince Group has taken on the shipping team from London boutique law firm, Bentleys, Stokes and Lowless. A total of 10 lawyers from the 80-year-old law firm will join Ince’s office at Aldgate Tower in London. Commenting on the news, Adrian Biles, CEO of the Ince Group, said:“We are delighted to announce that...
January 20th, 20200The crew abducted from Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker last month have been released, however one of the crew members died shortly after the incident. "Following the attack on tanker Duke and abduction of 20 crew members on December 15, we can confirm that 19 of the crew members taken hostage were today released by the...
January 17th, 20200Offshore engineering specialist Petrofac has entered into an agreement with SSE Renewables to design, supply and install the HVAC onshore and offshore substations for the Seagreen wind farm project to be built offshore Scotland. Petrofac has commenced early work on the project. Its full scope will include the engineering, procurement,...
January 16th, 202013Malaysia’s flagship carrier MISC along with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), Lloyd’s Register (LR) and MAN Energy Solutions have announced that they will work together on a joint development project for an ammonia-fuelled tanker. Yee Yang Chien, president of MISC, said: “At MISC, we believe the global maritime industry needs to...
January 10th, 20200With tanker rates sky high there has been little cut back in traffic along the Strait of Hormuz this past week (see tweet below) despite the sudden rise in tensions between Iran and the US. However, for John Thompson and his team at Ambrey Risk, it’s been a manic week with the phones ringing off the hook with owners and operators...
January 9th, 20200UK offshore services firm Petrofac has been selected by Petrogas NEO UK, a jointly venture between Petrogas and NEO Energy, to establish its new North Sea operation for assets recently acquired from Total. The two-year deal, worth around $50m, will see Petrofac assist in the transition of operations on the Quad 15 & Flyndre area...
January 7th, 20200Online procurement platform ShipServ has appointed Henrik Hyldahn as its new CEO, replacing Kim Skaarup who will join the board as vice chairman. Hyldahn steps up from the role of chief solutions officer, having joined ShipServ in 2017, and prior to this he was CIO at Seven Seas. Hyldahn has been tasked with driving further...
December 31st, 20190Offshore driller Valaris, formerly EnscoRowan, has announced new contracts and contract extensions worth around $100m. Drillship Valaris DS-10 has had a one-year extension exercised by Shell in Nigeria, keeping the vessel contracted through to March 2021. Additionally, jackup rig Valaris JU-107 has had its contract extended with...
December 16th, 20194A Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker, , became the latest ship to be hit by pirates on Sunday with 20 out the 21 crew kidnapped. The incident took place while the V.Ships-managed vessel was underway from Luanda, nearing Lome in Togo, a part of West Africa where attacks have escalated in recent months. “Owners and Managers of...
December 13th, 20190Petrofac has secured two new framework agreements (FAs) for the provision of engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) services. EnQuest has awarded Petrofac a three-year multi-contractor framework, covering EPCC services across the operator’s North Sea and onshore asset base. A second EPCC FA has been...
