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Top Players Focus on Well Control in Gulf of Mexico

By The Maritime Executive

February 3, 2014

Well control, or blow-out prevention, is both a complex and critical aspect of any drilling program in the Gulf of Mexico. A robust well control program ensures the safety of the workforce, the reliab...

A Future Option for the Port of Cape Town

By Harry Valentine

February 3, 2014

In early January 2014, the New York Times identified the port city of Cape Town, South Africa as one of the world’s leading tourist destinations. Cape Town’s Victoria and Albert waterfront development...

Coal Shipments Resume After Australian Cyclone

By The Maritime Executive

February 2, 2014

Glencore Xstrata has begun loading coal at its Abbot Point terminal in northeastern Australia after suspending operations last week due to tropical cyclone Dylan, a company spokesman said on Sunday....

Sail Power is Just for the Romantics

By Wendy Laursen

February 1, 2014

This year has seen the start of a testing program in Japan for fiber-reinforced plastic sails 20 meters high and eight meters wide. Are we at the dawn of a wind power revolution as some say? The test...

All Lost on Sinking Ship, Authorities Didn?t Know

By The Maritime Executive

February 1, 2014

A cargo ship sank off the coast of Yemen killing all 12 crew, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. The ship, which was carrying car tyres and car parts, ran aground on Thursday night but the incid...

Asia Buying Up Oil Assets In Americas

By The Maritime Executive

January 31, 2014

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that Asian investment in the Americas has risen dramatically in the past five years, in particular, investment by China's national oil companies to s...

Is a Market for CO2 Now Possible?

By The Maritime Executive

January 31, 2014

One of the stumbling blocks for carbon capture and storage systems, which are even technically feasible onboard ships, is that a market for the CO2 captured needs to be built up. A team of researchers...

First Electricity from Dong?s West of Duddon Sands

By The Maritime Executive

January 31, 2014

Electricity has been generated for the first time from the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, a major renewable energy project being developed by Scottish Power Renewables and Dong Energy in the...

Jack-Up Rig Suffers Loss of Well Control in GoM

By The Maritime Executive

January 31, 2014

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Coast Guard are responding to a loss of well control event at Vermilion Block 356 in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 108 miles south...

Live Export Ship Breaks Down

By The Maritime Executive

January 30, 2014

The Wellard-owned and operated MV Ocean Drover is continuing its journey to the Aqaba Gulf after a main engine malfunction was rectified by the vessel’s on-board engineers. The vessel’s master had st...

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