Offshore Workers to Strike at UK Continental Shelf

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The maritime industry's original and most viewed e-news service March 10, 2023 Maritime Today The maritime industry's original and most viewed e-news service Offshore Workers to Strike at UK Continental Shelf British union Unite on Friday said several Sparrows offshore services workers have voted to strike at dozens of platforms on the UK continental shelf including those of BP and Shell.Around 150 Sparrows workers across more than 20 oil and gas platforms have voted for strike in a dispute over pay, the union said in a press release. UN Buys Tanker to Store Oil from Decaying Vessel off Yemen The United Nations has purchased a large tanker to store about 1.1 million barrels of oil that will be transferred from a decaying vessel off Yemen's coast in a bid to avert an environmental disaster Featured video Inside the Galveston Island Hopper Dredge Design C-Job CEO Job Volwater discusses the design of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock’s new hopper dredge Galveston Island. SWS Delivers Dual-fuel Capesize to the Angelicoussis Group Greek shipowner the Angelicoussis Group announced its dry bulk division has taken delivery of its first dual-fuel Capesize bulk carrier. Report: Russia Exporting Diesel to Saudi Arabia via Ship-to-ship Loadings Russia is ramping up its diesel supplies to Saudi Arabia using ship-to-ship (STS) loadings in addition to direct supplies, market sources said, and Refinitiv data showed. Featured video Headwinds for the Poseidon Principles The Poseidon Principles provide a platform for financing shipping’s sustainable future, but the technical guidance underpinning the initiative remains under scrutiny. EU Plans Annual Naval Exercise to Protect Subsea Pipelines, Cables, and Offshore Wind Farms The European Union wants to hold joint naval exercises as part of plans to step up its efforts to protect critical infrastructure at sea, the EU environment policy chief said. Vard to Design, Build Cable Layer for NCT Offshore Shipbuilder and designer Vard, part of Fincantieri, said Friday that it had secured a contract to design and build a cable laying vessel for NCT Offshore in Denmark. NH3 FPSO Concept: Floating 'Green' Ammonia Production gets DNV AIP An industrial-scale concept for a floating production unit to produce green ammonia has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV, and the project is now ready to start the Basic Design phase. March 2023 e-magazine edition The March 2023 edition of MR digs deep into dredging with exclusive insights on the leadership transition at The Dutra Group, plus a look inside GLDD’s new hopper dredge Galveston Island. Read the Magazine This issue sponsored by: Dredge Firms Focus on Sustainability as ESG Issues Climb Agenda DNV Celebrates 125 Years Working in the U.S. Inside the Galveston Island Hopper Dredge Design General Dynamics NASSCO Sets Its Sights on Offshore Wind U.S. shipyard General Dynamics NASSCO has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Navantia Seanergies, the green energy division of Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia Baltic Dry Index Gains for Third Straight Week The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, gained for the third straight week, helped by higher rates for all vessel segments Ross Offshore Charters Fishing Vessel for Offshore Survey Work Norwegian offshore energy industry services firm Ross Offshore has agreed to charter Teige Gruppen's Sunny Lady fishing vessel for future offshore activities. Swan Energy's TOPL Awaits Lenders' Nod for FSRU Vessel Deal with BOTAS BSE-listed Swan Energy, via its 51% subsidiary Triumph Offshore Private Limited (TOPL), said Friday it had executed a term sheet with Turkey's BOTAS to lease an FSRU vessel to the Turkish firm. ICMS Installs Pontoon System in Eyemouth Harbour for CTVs Serving Scottish Wind Farm Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS) in Scotland said Friday it had installed a heavy-duty pontoon system in Eyemouth Harbour as part of the new operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the Gas Tankers Stranded near Russia due to Crimea Bridge Restrictions Several tankers loaded with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have been unable to cross under Russia's Crimea bridge due to security restrictions, traders said on Friday Second Bangladesh Ship Recycling Yard Earns HKC Compliance M/S. S.N. 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