An oil sheen in the ocean off Huntington Beach, California, where a broken pipeline last month spilled about 25,000 gallons of oil into the water, was “likely residual” oil from the spill, said Eric Laughlin, a spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, on Sunday. The oil sheen,...
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Canadian Pacific Railway indicated in an advisory on Sunday night that it may be able to restore service to the Port of Vancouver by Tuesday evening. Last week’s flooding and landslides caused major damage to railroads and roads in the province. A state of emergency was declared on November 17 by...
https://splash247.com/port-of-vancouver-rail-service-may-resume-by-tuesday-after-last-weeks-storm/
US-based dry bulk owner Pangaea Logistics Solutions has added to its fleet of bulkers, according to brokers. Advanced Shipping & Trading and Seasure Shipbroking are both reporting that Pangaea has handed over $19.9m to Borealis Finance for 2009-built panamax bulker . The vessel, built at Imabari’s...
https://splash247.com/pangaea-linked-to-acquisition-of-borealis-bulker/
Houston-headquartered McDermott has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) project after completing FEED services for a booster compression module for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG development. This is the third contract McDermott has been awarded for the project after...
https://splash247.com/mcdermott-awarded-another-contract-for-ichthys/
Helix Energy Solutions has been awarded a contract by New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for the plugging and abandonment of the wells in the Tui Oil Field. As part of phase three of the Tui decommissioning, Helix Offshore Services, a subsidiary of the...
https://splash247.com/helix-secures-decommissioning-work-in-new-zealand/
Following swiftly in the wake of COP26, the UN-backed international climate summit, another step has been taken towards getting atomic reactors onboard merchant ships. Southern Company, an American utility firm, has signed an agreement with the US Department of Energy to demonstrate the world’s...
https://splash247.com/us-progresses-with-new-generation-of-atomic-reactors/
American terminal and logistics company Enstructure has acquired stevedorer Port Contractors. Founded in 1974, Port Contractors provides stevedoring, material handling, warehousing, and logistics solutions with primary operations in Wilmington, Fairless Hills, and Palm Beach. The company services...
https://splash247.com/enstructure-acquires-port-contractors/
Seabed seismic player Magseis Fairfield has been awarded a new 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Gulf of Mexico. The survey, for a repeat customer, is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2022, and run for approximately five months, with options for extensions. “This award further...
https://splash247.com/magseis-fairfield-wins-new-gulf-of-mexico-survey/
Express Marine, a US company that provides tug and barge transportation for dry bulk products along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and in the Caribbean, has been acquired by six longstanding company officers from former CEO Richard Walling. The company will continue to operate under the Express...
https://splash247.com/express-marine-officers-acquire-company/
Carbon-Zero US, an affiliate of Cox Oil, has signed an agreement with international multi-energy company Repsol to evaluate opportunities to develop carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects on the US Gulf Coast. The consortium will share technical knowledge and resources to evaluate...