Integrated Solutions for Malaysia’s Maritime and Offshore Sector
The Emergency Fire Pump: Built for One Bad Day
Firefighting Systems The emergency fire pump exists for the day the engine room is on fire and the main pumps are unreachable. It is tested rarely, sits in a compartment nobody visits, and fails on inspection more reliably than almost any o…
Firefighting SystemsFire Detection on Offshore Platforms: Smoke, Heat, Flame, and GasFirefighting Systems On an offshore platform, detection has to work before there is a fire. The system is watching for gas, not flame, because by the…
Life-Saving AppliancesLifejacket Compliance Beyond the Buoyancy RatingLife-Saving Appliances A lifejacket that floats is not a compliant lifejacket. Inspectors write findings against lights, whistles, sizing, servicing r…
Firefighting SystemsWhy Firefighting Equipment Audits Fail on Paperwork, Not HardwareFirefighting Systems Ships rarely fail firefighting audits because the equipment is broken. They fail because nobody can prove it was maintained. The…
India’s ONGC Plans $10B Offshore Drilling Drive, Eyes 87 Wells by 2031
India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation aims to invest INR1 trillion ($10.51 billion) over five years to explore its local deepwater and ultradeep water fields, Chairman A.K.
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Trump Promises More Strikes After US and Iran Trade Attacks Again
US President Donald Trump on Monday promised further strikes against Iran after the first tit-for-tat attacks in a month, as a conflict that had lately settled into an economic standoff threatened to…
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Cheniere Ups LNG Export Capacity With New Terminal Expansion
LNG exporter Cheniere Energy said on Monday it had substantially completed its Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project in Texas, increasing its liquefied natural gas production capacity by more than 20 per…
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EU Forces Stop Sixth Tanker in the Mediterranean for Inspection
The European Union on Sunday, August 30, stopped a sixth tanker suspected of operating under a false flag for the shadow fleet serving the Russian oil industry.
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CENTCOM Says Iran Attempts to Intimidate Shipping With False Reports
Iran continues to make multiple claims about stopping vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz while insisting that the only passage possible is on the route under its supervision.
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