Passive Fire Protection: The Datasheet Is Not the Approval
A product datasheet reports how something performed in one test, under one configuration, against one fire. Approving passive fire protection means knowing which fire, which configuration, and which properties the test deliberately left out…
A worker who leaves mid-project takes the mobilisation cost with them, along with the induction, the site familiarity and the permit competency. The a…
Contractors prepare for an accommodation inspection by cleaning. Inspectors arrive with a tape measure and a headcount, because the requirements are d…
Film thickness is the one coating parameter everybody measures and almost nobody agrees on. The argument always arrives after the scaffolding is down…
Viking Line Expands Wärtsilä Service Agreement to a Third Vessel
By The Maritime Executive 2026-10-14 23:30:00 [By Wärtsilä] Wärtsilä Corporation has signed a five-year service agreement with Finnish ferry operator Viking Line covering the passenger ferry 'Viking XPRS'.
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US Coast Guard Cutter Offloads 29,000 Pounds of Cocaine in Port Everglades
By The Maritime Executive 2026-10-14 23:12:01 On Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Tampa delivered nearly 30,000 pounds of cocaine to a pier in Port Everglades Florida.
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Rig Provider and Other Contractors Revealed for Timor-Leste’s Oil Field
October 15, 2026 · 1 minute ago Managing Editor Oil & gas exploration player Finder Energy has awarded Japanese ENEOS Drilling a contract to provide a semi-submersible drilling rig for the development…
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Seven Sailors Missing After Tanker Erupts in Flames Off Romania
Rescuers were searching for seven missing crew on Thursday from one of two chemical tankers that caught fire overnight inside Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea, after Russian drones strayed into…
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PetroChina Branches Into LNG and Methanol Bunkering in Singapore
PetroChina International on Thursday will use liquefied natural gas to bunker a vessel in Singapore for the first time, Chairman Wu Junli said, widening the alternative-fuel options it can offer shipowners at…
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