Teekay’s Petrojarl Knarr FPSO Hit by ‘Small Fire’
Petrojarl Knarr FPSO. Photo: BG Group Teekay’s Petrojarl Knarr FPSO has been hit by a small fire less than a week after producing its first oil from the Knarr field in the North Sea offshore Norway....
View ArticleLife Aboard a Teekay Crude Oil Tanker
Image courtesy Teekay Based in Vancouver, Canada, Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) owns and operates one of the world’s largest fleets of oil tankers, gas carriers, offshore vessels and floating facilities...
View ArticleTeekay’s First ‘Unit for Maintenance and Safety’ Vessel En Route to Brazil
Arendal Spirit. Photo: Teekay Arendal Spirit, the first of Teekay’s so-called ‘Unit for Safety and Maintenance’ (UMS) accommodation vessels, is en route to Brazil aboard a COSCO heavy lift vessel....
View ArticleTeekay Sees Continued Strength in the Tanker Market
Screen shot via YouTube Christian Waldegrave, Teekay’s Manager of Research believes the tanker market, at least in the short term, looks to stay strong due to low oil prices and the high margins that...
View Article22,000 Tug Operations in Port Hedland Last Year, and Growing
Mark Thomas, Director Towage & Marine Services at Teekay Shipping in Australia oversees the tug operations in Port Hedland, Australia, which is the world’s busiest port by volume of cargo handling...
View ArticleTeekay Books Newbuilds After Signing Long-Term Contract to Ship U.S. LNG
Photo: Teekay Corporation Teekay LNG Parters, the LNG shipping unit of Bermuda-based Teekay Corporation, has placed an order for two fuel-efficient LNG carriers after booking up to two time-charter...
View ArticleLogitel Delays Delivery of Teekay’s Big Round Accommodation Rigs
Arendal Spirit. Photo: Teekay Singapore-based Logitel Offshore Holdings has delayed the delivery of its second and third floating accommodation unit after striking an agreement COSCO. Logitel was...
View ArticleMT Alexander Spirit Sit-In: Australian Crewmembers Ordered to Sail
The crew of the Alexander Spirit in Devonport during the 10-day sit-in. Photo: MUA The Australian crew of a Teekay-operated oil tanker have been ordered to set sail for Singapore after Australia’s...
View ArticleShip Photos of the Day – Inside Arendal Spirit, Teekay’s Giant Cylindrical...
Arendal Spirit is Teekay’s newest big, round accommodation rig that is currently home to about 500 workers offshore Brazil. The unit is technically called a ‘Unit for Safety and Maintenance’ and was...
View ArticleTeekay Tankers Expands Suezmax Fleet
The 2011-built Princimar Grace. Photo: Principle Maritime NYSE-listed Teekay Tankers (TNK) has agreed to acquire a fleet of twelve modern Suezmax tankers currently owned by Principal Maritime...
View ArticleShip Photo of the Day – Ship Selfie
Teekay’s Offshore’s Dampier Spirit knows how to use a selfie stick. The Floating Storage and Offloading Unit (FSO) is operating offshore Western Australia for Apache. Photo courtesy Teekay Corporation...
View ArticleDrugs Found Stashed on Teekay LNG Carrier in Peru
The Peruvian Navy has confiscated more than 200 kilograms of cocaine found onboard a Teekay LNG tanker while at anchor near the Port of Pisco, Peru. Suspicious activity reported around the LNG...
View ArticleTeekay Tankers Completes Suezmax Expansion
Teekay Tankers says delivery has been completed for all 12 suezmax crude oil tankers from its acquisition of Principal Maritime’s fleet announced in August. The acquisition totaled $662 million and...
View ArticleShip Photos of the Day – Long-Haul Ocean Towing
On October 24th, the Netherlands-flagged ALP Centre successfully delivered the semi-submersible drilling rig Songa Equinox to Bergen, Norway almost four months after departing Geoje, South Korea. ALP...
View ArticleInvestigation Into Petrojarl Knarr Fire Uncovers Defects
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority has uncovered a number of defects and shortcomings in its investigation into the March 2015 fire onboard the Petrojarl Knarr floating production and storage unit...
View ArticleTeekay Offshore Lands North Sea Shuttle Tanker Contracts
Teekay Offshore Partners announced today that it has been awarded new three-year shuttle tanker contracts in the North Sea. The contracts of affreightment (CoA) were signed with BP, Royal Dutch Shell...
View ArticleTeekay Gas Carrier Attacked Near Key Shipping Lane Off Yemen
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Unknown assailants attacked a gas tanker off the coast of Yemen close to the Bab al-Mandab waterway in the latest flare up in an area through which much of...
View ArticleTeekay Says Gas Carrier Attackers Carried ‘Substantial Amount of Explosives’
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Unknown assailants who opened fire on a gas tanker last week off the coast of Yemen were also carrying a “substantial amount of explosives,” the vessel’s...
View ArticleShip Photos of the Day – Teekay LNG Carrier ‘Oak Spirit’ Transits Panama Canal
Today’s ship photos come to us from shipowner Teekay showing the LNG carrier Oak Spirit transiting the Panama Canal with the first cargo of U.S. shale gas destined for Japan. The Oak Spirit was...
View ArticleShip Photos of the Day – Teekay’s MEGI LNG Carrier ‘Creole Spirit’ Celebrates...
Teekay’s MEGI LNG carrier Creole Spirit is celebrating one year in operation. The Creole Spirit was delivered to its owner Cheniere Energy in February 2016. It is Teekay’s very first M-type,...
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