October 31 - The first section of a new hydrocracker system has been delivered to the ExxonMobil refinery in Botlek at the Port of Rotterdam.
The vacuum fractional distillation column, which measures 50 m high by 9 m wide, will form part of ExxonMobil's USD1 billion hydrocracker development that is being built to strengthen the company's position within the European refining sector.
The new system is expected to become operational in late 2018, according to the Port of Rotterdam.
Guy Hindley has been appointed as chairman of the Baltic Exchange Council, effective January 1, 2025.
Turkish crane and heavy haulage company Aydıntaş has added two LTM 1450-8.1 mobile cranes to its fleet.
Turkish heavy lift and engineered transport provider Hareket has completed the transportation and installation of heavy equipment at the Kırklareli power plant project in Türkiye.
Fuel and emissions monitoring service, EmissionLink, said that it is simplifying the emissions management process with a series of solutions ahead of the Fuel EU Maritime regulations, due to come into effect in January 2025.
Portugal’s Laso Transportes will open a new complex worth EUR10 million (USD10.5 million) next year in the Basque Country, Spain.
UK-based Tugdock has been awarded a ‘Statement of Feasibility’ from DNV for its Tugdock Submersible Platform (TSP).
