Wärtsilä’s Sustainability Report has won first prize in the Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2010 competition in which corporations’ responsibility reporting in 2009 was assessed. The sustainability reporting competition is organised by the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK, Finnish Business
Regional Representatives Council (DPD) members of Jakarta constituency will urge the central government to speed up the completion of … (beritajakarta) [mappress] Source: beritajakarta, November 9, 2010;
The Chilean Molymet group, a multinational in the metal and steel sector, is to invest 14 million euros in its Ghent outfit Sadaci, it was… (mediargus) [mappress] Source: mediargus, November 9, 2010;
GDF SUEZ is to further consolidate its position in Chile through the construction of an on-shore LNG storage tank in the North of Chile. The tank is part of the GNL Mejillones terminal, which GDF SUEZ jointly owns with Codelco, the world’s main copper producer. By such investment GDF SUEZ will also
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday gave in principle approval for the cleaning of all canals and drains in the state at the… (punjabnewsline) [mappress] Source: punjabnewsline, November 9, 2010;
P&O Ferries has confirmed it is not in the running to buy troubled cross-channel ferry operator SeaFrance. SNCF-owned SeaFrance was put up for sale earlier this year, but while a P&O spokesman admitted an initial interest, it decided not to make an offer
The average daily production decreased in September according to Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The daily production in September was about 1 825 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is 2 000 barrels less than in August 2010.
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 8 November 2010, at 2.10 pm (EET) Wärtsilä’s Sustainability Report has won first prize in the Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2010 competition in which corporations’ responsibility reporting in 2009 was assessed. The sustainability reporting competition is org
Wave-energy company Aquamarine Power hopes to deploy its UK-designed technology along the Oregon coastline in the US. The firm’s US subsidiary, Aquamarine Power USA, has received a grant of $50,000 (£31,000) from the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) for a feasibility study into using the company’s Oy
The world’s first production floater to receive power from land has come on stream. Gjøa oil and gas field started production yesterday at 15.24, Statoil reports. This paves the way for more activity in the northernmost part of the Norwegian North Sea, the company hopes.
When the application deadline for the 21st licensing round on the Norwegian shelf expired, 37 companies had submitted applications. The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy plans to award new production licences in the 21st licensing round in the spring of 2011.
Global container shipping rates have fallen for the 17th consecutive week, as there is an “abundance” of capacity on the Asia-Europe and Asia-US trade lanes. The overall weekly index for container rates on services from Shanghai slipped 1.4% last week, compared with two weeks ago, to reach 1,242.87.
ZIM has announced that it has signed a deal that will yield US$154 million in cash, and a gross profit of US$120 million. ZIM will sell its stake (47.5 percent) in TICT (Tin-Can Container Terminal), the second largest container terminal in Nigeria, as well as sign a ten-year agreement with the termi
Drydocks World has announced the launch of a highly versatile, self-contained jack-up construction vessel, ‘Nora’, at its Graha shipyard in Indonesia. The self-propelled vessel, ‘Nora’, was built for Master Marine of Norway
