The Bristol Port Company has appointed specialist maritime engineers to carry out detailed site investigation work for its new £500 million… (logisticsmanager) [mappress] Source: logisticsmanager, October 12, 2010;
The strengthening of North Quay Berths 4 to 9, to cater for bigger container ships, is now about 40% complete. Work is currently underway on Berths 6 and 7, with wharf and sheet piling, construction of strong anchor points and the installation of new fenders. Construction contractor Thiess Georgiou
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore informs the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that dredging works of Pasir Panjang Terminal and Pasir Panjang Wharves begin. Works will include reclamation, dredging, soil investigation, caisson construction, demolit
Seven months after work was officially “paused” on public facilities in the €300m Greystones Harbour redevelopment project in north Co … (build) [mappress] Source: build, October 12, 2010;
Apache Corporation today announced that Janine J. McArdle has been promoted to the new position of senior vice president – gas monetization. “Apache’s participation in two large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) developments – Wheatstone in Australia and Kitimat in Canada – will require the full att
The reconstruction of Berth 10 has won the Management of Engineering award at the 2010 WA Engineering Excellence Awards held by Engineers Australia in Perth on 18 September. The berth, previously unsuitable for container shipping, now provides an additional 180 metres of operational wharf space for
Marine engines may run on hydrogen extracted from seawater thanks to research conducted at Purdue University. Representing a potential replacement for petrol and diesel fuel in marine applications the method for hydrogen extraction involves using aluminium and a liquid alloy
Lady Pippa Blake, wife of the late, great Sir Peter Blake, the charismatic New Zealander who completed the first five Whitbread Round the World Races (which later became the Volvo Ocean Race in 1998), and who won the 1989-90 event with Steinlager 2, is to be the first Ambassador to the Volvo Ocean R
McDermott International, Inc. (“McDermott”) announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a contract from Vetco Gray Australia Pty Limited for the fabrication of subsea structures and spools for Chevron’s Gorgon Upstream Project. The value is expected to be in excess of US$50 million
Feadship De Vries Makkum has re-launched the 41-metre Feadship Odyssey, originally launched in 1989 as White Rabbit and since called Lady Columbo, Ladina and Bullish. This major project included extending the hull by three metres and adding significant real estate to the superstructure. The delighte
Ruggedized Module Enables Reliable, Real-Time Data Links in Harsh Environments Globally FARGO, N.D. – October 11, 2010 – Phoenix International, a John Deere Company, today introduced a new addition to its product line of advanced integrated telematics solutions with its Satellite Gateway for trackin
In the past few weeks visitors to the website www.debestetraineeships.nl have cast their vote for their favourite traineeship. As in 2007 Van Oord has won the title in the category Technique.
Apache Corporation today announced that a subsidiary has signed an agreement with a Chevron Corp. subsidiary and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) regarding sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Chevron-operated Wheatstone project in Western Australia. Apache Julimar Pty Ltd, an Apache su
The Japanese owned Panama-flagged cargo vessel Mv Izumi has been hijacked in the Somali Basin. In the early hours of October 11 the captain of the Mv Izumi made contact with the Danish Nato warship Hdms Esbern Snare, stating that pirates were in charge of the vessel.
