UTEC Survey Australia Pty. Ltd. (Perth) is completing a five-month bathymetric survey campaign for the Port Hedland Port Authority’s … [mappress] Source: hydro-international, July 12, 2010;
„Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium“ opens up new perspectives for offshore wind projects. Second Offshore Summit in Rostock in… [mappress] Source: pr-usa, July 12, 2010;
Fargo-Moorhead officials are lobbying hard for federal funding for a Red River diversion project. The goal is to get the $1.4 billion … by Dan Gunderson [mappress] Source: minnesota.publicradio, July 12, 2010;
APM Terminals, a unit of Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), agreed to sell its stake in a port terminal in France to a unit of French rival CMA CGM, while buying CMA’s stake in a terminal in the United States, the companies said on Friday. APM Terminals’ spokesman decline
China took number one position in new order volumes for the first half of 2010, according to statistics from the Korea Shipbuilders Association (KOSHIPA) and Clarkson Research Services. China inked new ship orders totaling 5.02 million gross tonnes, or 41 percent of the global total.
Julia Gillard faces demands to wind back the Fair Work Act for businesses reeling from an explosion in shipping costs. The cost of shipping cargo has escalated because of Labor’s workplace policy. Shippers are passing on the costs of regulations that require them to pay local wages to foreign seafar
U.K. natural gas grid operator National Grid PLC (NGG) Monday said the Al Kharsaah liquefied natural gas ship berthed at its Isle of Grain… [mappress] Source: automatedtrader , July 6, 2010;
BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment Following approval from the National Incident Commander, BP this past weekend began replacing the existing lower marine riser package (LMRP) contain
A European Union official has called for a temporary drilling ban in the North Sea to be imposed until the exact cause of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the US Gulf of Mexico is uncovered. Gunther Oettinger, the European Union’s Energy Commissioner has called for the temporary drilling ban – echo
Oil giant Shell has put its Gibraltar branch up for sale. Part of a global strategy to focus on ‘upstream’ business and emerging markets, the sell-off package includes two petrol stations — and a major superyacht fuel supply outlet. “We believe that this package offers an attractive opportunity for
While SMM in Hamburg is traditionally associated most closely with advanced marine technology, this year the exhibition – which moves from its traditional end-of-September time slot to the beginning of September, is planning a variety of companion conferences and events. Ship financing is a focal is
With Jakarta underwater once again, the city administration is busy making plans and more plans to curb flooding, but at least one expert wants to know when residents can expect action. The Jakarta administration has said it hopes to reduce flooding in the capital by 40 percent by the end of next ye
The shipping ministry will set up a river port at Ashuganj and procure six dredgers at a cost of Taka 744.70 crore under US$ 1 billion … [mappress] Source: nation.ittefaq, July 12, 2010;
The marine industry and the State Government are days away from striking a deal that will reform the waterway authority and bring an end to the mismanagement of the Broadwater. Marine Queensland general manager Don Jones said the Gold Coast City Council and the Department of Transport had signed up
