Italian builder Palumbo has begun construction of a new 60m (197ft) RINA Green Star class yacht — the Columbus 199. The Naples-based yard expects to launch the eco-friendly full-displacement craft in 2012. Italian design firm Hydro Tec has provided the naval architecture and exterior design.
A planned Melford container terminal at the Strait of Canso doesn’t seem to the get the same attention as other developments proposed for Nova Scotia, but it may be about to step out the shadows. The private-sector project, driven by Melford International Terminal Inc., is most often mentioned as an
IQPC is pleased to announce Dredging WA 2010. Due to market demand we are now holding our Dredging event later in the year to ensure accessibility for all stakeholders involved in Dredging. This event will share knowledge with all stakeholders involved in dredging projects from approval through to d
San Leon announced that it has awarded PGS Ventures AS (“PGS”), a subsidiary of Petroleum Geo-Services ASA Group, a contract to carry out a 300 sq. kms. seismic survey across the Slyne Basin in the Atlantic Margin, offshore west coast of Ireland. The license for exploration in the Slyne Basin was ac
Following a successful run of deliveries to Bourbon’s Liberty 200 series of AHTS vessels, the offshore services specialist has now placed orders for a further four state-of-the-art MacGregor anchor-handling systems from Cargotec. Cargotec has won a contract to supply four sets of MacGregor anchor-ha
YORKSHIRE’S drive to become a world-leading manufacturing base for wind turbines surges ahead today with proposals for a massive £400m waterside energy park creating 20,000 jobs.
In the Interim Management Statement on 12 May 2010, A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S announced that a profit for 2010 was expected – an improvement compared to the previous expectations on 4 March 2010 of a modest profit. The improvement of especially the container business has since then been greater than e
ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia has set production target for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Arun, Aceh, at 38 cargoes or 2.09 million tons in… [mappress] Source: tradingmarkets , July 8, 2010;
On 24 June 2010, European experts from the dredging sector and other related industries met in Rotterdam during the first Maritime Technology Day, organised by the Dredging Networking Group. The seminar’s central theme was Condition Monitoring. Prominent speakers such as Prof. Dr. Cees van Rhee from
The Mozambican government has decided to launch the project for construction of a deep water port in the Techobanine region, in Matutuíne… [mappress] Source: macauhub, July 8, 2010;
Where the Geummorae riverside once existed, a single tree remains, bearing the brunt of a dusty wind. On Tuesday, the area around Nakjeong… By Lee Yoo-Joo-Hyeon [mappress] Source: english, July 8, 2010;
TGS announced today the early termination of a 2D vessel charter for the M/V Northern Genesis. This five year charter began in March 2007 and was previously due to expire in March 2012. Under current market conditions it is possible to charter more suitable 2D vessel capacity resulting in increased
There’s a dirty secret buried under Gulf of Mexico beaches after cleanup workers scrape away the oil washing ashore… [mappress] Source: googlenews, July 8, 2010;
Contracting authority USACE Savannah District, Georgia tenders Maintenance Dredging for Savannah and Brunswick Inner Harbor, Savannah, Georgia. The project consists of dredging approximately 3 to 6 million cubic yards of maintenance material from Savannah Inner Harbor from Station 0+000 to 112+500 a
