Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation – reported today that four of its dredging vessels, including three hopper dredges and one cutter suction dredge, along with other ancillary equipment, are currently working on the construction of sand berms off the Louisiana Coast in response to the oil spill c
Golar LNG Energy Limited advises that in connection with its share buyback programme announced on June 10, 2010 the Company has acquired a further 50,000 shares through market purchases at an average price of NOK 6.70 per share. After this transaction Golar Energy holds a total of 136,397 of its own
· RenewableUK’s ‘Building an Industry’ report released · Government must act now and commit to the £60m offshore wind infrastructure competition to ensure key port infrastructure upgrades will go ahead as a key requirement to attracting manufacturing jobs · Government in conjunction with industry ne
Coal shipments from Australia’s Newcastle, the world’s biggest export port for the power station fuel, rose 3.6 percent last week while the number of vessels waiting to load reached the longest in almost three years. The volume exported in the week ended 7 a.m. local time June 23 climbed to 2.11 mil
Exclusive from Offshore wind 2010 conference in Liverpool. David Still, managing director of CBE talked today on Offshore Wind 2010 Conference about building the industry and offshore wind supply chain. Supply chain is all about timing, we can’t relie on given time frames. He also added they are bui
Woodside advises that Fair Work Australia has ordered a suspension of protected industrial action at the Pluto LNG Project by 12 Mammoet crane drivers and telescopic forklift operators for a period of three months. The Order is effective immediately. During the suspension of the protected industrial
An ongoing dispute over who should bear the costs of onshore grid upgrades necessary to connect planned Round III wind farms is “the single biggest issue facing developers,” a top official in the Crown Estate tells Recharge. The official said that there has been little progress in resolving the issu
In June, REpower Systems AG passed the one gigawatt milestone with wind energy systems installed in France. The manufacturer has installed around 500 turbines across the country since 2002. This corresponds to 20% of France’s existing wind energy capacity. Alongside its activities in the sale, insta
In June, REpower Systems AG passed the one gigawatt milestone with wind energy systems installed in France. The manufacturer has installed around 500 turbines across the country since 2002. This corresponds to 20% of France’s existing wind energy capacity. Alongside its activities in the sale, insta
Dutch ship owners want all-Filipino crew, from officer to ratings (non-officer), in their vessels, the Netherlands Ambassador to the country Robert Brinks said. “Dutch employers want Filipino seafarers to occupy all positions in the ships because they are good and they can communicate well,” Brinks
Tonga’s Prime Minister has announced a USA$32 million reconstruction project at Vuna wharf in the hope of attracting cruise ships to Nuku’alofa each year. Matangi Tonga reports that Dr Feleti Sevele envisages transforming the area into a tourist centre that would include a yachting marina, shopping
Rolls-Royce signed a contract to supply 12 azimuth thrusters to power six new tugboats for Qingdao Port, a leading coastal port in China. Deliveries will start in the third quarter of 2010. Two types of thrusters have been selected for six new tugs, including four US205 Fixed Pitch P20s, which will
LNG Limited has received dredging approval for their liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Fisherman’s Landing. The Department of Environment and Resource Management has provided approval for the Stage 1 shipping channel dredging associated with the company’s Gladstone LNG Project.
With the departure of the MSC Luisa on July 10th from Xiamen, Maersk Line will reinstate the Trans Pacific 2 (TP2) service from Asia with a direct call to Long Beach. The weekly service will call five major ports in Asia. Maersk Line will participate in the vessel sharing agreement (VSA) with MSC an
