Iraq’s hopes of building economic prosperity on the back of multibillion-dollar deals to develop its vast oil reserves have met a major hurdle in a lack of dock space and an impenetrable bureaucracy at its top port. Neglect, under-investment, combined with red tape, corruption and bureaucracy have l
Visiting Antarctica used to involve a long and sometimes uncomfortable crossing of the notorious Drake Passage on a small expedition ship or icebreaker. And it was expensive. As demand from less-intrepid travellers grew, mass-market cruise ships offered more affordable and smoother ways to venture t
The government says around 100 million cubic meters of earth and sand have been dredged during the ongoing projects to maintain the nation’s… [mappress] Source: world.kbs, June 28, 2010;
Singapore should address the negative environmental impacts of its sand trade with Cambodia as it prepares to host an international summit… [mappress] Source: phnompenhpost, June 28, 2010;
Political leaders of the world’s 20 leading industrial and developing nations took note at their economic summit of the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in their concluding statement yesterday. The document recognized “the need to share best practices to protect the marine environment, pr
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Bourbon SA to acquire 16 Supramax vessels, including two newbuildings, from Setaf SAS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bourbon SA, for an aggregate purchase price of $545m. The acquisition is subject to the
Work consists of Maintenance dredging at barge berths, mooring dolphins, port craft jetty and other areas (along side berths 5a, 6a,10l… [mappress] Source: gov.In, June 28, 2010
UAE-based Gulf Petrochem has awarded a subsidiary of Oman’s Renaissance Services a $45 million contract to build an oil storage terminal… [mappress] Source: business, June 28, 2010;
The Republic of Slovenia is positioning itself to be a gateway to Central and Southeast Europe, despite being up against stiff competition… [mappress] Source: maritimenews, June 28, 2010;
On behalf of Stadtwerke München (SWM), MECAL has accomplished the technical due diligence of the Offshore-Windfarm „Gwynt y Môr“, which has a planned capacity of 576 MW, one of the biggest wind farms in the world. The wind farm is to be realised of the coast of North Wales in the United Kingdom. The
An analysis of South Australia’s northern zone rock lobster catches from 1970 to 2007 reveals that population declines during the 80’s and 90’s were masked by the expansion of the fishery brought on by new technologies. Fishermen were travelling further, using faster, planing-hulled vessels and glob
Port of Siuslaw’s turning basin will be dredged beginning as early as June 29 and last about one month. Boaters are reminded to exercise caution and maintain a safe distance when navigating around dredge operations during this period. In order to accommodate these around-the-clock dredging operation
The oil spill is not just a national disaster, it is also a sign that the US and rest of the world needs to end their dependence on fossil… Jasmine Greene (care2) [mappress] Source: care2, June 28, 2010;
Economic indicators such as trade flows, manufacturing production and consumer sentiment indicate the United States industrial sector is… [mappress] Source: hellenicshippingnews, June 28, 2010;
