Environmental activists say an oil spill off the coast of Egypt’s Red Sea, which has left turtles and sea birds covered in oil, is… [mappress] Source: Watoday, June 22, 2010;
Uruguay’s national ports authority ANP has decided to focus its efforts on construction of a deepwater port in Rocha department over other projects, ANP’s vice president, Juan Jose Dominguez, told BNamericas. A deepwater port is becoming essential as Uruguay’s trade activity increases, Dominguez sai
Yemen LNG may divert more liquefied natural gas shipments in 2010 to higher-paying destinations in Europe and Asia after redirecting about… [mappress] Source: Times of Oman, June 22, 2010;
The New York Power Authority will hold a conference in Syracuse Thursday for businesses interested in participating in offshore wind… [mappress] Source: syracuse, June 22, 2010;
Cunard today announced plans for two ambitious world cruises to take place in 2012, continuing a long tradition of globe-circling itineraries. The historic line says its newest ship, the soon-to-debut Queen Elizabeth, will sail a 107-day voyage out of Southampton, England that will completely circum
According to a June 20 report from SGGP (English edition), Le Huu Quang Huy, Vietnam’s Investment Counselor to Japan, said Vietnam has a wide-range of potentials to develop the shipbuilding industry, citing its coastline of 3,200 km, 120 seaports, abundant and skilled workforce and low labor costs.
The newly established Principal Maritime Management, owned by Veritable Maritime Holdings, joins the Stena Sonangol Suezmax pool with its fleet of seven modern Suezmax Tankers. The Suezmax vessels joining the pool in succession will be Princimar Truth (built in 2007), Princimar Faith (built in 2005)
Jakarta capital city government’s plan to do dredging on 13 rivers seems to be immediately realized, following the issuance of legal rules on the disbursement of the project’s loans amounting to Rp 1.5 trillion from the World Bank. The central government plans to issue the rules in July 2010. The le
The John-14 rig was transported without incident to the drilling site on the Ngaji (Silverback) prospect in May and June. The Ngaji location was chosen as it was deemed the best place to test the geology of the Lake Edward Basin in Uganda; specifically designed to identify elements of a working petr
CB&I announced today that PERU LNG has successfully produced its first cargo of LNG. CB&I is the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the full scope of the project, the first LNG liquefaction plant in South America. Hunt Oil Company is the owner and operator of PERU LNG, partneri
The chosen location is the northern part of Blexer Bogen, a bend in the River Weser. Following a meeting of the Senate in Bremerhaven, the Senator for Economic Affairs and Ports, was simultaneously asked to initiate the relevant approval proceedings. Senator Martin Günthner said: “The Senate has iss
The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has proposed to BP and the U.S. Coast Guard that they create a smooth, efficient system to be sure vessel owners know what marine assets are needed to combat the Gulf oil spill, and to share with the Incident Command what vessels are available.
Dover Strait ferry operators have criticised Dover Harbour Board (DHB) over privatisation plans. Norfolkline, SeaFrance and P&O hit out DHB’s consolations with them over plans to privatise the port, describing them as a “meaningless waste of time”, according to Interferry News.
Brazil’s state-run oil company announced Monday it will invest 224 billion US dollars through 2014 and double production by 2020. About … [mappress] Source: Mercopress, June 22, 2010;
