Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. (YMD), a group company of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), has completed production of its first Mitsubishi-UE low-speed marine diesel engine under a technology licensing arrangement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI).
Scottish and Southern Energy says it is now clear to complete the buyout of 80% of the energy infrastructure assets owned by Hess in the UK North Sea after pre-emption rights to the purchase originally agreed in April expired.
Port of Göteborg, which handles one-quarter of Sweden’s foreign trade, reports increasing volumes for the year’s first four months. 296,000 TEUs were handled, 13 per cent up from the corresponding period in 2009. In March, the port noted an all-time high when a total of 83,450 TEUs were handled.
Fresh clashes have been reported off Malta between tuna fishermen and Greenpeace. The owner of the two French fishing vessels, Jean-Marie Avallone, told AFP that a fisherman was injured when the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise rammed a trawler. But Greenpeace rejected that claim and said its ship had
Ballast Nedam Offshore has signed a contract with Walney (UK) Offshore Windfarms Ltd (a joint venture between DONG Energy of Denmark and… [mappress] Source: ballast-nedam, June 08, 2010;
Northern Petroleum Plc, an independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company announces its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2009. Highlights: Operational: * At 31 December 2009 the Company had 102.9 million barrels of oil equivalence of net proven and probable res
MALAYSIAN shipping company MISC Berhad and Dutch energy trader Vitol have formed a strategic partnership to vertically integrate their… [mappress] Source: The Chemical Engineer, June 8, 2010;
Two bids that had the potential to transform the Spit area of Queensland into a key yachting destination have been rejected by the state government because they were not considered to be good enough. The two bids related to a 10.5-hectare site and the plans included a 30-berth superyacht marina for
The US Navy has exercised contract options funding Austal’s acquisition of long lead-time equipment associated with the construction of two additional 103 metre Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV). As the prime contractor, Austal currently has contracts to build the first three JHSVs as part of a 10-ves
Dredging will take place at the Portarlington harbour from next Tuesday to improve boating safety. Parks Victoria ranger Steve McPhee said maintenance dredging would take place to clear natural sand build up, which caused a navigation hazard for recreational and commercial boats.
Energy Secretary Chris Huhne today said that the UK Government will increase its inspection of drilling rigs and monitoring of offshore compliance and has asked a new oil industry group to report back on its findings on the UK’s ability to prevent and respond to oil spills. A review has been carried
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) intends to return to luxury passenger shipbuilding following ten years of no activity in the sector, according to the Daily Yomiuri. Working out of Nagasaki Shipyard and Machinery Works, MHI will employ 700 designers to develop more environmentally friendly ships, p
BP provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment The lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap, installed on June 3, continues to collect oil and gas flowing from the well and transport them to t
South Boats Special Projects Ltd returns to Seawork this year with a considerable presence in three new catamarans afloat on the pontoons… [mappress] Source: seawork, June 07, 2010;
