Nature rather than dredging is responsible for the disappearance of a Portarlington beach, according to a Victorian environmental watchdog.The Office of the Environmental Monitor rejected an Australian Conservation Foundation claim in last week’s Independent that rising sea levels from dredging… [ma
Jumbo Offshore’s crew, engineers and subcontractors have successfully completed the first leg of their current Transition Piece (TP)… [mappress] Source: pennenergy, April 21, 2010;
The once raging controversy over the Rs 2,240 crore Sethu Samudram Shipping Channel Project was virtually consigned to the cold storage on Wednesday much to the relief of the UPA government… [mappress] Source:timesofindia,April 22,2010;
Neptune Marine Services Ltd (ASX: NMS) today announced that it has been contracted by Boskalis Australia to provide a range of diving support services on the Gorgon Project in Western Australia. Additional to the Gorgon works announced in January of this year, the latest contract comprises… [mappres
The federal government plans to dump some of the sediment dredged off the floor of Apra Harbor at an offshore disposal site, but at least one senator is concerned that silt has been made radioactive by years of Navy traffic… [mappress] Source:guampdn,April 22,2010;
The world’s largest offshore wind power farm is under construction off England in the North Sea, but it won’t hold the title for long, as a Swedish developer plans a much larger wind farm further offshore in deeper waters, the Wall Street Journal reported. Because there is little room in its crowded
A review by independent consultancy Pöyry AS, entitled ‘Wind Energy and Electricity Prices’, asserts that wind energy reduces electricity… [mappress] Source: proactiveinvestors, April 21, 2010; windenergyplanning
As New Englanders await a decision in Massachusetts on a bitterly contested proposal to build the nation’s first offshore wind farm, the… [mappress] Source:BangkokPost, April 21, 2010;
As New Englanders await a decision in Massachusetts on a bitterly contested proposal to build the nation’s first offshore wind farm, the… [mappress] Source:BangkokPost, April 21, 2010;
Opponents of a massive cargo terminal along North Carolina’s coast have filed a complaint challenging the conclusions of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study recommending that state and federal officials move forward with a feasibility study.
Energy industry representatives on Tuesday asked the government agency responsible for leasing offshore lands for drilling to expedite and even expand an environmental impact study of the effects of seismic surveying off the Atlantic coast. That work will allow geological data to be collected in an
Somali pirates have hijacked a Liberian-owned bulk carrier with 21 Filipino crew on board, the European Union Naval Force confirmed on Wednesday. EU Naval Force spokesman John Harbour said the Panamanian- flagged Voc Daisy, with a dead weight of 47,183 tonnes, was hijacked on Wednesday in the Gulf o
CMA CGM announced the delivery of the CMA CGM Figaro, 8500 teu containership built by Samsung Heavy Industry. The CMA CGM Figaro is registered in France and will sail under the French flag (RIF).
Holland America Line has appointed Gerald Bernhoft as director, Mariner Society, managing the premium line’s relationship and marketing with its past guests. He will report to Judy Palmer, vice president, marketing communications. Bernhoft will oversee the Mariner Society, supporting the extensive M
