Wärtsilä and ABB Turbo Systems are co-operating in a joint development programme for a new and groundbreaking application of two-stage turbocharging on large diesel engines. Advanced engine technology, together with two-stage turbocharging, offers significant advantages in fuel consumption and engin
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY – North Beach sand-replenishment contractors, plagued by frequent rains and equipment failures, say they need to stay on the beach for at least nine days of the height of sea-turtle nesting season to finish the first phase of their $10.3 million project… [mappress] Source:tcpalm,
With the growing demand and development of a refining center in the Middle East region, the Port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates is further developing from a regional hub into a global logistics hub. This has resulted into increasing international trade flows that lead to a growing need for
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of five U.S. Senators introduced legislation today that would spur research on potential offshore wind projects, expand incentives for offshore wind development, and require the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a comprehensive roadmap for the deployment of
Prock Marine is in town this week to sound Bass Harbor in preparation for the dredging project to begin in November.Prock brought its 140-foot-by-55-foot barge to the harbor by towboat on Monday morning. The massive presence was scheduled to remain through Tuesday… [mappress] Source:villagesoup,Apri
MUMBAI: The Vasai revenue officials conducted a raid at the Vaitarna Creek in Dolvi, Khardi and Khaniwade villages in Thane district and busted the sand mafia operating in the area on Sunday.Bhiwandi sub-divisional officer Revati Gaikar said she and her staff went in three boats to check the sand dr
PNE WIND AG has taken a further step in the financing of their offshore wind farm project “Gode Wind II” by mandating Energy Bankers à Paris [mappress] Source: tradesignalonline, April 19, 2010;
Dresser Masoneilan today announced that it has been named the emergency shutdown device (ESD) supplier for BP’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Plutao, Saturno, Venus and Marte oil fields off the coast of Angola, Africa. Dresser Masoneilan will supply SVI II ESD anal
ATP Oil & Gas Corp. said that the Minerals Management Service has accepted ATP’s bid of $232,100 for Garden Banks Block 782, also known as Entrada. ATP said it made the bid at the Central Gulf of Mexico Offshore Lease Sale 213 held in March 2010. It said that previous exploration drilling on Garden
Three people allegedly under investigation for bids submitted to dispose of river dredge material in a project to reclaim mine-scarred land in Hazleton contributed $10,400 to the 2007 re-election campaign of Mayor Lou Barletta… [mappress] Source:timesleader,April 20,2010;
Det norske has made an oil discovery in exploration well 25/1-11 on Storklakken in PL 460. A nine meter oil column has been encountered, with good reservoir quality. Comprehensive data sampling is being performed in the well and the company will drill a sidetrack in order to assess the size of the d
Viking Offshore & Marine (O&M) is aiming to grow its international revenues to 60 per cent of its overall sales by next year and is also looking to set up operations in Brazil, which is widely seen as a growth market. Viking O&M, now a relatively smaller player in the O&M sector, is hoping to [&hell
The LMOA dredging program will soon expand by offering dredging to lakefront homeowners (for a fee). The plan is to incorporate homeowner dredging into the schedule rotation for normal maintenance dredging in the major coves… [mappress] Source:charlottesvillerealestatenews,April 20,2010;
Duluth, MN – No more will ships leave Minnesota’s Great Lakes ports with less than full loads once Congress passes legislation introduced last week. Senate Bill 3213 requires the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (“HMTF”) to spend what it takes in each year rather than amass a surplus that is used to pa
