JEDDAH: Transported aboard a semi-submersible heavy-lift ship, the world’s biggest in class cutter suction dredger, Al-Sakab arrived off Jeddah port on Thursday… [mappress] Source:arabnews,April 16,2010;
The people residing in low-lying areas have expressed the fear that Nullah Leh may inflict heavy losses if the dredging of small channels is not done before mid-June… [mappress] Source:thenews,April 16,2010;
PHU YEN — Hectares of fertile agriculture land are being lost into the Phu Yen Province’s Ba River due to erosion caused by illegal dredging of sand… [mappress] Source:vietnamnews,April 16,2010;
Port Manatee moved a step closer toward a dredging project that will allow the port to receive more shipments through the Panama Canal… [mappress] Source:bradenton,April 16,2010;
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Navegantes Maritime Construction and Services, has entered into an agreement with Brazil’s TWB Group to acquire the Estaleiro TWB shipyard in Navegantes, Santa Catarina. This acquisition is subject to the fulfi
Smith International, Inc.announced today that M-I SWACO has been awarded a substantial multi services contract inclusive of drilling and completion fluids, drilling waste management, filtration, wellbore clean up tools, vessel cleaning and related services by Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited, a subs
A multimillion-dollar plan to spruce up Paihia’s waterfront and restore a vanished beach is still a few legal hurdles away from becoming reality. When the $20 million project was first made public in May 2006, it included 620m of breakwater, a restored beach, a newly dredged navigation channel… [map
EnQuest is the combination of Petrofac’s UK North Sea fields with those of Swiss group Lundin Petroleum. It contains assets such… [mappress] Source: Telegraph,April 7,2010
The government has promised to conclude the review of its purchase of Heritage assets in eight weeks. “Heritage has received a letter from the Government stating that it supports Heritage’s sale and transfer of the Disposed Assets and that it will conclude its review of the transaction within eight
“We believe that the contract reflects a sustainable price level for this type of drilling rig,” says Anders Opedal, senior vice president for procurement in Statoil. “The contract also serves to strengthen further our cooperation with Seadrill.” Statoil is awarding a five-year contract to Seadrill
Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, has been certified as a ‘Gold Partner’ by Inmarsat. The gold status is the highest level awarded by Inmarsat’s Partner Accreditation Programme and confirms Marlink’s strength as a major service provider for the company. “Achieving go
Cargotec has received new conversion contracts from Stena Line for three RoPax vessels fitted with MacGregor cargo access equipment; and has completed a separate RoRo conversion project onboard the 2007-built Stena RoRo vessel, Borja. In February and March Cargotec secured conversion contracts for t
Quantum is the name of a new container ship concept introduced by DNV. The new concept is based on both technical and market research and innovation and is designed to transport more cargo while using less fuel and with a reduced environmental impact. The new container ship concept is designed to me
The naming and launch ceremony for the 4,200m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ISANDLWANA took place on 14 April 2010 at the IHC Merwede shipyard Verenigde Scheepswerf Heusden (VSH) in Heusden, The Netherlands.
