A rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall has airlifted a sick fisherman from a trawler 120 miles south west of the Isles of Scilly. The winchman, Petty Officer Dave Rigg, was lowered on to the Spanish trawler to help a 44-year-old man suffering with severe chest pains. He has been flown to
Australian officials have arrested the captain and chief officer of a Chinese coal ship which ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef. The 47-year-old captain has been charged with liability for damage while his colleague, 44, is accused of being on watch when the Shen Neng 1 grounded. Officials say t
Dutch dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (BOKA.AE) said Wednesday that it has acquired over 97% of Smit Internationale NV’s (SMIT.AE) share capital. MAIN FACTS: -Boskalis said that during the post closing acceptance period that ended on 13 April 2010, 413,905 shares were tendered for acc
The work includes bucket dredging of mud and silt material into barge or scow at the Piers 55-59, quay wall, coves A and B, and the entrance channel at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story (Little Creek Site), Virginia Beach, Virginia… [mappress] Source:fbo.gov,April 14,2010;
DREDGING works on Lake Wendouree could see rowers back on the water well before the lake’s expected fill date of 2013… [mappress] Source:thecourier,April 14,2010;
Cameroon says its oil production is falling, in part, because of piracy. Our correspondent looks at the economic impact of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea and how it differs from piracy off the coast of Somalia. Cameroon’s National Hydrocarbons Corporation says crude oil production is averaging just ov
Gulf of Mexico Apache Corp. said Monday it plans to buy Devon Energy Corp.’ s shallow-water oil and gas assets on the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Shelf for $1.05 billion US to extend its reach in that area. The deal with Apache would net Devon about $840 million after taxes, bringing the company to the [&he
GENOA-based classification society RINA has published a new set of rules covering offshore units including FPSOs, FSRUs and MODUs. The new rules are based on experience in helping develop the world’s first offshore LNG terminals, both fixed and floating. The Rules for the Classification of Floating
The Coast Guard conducted a medevac of a man from an oil rig supply vessel 27 miles offshore of Corpus Christi, Friday afternoon. A watch stander at Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a call at 3:05 p.m. from the Sandra Sino, requesting assistance for a man who was working alongside of the o
ONE of Plymouth’s largest redevelopment projects has taken a major step forward with multi-million-pound works getting under way… [mappress] Source:thisisplymouth,April 14,2010;
KINGSTON – The offices of two firms connected to a dredge site in Hazleton were searched Tuesday by agents with several federal offices, including the U.S. Department of Defense… [mappress] Source:timesleader,April 14,2010;
Reference is made to the joint press release of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale N.V. (Smit) of 24 February 2010 whereby Boskalis Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Boskalis (the Offeror) announced to make a cash offer for all issued and outstanding shares i
When low tide arrives, Jardar Nygaard, co-owner of Cos Cob-based Fjord Fisheries, knows there’s a good chance his clam boat will scrape the river bottom as it sails the Mianus River… [mappress] Source:greenwichtime,April 14,2010;
The Army Corps of Engineers will begin limited dredging at the Lake Worth Inlet at the northernmost point of Palm Beach this evening, the Town Council learned today… [mappress] Source:palmbeachdailynews,April 14,2010;
