KOCHI: Union Shipping Secretary K Mohandas visited the construction site of the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam to assess the progress of construction, on Monday… [mappress] Source:expressbuzz,April 8,2010;
DOVER — The city’s dredge cell is expected to finally be closed next year — after four years and $1.5 million more than expected when the project began. Environmental Projects Manager Dean Peschel updated the City Council on the project Wednesday night and said the city has already secured… [mappres
Talisman Energy has received a consent to drill an exploration well in the North Sea. The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has approved Talisman’s latest exploration drilling in the southern North Sea with Transocean Winner. The company will spud exploration well 15/12-23 later this month. Th
South Korea says a super-tanker hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean has anchored about 7km (four miles) off the coast of Somalia. The foreign ministry in Seoul said the 300,000-ton ship, laden with crude oil, arrived late on Wednesday. The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that the owner
Energy service giant Schlumberger has acquired a company with specialised expertise in complex geology including sub-salt, compressions, and shale-play types. Schlumberger is acquiring Igeoss, headquartered in Montpellier, France, and in Houston, Texas, which provides geomechanical methods and tools
The government on Tuesday approved seven projects, including capital dredging of country’s river system and Buriganga river restoration, involving Taka 2,840 crore. The approval was given at a meeting of the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) held at the NEC conference room wit
Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes is to name a new ferry, it has been announced. Holmes, who won both the 800m and 1500m events at the 2004 games in Athens, will name P&O Ferries’ new 49,000-tonne vessel Olympic Spirit in January 2011. The 699ft (213m) ferry will become the largest shi
Gordon Brown has been urged to help safeguard jobs in East Yorkshire’s ports following the closure of a port terminal operator in Goole. Ten people lost their jobs in February when Scotline went into liquidation after getting a backdated business rates bill which it could not pay. Labour MP for Brig
Australian maritime authorities are preparing to remove tonnes of heavy fuel oil from a Chinese ship which is stranded on the Great Barrier Reef. A floating boom has been put around the Shen Neng 1 to contain oil which has already leaked from its damaged hull. The ship is now stable and chemicals ha
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council is stepping up work on a major sand replenishment program at Mooloolaba Beach.Councillor Chris Thompson says a five-metre wall of sandbags has been built and a new set of aluminium steps will be installed in the next few days… [mappress] Source:abc,April 8,2010;
Mamuju – A Chinese investor will develop an international container port in Belang-Belang, Mamuju, West Sulawesi, in 2011, governor Anwar Adnan Saleh said here on Wednesday… [mappress] Source:antara,April 8,2010;
HAGÅTÑA, Guam – The Port of Guam is a linchpin in the military buildup — without significant upgrades and improvements, it will be impossible to complete buildup projects within projected deadlines… [mappress] Source:pidp,April 8,2010;
The government on Tuesday approved seven projects, including capital dredging of country’s river system and Buriganga river restoration, involving Taka 2,840 crore… [mappress] Source:ittefaq,April 8,2010;
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has withdrawn its objection to five offshore wind farms which it feared would affect its radar in Norfolk. The MoD was concerned that turbines would interfere with its radar at RAF Trimingham, which detects aircraft threats. RenewableUK, which is behind the £7bn wind fa
