The Russian Coast Guard said on Friday it had detained two Cambodian-flagged fishing vessels near the island of Sakhalin in Russia’s Far East on suspicion of poaching fish and crab. The first vessel, the Jae Su, was spotted by a patrol boat in the Russian exclusive economic zone off the southern coa
Once a lucrative foreign exchange provider to Sri Lanka, cruise tourism is seen as bringing back more well-heeled tourists to the island, just as it did before the ethnic war. Sri Lanka is expecting an estimated 21,000 cruise passengers this year with 30 liners having confirm calls, travel trade off
The Ministry of Defence has announced plans to spend £127m to design a new warship for the Royal Navy. The four-year contract to develop a design for a new frigate, the Type 26, has been awarded to BAE Systems.
Launched last November, the South Korean government’s Four Major Rivers Restoration Project calls for building 16 dams, dredging 570 million cubic meters of sand and gravel to deepen nearly 700 kilometers of riverbed, renovating two estuarine barrages, and constructing bike trails… [mappress] Source
THE two great industries of North East Lincolnshire have received an incredible double tonic.A blueprint for the Port of Immingham’s future detailing up to £400-million of investment and hundreds of jobs has been revealed, as Grimsby’s seafood status received a national accolade. [mappress] Source:t
The Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management has determined that Ecospeed coatings is at present the “Best Available Technology” for non-toxic systems and allows underwater cleaning and conditioning without negatively impacting the environment, according to Subsea Industries.
Det norske oljeselskap is operator for North Sea license 001 B, where appraisal well 16/1-11 is currently being drilled in order to delineate the Draupne oil and gas discovery made by well 16/1-9 in 2008.
As from May 2010 a direct Vietnam call at Cai Mep deepwater port will be added to South China Sea Japan Express (SCX) service. Grand Alliance partners Hapag-Lloyd (HL), Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced today they will add a direct Vietnam call at Cai Mep
Croatia has launched its first school ship ‘Kraljica mora” (The Sea Queen) in Vela Luka. The vessel was built at the Montmontaza Greben shipyard in Croatia and is the first school ship built in Croatia. This Loger-type vessel measures 35 metres by 8.7 metres and has a capacity of 28 students, four p
State-owned Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) will spend VND4 trillion to build a huge breakwater at Ke Ga Deepwater Seaport whose construction is expected to begin in August this year. [mappress] Source:vietnamnet,March 26,2010;
Spending on developing the ports of Szczecin and the Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot conurbation will reach as much as zł.2.5 billion by 2015. [mappress] Source:Rzeczpospolita,March 26,2010;
The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules a proposal by the Cypriot government to impose a special reduced tax on companies engaged in international maritime transport,dredging and cable-laying,which replaces the corporate tax. [mappress] Source:europa,March 26,2010;
Industrial waste from factories, construction site outflow and clean-up projects pose an ongoing challenge to America’s efforts at protecting the country’s water resources. The government is beginning to invest prodigious amounts of time and money into enacting strict regulatory… [mappress] Source:o
The Finnish annual EIA award was granted to wpd Finland Oy for the exemplary environmental impact assessment of the Suurhiekka offshore wind park. Until now, the prize has never been granted to a wind power project before. wpd Finland Oy was considered to have done significant progress in the field
