Projects like Dubai’s “The World” will cause untold damage of shoreline erosion and habitat loss. So do modern ports, threatening endangered species. But there are solutions, says US expert… Source: Green Prophet, March 5, 2010
Shipowners may run into both heavy fines and imprisonment as a consequence of lacking international rules for organic load in sewage plants. Many sewage plants may simply be too small. The issue will be a hot topic at the upcoming Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) conference in London fro
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract to perform maintenance dredging of the Long Island Intracoastal Waterway Federal Navigation Project, NY, in the Moriches Bay section of the channel… [m
The company that owns and operates a bunker barge hijacked by Somali pirates on Monday has intensified efforts to secure its release. International Bunkering Company Ltd. (IBCO) is working with its insurer, the Saudi IACI Cooperative Insurance Company (SALAMA), to facilitate negotiations with the pi
Japan and the United States keep rubbing each other the wrong way. Last fall, it was a quarrel — still unresolved — over the location of a noisy U.S. military airfield in Okinawa. This year, the stormy U.S. reaction to Toyota’s recall troubles has been interpreted by many people here as Japan-bashin
Malaysia and Indonesia said on Thursday they are stepping up security in the Strait of Malacca, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, following the Singapore navy’s warning of possible attacks on oil tankers.
The Beautiful setting of Hainan Island, China, is planning to host a new superyacht event in the region which is quickly becoming a promising area for the superyacht industry. Hainan Island in China has plans to become a new focal destination for the luxury, tourism and superyacht industry with the
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading ship power system integrator, has received an order to power the new cruise vessel of Carnival Corporation, USA carrying the preliminary name Carnival Dream 3. The vessel will be built by the Fincantieri Monfalcone shipyard in Italy and its launch is scheduled
Srinagar, Mar 4: In a breather to the dying Dal lake, the state-of-the-art Finnish machines, recently procured by the State, have been successfully tested in the water body. With this decks have been cleared for commissioning of the machines, to be formally flagged off by the Chief Minister, Omar Ab
The Nova Scotia government is loaning $20 million to the Halifax Shipyard to help modernize and upgrade its wharves, cranes, fabrication areas and offices. Premier Darrell Dexter said the loan to the yard, owned by Irving Shipbuilding Inc., will help secure a stronger future for it.
The Training Industry for Dredging (TID), part of MTI Holland, IHC Merwede’s ‘knowledge centre,’ says it has grown significantly over the last three years. “We have not only grown in numbers; our training has matured,” said the TID in a statement.
A planned new deep water port in western Australia is set to create thousands of new jobs. The Western Australia government has identified the new site at at Anketell, 30km east of Karratha, to handle a massive increase in production at API’s West Pilbara Iron Ore mine.
The seismic survey vessel Polarcus Naila was delivered on 24 February by Drydocks World Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. This is the second of six Ulstein designed seismic vessels for Polarcus. Polarcus Naila is a 12-streamer 3D seismic research vessel designed to fulfil the demands of the seismic
The hearing for a Port of Tauranga resource management consent application to dredge existing shipping channels in Tauranga Harbour begins in Tauranga on Monday 8 March… [mappress] Source:scoop,March 5,2010;
