Emissions from shipping would fall about 20 percent as early as 2012 under proposed rules for 169 nations, the secretary general of the United Nation’s International Maritime Organization said. New rules for vessels from rich and emerging nations would probably require owners to adopt so-called slow
On 3 March, a kick-off event in the west Jutland port city of Esbjerg, involving Offshore Center Denmark and a number of collaboration partners, will mark the start of an ambitious project designed to strengthen the Danish offshore industry and create new jobs.
At the HDW Shipyard, PlanetSolar unveiled the world’s largest solar boat, which will be powered exclusively by high-efficiency solar cells from SunPower Corp., a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems. In late March, PlanetSolar will launch its catamaran for test
Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the STX Finland Oy shipyard in Rauma, Finland, to deliver four Wärtsilä 32 engines for a Polar Supply and Research Vessel. The Owner of the vessel will be the Republic of South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs. The vessel’s crew will be trained at the
Statistics New Zealand last week released fish monetary stock accounts showing that fish stocks had risen in financial value by 47 percent since 1996 to reach US$2.8 billion. New Zealand’s Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley said that the fishery industry made a vital contribution to the country’s econo
Japan’s Mitsubishi has been given a green light securing £100 million of new investment of wind power research in the UK. Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe is preparing to invest up £100 million in a research and development wind turbine project in the UK under a non-binding Memorandum of Understandin
A luxury cruise liner has crashed into a dock at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, killing three members of the crew, officials say. At least four other people were hurt when the Costa Europa, carrying 1,473 passengers, came into the harbour during bad weather at 0445.
A Warwickshire engineering company is going head to head with a Japanese firm to design and build a cheaper way of testing offshore wind… [mappress] Source: birminghampost, February 26, 2010;
ABUJA—IN a swift move to nip in the bud what is capable of sectionalizing his Presidency, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, described as outright falsehood reports that he has cancelled the ongoing N36 billion dredging of the River Niger in Lokoja and diverted the funds… [mappress] Sour
Eco Factor: Floating platform to harvest wind energy to generate up to 40MW of renewable power. With nations pledging to reduce the carbon footprint to counter global warming, the need for systems that generate renewable energy has been on a rise. While most energy companies are trying to find locat
Eco Factor: Floating platform to harvest wind energy to generate up to 40MW of renewable power. With nations pledging to reduce the carbon footprint to counter global warming, the need for systems that generate renewable energy has been on a rise. While most energy companies are trying to find locat
Dredging Corporation of India Limited is a premier national dredging company in India and is a Category-I Mini Ratna Enterprise. The Company caters to the dredging requirement of all the major ports in India, Navy, non-major ports all over India etc. The Company has also undertaken some of the prest
The endless saga of incompetence regarding the Cirkewwa terminal is continuing, said the Labour Party spokesperson for Infrastructure and Public Works, Charles Buhagiar in a statement yesterday. [mappress] Source:independent,February 28,2010;
The massive expansion of a north-east town’s harbour is well under way. [mappress] Source:pressandjournal,February 28,2010;
