The central government is awaiting a detailed proposal from the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to undertake capital dredging of the Haldia channel, union Minister of Shipping G.K. Vasan said here Tuesday. [mappress] Source: Thaindian News, February 9, 2010; Image: Google Earth
Power may be restored to the region’s homes by the end of the week, but it could be a long time before beaches are restored after taking a pounding from repeatedly strong storms. [mappress] Source: Press of Atlantic City, February 9, 2010
Bureau Veritas has moved ahead of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 and set up a system to audit and certify manning agencies for seafarers. Source: Baird Maritime, February 9, 2010
Engineers are about halfway through designing a complex dredging operation to scoop 40,000 cubic yards of sediment containing cancer-causing dioxin from the bottom of the Passaic River. The $45 million project is scheduled to begin in December and last nine months under the supervision… [mappress] S
Local scientists are claiming that the Marine Facade project and other construction on reclaimed land is a threat to the ecological situation in the Neva Bay. [mappress] Source: The St. Petersburg Times, February 9, 2010
Silchar — In a departure from its past stand, the Bangladesh government is all set to start dredging the Kushiara river which flows through Assam’s Karimganj district and enters the neighbouring country. [mappress] Source: The Telegraph, February 8, 2010;
Preliminary construction work on a new commercial seaport south of Baku will begin in April, now that the blueprint has been completed. mappress] Source: News.az, February 8, 2010
Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (NAKILAT) has signed a joint venture agreement with Damen Shipyards Qatar Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Damen Shipyards Group, to jointly operate a shipbuilding facility in the Port of Ras Laffan, Qatar. [mappress] Source: MarineLink, February 7, 2010
A drilling rig is expected to complete its journey from a firth in the Scottish Highlands to the Falkland Islands in the next few weeks. The Ocean Guardian has been under tow by a tug since late November when it left Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth.
A Wisconsin ship builder wins a 123 million dollar contract to build a research ship for the University of Alaska. Marinette Marine will make the 250-foot “Alaska Region Research Vessel” to operate in the Arctic Sea. Federal stimulus dollars helped the university and the National Science Foundation
Authorities at the Gujarat-based Pipavav Shipyard said on Sunday that they plan to increase the present workforce by four times in the next three years to sustain the company’s growth momentum. At present, 1,800 people work at the shipyard.
Danish warship HDMS Absalon, who is part of NATO’S counter piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden rescued the cargo ship MV Ariella which came under attack by pirates, Feb. 5. The master of the Ariella had sent out a may-day call that pirates, armed with guns had boarded his ship and he needed urgent
Rolls-Royce has received an order worth over $20m to supply diesel generator sets and thrusters to Houston-based offshore engineering and construction company J. Ray McDermott.
Luxury cruise specialist Crystal Cruises reports that soaring sales for its 2010 cruises continued through the end of January. Bookings for the month were 205% greater than for the same month in 2009. Additionally, to date, new-to–Crystal guests booked for 2010 are 89% of totals for all of 2009.
