The Camillus Town Board (NY) is not interested in a plan to bury toxin-laden sediments from Onondaga Lake in town… [mappress] Source:,January 27,2010;
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) are jointly embarking on a research and development project aimed at combating fouling on a ship’s hull. The drag of seawater over a vessel’s wetted surface accounts for 50 to 80 percent of all resistance incl
The Port of Gothenburg reports lower freight volumes in 2009, compared to 2008. However, a recovery was noted during the second half of the year. Around 504,000 ro-ro units were handled in 2009, a drop of 19 per cent compared to the previous year. Approximately 818,000 TEUs passed through the port l
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has secured a contract from Aramco Overseas Company B.V., a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, to build a customized KFELS Super B Class jackup rig. The contract is subject to a notice from the owner to proceed with construction by May 2010.
The Japan-based Itochu Group has officially proposed with Vietnam’s ministry of transport about cooperating with Vietnam National Shipping Corp (Vinalines) to invest in construction project of Lach Huyen International Port, Hai Phong City… [mappress] Source: VN Business News, January 27, 2010;
American Cruise Lines is pleased to announce its newest ship, Independence, passed its first underway trials with flying colors and is now three months ahead of schedule. The trial was run on the Wicomico River in Maryland, close to Chesapeake Shipbuilding, where the ship is being built. During this
Offshore gas exploration companies are to get up to £160m of tax relief for each field under the most daunting areas of British waters. Chancellor Alistair Darling announced the planned legislation to encourage more drilling to the west of Shetland.
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) may be in the business of sucking up mud, but for investors the sludge might as well be gold… [mappress] Source: The Nation, January 27, 2010
Water monitoring results from the latest round of tests of the multi- million-dollar Fremantle dredging project have revealed that another Environmental Protection Authority guideline was exceeded… [mappress] Source: The West Australian, January 28, 2010;
It’s a go for deepening the Delaware River shipping channel an additional 5 feet… [mappress] Source: Philly News, January 28, 2010
City government targets to start dredging works on 13 rivers in Jakarta by June 2010. The project is to be funded with a loan of Rp 1.5 trillion (around 150 million US dollars) from World Bank. The debt will be shouldered by central government by 59 percent of the total loan, and city government by
Drilling technology provider Plexus has landed a deal with British-based African operator Bowleven to provide its Pos-Grip downhole system for wells which are to be drilled offshore Cameroon.
A NEW outer harbour which will extend tidal access times into Wells is taking shape as dredging work enters its second phase… [mappress] Source: Fakenham & Wells Times, January 27, 2010
Technip has been awarded a contract for the development of the flexible pipe system in the Aseng Field, located in Block I offshore Equatorial Guinea… [mappress] Source: Pipelines International, January 22, 2010;
