The disastrous coal ash spill that occurred a year ago at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston power plant in eastern Tennessee dumped a whopping 2.66 million pounds of 10 toxic pollutants into the nearby Emory and Clinch rivers — more than all the surface-water discharges from all U.S. power p
PORT SALERNO — Lined with marinas and restaurants, boatyards and fueling stations, the Manatee Pocket has long been a busy commercial hub for boating… Source: TC Palm, December 9, 2009;
The Palm Jumeirah is not sinking into the sea, contrary to speculation in recent days, a Nakheel executive says… Source: The National, December 9, 2009
THE prospect of another multi-billion-dollar gas plant being built in Darwin took a giant stride forward yesterday… Source: Northern Territory News, December 8, 2009
The last phase of the channel deepening at the Port of Portland is now under way – and it has been a marathon project… Source: Port Strategy, December 8, 2009;
New Delhi: The government targets to allot 17 port development projects to private players under its ambitious National Maritime Development Programme, which envisages increasing the capacity of the major ports by 410 million tonne per annum, with an investment of Rs 62,231 crore… Source: Financial
Samudera Shipping Line Limited, Singapore, has gone live with the equipment control and transport management modules of city-based transportation and logistics software solutions provider Four Soft Limited’s shipping solution – 4S iShipping – to help manage and consolidate its shipping operations.
Construction has begun of a new ‘heavy lift’ inland port costing about €32m at Rendsburg on the Kiel Canal, the world’s busiest manmade waterway, linking the Baltic and the North Sea… Source: Maritime Journal, December 9, 2009
Technip will deliver engineering, procurement, construction and installation to the Asgard Transfer project. The contract with Statoil is worth more than 23 million Euros. The contract for the field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, covers fabrication and installation of an approximately four kilo
A small-scale ship is being introduced to the P&O Cruises’ fleet to replace the outgoing Artemis in 2011. The 710-passenger vessel will transfer to the UK line from US sister company Princess Cruises where it is currently sailing as Royal Princess. It is to become the latest P&O Cruises ship to be n
Shipyards in Japan will have to focus on their technological and innovative advantages over South Korea and China, if they hope to win orders in the future, even if the global economy recovers quickly. Takao Motoyama, the Chairman of the Shipbuilders’ Association of Japan (JSEA), said during a recen
THE Philippines has already completed and submitted all the requirements prescribed by the European Union (EU) for a new certification scheme that will start on Jan. 1. Francisco Buencamino, executive director of the Tuna Canners Association of the Philippines (TCAP), said the Philippine government
MANAMA: As a major part of its expansion plan, Arab Shipbuilding Repair Yard (Asry) has awarded a design and build contract for the construction of a 1,380-metre quay wall to Bahrain-based Nass Contracting. The $80 million contract… Source: Gulf Daily News, December 9, 2009;
SAUDI ARABIA – The proposed development of 100 plus square kilometres to the north of Jazan City, along a Red Sea waterfront stretching 12 kilometres has reportedly commenced despite the current economic downturn. Loans from the Saudi Industrial Development Fund… Source:Handy Shipping Guide, Decembe
