New Delhi: The government on Thursday said the 5 million tonnes (mt) per year liquefied natural gas terminal at Dabhol has achieved mechanical completion and is likely to be commissioned in the fourth quarter… Source: DNA, November 27, 2009;
The House of Representatives Committee on Marine Transport has begun a probe into the alleged installation of substandard navigational aids at the River Niger by one of the leading contractors handling its dredging… Source: NEXT, November 27, 2009
The two Belgian dredge contractors which built the Palm Islands and other prestigious projects have still tens of millions of euros to invoices outstanding with Dubai World and its ailing subsidiaries in the project. It’s are DEME and Jan De Nul Dredging… Source: De Morgen, November 27, 2009;
Three-day tropical storm wipes out approximately 600,000 cubic yards… Source: Ocean City Today, november 27, 2009;
The quantity dredged is about 4 million cubic metres and the contract value is about Rs.29.7 crores… Source: The Hindu, November 28, 2009
The Shipyards General Workers Federation has warned that the Canadian Federal Government’s proposal to drop a 25 percent tariff on foreign-built cargo ships and ferries would harm the Canadian shipbuilding sector. In early November, the Federal Department of Finance proposed to waive the 25 percent
Despite the economic downturn there is still a shortage of senior officers, in some sectors more than others. Some owners have cut down on cadets to save money, something Singapore based Thome Ship Management, with more than 100 vessels in their control, do not like. ”Now is the time to get flag sta
DFDS Tor Line will take the ro-ro ship Tor Anglia out of service and sell it. 20 seafarers will therefore be laid off in the coming months. The DFDS cargo volumes have declined over the past months and the company needs to adjust the fleet accordingly. The Tor Anglia is the oldest ro-ro in the [&hel
Keppel FELS Brasil has secured contracts from Noble Corporation (Noble) to upgrade and repair two of Noble’s Brazil-based drillships for US$304 million. The scope of work covers the fabrication, repair and replacement of components, including the stern section, accommodation blocks, sponsons and hel
A new treaty that aims to close fishing ports to ships involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been approved by FAO’s governing conference. Once it enters into force, it will be the first ever legally binding international treaty focused specifically on this problem. It wil
Investment of about £30bn is needed to develop Scotland’s offshore wind power potential, it is to be claimed. The first Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind Conference is being held in Aberdeen’s Marriott Hotel on Thursday. More than 200 representatives of the rewnewables and offshore oil and gas secto
A North Sea oil and gas exploration rig has started its journey from a Highlands deep water port to the Falkland Islands. The Ocean Guardian rig will be used by Desire Petroleum to explore reserves in the North Falkland Basin.
PUMA has picked up the international prize at the European Sponsorship Awards for their PUMA Ocean Racing campaign in the 2008-09 race, the company’s first serious foray into sailing. Entries for the awards were received from 10 European countries and were assessed by an independent panel of expert
How can shipyards and supplier address the challenges arising from the new International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (“Hong Kong Convention”) after its development has been finalized by the IMO? Ship classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has taken th
