The dredging of the lower River Niger, a project that has for over 40 years remained on the drawing board, finally kicks off… Source: Newswatch Magazine, November 16, 2009;
The foundation stone of the much-talked-about Sonadia deep-sea port will be laid in December 2010… Source: The New Nation, November 17, 2009
Bangladesh said Tuesday it would need 10 billion dollars from rich countries in the next four years to offset the effects of climate change — double its original estimate… Source: Voice of South, November 17, 2009;
National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), is a life line for steel makers like JSW, Ispat and Essar and now its huge cash reserves of over Rs 20,000 crore is set to become a new lifeline for Karnataka… Source: NDTV, November 17, 2009;
The area around the pier is dredged to make it deep enough for the 220,000-tonne cruise ships it has been designed to berth. Sand will be stored on the land next to Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise and Cargo Facilities until it is trucked to Pond Island or funnelled via a pipeline to Great Salt Pond […
Exports were up at the Port of Los Angeles in October for the first time this year, as Chinese consumers led a drive to buy U.S. products and factories stocked up on raw materials. The improvement over October 2008 is the first sign from the troubled Southern California port complex that global econ
For the third consecutive year, Boston’s cruise business set a new record for passengers using the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) announced today. In 2009, there were 299,736 cruise passengers traveling through the Port of Boston, an 11% increase over last
There are at most five yachts in Vietnam. However, yacht manufacturers are betting that’s only a beginning, reports Tien Phong. Considering that the number of Vietnam’s billionaires is rising fast, they may be right. Artistic circles and the celebrity magazines are buzzing these days with the news t
Somali pirates have seized a chemical tanker near the Seychelles, the latest in a spate of attacks spanning an ever-widening area between Tanzania and the Maldives, maritime sources told AFP on Tuesday. The vessel was attacked on Monday northwest of Aldabra, an island which forms part of the Seychel
The second ever drilling campaign in the Falkland Islands is set to kick off with the confirmation that Desire Petroleum has concluded a contract worth US$19.6 million with Diamond Offshore for a four well charter with six well options for the semi Ocean Guardian.
IMS Dredges, a Division of Liquid Waste Technology in the US, says it has exceeded all past sales records with a little less than two months to go in 2009. Jim Horton, IMS President said: “For the past six years we have been intensely focused on growing the IMS Dredges brand globally.
Fishermen say a temporary ban on scallop fishing in Welsh waters is putting their livelihoods at risk. The scallop season was due to start this month but the assembly government has imposed a ban while it draws up new regulations to protect the environment.
The Australian Government will spend US$112.5 million on a new advanced ocean research vessel for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The government will be seeking proposals for the design and construction for the vessel. Melbourne-based tenders specialist, Ten
Boskalis Trading Update Q3 2009 Review of operations In the third quarter of 2009, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. booked revenue that was slightly higher than in the same period in 2008. The utilization of both the hopper and cutter fleet was also slightly up in the third quarter, maintaining the o
