The federal government has continued to defend its response to an oil spill leaking for more than 10 weeks, which has now sparked an oil rig fire in the Timor Sea. A fire broke out on PTTEP Australasia’s Montara well head platform on Sunday when the company began an operation to plug the well with [
Sherwin-Williams has been awarded the contract to supply marine coatings as part of a three-year overhaul of the supercarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). The project began in August and will continue through late 2012 at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News, where the vessel was construct
A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates are believed to have been taken back to the mainland and are on the move away from the coast. Paul and Rachel Chandler, aged 59 and 55, from Kent, were taken hostage by gunmen on their yacht in the Indian Ocean in the early hours of 23 October.
The Transport, Public Works and Water Management Inspectorate (IVW) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are launching a themed inspection into container vessels on 2 November. The aim is to find out whether or not containers on board are well secured by the shipping companies. Recently, a ship lost
Construction of the first of The World islands, situated off Dubai’s coast, is expected to start as early as next month, while its other site developments await final clearances and permissions from the regulatory body, Trakhees… Source: New Civil Engineer, November 2, 2009;
After two decades of lobbying, several lawsuits and a presidential visit, the long-sought Columbia River channel deepening project will end with a bang… Source: Columbian, October 31, 2009;
National Marine Dredging (UAE) wins Zadco islands reclamation deal as part of a scheme to boost production at the Upper Zakum field to 750.000 barrels a day. Source: MEED, November 1, 2009;
The main engine room of a sand dredger, “SMLT Antigoon” which was registered in Marseilles, caught fire while en route to Singapore from India yesterday… Source: MySinchew, November 2, 2009;
Dead fish worth £60 million is being dumped from fishing boats back into the North Sea every year, according to figures released by the Scottish government at the weekend. Fishing minister Richard Lochhead is this week to call on the European Commission to change the rules for discards now rather th
The trawler, the Diasan Shinsho-maru, capsized off Chiba`as its three-man crew was trying to haul in a net containing dozens of huge Nomura’s jellyfish. Each of the jellyfish can weigh up to 200 kg and waters around Japan have been inundated with the creatures this year. Experts believe weather and
There was mounting concern among security experts last night that efforts to free two British hostages being held by Somali pirates were degenerating into a “circus”. Paul, 59, and Rachel Chandler, 55, who were seized on their yacht 10 days ago, are now believed to be held in the Somali interior aft
At a show-stopping, imaginative press event in NYC Thursday afternoon, Disney Cruise Line rolled out some more news about its new ship, Disney Dream. Disney President Karl Holz told Cruise Industry News: “we are in relentless pursuit of quality. The Dream will be a magical ship designed specially fo
CRSL has recently published the latest edition of its register Dredgers of the World… Source: Offshore Shipping Online, October 30, 2009;
APM Terminals has announced it is to reduce its CO2 emissions worldwide by 15% per teu handled by 2012. The terminal operators’ worldwide CO2 emissions of 543,000 metric tonnes in 2007 represented 17.5kg per teu handled. APMT said it will reduce this to 14.96 kg per teu through innovative operationa
