SWEEPING THE COURSE Several hundred local boats littered the race course area right out to the horizon, (which is a surprisingly long way this morning thanks to the overnight rain), as the flotilla cleared up the infamous weed that had started to stray onto the course areas late in the afternoon yes
THE conflict erupting in the Caucasus has set alarm bells ringing for many reasons, not least Georgia’s pivotal role in thesupply of Central Asian oil to the West. While it has no significant oil or gas reserves of its own, Georgia is a key transit point for oil from the Caspian region destined for
New Vessels – August 11, 2008 Guyana’s Ministry of Agriculture has a new dredging pontoon (photo: GINA). The Starbroek News reports that a US$40 million pontoon which will be used to dredge blocked outfall channels along the coast has been handed over to the Agriculture Ministry in Guyana. According
Heavy transport group Dockwise has landed two new contracts including one to transport one of the world’s biggest new rigs next year. Noble Drilling’s newbuild Dave Beard, a sixth-generation semi-submersible, will be carried by Dockwise in 2009, while other work including movement of floating docks
BG Norway has had success drilling the Jordbaer (Strawberry) prospect offshore Norway which has tested a “significant” discovery. Partner Revus Energy said the 34/3-1S operated by BG Norge in the PL373 S licence area northeast of the Snorre field tested with an average rate of 7,500 b/d and, accordi
Rocksource has joined up with a five-strong consortium giving it access to rig capacity for drilling exploration wells on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Rocksource and the other companies have struck a deal to use the semisubmersible drilling rig Borgland Dolphin. The contract is worth around US $
NEW YORK – To plan a long and challenging journey, would you reject Mapquest and GPS and only consult an atlas from the 1970s? Unlikely. But to pinpoint America’s offshore oil deposits, congressional Democrats, starting with Sen. Barack Obama, love disco-era maps. Despite his conditional, latter-day
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, August 6, 2008 – Horizon Lines, Inc., (NYSE:HRZ), the nation’s leading domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics company, yesterday celebrated 50 years of service in Puerto Rico at an event for customers, vendors, labor leaders, government officials and staff held at th
Stockholm, Sweden, August 5, 2008: Atlas Copco Tools and Assembly Systems LLC, USA, acquires privately-held Industrial Power Sales, Inc., USA. The acquisition brings Atlas Copco Tools and Assembly Systems closer to its customers in the southeastern region of the United States. Industrial Power Sales
Van Oord and Royal Boskalis Westminster nv have been awarded a contract by the Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management to reinforce a weak link in the ‘Delflandse coast’. The contract is worth EUR 120 million of which Van Oord and Boskalis have an equal share. The project ent
World Cup winning England Intenational and Wasps rugby player Joe Worsley (on the right, grinding with team-mate Tim Payne) has just announced his plans to be sailing during the next Cowes Week. He may look fit and young enough, but it’s actually his testimonial year next year, having played for 10
Sparkling sun, glistening seas and a decent breeze. The sixth day of Skandia Cowes Week showcased the best champagne sailing conditions, helping along the celebration of women in sailing on Liz Earle Ladies Day. Charles Dunstone and his crew on the TP52 Rio were in blistering form to win the New Yor
News – August 8, 2008 Daily.com.au reports that Sunshine Coast dredging contractor Hall Contracting Pty Ltd is playing a key role in the expansion of the new iron-ore port facility being established by Fortescue Metals Group at Port Hedland in Western Australia. “Fortescue has been the outstanding A
Norway’s Simtronics has landed a contract to supply a turnkey gas & flame detection, deluge valve and logic control system for a project in the Middle East. Petrochemical Industries Design & Engineering Company (PIDEC) has asked Simtronics to supply the equipment as part of the ABADAN Refinery Renov
