LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Californian environmental regulators have approved stringent guidelines aimed at forcing ocean-going vessels visiting the state’s ports to use cleaner fuel, a statement said Friday. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) said the new rules would force vessels such as cruiselin
TOKYO — Japan’s top two shipping companies Friday reported solid earnings for the April-June quarter, with robust bulk-shipping rates canceling out the negative effects of a rise in fuel costs and strength in the yen. Nippon Yusen K.K., Japan’s biggest shipping company in terms of revenue, posted a
StatoilHydro releases options for maintenance, modifications, service and support work on their Norwegian offshore installations in the Tampen area and on the Troll B, Troll C and Brage platforms to Aker Solutions ASA, and on the Halten/Nordland area to Aker Reinertsen AS. The contract values are es
Disruption Enters Third Week; Threatens Commerce and Labor Negotiations SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 /PRNewswire/ — Continuing disruptive labor actions by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are entering their third week and are now rolling to
Last week, Dutch Team Zwitserleven Booth/Nieuwenhuis revealed its revolutionary sail for the Olympic competition in China. Because of the expected light winds in Qingdao, the Tornado duo focused on developing a special gennaker. It is a lot flatter and smaller then the regular gennakers used on the
Peter de Ridder’s team were on top of their game when they chased Bribon across the finish line of the first race before going on to win the second by a comfortable margin. But once again it was their ability to rescue a solid single digit result from the depths of the fleet early in […]
Thursday, July 24, 2008 During the first half of this year Petro-Canada reported drilling two non-commercial discoveries in the North Sea. One of the non-commercial wells was drilled on the UK Maria prospect and one on the L5a-11 area in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. But the company also disclo
Friday, July 25, 2008 Britain’s major wind energy association has called on the government to back EU measures aimed at ensuring renewable projects have equal access to grid connection. The BWEA says the government should stand behind a “Connect and manage” policy which is aimed at ensuring wind ene
Friday, July 25, 2008 Seadrill’s latest newbuild rig has commenced its six-year contract with Devon Energy in the US Gulf of Mexico after completing final acceptance tests. Norway’s Seadrill said the new semi-submersible which was delivered from the Jurong Shipyard in Singapore at the end of March u
Project Updates – July 25, 2008 MLive.com reports that a project to dredge the navigation channel in the Saginaw River from Bay City south to Saginaw is on track to begin in late August, acording to the Saginaw County public works commissioner. The US Army Corps of Engineers plans to bid out the wor
News – July 22, 2008 Van Oord has been awarded a contract to build a 5.5km quay wall on the Deira Islands in Dubai. Van Oord has already received an award for a 3.5km quay wall for the same project. The new order brings to 9km the length of quay wall that Van Oord will […]
ISA – International Shipyard Ancona, known all over the world for its production of luxury yachts from 36 to 90 meters in fibreglass and in steel, announces a new division dedicated to maintenance and refitting of any kind of yachts, including sailing yachts. The new “After Sales & Refit” division w
Brunswick Corp today reported sales of net sales of US$1.5 billion for the quarter ended June 28, 2008, a 2 per cent decline compared to the same period a year ago. The company also reported a net loss of US$6.0 million for the quarter, compared with net earnings of US$56.9 million a year ago. The [
HOUSTON—The national debate over opening more offshore areas to oil and gas exploration has begged the question: Just what are the companies doing with the tens of millions of acres they’re already leasing from the federal government? In particular, congressional Democrats who oppose President Bush’
