Project Updates – July 21, 2008 Local press rpeorts says additional dredging work will take place at the end of the July to keep the entrance to the Manning River open at Farquhar Inlet on the New South Wales mid-north coast. The New South Wales Department of Lands, Greater Taree Council and a local
News – July 21, 2008 The Mayor of Evesham in the UK Alan Booth this week led calls for the River Avon to be dredged through the town to prevent a repetition of the disastrous floods which caused devastation to homes and businesses last year. Local press reports said that more than 120 people living
Of the 26 divisions competing at ACCBank Cork Week, almost all are un-decided going into Friday’s grand finale of the series. The popularly acclaimed Slalom Course with its intense reaching legs is certain to test the finely balanced Super Zero class as Niklas Zennstrom’s “Ran” and Dan Meyers’ “Numb
When Katie Miller entered the bluQube Solo 1000, the aim had been simple: to qualify for the OSTAR single handed race. The last thing she expected was to win her class. But that is exactly what she did do, as well as taking overall honours, awarded the “Saltire Quaiche” for best rookie and the bluQu
Marine navigation and positioning specialist Ixsea has appointed a new UK sales manager. David Cunningham, previously with TSS for 10 years where he worked as eastern hemisphere business development manager, becomes marine sales director of Ixsea Ltd based in Portsmouth, UK and brings a total of 20
Farstad Shipping has arranged two new charter deals which will see its anchor handling, tug support (AHTS) vessels operating off Indonesia and Australia. The deals are together worth around NOK 330 – 420 million depending on options. Under the terms of an agreement with Eni, the Italian explorer has
Talisman Energy has been given the green light to use the Maersk Giant to drill a new sidetrack in a well in the Varg Sor area. The 15/12-17A well will be completed as a gas/condensate producer and it will be tied in to existing subsea facilities on the Rev field. Production will be routed to [&hell
HOUSTON, July 18, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. Panama Business Council USA president Juan B. Sosa presented the Port of Houston Authority with a Friendship Award, accepted by PHA Chairman Jim Edmonds at the council’s July 14 Panama Day inauguration dinner.
Singapore Seminar About Cost Reduction in Benefits Freight Audit Payment BREDA, The Netherlands, July 21 /PRNewswire/ — The fast growing Dutch company ControlPay is expanding its activities on the Asian market. The freight audit solutions provider intends to open two new offices in Asia within two y
BMW and ORACLE Racing said yesterday that they were very pleased to announce the renewal of their partnership in BMW ORACLE Racing, as they prepare to compete for the next America’s Cup. Speaking at a press conference at BMW Welt, which adjoins the firm’s headquarters in Munich, Russell Coutts – the
The Royal Ocean Racing Club and Antigua Yacht Club will run the first offshore race to circumnavigate the Caribbean Islands. The new race will be called the RORC Caribbean 600. Conceived by a group of RORC members living in the Caribbean, the race starts on 23 February 2009 off Fort Charlotte outsid
The first ever start for the X-41 one design class finally got underway (a wee bit later than 1100hrs) after three nervy general recalls. 33 of the new class – awaiting ratification from ISAF – gathered to make their first International start. Americas Cup, Olympic and Farr 40 sailors were amongst t
Technip has scooped a lumpsum turnkey contract from Agip for development work on the Oyo field offshore Nigeria. The workscope includes the engineering, fabrication and installation of some 20 kilometers of flexible production, water injection and gas injection flowlines and risers as well as the in
Russia’s Integra Group has landed an extended two-year deal from a joint venture formed by Shell and Sibir Petroleum for operations in Western Siberia. Under an expanded agreement, London-listed Integra is to provide a wider range of oilfield services including coil-tubing and mobile nitrogen servic
