The use of double-hulled tankers in Cook Inlet — once controversial, now routine — prevented an oil spill last week when a half-filled tanker broke away from a pier in Nikiski and washed up on a beach, officials said Monday.
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A Dutch businessman wants to build Europe’s first holiday resort on an artificial island off Portugal, in a project that would cost 1.5 billion euros and include a casino and underwater hotel.
GOVERNMENT is installing measures to put all oil field development projects on fast track to increase the nation’s production capacity to four million barrels per day (4.0 mbd) by 2007, three years earlier than the initial target period of 2010.
After the decision was made to turn the ship around, the vessel experienced a
Based on the strong order book, W
Keppel AmFELS Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atwood Oceanic Inc. (Atwood) for the construction of a new jackup rig, due for delivery in third quarter 2008.
The budget proposal includes $127 billion for the Navy, a $4.4 billion increase from this year. It would finance construction of seven ships, including a submarine that would be built in part at Northrop Grumman
The Supreme Court’s Monitoring Committee will submit its report on the decommissioned French warship Clemenceau to the apex court.
On a nippy morning, more than 100 shipyard workers watched a mammoth tractor start to pull the boat into position between Westport Shipyard and Platypus Marine Inc. on the Port Angeles waterfront.
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Mediterranean ferry passengers on the Malta-Italy route are soon to enjoy a stylish new delivery with the introduction of
The not exactly headline-grabbing issue of dredging harbors and channels is perennially a low priority for Washington, and will probably fall even lower in President Bush’s budget next week as money is allocated for cleaning up the Gulf Coast.
