Dredging in the Settlement Shores canal system will begin in November this year to address areas where the depth has been impacted by sedimentation, tidal movements and boat wash, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council reports. The dredging will ensure the canal system continues to be safe to access for th
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering receives a contract to build 5 containerships.
DEME’s new offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ is on the way to Europe for the final construction phase. In a few weeks Orion will arrive in Rostock, Germany where it will be equipped with a Liebherr crane with a lifting capacity of 5,000 tonnes. The vessel was launched in November last year at the
MOL, Tohoku Electric Power are to move ahead with a joint study related to the installation of Wind Challenger.
The Victorian Regional Channels Authority (VRCA) has just announced that Sandringham Harbor Maintenance Dredging project has been wrapped up successfully. In recent years, Sandringham harbor has experienced an accumulation of sand and seagrass in front of the off the beach sailing facilities operate
The LNG shipping market finally came to life when a combination of factors worked in tandem to squeeze the vessel supply.
Ingrid Sølvberg has been appointed by the King in Council, to take over the post of director general of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate from Bente Nyland. The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has not yet set the date for the transition. The director general position in the NPD is posted as a fix
Santos said it will acquire ConocoPhillips’ interests in northern Australia. The deal is valued at US$1.465 billion, comprising a US$1.39 billion upfront payment at completion and a US$75 million contingent payment once a final investment decision on Barossa is made. ConocoPhillips in northern Austr
A team co-led by Associate Professor Christopher Hein of William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has won a three-year, $687,850 federal grant to study how natural and constructed dunes respond when impacted by coastal storms and rising seas. According to VIMS, their goal is to p
Bunker supplier Inter-Pacific Petroleum will no longer be allowed to operate in the Port of Singapore.
Caterpillar has just launched their new Cat 306 CR Mini Hydraulic Excavator, marking the company’s entry in the 6-ton class offering. According to Caterpillar, the 306 CR mini excavator is built to exceed customer expectations with strong performance, enhanced operator experience and simplified main
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed dredged material placement at Cape Horn, Washington. The project was designed to provide beach nourishment to an approximately 2500 foot stretch of shoreline on the Washington side of the Columbia River. The Port of Portland’s Dredge Oregon began work o
Dana Petroleum has recently submitted a draft field development plan and environmental statement for the Platypus gas project to the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) and the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED), respectively. Dana Petroleum’s co-venturers in the Platyp
The Port of Corpus Christi, located on Corpus Christi Bay in the western Gulf of Mexico, has just released their latest business results, saying that the port set three new tonnage records recently, including the highest volume in a single month. September tonnage was 12.2 million tons, a 27% gain o
