Parties to the international treaties which regulate the dumping of wastes and other matter at sea have issued a statement of concern regarding the deliberate ocean fertilization activity that was recently reported to have been carried out in July of 2012 in waters off the west coast of Canada. The
Chatham Rock Phosphate congratulated Namibian Marine Phosphate on news it has received a mining licence from that country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry. “It’s an exciting global milestone for the industry,” CRP chief executive Chris Castle said. “We hope to be in a similar position within a few m
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (“Bahri”) announces today that Bahri, the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Saudi Aramco”) and Vela International Marine Limited (“Vela”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, have executed definitive and legally binding agreements (the “Transaction Agre
CGGVeritas announced its non-audited third quarter 2012 consolidated1 results. All comparisons are made on a year-on-year basis unless stated otherwise. Third quarter results – Revenue totaled $855 million, up 7% – Operating income increased by 17% to $114 million, a 13% margin – Services operating
MacDermid Offshore Solutions Australia has been awarded a contract for the supply of subsea hydraulic control fluids to the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia. Support for the project will come from MacDermid’s technical support centre in Western Austra
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New Mexico Environment Department marked the completion of a new system to address contamination from a plume of chemicals in Grants, New Mexico. The chemicals, called chlorinated solvents, are believed to have come from a dry-cleaning business. The cont
The signing of the shipbuilding contract for two ROPAX Catamarans for Shannah Masirah run was unveiled and announced, few days ago, by National Ferries Company’s Chairman, Mr. Mehdi Al Abduwani. Mr. Mehdi informed the press that the shipbuilding contract was a by-product of an International Tender t
ADPC hosted nearly twenty different stakeholder bodies in October as part of its powerful plan to update partners on the developments at Khalifa Port since the commencement of commercial operations at the container terminal on 1st September. The ADPC initiative has been widely welcomed by key player
Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) has entered into a term sheet agreement with Golar LNG Ltd (Golar LNG), to work together on the conversion of up to three LNG vessels into Floating LNG (FLNG) vessels worth US$600m. This term sheet agreement requires Keppel Shipyard to start with a Front-End Eng
The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, achieved an excellent result for the first nine months of the 2012 financial year. During this period, the company realised a turnover amounting to EUR 80.9 million (previous year: EUR 33.1 million). The EBIT increased very significantly to EUR 24.9 mill
The first steps toward repairing the St. Maries, Idaho, levee system kickoff this week when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials begin work to repair about 1,810 total feet of levee damage at three sites along the St. Joe River’s left bank. The $2.6 million federally-funded project is split into
Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data service provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, the first wave powered autonomous marine robot, reports one of their Wave Gliders named Mercury battled through Hurricane Sandy and successfully piloted through winds up to 70 knots, all the while transmitting weathe
Chatham Rock Phosphate today congratulated Namibian Marine Phosphate on news it has received a mining licence from that country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry. “It’s an exciting global milestone for the industry,” CRP chief executive Chris Castle said. “We hope to be in a similar position within a
Page Europa has awarded a contract to BMT Scientific Marine Services Inc (BMT) to provide an Integrated Marine Monitoring System (IMMS) for the new Quad 204 FPSO that will replace BP’s Schiehallion FPSO operating West of the Shetland Islands. The IMMS will provide real-time data on the local meteoro
