Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, the owner of Halterm Container Terminal Limited, has announced it will be investing in two additional super post-panamax cranes (SPPX) at the Port of Halifax. In 2012, the Port of Halifax will feature four SPPX container berths equipped, with seven SPPX cranes foll
For several years, the Battleship North Carolina has been one major storm away from perhaps catastrophic flooding of the historic ship’s … By Larry Sackett (starnewsonline) [mappress] Source: starnewsonline, June 10, 2011;
The plan for development and operation of the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea was approved by the Norwegian parliament yesterday, 9 June. Production start-up is planned for 2014. The Valemon field is one of Statoil’s largest development projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (
Areas of the Seward Small Boat Harbor are in critical need of repair, according to the existing Harbor Enterprise Fund. More info: alaskadispatch By Cinthia Ritchie [mappress] Source: alaskadispatch, June 10, 2011
On June 10, 2011, Jens Stoltenberg, the Prime Minister of Norway, is expected to visit Gdansk in Poland to have bilateral meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Norwegian Prime Minister regularly meets his colleagues in the countries that are about to take over the EU presidency, which will
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Dr. Johannes Teyssen, Chairman of the E.ON AG Management Board. The parties addressed the current state and the development prospects for the European and, in particular, the G
A program to dredge the river at the Port of Bundaberg to repair flood damage has already taken thousands of cubic metres of sand out of… (news-mail) [mappress] Source: news-mail, June 10, 2011
European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki spoke at the GLOBE World Ocean Day Forum this week regarding … (FIS) [mappress] Source: FIS, June 10, 2011.
The Army Corps of Engineers closed another gate on the Morganza spillway north of Baton Rouge on Thursday as the threat from… By CAIN BURDEAU (sunherald) [mappress] Source: sunherald, June 10, 2011
Santos announced its acquisition of a 75% interest in the Carnarvon Basin permits WA-323-P and WA-330-P that host Winchester, a large prospect which has a geological setting similar to the recent Zola gas discovery. The farm-in agreement with Octanex N.L was conditional on various regulatory approva
EDP Renováveis, SA (“EDPR”) announces its entry into a partnership with Repsol Nuevas Energias, SA (“Repsol”) to jointly develop up to 2.4 GW of offshore wind projects in the UK. EDPR will lead the partnership with a 60% share in the overall capacity to be developed. Following Repsol’s acquisition o
An in-depth report on funding future beach nourishment projects at Topsail Beach recommends a property tax increase. By Trista Talton (starnewsonline) [mappress] Source: starnewsonline, June 10, 2011
Nearly 3600 people are now working on the Queensland Curtis LNG Project and QGC-related business. At 31 March 2011, QGC’s total workforce included 1356 full-time employees, 1435 employees with major contractors, and more than 800 in several smaller contract companies. About 96% of the total are Aust
Incat Crowther has secured a contract to design a 45m Monohull Crew Boat. The vessel will be built by Arpoador Engenharia Ltda and owned and operated by BSCO Navigation, a subsidiary of Brasil Supply. Incat Crowther’s USA office has worked hard to develop the new design, which will meet the specific
