For years, there has always been a veil of mystery surrounding Plum Island that’s restricted by the public and located just off the… (dvidshub) [mappress] Source: dvidshub, June 10, 2011;
The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) on Thursday approved in principle a floating jetty at the Gateway of India. The state government proposed… (timesofindia) [mappress] Source: timesofindia, June 10, 2011;
Angelique Burgess, general director of Concordia Maritime – Bermuda, and Mr. Neven Jug, manager of Construction and Sales Department of Brodosplit, signed papers for construction of new vessels . Concordia Maritime is a long-term partner of Brodosplit Shipyard in which twelve vessels is built for th
Origin Energy Limited announced the successful pricing and allocation of a €500 million hybrid issue (approximately A$680 million). Standard & Poor’s has confirmed to Origin that the hybrid will receive 100 per cent equity credit and Moody’s has confirmed to Origin that the hybrid will receive 50 pe
The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) on Thursday approved in principle a floating jetty at the Gateway of India. By Sandeep Ashar (timesofindia) [mappress] Source: timesofindia, June 10, 2011
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday directed Water Resources Department authorities to repair the river and canal… (orissadiary) [mappress] Source: orissadiary, June 10, 2011
On the morning of the 8 June it was confirmed that the MV YUAN XIANG had been released from pirate captivity after being held for 207 days. She was pirated on the 13 November 2010 approximately 650 nautical miles East of Salalah (Oman). The vessel has a crew of 29 Chinese and is heading […]
The Split Hopper Dredger “OMVAC DIEZ”, with 1200 mts of capacity, is now executing the sea proofs with positive results, and next to delivery to its owner. This versatile and multi-purpose self-propelled split hopper dredger is now on the dock of the shipyard, so is the better moment for be visited.
General Electric Co. still hopes to meet this year’s PCB dredging goals despite a month’s delay caused by heavy spring rains. By PAUL POST (saratogian) [mappress] Source: saratogian, June 10, 2011
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) is the fifth shipping line to send a ULCS (ultra large container ship) to Rotterdam. Last Sunday, the ‘Umm Salal’ of 13,100 TEU arrived at ECT Maasvlakte. Together with six sister vessel to be commissioned next year, the ‘Umm Salal’ is to be scheduled in a AUSC se
It has now been determined that there will be seismic acquisition in the eastern part of the Barents Sea from 7 July. The necessary formalities surrounding the Treaty on Maritime Delimitation and Cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean between Norway and Russia are now in place. The acti
U.S. Sen. David Vitter recently made the following statement supporting the need to dredge the lower Mississippi River. “The Mississippi River is the most productive river transportation system in America, and ensuring that cargo can continue to move through the river and waterways must be a top pri
North Carolina’s wind resource is vast; however, no large-scale wind farms have been built onshore or offshore of the Tarheel state. Nearly 4,500 megawatts (MW) of onshore wind resource exists in North Carolina, and another 297,000 MW resides offshore. A single megawatt of wind capacity can generate
On 7-9 June, Volvo Trucks took part in the NGV Berlin 2011 Fair in order to present the recently launched Volvo FM MethaneDiesel. The participation in this show is also part of Volvo Trucks commitment to establish “blue corridors” in Europe. These transport corridors are designed to increase the ava
