On the morning of 2 April, the 57,000DWT bulk carriers, “SOFIA”and “STX RAPIDO”, were launched at the same time in COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard. These two vessels were built separately for the Greek owner GOLDENPORT SHIPMANAGEMENT LTD, and the Korean owner STX PAN OCEAN CO., LTD. N176 “SOFIA” is the four
China will allocate 18 billion yuan (2.7 billion U.S. dollars) from 2011 to 2015 to deepen the navigation channel on the lower reaches of th… (cri) [mappress] Source: cri, May 3, 2011
In aid of Japan’s recovery efforts, the Sultanate’s twin liquefied natural gas corporations — the Oman Liquefied Natural Gas (OLNG) and Qalh… (omanobserver) [mappress] Source: omanobserver, May 3, 2011;
Havyard Global Solutions AS has signed a contract with a foreign owner for the delivery of design and production drawings for the construction of a Havyard 832 CD Platform Supply Vessels (PSV). The hull of the ship is to be built at JSC Shipyard Zaliv, Ukraine and complete outfitting of the ship wil
Cargotec has introduced new developments that allow shipboard systems for gravity self-unloading dry bulk cargoes to deliver greater capacity while minimising environmental impact Cargotec has enhanced its MacGregor bulk cargo gravity unloading system with two new developments: a space-saving gate u
Ophir Energy plc, an Africa-focused upstream oil and gas company, is pleased to note the announcement released on 21 April 2011 by the Ministry of Mines, Industry & Energy of Equatorial Guinea of the approval and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) relating to the commercial structure of
The Board of MEO Australia Limited announced the appointment of Mr Stephen J. Hopley as a member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee, effective 29th April 2011. The Remuneration & Nomination Committee now comprises Mr Nicholas Heath (Chairman), Mr Michael Sweeney and Mr Stephen Hopley. [mappr
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has been contracted to supply the vessel design and complete diesel electric drive installation for a new field support vessel. The ship is to be owned and operated by Sartor Shipping of Norway, and will serve the North Sea oilfields on beh
A government thinktank has predicted that the British marine energy sector could be worth £76bn to the economy and support 68,000 jobs… (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, May 03, 2011;
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., a market leader in providing energy transportation services, today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 ended March 31, 2011. For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Company reported TCE revenues of $206.6 million, a 10% decline from $229.9 millio
Altona beach, west of Romawi St, could be set for a facelift after concerned residents had a meeting with Environment Minister Ryan Smith ab… BY LAURA KEYS (hobsons-bay-leader) [mappress] Source: hobsons-bay-leader, May 3, 2011;
The Ministry of Energy has suggested PTT plc to find alternative sources of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a large portion of global supply… (pattayamail) [mappress] Source: pattayamail, May 3, 2011;
FAST-EXPANDING engineering consultancy Xodus has bought a Welsh firm specialising in renewables. By Dominic Jeff (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, May 03, 2011;
The government will set up a 90-kilometre-long pipeline by June next year to supply gas from the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) termin… (thefinancialexpress) [mappress] Source: thefinancialexpress, May 3, 2011;
