With Chancellor Merkel’s government turning its back on nuclear power, offshore wind parks are to pick up the slack. By Frank Dohmen and Alexander Jung (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, April 27, 2011;
One of the world’s foremost international maritime conferences on naval architecture and shipbuilding – MASTECH – is coming to Expo Centre Sharjah. As per an agreement signed between MAST, an association of naval architects, and Expo Center Sharjah, the conference will be hosted by Expo Centre Sharj
Eni, the international oil and gas company, today announces its group results for the first quarter of 20111 (unaudited). Financial Highlights • Adjusted operating profit: up 18.4% to €5.13 billion • Adjusted net profit: up 21.6% to €2.22 billion • Net profit: up 14.6% to €2.55 billion • Cash flow:
The first of two platform supply vessels (PSVs) of the PX106 type design was successfully launched from Alianca shipyard in Brazil mid-April. The vessel is the first of four X-BOW® vessels for offshore shipowner CBO to be built at Alianca. After the launch, the superstructure was lifted onto the ves
GE announced it has completed the strategic acquisition of John Wood Group PLC’s Well Support Division, expanding GE Oil & Gas’ extensive drilling and surface manufacturing and services portfolio. The John Wood Group PLC Well Support division, which has over 3,800 employees globally and operates app
Shanghai is to further expand facilities at the Yangshan Deep Water Port as part of a plan to enhance the port services industry during… (cri) [mappress] Source: cri, April 27, 2011
A south-east Queensland boat builder has won a multi-million dollar contract to construct passenger ferries that will transport the Gladstone workers who will form the backbone of the state’s most important emerging industry. Premier Anna Bligh announced Hemmant-based Aluminum Boats Australia would
RWE npower renewables has awarded Tideland Signal, the international specialist in aids to marine navigation, the main contract to supply warning equipment to protect the Gwynt y Môr offshore windfarm against collisions and accidental damage caused by shipping. The services supplied by Tideland unde
A multiyear study of the feasibility of developing an intermodal shipping facility in the Port of Green Bay is expected to… By Nathan Phelps (postcrescent) [mappress] Source: postcrescent, April 27, 2011
Shin Kurushima Dockyard Company Limited (SKDY), recognized as one of the world’s most productive shipyards, has standardized on Intergraph®SmartMarine® 3D as its 3D design and modeling solution of choice for its ship projects. Japan-based SKDY sought to implement leading-edge technology to increase
John Woodruff, Senior Development Manager at Natural Power and chair of RenewalbeUK Cymru, will be part of the opening address at this year’s event in Cardiff, taking place on 26th May. With over ten years experience in the wind industry John’s discussion, entitled ‘State of the Industry 2011’ will
A&P Group’s Falmouth yard has invested in and upgraded its engineering workshop as part of its ongoing improvement programme. The company’s machine workshop, that already holds 18 lathes and can accommodate 2.5m radius components up to 12m in length, has had new lathes and digital read outs fitted t
A project to reconstruct the stone jetties at Nanticoke Marina is on schedule, with one of the two jetties nearly complete. By Greg Latshaw (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, April 27, 2011
Orrigin Energy chief executive Grant King says only a single-train liquefied natural gas project may be initially approved for the Australia… (theaustralian) [mappress] Source: theaustralian, April 27, 2011;
