The canal dredging plan that is more than 10 years and $1 million in the making is, for now, dead in the water. By Robert Napper (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, April 15, 2011
North Port operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) is focusing on dredging operations at the port while waiting for the… (harborscope) [mappress] Source: harborscope, April 15, 2011
EMAS Production is set to take delivery of one of Vietnam’s largest Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels from Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard), on behalf of owner PV Keez Pte. Ltd (PV Keez). To be managed and operated by EMAS Production, FPSO Lewek EMAS has been charter
Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. announced the pricing of its previously announced offering of $350 million of senior notes due 2021. The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.875% per annum. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on April 19, 2011 and is subject to customary closing
According to a recently released report by the Global Wind Energy Council, India’s wind energy capacity could increase by five times its… By Mridul Chadha (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, April 15, 2011;
Australian yachting legend Sir James Hardy says high-profile sailing events would be attracted to the Gold Coast if the Broadwater was… By Henry Tuttiett (goldcoast) [mappress] Source: goldcoast, April 15, 2011
Just weeks after one of their dredgers struck a subsea production pipeline in Calcasieu Channel, Manson Construction Company sustained… (gcaptain) [mappress] Source: gcaptain, April 15, 2011;
GE Capital, Corporate Finance today announced it is co-administrative agent on a $145 million cash flow-based credit facility for Vigor Industrial LLC, a ship building and repair company. The loan is being used to support the acquisition of Todd Shipyards Corporation, a ship repair and maintenance c
GDF SUEZ recently entered advanced discussions with a public consortium composed of CNP Assurances, CDC Infrastructure and Caisse des Dépôts for the joint development within GRTgaz of a long-term natural gas transmission partnership to operate in France and Europe. The consortium would take a 25% mi
PD Ports says the launch of a third weekly service into Teesport by BG Freight Line is yet another example of why the port’s container traffic is booming, with 40% growth last year. The new service will link the north-east UK port with Antwerp as well as Rotterdam. BG Freight already operates two we
The long established Danish naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy, Knud E. Hansen A/S (KEH) is again setting sail with fair… (knudehansen) [mappress] Source: knudehansen, April 14, 2011
Sea Asia 2011 ended on a high note this evening with a clutch of records broken at what is now confirmed as Asia’s leading maritime conference and exhibition. As Sea Asia closed at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore, it was revealed by the organisers that 12,167 people attended
After christening and name giving by Miss Deborah Danser, m.v. Marietje Deborah was launched at Barkmeijer Shipyards in Stroobos on April 14th. The Marietje Deborah is the third in a series of four 1A ice-classed nozzle fitted 8300 tons vessels Barkmeijer is building for the Danser-Van Gent family i
Ocean Rig’s parent company Dryships has signalled the issue of a new bond loan which will provide cash for further rig building. Athens-based Dryships has indicated that the new US $500 million bond loan which is being offered to Norwegian institutional investors will mature in 2016
