There are renewed calls to resume dredging a portion of the Red River near one of Manitoba’s most flood-prone areas. (news) [mappress] Source: news, April 12, 2011
A cheap and simply structured wind-power plant proved more resistant to natural disasters than nuclear plants. By Minoru Matsutani (japantimes) [mappress] Source: japantimes, April 12, 2011
Costa Rica and Nicaragua plan to display neighborly cordiality. At 10 a.m. government representatives from the two nations will sit down… By Adam Williams (ticotimes) [mappress] Source: ticotimes, April 12, 2011
Maynards Europe GmbH and Hilco Industrial Europe (Hilco) yesterday announced their purchase of the equipment of the Odense Steel Shipyard (OSS) in Denmark, long known in the industry as an innovative site for shipbuilding design and construction. A wholly-owned subsidiary of AP Moller Maersk, OSS is
The long-running saga of the Donggi-Senoro natural gas block in Central Sulawesi took its latest twist on Monday as LNG International demand… (thejakartaglobe) [mappress] Source: thejakartaglobe, April 11, 2011;
The LNG Imo liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 148,452 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal April 18, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. BG and Petronas between them have contracted for the full capacity at Dragon LNG’s Milford Haven site over
Saint Petersburg hosted the celebrations devoted to commissioning of a new PGU-450 combined cycle gas turbine unit at the Yuzhnaya CHPP of TGC-1 . Participating in the celebrations was Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee. “Today’s event once again proves the status of Gazprom
A state grant will help Lake Junaluska Assembly in the fight to keep the lake free from sediment build up that, if left unattended… By Caroline Klapper (themountaineer) [mappress] Source: themountaineer, April 12, 2011
About three water channels in Koja Sub-district, North Jakarta, had a sedimentation caused by trash and mud sedimentation. The condition made the area inundated when rain pours. Besides, there are many bridges towards resident houses which aggravate the water channel condition.
What’s billed as the largest conference for the American superyacht industry will return to Fort Lauderdale after a six-year hiatus, the event’s organizers have announced.
The political and social situation in Ivory Coast has forced the Spanish fishing fleet to leave the port of Abidjan and stop performing tasks related to the provisioning of their vessels and transshipment of goods.
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said Monday it had won orders totalling $1.2 billion for six liquefied natural gas carriers.
The privatisation tender for 100 percent of the world’s largest passenger and vehicle transport company, Istanbul Deniz Otobüsleri (IDO), has concluded, with a consortium including Turkey’s Akfen Holding and the UK’s Souter Investments emerging as the successful bidder.
Statoil has gained a foothold in the burgeoning Brazilian upstream market by bringing onstream its Peregrino field – dubbed the company’s largest internationally operated field so far.
