Proposed marsh restoration projects on the lower Escatawpa River and the northeast corner of Deer Island are the restart of a 2002 plan… By Harlan Kirgan More info: gulflive [mappress] Source: gulflive, March 15, 2011
Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) has posted full-year net profit of QR665mn ($182.69 million) in 2010, up 13% on QR589mn registered in… (gulf times) [mappress] Source: gulf times, March 15, 2011;
Qatar: Medco Announces OHSAS 18001 and ISO 140001 and 9001 CertificationPosted on Mar 14th, 2011 with tags 140001, 18001, 9001, Announces, Certification, ISO, MEDCO, News, OHSAS, Qatar. Reaffirming Middle East Dredging Company (Medco) commitment to world-class quality and excellence, Medco proudly a
LONDON – March 14, 2011 – (Marine NewsWire) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has received a contract from BAE Systems to upgrade the machinery control, alarm and surveillance (MCAS) systems on eight U.K. Royal Navy mine countermeasure vessels. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Ma
The Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC and Golden Pass Pipeline LLC announced today that it has been granted in service authority by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and has commenced commercial operations. Phase 1 commissioning activities and performance tests of its liquefied natural gas
Transeuro Energy Corp. today announced weekly update on its Ukraine operations. Operations for the first production test of the previously announced 4 test programme on Karl-101 are underway. Pressure testing of the equipment required to flow the well is taking longer than anticipated. The Company w
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore announces start of dredging works on East Keppel Fairway, with effect from 14 Mar 2011 to 13 Sep 2011. Dredging works will be carried out by a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) Queen of Penta Ocean in sectors A, B or C. While dredging, Queen of Penta Oce
Shell has announced a major new oil find in South East Asia offshore Brunei marking the deepest discovery in the country so far. Today Shell announced the Geronggong discovery 100 kilometres (62 miles) offshore in a water depth of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) after drilling with the Noble Phoenix deepwat
Research by Industry and Investment New South Wales (I&I NSW) scientists has begun to shed light on the shadowy phenomenon of ‘ghost fishing’ and its effect on the NSW lobster fishery. I&I NSW Fisheries Scientist Dr Geoff Liggins said ghost fishing occurs when fishing gear that has been lost or aban
Incat Crowther has secured a contract to design a 42-metre wave piercing catamaran ferry for Quicksilver Bali. The Indonesian operator runs day tours and dinner cruises out of Bali. Under construction at PT Caputra Mitra Sejati Shipyard, the vessel will be built to Lloyd’s Register and carry 450 pas
The UK P&I Club has chosen to focus its latest Legal Briefing publication on the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, adopted by the IMO in 2004. Implementation of the Convention is now probably just two years away and ship owners and manager
The EU must adopt a binding renewable energy target for 2030 to secure long-term investment in renewable energy. At the opening in Brussels today of Europe’s largest wind power conference and exhibition, Arthouros Zervos, President of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), warned “the wind ind
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that Chairman Akimitsu Ashida delivered the keynote speech at the Japan Securities Summit in New York on March 1, co-sponsored by the Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA) and the Securities Financial Markets Association (
IHC Fundex Equipment, part of IHC Merwede, has acquired Vermeer MT’s full range of products and services. Through this acquisition on 4 March 2011, the company has considerably enhanced its delivery programme in the field of compact hydraulic foundation machines. It is also in a better position to r
