After years of delays some progress has been made in the construction of the second lock in the so-called Waasland port on the left bank of… (mediargus) [mappress] Source: mediargus, February 21, 2011
Austria’s OMV completed a deal to buy up assets owned by Pioneer Natural Resources in Tunisia for a total of US $839.3 million. With the deal OMV acquires the entire share capital of Pioneer Natural Resources Tunisia and Pioneer Natural Resources Anaguid, covering the Anaguid exploration permit and
A former Shell executive has been appointed as the new chief operating office for North Sea operator Valiant Petroleum. Paul Mann starts with Valiant as its new chief operating office with effect from 1 March. Previously he was with Royal Dutch Shell for over 30 years and has worked in Europe, the M
Firefighters spent over two hours putting out a fire on a ship. (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail , February 21, 2011
Marine insurers are determined to keep the subject of dangerous bulk cargoes, and in particular nickel ores and iron ore fines, high on the Loss Prevention agenda. The UK Club’s latest initiative is an aide-mémoire for shipowners and shipmanagers in the form of a pocket leaflet that can be kept hand
Dr Andy Steven from CSIRO’s Wealth from Oceans Flagship says the glider’s deployment is part of a research program to monitor the extent of the flood plume into Moreton Bay and assess its effects. “This disastrous flood also provides us with a rare opportunity to understand how our marine ecosystems
Qalhat LNG has taken the initiative to fund the special education diploma programme that is being organised by the Association for the Welfa… (omantribune) [mappress] Source: omantribune, February 21, 2011;
AB Volvo Penta and Garmin Ltd have entered into a joint development and marketing strategic alliance to provide instrumentation, navigation and communication equipment for marine use. As a result, Volvo Penta will strengthen its position as a world-leading supplier of integrated propulsion systems i
WETZELS BROWN AND KEN FREIVOKH INTERIOR DESIGNERS FOR THE 32 AND 35 MT VULCAN LINE Vicem Yachts is expanding its horizons beyond mahogany into high-tech composite construction with three new sleek, fast super yachts of 46, 35 and 32 mt: the Vulcan Line. For these mega-yachts the Turkish yard signs t
In only 90 days, Tideland Signal Limited has manufactured and supplied a total of 84 polyethylene buoys to guide navigation in the newly-dredged 63.5 km channel, which allows ships of up to 9m draft to reach Abu Dhabi’s expanding Mussafah Industrial City. The channel has been dredged by the National
The massive capital project to expand and improve the port area around the Botafoch dyke is now entering its second phase. The area – which… By Stephen White (ibiza-spotlight) [mappress] Source: ibiza-spotlight, February 21, 2011;
Gladstone Ports Corporation has been working closely with Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) on restoring operations at the Port of Bundaberg… (mining-reporter) [mappress] Source: mining-reporter, February 21, 2011;
From 24 January to 11 February, in the Ionian Sea to the southeast of Sicily, three gliders participated for the first time in an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise. During Proud Manta 11, NURC–a NATO Research Centre in La Spezia–successfully used the gliders to collect in situ, three-dimensional
Aberdeenshire firm ThinJack has announced a key addition to its Westhill-based engineering team. Richard Mearns from Aberdeen has been appointed to the role of mechanical technician based at the company’s headquarters at Arnhall Business Park, Westhill. He brings to the job skills in hydraulic syste
