The Italian-owned tanker Savina Caylyn, 104.255 DWT, has been hijacked some 670 nautical miles East of the Socotra Island in the Indian Ocean, EU Navfor reports. The ship was boarded by a group of five pirates using small arms and rocket propelled grenades
India’s ports have expanded to reach an annual capacity of over 1 billion tonnes, but the Minister of Shipping has called for more. The landmark figure was reached after coal, iron ore and car terminals, with a combined annual capacity of 15 million tonnes, were officially opened at Ennore Port on 2
Florida Panhandle officials say beach renourishment is the key to their post-oil spill recovery… (miamiherald) [mappress] Source: miamiherald, February 9, 2011;
Gas pumped from the East Natuna block will be allocated for domestic use only, the government says. [mappress] Source:Jakarta Post, February 9, 2011;
Qatargas today confirms it has reached the milestone of being world’s largest LNG producer with the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its newly completed mega Train 7 of the Qatargas 4 (QG4) project in Ras Laffan Industrial City. The QG4 project was constructed and is now operated by Qa
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Koichi Muto) today announced that the company was named one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World by Corporate Knights Inc.(*) of Canada on January 29 at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The selection was a first for MOL, which earn
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is circulating a proposal that would require state utilities to enter long-term contracts with offshore wind… (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, February 09, 2011
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is circulating a proposal that would require state utilities to enter long-term contracts with offshore wind… (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, February 09, 2011
Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced that it has priced its previously announced public offering of $1.0 billion principal amount of Senior Notes due 2021. The notes were priced at par and carry an interest rate of 6.125% per annum. Chesapeake expects the issuance and delivery of the senior notes
RBG is spending £3 million to improve its offshore diving fleet. The Aberdeen company, which provides fabric maintenance and construction support for the energy industry, is adding two 15 metre crafts and two 8.5 metre support vehicles. Each will include dedicated launch and recovery systems plus ma
Esthec has found a loyal purchaser in Italian company C.Boat. By concluding a contract, the two confirmed that the future models of C.Boat will be equipped with Esthec- composite decking. This agreement is mainly based on Esthec’s ecologically sound, environmental-friendly nature. Since C.Boat more
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. is willing to invest up to 1 billion U.S. dollars to convert and expand the 620-megawatt Limay combined cycle … (mb) [mappress] Source: mb, February 9, 2011;
The Underwater Centre has chosen the Subsea 2011 Conference and Exhibition this week to announce a new course it’s introduced to the training programme. Following direct UK diving industry feedback, the leading subsea training facility in Fort William has developed a ‘New Construction Career’ commer
The International Container Transshipment Terminal at Vallarpadam in Kerala, India, will open this month… (ship-technology) [mappress] Source: ship-technology, February 9, 2011;
