A potential Suez Canal shut down, caused by the civil unrest in Egypt, would have a severe impact for the container shipping industry, according to the shipping analyst company Alphaliner. A closure is highly unlikely as the traffic through Suez generates badly needed money for the Egypt public trea
Heesen Yachts is proud to announce the keel laying of a 65-metre Fast Displacement motor yacht, the ceremony for which took place in shed 6 – the metalwork shop – at Heesen’s shipyard in Oss, the Netherlands. This hull, started last December and due for completion in January 2012, exhibits some inte
The owners of a General Cargo vessel consulted FN Diving regarding heavy vibrations of the propeller. FN team attended the vessel for an underwater inspection while offloading in Rotterdam port. The underwater inspection revealed 2 damaged propeller blades due to ice damage on a 5200MM Propeller. In
After an almost five-year legal battle surrounding ownership of a parcel of land that acted as a “set back cushion” required to run its Mexi… [mappress] Source: yahoo, February 8, 2011;
Four Jackson County schools will share $395,468 in tax revenue from Gulf LNG Energy’s $1.1 billion liquefied natural gas terminal under cons… (kalb) [mappress] Source: kalb, February 8, 2011;
The Emerald Isle Board of Commissioners will consider several actions this week to keep revenues in place for future beach nourishment… BY JANNETTE PIPPIN (enctoday) [mappress] Source: enctoday, February 8, 2011;
AEG Power Solutions (Amsterdam:3WP)(AEG PS), wholly owned by 3W Power(Euronext Amsterdam 3WP, Frankfurt 3W9, ISIN GG00B39QCR01, WKN A0Q5SX) and Moog, major supplier for the wind Energy industry, sign a frame agreement contract valued up to € 2 million for chargers delivery. Moog is a world-leading m
AEG Power Solutions (Amsterdam:3WP)(AEG PS), wholly owned by 3W Power(Euronext Amsterdam 3WP, Frankfurt 3W9, ISIN GG00B39QCR01, WKN A0Q5SX) and Moog, major supplier for the wind Energy industry, sign a frame agreement contract valued up to € 2 million for chargers delivery. Moog is a world-leading m
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan has completed drilling new well No 57 on Guneshli offshore field. By Rufat Abbasov (News.az) [mappress] Source:News.az, February 8, 2011;
Chesapeake Energy Corporation today announced that it is commencing a public offering of $1.0 billion of Senior Notes due 2021. Chesapeake intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay indebtedness outstanding under its revolving bank credit facility, which it anticipates reborrowing fr
Nexans, worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7*, for the design, engineering and manufacture of a total length of 143km of static subsea electro-hydraulic control umbilicals for the Laggan-Tormore gas field development, 125km West of the Shetland Islands in t
Denmark wants to build a tunnel under the Fehmarn Belt, the 18-kilometer strait between Germany and Denmark, at a cost of over 5 billion eur… [mappress] Source: spiegel, February 8, 2011;
The explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 led to the largest oil spill in U.S. history and threatened Gulf ecosystems, the local Gulf Coast economy and the future of U.S. offshore drilling. As more scientific and technical information becomes available about
Plans are moving ahead for a proposed restaurant and pub for Pier 7 at St. John’s Harbour front… (vocm) [mappress] Source: vocm, February 8, 2011;
