Port Stephens Council says it is waiting for permission before it can move a pile of dredged sand at Shoal Bay. 14,000 cubic metres of sand… (abc) [mappress] Source: abc, December 22, 2010;
MEO Australia Limited advises that since the last progress report, final logs were acquired and abandonment operations commenced. The proximity of a Tropical Low, with the potential to develop into a cyclone, necessitated the de-manning of all personnel from the Songa Venus rig starting on Tuesday 1
Halliburton announced the resolution of the previously disclosed investigation by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) arising out of allegations of improper payments to government officials in Nigeria in connection with the construction and subsequent expansion by a joint venture known as TSKJ o
The next in CEDA’ successful series of conferences, CEDA Dredging Days, will be held in the Conference Centre, Ahoy Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from 10-11 November 2011, under the theme “Dredging and Beyond”. On 9 November prior the conference an optional technical visit will take place. CEDA Dredgi
The town will not receive the nearly $1 million in federal funds for the dredging of the Patchogue River as a result of the omnibus spending… By Alexandra Sanders (nhregister) [mappress] Source: nhregister, December 22, 2010;
The Sheboygan Common Council approved spending $100,000 Monday night to help cover its cost to design a dredging project to make the … BY BOB PETRIE (sheboyganpress) [mappress] Source: sheboyganpress, December 22, 2010;
Two South Dakota men have agreed to a civil settlement with EPA Region 7 in which one of the men will pay $65,000 for using earth moving… [mappress] Source: newsroomamerica, December 22, 2010;
British-based Converteam has won a deal to supply a direct drive power train for a new German wind turbine. Based in Rugby, Warwickshire, Converteam is supplying a 900 volt converter and a direct drive permanent magnet generator for German-based Schuler Pressen’s SDD 100 2.7 Megawatt wind turbine wh
Dong Energy has offloaded minor stake in an offshore wind farm in exchange for a stake in an electricity utility. Dong has completed a swap deal with Germany’s Stadtwerke Lübeck through which Stadtwerke Lubeck exchanges its 25.1% in electricity utility Dong Energy Sales, for an indirect 7.25% stake
French containership giant CMA CGM Group has decided to implement an Emergency Port Congestion Surcharge (PCS) in the port of Sydney for CMA CGM services to and from Europe. “Operational situation at Sydney Port Botany has worsened over the last month and constant delays penalise CMA CGM vessels wit
United Kingdom: Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead has attacked Iceland’s decision to again establish a unilateral mackerel quota.For 2011, the country has boosted its catch proposals from 130,000 tonnes to 147,000 tonnes. Iceland and the Faroe Islands are both guilty of recently walking
Two more orders for the Dutch yard already operating at 100% capacity Dutch superyacht builder AMELS has sold two luxury yachts from the LIMITED EDITIONS range, both of them orders for the Tim Heywood-designed AMELS 177. These latest sales further cement AMELS’ leadership in the premium semi-custom
Kongsberg Maritime’s Simulation division has recently signed a new contract with Bodin Maritime School for an extensive upgrade of its existing engine room simulator. The upgrade will make the school the most modern and comprehensive engine room simulator facility in Norway, with the ability to offe
AVEVA (LSE:AVV) one of the world’s leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, today announced the release of AVEVA Integrated Shipbuilding, the latest in its series of industry whitepapers. This whitepaper explores how shi
