Shipping company APL has volunteered to burn cleaner fuel in every vessel calling at the ports of New York and New Jersey. The agreement is part of a Port Authority program designed to curb emissions in New York Harbour. Under the plan, APL vessels will use low-sulphur fuel in auxiliary generators w
The Fisheries Division of South Australia’s Primary Industries and Resources Department has experienced similar problems to their Western Australian counterparts, and they are taking the same steps to counter them: they are starting to re-equip their small vessel fleet with Kirby Naiad RIBs.
The Norwegian offshore operator Solstad Offshore has signed a three-year charter agreement with Veolia ES Special Services Inc. for the Normand Pacific which will be delivered later this year from Bergen Group. The vessel is designed for diving and ROV-operations
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has called for two ships lying in Danish ports to be sold in an auction to pay debts to crew members who have not been paid by the shipowners. The first will be the Saint Vincent-flagged, Danish-owned Lis Weber, which will be auctioned on Novembe
Yesterday afternoon, the French flagged LPG tanker Maido was boarded by a group of pirates some 100 nautical miles south east of Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania. However, because the crew took shelter in a panic room the pirates failed to take control over the ship.
Royal Dutch Shell’s third quarter results showed a 16% rise in earnings compared with last year while income was also up.
Saying the dredging of Laguna Lake is an issue that goes beyond politics and vested interests, Laguna Gov. E.R. Ejercito has asked President… (manilastandardtoday) [mappress] Source: manilastandardtoday, October 28, 2010;
At 07.00 BST (08.00 CEST and 02.00 EDT) on Thursday 28 October, 2010 Royal Dutch Shell plc released its third quarter results and third quarter interim dividend announcement for 2010. Key features of the Third quarter 2010 * Third quarter 2010 CCS earnings were $3,521 million, 18% higher than in the
IMS Dredges, a division of LWT, LLC, is facilitating the creation of a local security zone in the Gulf of Guinea. IMS Dredges’ 7012 HP Versi-dredge is being utilized to develop the bases for the The African Partnership Station in its fight against piracy. The dredged material is creating these found
The latest deadline for the two-decade-old proposal for a trans-shipment hub at the Vallarpadam island near Kochi is January. Prime Minister… By Ruchnika Chitravanshi (business-standard) [mappress] Source: business-standard, October 28, 2010;
Laurence Hogg, a member of CanalScape BCN, the Yahoo newsgroup that focuses on the Birmingham Canal Navigations, reports that BW have plans… (waterwaywatch) [mappress] Source: waterwaywatch, October 28, 2010;
An outcry over national sovereignty. Camouflaged armed officers policing the border. Costa Rica is not acting like its usual tranquil self… By Alex Leff (globalpost) [mappress] Source: globalpost, October 28, 2010;
The Marquette City Commission affirmed its commitment to Presque Isle Marina on Monday by accepting a state grant to dredge the harbor… By Christopher Diem (miningjournal) [mappress] Source: miningjournal, October 28, 2010;
The Bucks Harbor Federal Navigation Project in Machiasport, Maine, will be completed under the terms of a $1,291,840 contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The maintenance dredging and improvement project, which will be accomplished by Prock Marine Compan
