Hamburg / Germany, 21 October 2010 – The topic of using gas as a ship fuel attracted a large audience in Hamburg this week, underlining that the maritime industry perceives this technology as one of the most promising to meet future emission and profitability challenges. In his keynote to the confer
Stationary plain suction dredgers as used for the mining of sand and gravel are not often part of the yearly coverage of significant dredgers in DPC. Last year however, a few interesting dredgers of this type have been built, interesting by the fact that they mark the success of a relatively young d
Australia is set to receive tenders for the $75m Townsville Ocean Terminal precinct… (ship-technology) [mappress] Source: ship-technology, October 22, 2010;
Water depths at Portsmouth Commercial Port are to be increased by around two metres from early next year. It is the first time in nearly 20… (porttechnology) [mappress] Source: porttechnology, October 22, 2010;
Time is running out for the Army Corps of Engineers to find money for the dredging and beach nourishment project that would put sand back on… By Andrew Dunn (starnewsonline) [mappress] Source: starnewsonline, October 22, 2010;
Milford Haven Port Authority announced today the appointment of Dick Moore as its new Marketing Director. Dick brings a wealth of experience in port development, sales and marketing. His skills will strengthen the senior management team at MHPA and provide a strong focus for the growth of the deep w
The United States Department of Agriculture today officialy announced that they have awarded the Port Authority of Guam $54.5 Million in … (pacificnewscenter) [mappress] Source: pacificnewscenter, October 22, 2010;
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for wellbore 15/6-11 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wellbore 15/6-11 S will be drilled from the drilling facility Ocean Vanguard in position 58º 34’ 08.32” north 01º 42’ 10.54” east after
Mayor Bill Finch on Thursday announced that the city will be getting an $11 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant that city … By John Burgeson (ctpost) [mappress] Source: ctpost, October 22, 2010;
MEO Australia Limited is pleased to advise completion of the final step in acquiring an additional 5% interest in WA-360-P with the payment of US$5.5 million to Rankin Trend Pty Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Moby Oil & Gas). The 5% participating interest is free carried through the drilling of A
The developers of Yamal fields will get zero-tax on gas exports, the federal government decided… (barentsobserver) [mappress] Source: barentsobserver, October 22, 2010;
Tony Burke, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, has approved, with strict environmental conditions… (environment) [mappress] Source: environment, October 22, 2010;
After refusing to lift the stay to sand mining in Maharashtra, Bombay High Court today suggested that the government may think of banning… (ibnlive) [mappress] Source: ibnlive, October 22, 2010;
GLNG today received its environmental approval from the Federal government. The GLNG project is a joint venture between Australia’s largest domestic gas producer, Santos, and two of the world’s largest LNG companies, Malaysia’s PETRONAS and Total of France. The environmental approval follows review
