A French rolling port strike at the country’s strategic Fos-Lavera oil hub near Marseille entered its fourth day on Thursday, blocking a total of 24 oil tankers, the port authority said. The strikers, who are protesting against a French pension bill and aim to secure job guarantees as part of a port
MSC Cruises has recently released its 2011-2012 schedule, which includes the United Arab Emirates as a new destination. The MSC Lirica will be based in Abu Dhabi and Dubai for her busy 2011-2012 winter season. The itinerary includes a full schedule of nineteen 8 day-7 night cruises from Abu Dhabi, w
The partners in block 15/06 announce a successful oil discovery in the Cabaça South East-2 well in block 15/06, located offshore Angola. “I am very pleased with the successful discovery in block 15/06. This illustrates that this profilic basin will continue to deliver significant volumes to Statoil,
Despite all the recent setbacks, plans to restart the stalled Hernando Beach Channel dredging project are moving forward, County Administrator David Hamilton assured commissioners on Tuesday. He said he hopes to have a new plan before the board by Oct. 26 for the long-awaited project to widen, deepe
International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens reports an average fall of 2 percent in total annual operating costs in OpCost 2010, its unique ship operating costs benchmarking tool. This is the first time since 2002 that OpCost has revealed a fall in total operating costs, which co
New chemicals and other dangerous goods bring new challenges for their safe shipment by sea. This is reflected by a new amendment to SOLAS II-2/19 “Carriage of Dangerous Goods”, which focuses on the corresponding requirements for equipment on board. International agreements control the transport of
Japan is considering increasing purchases of Russia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2011 due to Indonesia’s plans to reduce exports, Kohei… (RIA Novosti) [mappress] Source: RIA Novosti, September 30, 2010;
Limak has offered the highest bid for the operating rights of Iskenderun Port for 36 years, following a recent bid process… [mappress] Source: Anatolia News Agency , September 30, 2010;
In accordance with standards set by the Brazil National Petroleum Agency (ANP), regulator of the Brazil oil sector, Anadarko, the operator of Block BM-C-29, reported that it has confirmed the presence of hydrocarbons in the Itauna well in which Ecopetrol is a 50% partner through its affiliate in Bra
Plaintiffs in a long-standing legal battle to remove PCB-polluted creek bottom mud from a Hartwell Lake tributary have until Friday to … (energyfiend) [mappress] Source: independentmail, September 30, 2010;
Oak Bluffs and the Edgartown dredge committee have agreed in principle on a price for the use of Edgartown’s town-owned dredge. The Oak … (mvtimes) [mappress] Source: mvtimes, September 30, 2010;
Addressing the conference, Mr Salmond argued energy efficiency and conservation are key factors that are currently shaping the future of… By Rob Hull (homeheatingguide) [mappress] Source: homeheatingguide, September 30, 2010;
DP WORLD’s Chennai Container Terminal Ltd (CCTL) has been opened as India’s first “e-terminal” by the Shipping Minister GK Vasan. Online services offered by CCTL include Electronic form 13, Electronic SSR, web access, web-based customer relationship management, e-invoice, e-statements and web/SMS ba
The partners in block 15/06 announce a successful oil discovery in the Cabaça South East-2 well in block 15/06, located offshore Angola. “I am very pleased with the successful discovery in block 15/06. This illustrates that this profilic basin will continue to deliver significant volumes to Statoil,
