A consortium of three international dredging companies, recently penalised by the CCP with Rs 50 million each for alleged cartelisation … By Ismail Dilawar (brecorder) [mappress] Source: brecorder, September 27, 2010;
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. , a market leader providing global energy transportation services, today made certain organizational announcements. OSG will move commercial management of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier fleet, which had been managed as a standalone business unit, to the Comp
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)’s selected site for its Shenzhen liquefied natural gas (LNG) project was rejected, reports 21st… (capitalvue) [mappress] Source: capitalvue, September 27, 2010;
Japan suspects that China has started drilling in a disputed gas field in the East China Sea amid a simmering territorial row between the… by Channel News Asia [mappress] Source: ChannelnewsAsia, September 27, 2010:
Greenpeace activists who prevented a Chevron oil drilling ship from moving to a drill site this week agreed Friday to end their protest … By Brian Walker (CNN) [mappress] Source: CNN, September 27, 2010:
A consortium of three international dredging companies, recently penalised by the CCP with Rs 50 million each for alleged cartelisation to influence price of the dredging project at Port Qasim has challenged the Commission’s decision in a court of law.
Starting in mid-October, Port Canaveral will be home to another ship and an entirely new cruise line. The Norwegian Sun will sail from the port through April, providing longer cruises to the Caribbean, additional revenue for the port and a new concept in the industry: freestyle cruising.
ALEX Salmond has told bankers they have the chance of redemption for their part in the financial crisis – if they invest in renewable energy… (news.scotsman) [mappress] Source: news.scotsman, September 27, 2010;
Dredging will begin soon on a seven-mile stretch of the Houma Navigation Canal where silt has caused problems for area businesses that use… By Kathrine Schmidt (houmatoday) [mappress] Source: houmatoday, September 26, 2010;
Britain’s growing offshore wind energy industry has taken another stride forward as the Thanet Offshore wind farm came online. One hundred giant Vestas V90 turbines – each on pedestals 115 metres (380 ft) tall – were switched on which together capable of generating up to 300 Megawatts of power.
Winds battering Britain off the Kent coast are to be harnessed by the world’s biggest offshore wind farm which is now in operation. The Thanet wind farm, which cost £780m and will produce sufficient power for 200,000 homes (300 megawatts), brings the UK’s wind power capacity to over 5 gigawatts.
RIO Tinto will spend $US230 million ($A242 million) to expand its iron ore capacity at Dampier Port by 5 million tonnes a year. The investment takes total Pilbara annual capacity to 230 million tonnes a year in the first quarter of 2012 and is in addition to the $US91 million allocated earlier this
A Kenyan judge sentenced seven Somalis to five years in jail yesterday for attempting to hijack a cargo vessel last year, the European Union’s anti-piracy mission known as EU Navfor said. The group was detained on May 7, 2009, by the Spanish navy after officers fired warning shots from a helicopter
American Cruise Lines will offer eight riverboat cruises between New Orleans and Memphis beginning in 2012 with stops in Vicksburg and Natchez. Officials said American Cruises new sternwheeler will follow much of the routes run by the old Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen steamers.
