The tender for dredging was awarded to Austco Environmental Pty Ltd yesterday, with works expected to begin on Monday, September 20… By Pat Nolan (thecourier) [mappress] Source: thecourier, September 12, 2010;
Over the past 10 months, state crews skimmed sand off the beach at Bethany and South Bethany to push it back to repair extensive dune and… By Molly Murray (delawareonline) [mappress] Source: delawareonline, September 11, 2010;
Jamaica’s plan to add liquefied natural gas to the energy mix remains a work in progress, but two power providers say they are ready for the… (jamaica gleaner) [mappress] Source: jamaica gleaner, September 10, 2010;
Coos County commissioners have granted final approval to a conditional land-use permit for the Pacific Connector liquified natural gas pipel… (KDRV) [mappress] Source: KDRV, September 10, 2010;
Det norske oljeselskap sells a five interest in the licence east of Ormen Lange on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to GDF Suez. Production licence 468 includes the Dovregubben prospect. “Det norske is pleased to get an acknowledged partner in the license,” the company says in a statement. According
AtoB@C Shipping in Ystad on the Swedish south coast has ordered a newbuildning from the dutch shipyard Bodewes. The newbuilding is a 4.000 DWT dry cargo vessel with ice class 1A, 90 metres long and 13 metres wide. “It is nice to be able to order our first newbuilding in this kind of market”, says [&
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (TEN) (NYSE: TNP) announced a three-year time charter for a modern, double hull, handysize product tanker to a major South American state oil company. This charter is expected to generate gross revenues in excess of $14m during the corresponding charter period. Prior to
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today it has named Gabriela Gonzalez Saul managing director for their operations in Mexico. In her position, Gonzalez Saul will lead the new office in Mexico, which will open in December 2010 to support the Sales, Marketing and Commercial Operations for the com
After 18 months of construction, Albany Marina in the Bahamas will begin welcoming its first superyachts next month. The first phase of the resort development, which is based at Providence Point, was completed in August. This included a 71-slip marina with a mile-long 45m (150ft)-wide channel and a
Dredging of the Myall River at Port Stephens is just weeks away from being completed after a decade of campaigning by the local community. The New South Wales Government allocated funding over a year ago but the dredging work only started in March this year.
Huisman, the Dutch-based specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions will soon deliver a 250mt Knuckle Boom Crane to Subsea 7. This state-of-the-art crane is currently being load tested at the Huisman facility in Schiedam, the Netherlands. The crane will be installed onboard Subsea 7’s newl
An independent market report, conducted for Trelleborg Marine Systems, depicts a buoyant ports, harbours and terminal sector with more than a third of decision makers predicting a rise in spending. The research, revealed in Trelleborg’s free industry Benchmarking Report, shows that 55% of operators,
Jumbo Offshore has successfully completed its TP-installation project for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm (GGOWF), off the UK’s south-east coast. For client Fluor, Jumbo’s DP2 Heavy Lift Vessel Jumbo Javelin installed 131 TP’s (out of 140 in the field) with a record-breaking installation spee
STX Norway Offshore has entered into a new contract with Olympic Shipping for the building of an LNG powered Platform Supply Vessel. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in Q1 2012. The new vessel is designed by STX Norway Offshore Design in Ålesund. The hull is to be built at Tulcea, Romania, and t
