Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) Director Michael R. Bromwich announced that BOEM has launched a full investigation into the September 2, 2010, incident on Mariner Energy Resources’s Vermilion 380 platform. Per a Memorandum of Agreement from March 27, 2009, on BOE
Portland Harbour Authority recently welcomed its largest cruise ship to date – the 1,848 luxury passenger vessel, The MS Westerdam. Owned by cutting-edge cruise operator Holland America Line, the sumptuous Vista Class cruise ship has a gross tonnage of 82,500, 11-passenger decks and is capable of tr
Van Oord was recently awarded the dredging works for the Cape Lambert Port B Project by Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd. The project comprises the construction of a new port facility adjacent to the existing Cape Lambert Port facility in Western Australia. This will involve the construction of a new train un
The Manager, Calabar Free Port, Mr Ahmed Dandare has advised the Federal Government to restructure the ports in the coutry along … (compassnewspaper) [mappress] Source: compassnewspaper, September 6, 2010;
Damen Shipyards Group is proud to announce the sale of its first-ever Twin Axe Catamaran, the Damen High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) 2610, which is particularly suited for the offshore wind industry. Marineco UK, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, recently signed for the new HSSV 2610 with an option for
On 27 August 2010, MPI Offshore proudly held the launching ceremony of “MPI Adventure”, the first of two state-of-the art wind turbine installation vessels, currently under construction at the Cosco Nantong Shipyard in China. Following completion of the construction of the vessel’s hull, the vessel
The Coast Guard reopened the Mississippi River, Friday, after dredging operations were completed. (deepwaterhorizonresponse) [mappress] Source: deepwaterhorizonresponse, September 6, 2010;
Kongsberg Maritime will supply a sophisticated suite of acoustic systems, including multibeam and scientific echosounders for the Alaska Region Research Vessel (ARRV), ‘Sikuliaq’, which will be operated by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Kongsberg Maritime’s specialist US company, Kongsberg Und
The Asian Development Bank wants to sell its stake in Petronet LNG Ltd. and has written letters to the company’s major shareholders about it… (automatedtrader) [mappress] Source: automatedtrader, September 6, 2010;
In October, the dredging of Chocolate Bayou will begin. John Harvey, Site Manager for INEOS, addressed attendees about the dredging at the recent Alvin-Manvel Chamber CEO Roundtable Luncheon. Harvey explained the dredging process. “The dredging is performed to assure there is adequate passageway thr
The Nova Scotia government is allocating $300,000 to help pay for a detailed design leading to the dredging of Sydney’s harbour, a gesture… (cbc) [mappress] Source: cbc, September 6, 2010;
The Nan River and two adjacent rivers will be dredged and have sluice gates installed as part of an integrated approach to tackle chronic… (bangkokpost) [mappress] Source: bangkokpost, September 6, 2010;
The first batch of CA6112URN31 liquefied natural gas (LNG) buses would be driven on the Dalian roads from Aug 21 this year, announced FAW Dalian Bus Factory, a wholly owned subsidiary of FAW Group. The new models of CA6112URN31 and CA6890URN31 LNG buses which may significantly save energy and reduce
The African Section of CEDA will organise two international eevents this fall, one in Tunisia from 22-24 October and one in Gabon from 1-3 December. Tunisia Date: 22 October 2010 Time: A three day event starting on 22 October 2010. Host: CEDA-ASDate 22 October 2010 Time: A three day event starting o
