The Danish owned handysize bulk carrier Ideal Bulker was held by pirates in the Indian Ocean for a short while until the crew managed to regain control of the vessel. The pirates attacked the vessel on Monday morning while on a voyage to Singapore. The six pirates, armed with knifes, took control of
Senator Lindsey Graham is trying to ensure funding to expand the Charleston Harbor and save jobs… (live5news) [mappress] Source: live5news, September 1, 2010;
Although he would have liked to have seen emergency sand for Holiday Isle’s critically eroded beaches sooner, Guy Tadlock says that now is… (thedestinlog) [mappress] Source: thedestinlog, September 1, 2010;
Ohio River channel maintenance dredging in the Huntington District for the 2010 season will be performed by contract with Luhr Brothers … (usace) [mappress] Source: usace, September 1, 2010
Availability of natural gas, including imported LNG, is likely to increase in the country by over 52 per cent to 271.92 million cubic meters… (business standard) [mappress] Source: business standard, September 1, 2010;
Around 240 million m3 of sand is needed to construct the first phase of Maasvlakte 2. At its peak, about 3 million m3 of sand a week was being shifted, while it’s now a little less hectic with over 1 million m3 a week. That’s what you would achieve if every inhabitant of the Netherlands […]
Sempra Pipelines & Storage, a unit of Sempra Energy, today announced that its Mississippi Hub natural gas storage facility is now operational, as the first of its two caverns is placed in service. “This is a significant milestone demonstrating our capabilities in developing greenfield midstream proj
Valiant Petroleum plc announced that its operated Viola North exploration well (Licence P1629, Block 30/18b) spud on 30 August 2010 using the Ensco 100 jack-up drilling rig. The well is anticipated to take around 60 days to reach its target depth of 15,750 ft true vertical depth sub-sea (~4,800 metr
The much-anticipated meeting between the SUPP top guns and DAP yesterday over the Rajang River dredging issue ended in a stalemate… By Conny Banji (theborneopost) [mappress] Source: theborneopost, September 1, 2010;
Three company consortia are competing for the breakwater and dredging facility construction projects worth IDR1 trillion at Tanjung Priok… By Raydion Subiantoro & Tularji (bisnis) [mappress] Source: bisnis, September 1, 2010;
The Navy has hired a contractor to upgrade the pier at Mayport Naval Station that is slated to serve as the homeport for a nuclear-powered… By Timothy J. Gibbons (jacksonville) [mappress] Source: jacksonville, September 1, 2010;
The approaching deadline for Offshore Energy 2010 has created an enormous amount of interest for the last available booths. Offshore Energy 2010, Exhibition & Conference takes place on 7 October 2010 in Den Helder, The Netherlands. The exhibition which started in 2008 with 75 participants, will be h
The Holland Pavilion with its 850 square meters will be styled in the theme of the joint international branding campaign Maritime by Holland that was launched in 2009. 47 Dutch companies will present themselves in the Pavilion to the worldwide shipbuilding industry that comes together at SMM from 7
State oil and gas company PT Pertamina has revised down its investment target by Rp 18.6 trillion (US$2.06 billion) or nearly 42 percent of… (thejakartapost) [mappress] Source: thejakartapost, August 31, 2010;
