Last year, James Fisher’s legacy marine oil division – which ships oil around the British coastline – lost £2.3m in the second half, the only red blotch on its copybook. Yet higher volumes, stronger spot rates and cost reductions meant what used to be James Fisher’s main source of cash crept back in
The municipal government of Tianjin said it plans to build 3,000 permanent berths by the end of 2011. The coastal city in northeastern China said it would help meet the demands of the region’s fast-developing yachting industry. Tianjin, which borders Hebei province and Beijing, is connectged to the
Oil explorer Cairn Energy today said it had struck gas in Greenland with the first well to be drilled in the Arctic territory in a decade. [mappress] Source: thisislondon, August 24, 2010:
The State Government has freed up $1 million to start silt dredging in Launceston’s Tamar River before summer… (au) [mappress] Source: au, August 24, 2010;
Two critical bottleneck areas along Rajang River will receive priority attention for dredging under the Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP).Minister… (theborneopost) [mappress] Source: theborneopost, August 24, 2010;
The dredging program on 10 rivers in Jakarta area is expected to start by early 2011. In addition to dredging rivers, the flood control program, which is a form of assistance from World Bank, also includes dredging on a canal and four reservoirs. For the first phase, the activity will begin for Mela
In line with its well established ethos of developing and implementing new technologies that contribute added value to its customers’ businesses, Cargotec has developed a simulator to provide valuable, realistic training for operators of offshore load handling equipment employing advanced active hea
Norwegian company OceanSaver has announced that one of South Korea’s largest shipyards has ordered ballast water management (BWM) systems for five very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs), bringing the company’s total orderbook to over NOK350 million (US$56.18 million). The agreement follows a contract
Dredging of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal is scheduled to begin next year, and residents can find out more about the 30-year, $150 … By Steve Zabroski (nwitimes) [mappress] Source: nwitimes, August 24, 2010;
Southeast Liquefied Natural Gas has proposed a plan to truck natural gas from Elba Island around the region… (WTOC) [mappress] Source: WTOC, August 24, 2010;
River dredging project financed by the World Bank seems to get serious attention from a number of developed countries. Contractors from at… (beritajakarta) [mappress] Source: beritajakarta, August 24, 2010;
Sen. Saxby Chambliss says there’s still time to deepen the Port of Savannah’s shipping channel by 2014… (washingtonexaminer) [mappress] Source: washingtonexaminer, August 24, 2010;
It’s been just six years since the Army Corps of Engineers last dredged Mattituck Inlet, which opens into Long Island Sound. But the heavily… By Beth Young (suffolktimes) [mappress] Source: suffolktimes, August 24, 2010;
Urban Administration and Development Minister Shri Babulal Gaur has directed the Bhopal Municipal Corporation to purchase dredging machine costing Rs 6 crores to remove silt from the lakes. This machine is not available anywhere in the state at present. This will be the first such machine in the sta
