Tap Oil Ltd advises that it has relinquished an exploration block, SC-41, located in the Sulu Sea in the southern Philippines. The next phase of the service contract would have included a work program commitment to drill an exploratory well by May 2011. It was concluded that a well was not appropria
Wärtsilä’s Energopac is an integrated propeller and rudder design that effectively reduces flow separation behind the propeller hub, thereby reducing frictional drag while preserving course-keeping capabilities. In recent trials carried out in co-operation with the Spliethoff Group, a company that m
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District wrapped up a 10-year process and completed the Jacksonville Harbor deepening project… By Nancy Sticht army.mil [mappress] Source: army.mil , August 11, 2010
Public submissions on Port Otago’s proposed widening and deepening of the lower harbour, covering about 13km of channel from Port Chalmers… By Simon Hartley odt.co.nz [mappress] Source: odt.co.nz , August 11, 2010;
The Canadian government’s top ice experts have begun planning how to deal with a massive iceberg that broke off a Greenland glacier last… [mappress] Source: Postmedianews, August 11, 2010: [mappress] Source: agr, August 11, 2010:
Port concessionaires, government officials, shipping companies, members of the National Assembly (NASS)and freight forwarders will converged in Calabar next week to address the Calabar channel dredging. Others expected at the forum are port administrators, marine engineers and maritime lawyers among
The Oceangoing vessels division of Van der Velden Marine Systems will exhibit at the SMM 2010 International Trade Fair in Hamburg, 7 – 10 September. Highlights of its presentation will include a BARKE® rudder, a TIMON rudder and the EPS™ silent thruster. On Wednesday and Thursday, Van der Velden Mar
The Dutra Group and U.S. Army Corps explain the month-long operations up and down Siuslaw River. As they have watched the interplay of tug and barge on the Siuslaw River and their movements out to sea, some of our readers have asked about the nuts and bolts of the Port of Siuslaw dredging that began
Ministers have condemned the governments of Iceland and the Faroe Islands for ignoring agreed fishing quotas for mackerel. The decisions were described as “short-sighted and selfish,” by Richard Lochhead, the Scottish Fisheries Secretary. The Faroe Islands announced last month that they had set thei
TUI Travel Plc has reported a loss of 409 million pounds on revenues of 8.3 billion pounds for its nine-month period ending June 30, 2010, compared to a loss of 304 million pounds on revenues of 8.2 billion pounds last year. For its third quarter ended June 30, 2010, TUI Travel reported operating in
On August 8, Derecktor Shipyards launched the 281-ft motor yacht Cakewalk, the largest yacht (by volume) ever built in the U.S. The six deck, 2,998 gross ton vessel floated off Derecktor’s new 4000 ton dry-dock into the waters of Bridgeport harbor, after several years and many thousands of skilled l
Juliet GDF Suez aims to tap its UK North Sea Juliet gas field discovery with a tieback to the BP Amethyst platform. Juliet discovered with the 47/14b-10 well drilled in 2008, which flowed at 38 Mmcf/d of gas from a 6 metre (20 ft) interval on test, is to be tapped via a two subsea […]
Palmer Johnson said today it will be closing its UK operations in Hampshire, with the loss of around 110 jobs. The site in Hythe Marine Park, Southampton, recently saw the launch of the US builder’s first UK-built superyacht — the 51m Sport Yacht. The company had also been planning to build a new fa
The Reading Area Water Authority is poised to spend nearly $9 million on 80-year-old Lake Ontelaunee to armor its dam, fix its bridge and… By Don Spatz readingeagle [mappress] Source: readingeagle, August 11, 2010;
