A $5.2 million project to nourish beaches in Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach will begin Aug. 2… (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, July 22, 2010;
Work on the Port of Siuslaw’s turning basin has come to a halt after an accident with the tug and barge earlier this month. On the evening of July 6, a tug was towing the loaded barge to a disposal site outside the Siuslaw River bar when the barge hit a submerged object that tore […]
Residents have expressed their concerns over the sand excavation in Sungai Rajah near Kampung Lee Kim Sai, Rawang, and say it has to be monitored. Rawang assemblyman Gan Pei Nei said she had received reports and had sent it to the relevant agencies for further action. She hoped Kumpulan Semesta Sdn
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Sand Dredger on the Mississippi in Minnesota Event: Boating What: Sand Dredger Where: Mississippi River, Wabasha, MN, USA
Fugro N.V. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase USD 20 million worth of senior secured bonds issued by Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS). This represents Fugro’s continuing interest to establish marine electromagnetics as a valuable tool in oil and gas exploration.
While Somali pirates demonstrated increased range and capabilities, there was a relative decline in pirate attacks on shipping worldwide during the first two quarters of this year, according to a report just issued by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
Norwegian Epic, Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest and largest Freestyle Cruising ship ever, has set its third consecutive record-breaking booking week for the week ending July 17, 2010. Booking volume was up more than 50 percent from the previous two record-breaking weeks for the weeks ending July 3 an
More than 500 fishing boats are requisitioned to clean up 183 km2 of oil-covered sea after explosions rip through port. Many fear the… [mappress] Source: asianews,July 21, 2010;
Louisiana State University Endowed Chair of Banking and nationally-renowned economist Dr. Joseph R. Mason estimates that the first six months of the Obama administration’s moratorium on oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico will trigger a loss of more than 8,000 jobs, nearly $500 mil
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will reorganize its production structure for shipbuilding & ocean development business, which is currently undertaken at the company’s three shipyards in Nagasaki, Shimonoseki and Kobe. Under the reorganization, commercial vessel construction activities will b
Two years ago, at SMM 2008, the Imtech Marine Group was introduced as a newly formed group of companies, all renowned in the maritime market, who joined forces under the Imtech Marine Group flag. Now two years later, Imtech Marine Group is back at SMM, in hall B6, same location stand no. 210, showin
Astillero Regnicoli, one of the oldest and most regarded names in the Argentine boating industry, is adding a 7.3m (24ft) fishing/cruising vessel to its current portfolio. The new boat has a 2.45m (8ft) beam with a covered steering station and crew protection that allows walk-arounds. Powered with o
BP will sell its gas fields and gas pipeline in Vietnam, as well as assets and exploration licenses in Pakistan, as part of its effort to cover the cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a spokesman for the company said Tuesday. Neither country is a core area for BP–the two combined accounted for [&h
