The Port of Hamburg has examined the possibility of deepening the Elbe River, following the first call of the largest containership handled in the Port of Hamburg, the ‘CMA CGM Christoph Colomb’. Business and port representatives have called for the deepening of the fairway of the Lower and Outer El
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. today announced that it has taken delivery of the Karpathos, a 6,270 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China. The vessel is expected to be deployed to the Company’s market in Greece.
MAN Diesel and Turbo has recently signed a supply contract with Norwegian shipbuilder Bergen Group Fosen to supply eight common-rail-based 10L32/44CR main engines, along with six L21/31 auxiliary generating-sets and four RENK gearboxes for two ferries to be operated by Fjord Line Danmark, the Danish
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that drilling of exploration well 16/2-6 on the Avaldsnes prospect has commenced. The well is located in Block 16/2, production licence PL501, in the central North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The Avaldsnes prospect is located
Plans for a massive offshore windfarm that could bring a major economic boost to the East Coast and create hundreds of new jobs are going… (advertiser24) [mappress] Source: advertiser24, July 21, 2010;
The easing of vessel tonnage supply should be among the main concerns among ship owners, especially those active in dry bulk shipping. The reason is pretty obvious; any additional supply is hurting the market’s chance of a recovery in rates, with the dry bulk industry’s main benchmark, the Baltic Dr
Nido Petroleum Limited (Nido), as Operator of Service Contract 54A (SC 54A), provided status update on the continuing Extended Well Testing (EWT) at Tindalo. The well testing results so far have confirmed: • The pre-production oil-in-place estimates (most likely 11 million barrels), including confir
Tap Oil Limited (“Tap”) is pleased to advise that the Operator of WA-290-P, Apache Northwest Pty Ltd (“Apache”) has indicated that operations on Zola-1 may commence as early as August, depending on the progress of the Stena Clyde’s (semi-submersible drilling rig) current activities. Once on location
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) consent to carry out well work on the Statfjord field with the mobile drilling facility Polar Pioneer. The consent covers the workover of an injection well on Statfjord Nord. According to the application for consent
The process of widening and deepening the Bukit Timah Canal may be completed within two years. Mr Chris de Souza, an MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, told The Straits Times that this is the tentative timeline after viewing the plans yesterday with officials from PUB, the national water agency. It was
The cleanup of wetland vegetation covered by dredge material after a spill four years ago should be completed by early next year, … By Shakaya Andres (jacksonville) [mappress] Source: jacksonville, July 21, 2010;
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and Congressman Bill Owens announced Tuesday that $5 million in funding for harbors in Monroe and … (13wham) [mappress] Source: 13wham, July 21, 2010;
An environmental program to dredge up the Pasig River is nearing completion before the end of the year… (abs-cbnnews) [mappress] Source: abs-cbnnews, July 21, 2010;
Bradys Run Lake closed Monday as workers prepared to drain and dredge the 28-acre lake in the county-owned Bradys Run Park in Brighton … (timesonline) [mappress] Source: timesonline, July 21, 2010;
