A critical piece of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project fell into place Friday when the Georgia Ports Authority board voted to pay the $20.4 million it will take to extend channel depth to 48 feet. The vote came after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers revealed its economic analysis of the project w
The United State’s Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has issued new suspensions on deepwater drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), saying a pause is needed to ensure that oil and gas companies first implement adequate safety measures to reduce the risks associated with deepwater drillin
Crews are reporting a successful season of dredging in the Port of Green Bay, both in terms of clearing the shipping channel and in … By Scott Williams [mappress] Source: greenbaypressgazette, July 18, 2010;
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will award a contract Tuesday that will allow the long-awaited dredging of the Merrimack River channel and… By Victor Tine [mappress] Source: newburyportnews, July 18, 2010;
The Government plans to conduct dredging and temporary filling works in 2.61 hectares of foreshore and seabed in Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter… [mappress] Source: news, July 17, 2010;
Mr. Naresh Kumar, Managing Director, Jindal Drilling & Industries Ltd has been re elected as the President of Petrotech Society. He was re-elected unanimously in the 19th Governing Council Meeting of the Society, to serve his fourth consecutive term as the President. Petrotech Society is India’s lea
Brazil’s government controlled energy giant Petrobras began commercial crude production Thursday from a deepwater deposit in the pre-salt… [mappress] Source: Mercopress,July 16, 2010;
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is backing the government’s move to replace heavy fossil fuels with liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the coun… [mappress] Source: jamaica-gleaner, July 16, 2010;
Terminal 2 at Malta Freeport is to be expanded. The North Quay will be extended from 480 metres to 668 metres and the West Quay from 118 … [mappress] Source: worldnews, July 16, 2010;
Canada has unveiled details of its re-scoped Joint Support Ship (JSS) programme almost two years after its original JSS acquisition plan was abandoned on grounds of affordability. The revised strategy reduces the core requirement from three ships to two, although it retains an option for a third ves
A closed section of theSt. LawrenceSeawaywas reopened to commercial traffic late yesterday afternoon, allowing boats to pass through the area for the first time in nearly three days. The portion of the seaway near the Ste. Catherine Lock was shut down on Monday night after a Canada Steamship Lines v
Distinct Objective Sdn Bhd has put up a plan to lay some 4,000km of subsea liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline from Malaysia to South Korea… [mappress] Source: Business Times Malaysia, July 16, 2010;
Twenty-four cruise ships called in the Port of Valletta during the month of June 2010. The vessels carried 44,506 passengers or 38 percent more than the total for June 2009 (32,235). With these latest figures, the number of passengers who called in Valletta since January stands at 198,152 compared t
BP said Thursday that no oil is flowing out of a broken well into the Gulf of Mexico as the company tests the well with a new cap it had placed on top of it. BP is testing the ability of the well to withstand pressure and remain sealed, without oil leaking out. The test […]
