A federal judge Tuesday struck down the Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico… Source: Seattletimes, June 23, 2010:
Hyundai Merchant Marine in South Korea has today opened three container berths at Busan New Port. [mappress] Source: fairplay, June 23, 2010
The Beaver County Commissioners are poised to accept a $2.1 million bid to dredge Bradys Run Lake instead of having the county try to do… [mappress] Source: timesonline, June 23, 2010;
Master Marine AS announced that on June 11th the Company formally took delivery of the newbuild jack-up vessel L205 ( “Haven”) from Drydocks World, Graha Shipyard at Batam, Indonesia. The Jack-Up L205 is the first of two innovative jack-up construction vessels that the company ordered in 2007. This
Diana Shipping Inc. said on Monday that a subsidiary has agreed to buy two new containerships for about $45.5 million each. The ships are being built in Germany, and the first is expected to be delivered to Diana Containerships Inc. by Friday, with the second delivery expected between July 5 and Jul
Offshore engineering and windfarm development was the topic of the GL First Class Exchange Forum in cooperation with Samsung Heavy Industries, Beluga Hochtief Offshore, Huisman, and BLM Jack up Systems. What are the solutions for offshore installations? What type of vessels are required? What kind o
Environmental activists say an oil spill off the coast of Egypt’s Red Sea, which has left turtles and sea birds covered in oil, is… [mappress] Source: Watoday, June 22, 2010;
Uruguay’s national ports authority ANP has decided to focus its efforts on construction of a deepwater port in Rocha department over other projects, ANP’s vice president, Juan Jose Dominguez, told BNamericas. A deepwater port is becoming essential as Uruguay’s trade activity increases, Dominguez sai
Yemen LNG may divert more liquefied natural gas shipments in 2010 to higher-paying destinations in Europe and Asia after redirecting about… [mappress] Source: Times of Oman, June 22, 2010;
Cunard today announced plans for two ambitious world cruises to take place in 2012, continuing a long tradition of globe-circling itineraries. The historic line says its newest ship, the soon-to-debut Queen Elizabeth, will sail a 107-day voyage out of Southampton, England that will completely circum
According to a June 20 report from SGGP (English edition), Le Huu Quang Huy, Vietnam’s Investment Counselor to Japan, said Vietnam has a wide-range of potentials to develop the shipbuilding industry, citing its coastline of 3,200 km, 120 seaports, abundant and skilled workforce and low labor costs.
The newly established Principal Maritime Management, owned by Veritable Maritime Holdings, joins the Stena Sonangol Suezmax pool with its fleet of seven modern Suezmax Tankers. The Suezmax vessels joining the pool in succession will be Princimar Truth (built in 2007), Princimar Faith (built in 2005)
Jakarta capital city government’s plan to do dredging on 13 rivers seems to be immediately realized, following the issuance of legal rules on the disbursement of the project’s loans amounting to Rp 1.5 trillion from the World Bank. The central government plans to issue the rules in July 2010. The le
The John-14 rig was transported without incident to the drilling site on the Ngaji (Silverback) prospect in May and June. The Ngaji location was chosen as it was deemed the best place to test the geology of the Lake Edward Basin in Uganda; specifically designed to identify elements of a working petr
