Sheboygan County officials remain optimistic that they’ll be able to not just get the rest of the contaminated Sheboygan River cleaned up… [mappress] Source: sheboyganpress, June 19, 2010;
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has replaced its 42-year-old survey vessel Hixon with a newly minted catamaran that’s faster, more stable… [mappress] Source: mycentraloregon, June 19, 2010;
Sri Lanka Ports Authority said yesterday the Oluvil Port Project has recorded a rapid progress of construction during the recent past… [mappress] Source: dailymirror, June 19, 2010;
Skanska has been commissioned to build an office in Oslo. The contract amount is NOK 1.3 billion, approximately SEK 1.6 billion, which will be included in order bookings for the second quarter of 2010. The customer is the Norwegian company IT Fornebu, which is developing the former airport area, For
Danish shipping company ESVAGT has ordered a standby/rescue vessel of the Ulstein SX123 design. The vessel is a part of emergency preparedness in the Goliat field for operator Eni and will enter directly into a ten-year contract. The vessel will be constructed at the shipyard Astilleros Zamakona SA
Britain will continue to play a pivotal role in balancing the amply-supplied global liquefied natural gas market this year, using its big ne… [mappress] Source: forexyard, June 18, 2010;
EnerGulf Resources Inc. EnerGulf announced that the Operating Committee for Block 1711 met in Windhoek, Namibia and has approved a “Work Program” for Year 1 of the Exploration License renewal. The work program will commence immediately and is designed to fully evaluate the results of the Kunene #1 w
Kuwait is expected to import at least 35 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this year as it struggles with a power crisis… [mappress] Source: thenational, June 18, 2010;
There is no reason to stop Chevron from drilling Canada’s deepest offshore well until there is solid evidence on the cause of BP’s… [mappress] Source: Calgary Sun, June 18, 2010;
Hamriyah Free Zone is expected to see growth of 80 per cent in maritime activity after completion of Dh800 million worth of infrastructure development. “We are expecting an 80 per cent increase, not just for cargo but the industry in general,” said Rashid Al Leem, director-general of Hamriya Free Zo
The foreign shipping companies and agents are fleecing importers on different heads, as the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has failed to take any action against them, importers and exporters said Thursday. Despite the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO)’s directions to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to acti
Husky Energy Inc. is confident in the safety systems at its White Rose offshore operations southeast of St. John’s, executives from the… [mappress] Source: Thetelegram, June 18, 2010;
A six-member Pakistani delegation, consisting of oil and gas sector heads will visit Sana’a, the capital of Yemen… [mappress] Source: rigzone, June 18, 2010;
Cesa (Community of European Shipyards’ Association) reports signs of recovery for the ailing yard industry, despite the fact that the global order volume for new ships over the past six quarters has totalled only 22 million cgt, compared to more than 100 million cgt for the six previous quarters.
