On Monday June 14th, 2010 Codecasa Shipyards launched a newest 65 metres displacement yacht, this is the Lady Lau, Hull C 118, whose delivery to its Owner is scheduled for end of next July. The yacht is characterized by classic and traditional lines and has been realized following the precise wishes
The dry bulk market has been on a freefall for 14 straight sessions, managing – yet again – to negate the gains it had recorded during the final weeks of May. As a result the industry’s main benchmark, the Baltic Dry Index ended yesterday at 2,893, retreating lower than the 3,000-point mark. This de
It is reported that construction of a coal port started on June 12th at Jinzhou City in northeast China Liaoning Province. The port is a state approved project designed to boost the transport of coal from landlocked northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to fuel thirsty markets in the south.
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received two orders of record size for Alfa Laval PureBallast systems from two leading shipyards in South Korea. The systems will be installed onboard 14 vessels built for A.P M?ller – Maersk. The total ord
In line with the recently approved sand berm plans by the President of the US, the State of Louisiana has contracted Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. to deliver sand for berms to protect the Louisiana coast from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Boskalis trailing suction hopper dredger Stuyvesant,
Japanese Mitsui is interested in boosting the capacity of the Sakhalin-2 project’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, the chairman of Mitsui… [mappress] Source: interfax, June 17, 2010;
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has launched its fifth Ship Reporting System Survey dealing with the fair treatment of seafarers. In 2008, BIMCO began to develop a formalised ship reporting system to collect as much practical and relevant shipping information as possible in ord
The Flag Officer Eastern Naval Command (FOC), Rear Admiral Ben Acholonu has raised alarm over Calabar waters saying they are not safe for… [mappress] Source: leadershipnigeria, June 17, 2010;
It is reported that construction of a coal port started on June 12th at Jinzhou City in northeast China Liaoning Province. [mappress] Source: sxcoal, June 17, 2010;
The plan for development and operation (PDO) of the North Sea Gudrun field was approved by the Norwegian Parliament on 16 June. Production is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2014. ”This is an important day for us,” says Øystein Michelsen, executive vice president for Exploration & Product
Following a meeting with the President of the United States, the BP Board announces an agreed package of measures to meet its obligations as a responsible party arising from the Deepwater Horizon spill. Agreement was reached to create a $20bn claims fund over the next three and a half years on the f
When developing the offshore shelf, Gazprom will seek to replace foreign-made equipment with analogues from Russian yards, company leaders… [mappress] Source: barentsobserver, June 17, 2010;
One effort by city government to control the rising population rate, which currently has reached 9 million people, is reclamation on Jakarta… [mappress] Source: beritajakarta, June 17, 2010;
The Kinabatangan River in Malaysian state of Sabah is home to a fabulous wealth of species, including orangutans, proboscis monkeys, and… [mappress] Source: mongabay, June 17, 2010;
