The consequences of silt along the Long Creek Waterway also threaten the revenues of the city of Hampton, Salt Ponds residents say. [mappress] Source: dailypress, June 17, 2010;
Louisiana won another incremental battle in the oil war to save its gulf coast Friday. Gov. Bobby Jindal announced on the grounds of this… [mappress] Source: postsouth, June 17, 2010;
A new agency set up to protect the marine environment has defended a decision to base a silt dumping site in Whitsand Bay. [mappress] Source: thisisplymouth, June 17, 2010;
Mariners operating in Singapore’s West Jurong Channel and vicinity must keep an eye out for a number of vessels engaged in a major round… [mappress] Source: mpa.gov, June 17, 2010;
In an extension of their existing cooperation in the development of 2-stage turbocharged medium speed diesel engines, Finnish power solutions provider Wärtsilä and Swiss turbocharging specialist ABB Turbo Systems intend to cooperate with a third partner, aftertreatment specialist Hug Engineering, ba
Feadship’s Royal Van Lent shipyard has announced radical plans to expand its premises on Kaag Island in the Netherlands. Due to the limited spatial options around the yard, Royal van Lent will extend underground in order to build even larger yachts over the coming years. Like its fellow Feadship yar
The new Marine Management Organisation, which looks after fishing and related matters around the English coastline, received its official launch in Gateshead yesterday – with a pledge to balance the new development such as wind farms with the need to protect fishing. The MMO, which replaced the Mari
Holland America Line will deploy ms Volendam and ms Zaandam in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the South Pacific in 2011-12, marking the first time the line will have two ships sailing a series of itineraries in the region simultaneously. Guests will be able to select from a variety of itineraries
A maritime watchdog issued a piracy warning to ships in the South China Sea on Wednesday after a sharp increase in attacks with six incidents in as many days. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) piracy reporting centre, based in Kuala Lumpur, said the attacks occurred in the South China Sea off
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) has managed to bring its operating profit into a positive territory by deploying its 3 assets, which were rendered idle due to the suspension of the Sethusamudram ship channel project, according to K Kiriti, general manager, finance. “As the Sethusamudram ship cha
On 11 June 2010, a ransom drop was made to the pirate group holding the merchant vessel MV Asian Glory at anchor in the vicinity of Garacad on the eastern coast of Somalia. The UK flagged MV Asian Glory, with deadweight of 13.363 metric tonnes, was hijacked late in the afternoon on the 1 January [&h
Simen Lieungh is stepping down from his position as President & CEO of Aker Solutions. Chief Financial Officer Leif H. Borge will act as President until Lieungh’s successor has been recruited. During this period, Mr Øyvind Eriksen will in his capacity as Executive Chairman of the Aker Solutions Boar
Austal has unveiled its new range of high speed transfer vessels specifically designed for the burgeoning offshore wind farm industry. The company’s Wind Express series of vessels combine fuel efficiency with advanced sea keeping characteristics to deliver a premier transportation solution for offsh
US President Barack Obama has called for a “new future” of clean energy following a visit to the Gulf of Mexico where BP’s ‘Deepwater Horizon’ continues to gush oil. Tens of thousands of barrels of oil a day have flowed into the Gulf of Mexico since a rig exploded and sank in April.
