An idled limestone quarry on Kelleys Island might solve the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority’s most pressing problem — finding a… [mappress] Source: blog.cleveland, June 3, 2010;
Woodside Petroleum Thursday said a floating gas plant could save its Timor Sea joint venture five billion dollars (4.2 billion US), hitting… [mappress] Source: The West Australian, June 3, 2010;
Primeline Energy Holdings Inc. (“Primeline” or the “Company”) today announces that it has completed the drill stem test (DST) programme for the LS 35-3-1 exploration well in Block 25/34 East China Sea and has confirmed a hydrocarbon discovery. This discovery opens up a new exploration play in the Ea
Natural gas from Brazil’s prolific pre-salt areas could eventually allow the country to export LNG, Nelson Silva, the head of British major… [mappress] Source: bnamericas, June 2, 2010;
A ferry which has operated between the Channel Islands and the UK for 17 years has made its last trip to the islands. Condor 10 was the first car carrying fast ferry to serve the islands when it started operating on the Weymouth to Channel Islands route in April 1993.
New Zealand sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke won a silver medal in the 49er class at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in The Netherlands. The pair went into the final day of the World Cup event in third spot, but finished second in the final race which saw them move up to the silver medal […]
Mainboard-listed STX Pan Ocean on Tuesday said it has won a shipbuilding contract worth at least US$40 million or S$56.6 million. Under the agreement, STX will build a semi-submersible heavy lift carrier. The firm did not name its customer in its stock exchange filing.
The international cruise sector is asking Transport Canada to relax a requirement that all ships use cleaner fuel than they burn on the open seas within 200 nautical miles of Canada and the United States. “We’re asking them to look at the idea of ‘did we go too far’ with the 0.1 per cent within [&he
The chairman of the Evergreen Group, a Taiwan-based shipping conglomerate, has confirmed that its maritime shipping unit will order 100 new ships to modernize its fleet amid the global economic recovery. “It will take at least 10 years to have the 100 boats built, but the first will be delivered in
Sauter Carbon Offset has created a solar hybrid design that achieves a 50 to 100% reduction in GHG emissions by employing Mercedes Benz / MTU Bluetec engines to produce what it claims is the cleanest marine propulsion system in the world. Richard Sauter head of design commented, “Transcendence is th
The State Government has given its strongest indication yet that a multi-million-dollar supply port for the Browse Basin offshore oil and… [mappress] Source: The West Australian, June 2, 2010;
Port Metro Vancouver and CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE: CNI) announced today a supply chain collaboration agreement to drive further efficiencies at the port and recognize the importance of balanced accountability. The agreement sets the framework for the Port, CN and port stakeholders to develop mechanisms to
On Wednesday May 26, 2010, the cutter suction dredger ‘Ibn Battuta’ was delivered to its owner, on the shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste d.d. in Pula (Croatia). The ‘Ibn Battuta’ is the first of four large self-propelled cutter suction dredgers built at the Pula shipyard.
Gate terminal and its shareholders have decided to invest in an additional high-pressure compression facility to increase its flexibility services towards the customers by reducing the level of minimum send out of natural gas. Branko Pokorny, managing director of Gate terminal: “LNG flows are increa
