German shipbuilders’ association VSM’s Managing Director Werner Lundt has accused Asian rivals of price dumping at the association’s annual general meeting in Hamburg. Asian suppliers are now targeting markets seen as the core business of German shipyards, and Lundt claims they are trying to corner
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract for the construction of a new LNG (liquefied natural gas) port at Swinoujscie near Szcecin, Poland. The total contract value is approximately 170 million with Boskalis’ share amounting approximately 75 million. The contract was awarded by t
The government has been asked by environmentalists to check on claims that millions of tons of untreated silt have been dumped on an… [mappress] Source: mb, May 21, 2010;
The Master Property Owners Association will have an open house on Saturday to discuss the planned lake dredging project. [mappress] Source: nwherald, May 21, 2010;
Anadarko Petroleum, which owns a stake in BP’s leaking Gulf of Mexico well, got government permission to drill at another deep-water… [mappress] Source: journalgazette, May 21, 2010;
This is the first time that a cargo had been loaded out of the Fluxys terminal, which is normally used for imports, and the first time in th… [mappress] Source: hazardouscargo, May 21, 2010;
The agency that regulates oil drilling off the coast of Newfoundland has put a hold on Chevron Canada’s deepsea drilling project until… [mappress] Source: edmontonjournal, May 21, 2010;
Sedimentation at the Bili-Bili dam in Gowa regency, South Sulawesi, may halve the dam’s lifespan and cut its capacity to prevent… [mappress] Source: thejakartapost, May 21, 2010;
The bids are still too high, but the jig isn’t up just yet. Three companies submitted bids yesterday to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… [mappress] Source: newburyportnews, May 21, 2010;
The reclamation works will involve dredging by cutter suction dredger ( CSD ), trailer-suction-hopper-dredger ( TSHD ) and hopper barges. [mappress] Source: wildshores, May 21, 2010;
Cooper Energy announced that the Ensco 105 has spud the Fuchsia-1 well in the Gulf of Hammamet, Tunisia. The plan for Fuchsia-1 is to drill to total depth and evaluate the Birsa Formation sandstones by logs. In the event of a discovery, the logging program is expected to provide the necessary inform
US officials have given BP 24 hours to adopt a less toxic dispersant to break up the Gulf of Mexico oil slick amid concerns about spewing… [mappress] Source: adelaidenow, May 21, 2010;
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced it has received payment of $19.6 million in cash from Aberdeen-based Dana Petroleum plc for a previously announced 23 percent participating interest in Hyperdynamics’ oil and gas concession offshore the Republic of Guinea. The payment follows the receipt of final
Sydney’s annual Ports Day did not bring what many in the region may have hoped —an announcement that the federal and provincial… [mappress] Source: capebretonpost, May 21, 2010;
