The long-delayed Assawoman Canal dredging project, further slowed by weather- and spoils-related challenges, may be completed by the… [mappress] Source: delawareonline, May 18, 2010;
The Alabama State Port Authority and Mobile Container Terminal, LLC announced a new all-water container service between the Port of Mobile and Far East. CMA CGM added the Ports of Mobile and Pusan, Korean to its PEX3 service between the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Asia. CMA CGM, through its division, Te
US President Barack Obama will set up a commission to investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, officials say. They say the panel will also examine industry practices and the government’s role in the disaster. The news comes as a top coast guard official warned the leaking oil may reach the s
Norway is boosting the struggling shipyard industry, as the government is increasing funds available to its export credit guarantee program by NOK 10 billion. ”Shipyards and the related supply industry are still feeling the impact of the financial crisis and face large, serious challenges.”
MPI Workboats have announced that an order has been placed for a state of the art, purpose built wind farm support aluminium catamaran for delivery in January 2011, with an option for a further sister vessel to be delivered five months later in June 2011. Designed specifically for MPI Workboats Ltd
Ongoing petitioning at the High Court of Bangladesh has led to an unstable week on the ship recycling front. With environmental authorities pushing for a resolution to hazardous materials inventories, analysts said that vessels which have not yet been sent for recycling may be tied up for some lengt
The Oceangoing vessels division of Van der Velden® Marine Systems will feature its latest developments at the Posidonia exhibition, which will be held on 8 – 11 June 2010, in Piraeus, Greece. You can find Van der Velden in Hall no. 3 at the Technava S.A stand, no. 366. Highlights of the presentation
The commercial, operational and environmental advantages of Cargotec’s continuous screw unloading technology have led to several recent orders, all for unloading coal cargoes, including one for a state-owned port in northeast Brazil. In December Cargotec received an order for a Siwertell ST 940-D sh
A Noosa River community watchdog is questioning the Sunshine Coast council’s plans to dredge around Munna Point and T-Boats. [mappress] Source: noosanews, May 18, 2010;
This is for the first time that CEDA issues a formal Annual Report. It is the intention of the CEDA Board to issue such a report regularly in the future to inform members, partners and stakeholders about CEDA’s work and achievements. “2009 was an exceptionally busy year for us. I trust you will agre
Environmental groups have expressed disappointment over the Federal Government’s approval of a series of new offshore oil drilling leases… [mappress] Source: Abcnet, May 17, 2010;
Denmark’s AP Moller-Maersk aims to invest in new port facilities in China’s fast-growing provincial capital of Chongqing to develop a key… [mappress] Source: business24, May 18, 2010;
The Corps of Engineers has just completed the Ocean Isle Beach beach renourishment project which also included the dredging of Shallotte… [mappress] Source: coastalnc, May 18, 2010;
Last February Ezra Holdings Limited, one of the world‘s leading integrated support and marine services provider in the offshore oil & gas… [mappress] Source: Oaktreeadvisers, May 17, 2010;
