WASHINGTON, DC—Rep. DeFazio (D-Springfield) today sent a letter to Governor Kulongoski, urging him to push state agencies to reach a… [mappress] Source: defazio.house, May 11, 2010;
FURIOUS residents have accused authorities of ignoring dire erosion at the iconic Portsea front beach. Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor… [mappress] Source: mornington-peninsula-leader, May 11, 2010;
BW Offshore has received an authorization to proceed with the completion of the FPSO OSX-1. The FPSO is owned by OSX and will operate for OGX on the Waimea oil field in the Campos Basin offshore Brasil. The scope of work includes among others topside modifications and the delivery of a Submerged Tur
Teekay Offshore Partners (Teekay Offshore or the Partnership announced that Chief Executive Officer Peter Evensen will deliver a presentation at the National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships 2010 Master Limited Partnerships (MLP) Investor Conference in Greenwich, Connecticut on May 12, 20
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has set May 20 as the date for opening bids for a project to dredge the Merrimack River channel and deposit… [mappress] Source: newburyportnews, May 11, 2010;
Increased interest in the building of LNG carriers at Chinese shipyards spurred the recent large LNG carriers forum, held in Shanghai, and conducted jointly by classification societies ABS and CCS (China Classification Society) in conjunction with leading LNG operators. More than 150 representatives
Mumbai–The state government’s grand plan to develop ports and the waterfront on its 720-km long coastline will be delayed as it will first… [mappress] Source: news, May 11, 2010;
KEEPING the San Rafael Canal dredged and free of silt has become a regular maintenance chore for the city and the U.S. Army Corps of … [mappress] Source: marinij, May 11, 2010;
The port wants to raise money for two purposes: further property development at its six-hectare Harbour Quays site, and enlarging its role… [mappress] Source: stuff, May 11, 2010;
WONDER LAKE – A director of the Master Property Owners Association has filed a lawsuit against the organization to delay the lake dredging… [mappress] Source: nwherald, May 11, 2010;
French shipping analyst Alphaliner has said that 2011 could see a new wave of containership orders due to a depleting orderbook and healthier trade outlook. According to the Paris-based analyst, the present orderbook could fall to an all-time low of 9.8 percent by December 2011 if the present order
Asry looks set to work closer with Abu Dhabi National Tanker Company (Adnatco) and the National Gas Shipping Company (NGSCO) in the future. Asry hosted a delegation from Adnatco-NGSCO which was headed by general manager Ali Obaid Al Yabhouni, accompanied by tanker fleet division manager Karem Hammad
A new documentary about the world’s seafood industry is being compared to Al Gore’s climate change film An Inconvenient Truth. The new documentary has only just been released in Australia and already critics are lining up to pan the film, which predicts a dire future for the industry.
West Australia Business news reports that Rio Tinto has moved a step closer to developing a second port at Cape Lambert in the Pilbara region of Australia after receiving a conditional recommendation from the Environmental Protection Authority. The port proposal, submitted by Rio Tinto subsidiary Pi
