It is the super-yacht for the carbon-conscious billionaire. Instead of polluting the Caribbean and Mediterranean with clouds of diesel smoke, oligarchs and sheikhs are being offered the chance to sail zero-carbon, with everything from their on-board plasma televisions and champagne fridges to the ma
All along the waterfront retail businesses and cruise lines are looking for part-time employees in preparation for what could be Seattle’s largest cruise ship season ever. With 223 ports of call expected this cruise ship season, an anticipated 858,000 sea-faring visitors will be patronizing Seattle’
IHC Merwede is delighted to announce that it has strengthened its position in the market for deep sea dredging and mining with the strategic acquisition of MMP, which is based in Cape Town, South Africa. The new name of the company will be IHC Marine and Mineral Projects (IHC MMP). MMP was founded i
Last week’s approval of a wind farm off the Massachusetts shore has wind energy developers in other states riding a wave of new momentum, even as the Gulf Coast oil spill casts doubt on the future of drilling. From Maine to North Carolina, efforts to plant enormous wind turbines on the ocean floor g
Some of the world’s largest shipping operators are actively investigating providing carbon transport services to the first generation of carbon capture and storage power plants, shipping captured carbon emissions for storage in suitable geological formations. More than 100 representatives from leadi
SYDNEY — If the dredging of Sydney harbour was a game of poker, the Cape Breton Regional Municipality just put its cards on the table. [mappress] Source: capebretonpost, May 7, 2010;
THE Government is putting in place strategies to develop the waterways transportation to link many of the neighbouring countries, … [mappress] Source: lusakatimes, May 7, 2010;
The US city of Mississippi reported that oil from the Transocean ‘Deepwater Horizon’ rig had reached its coast on May 4. Oystermen, shrimpers and fishermen from Mississippi have reported that they have been sidelined due to the US ban of fishing in the oil spill affected areas.
Odense Steel Shipyard has taken over a ro-ro ship under construction at the shipyard. Orginally Epic Shipping Group of London ordered the vessel. However, due to a dull market for ro-ro combined with financial problems, Epic was forced to cancel the contract. They had already paid more than half of
To protect the Upper and Lower Hudson River in the next phase of the Upper Hudson River dredging project, GE today urged a panel of independent scientists to recommend the establishment of firm, accountable, science-based standards to ensure that dredging itself does not slow down the river’s enviro
FORT PIERCE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have a public meeting to receive comments on the scope of the St. Lucie County South… [mappress] Source: tcpalm, May 7, 2010;
Nearly a year and a half after the devastating TVA ash spill, we have a closer look at the cleanup beside the coal-fired power plant in… [mappress] Source: wate, May 7, 2010;
SYRACUSE — The Lake Front Development Corporation has announced plans to dredge Syracuse’s Inner Harbor later this month. [mappress] Source: cnycentral, May 7, 2010;
Leighton Holdings value of work at Chevron’s massive Gorgon gas project has risen past $1 billion after it, in consortium with Saipem, were… [mappress] Source: wabusinessnews, May 6 , 2010;
