Imtech Marine Group has appointed Arjan Kleinveld as Managing Director of Van Berge Henegouwen Installaties (Roelofarendsveen) as per 1 April 2010. Van Berge Henegouwen Installaties is a well known international technology partner in the field of entertainment, IT, communication, security and contro
Titanium Resources Group Ltd is pleased to announce that following the mediation at the end of March, a final settlement has been reached with all remaining insurers in its subsidiary Sierra Rutile Limited’s legal action relating to the capsize of Dredge D2 in July 2008… [mappress] Source:trg,April
Japan’s Itochu Group has submitted a proposal to Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport in cooperation with Vinalines to develop the Lach Huyen port in Hai Phong. Under the proposal, Itochu will invest US$160m to construct two container berths, with the Vietnamese government investing US$260m… [mappress] S
For generations, the islands of Jamaica Bay, the 26-square-mile natural sanctuary off the Brooklyn and Queens shoreline that is home to hundreds of species of migratory birds and marine life, have been disappearing, victims of environmental neglect. A combination of factors, including development… [
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has completed dredging the estuary of the Volta River at Ada-Foah that it started in February. The dredging is aimed at increasing salinity by sea water intrusion into the river to reduce the incidence of bilharzias and to restore the ecosystem in the area… [mappress]
HENDERSON — Dredging to improve navigation through the small channel connecting Lake Ontario to Henderson Harbor will begin Wednesday. The town of Henderson has received permission needed from Dr. Nak K. Shim, owner of Association Island, to access his property before fish spawning was in full swing
Ideas for improvements at Parnell’s Judges Bay are being sought before a concept design is developed. The Auckland City Council plans to spend $5 million to make the bay more attractive, with a sandy, all-tide beach… [mappress] Source:EastandBaysCourier,April 26,2010;
Environmentalists say whales that stop at Malaga Bay would suffer. Businesses say it would give a vital edge in global trade. Aproposal to build a container port in a pristine bay on Colombia’s coast frequented by humpback whales has raised an outcry among environmentalists who say the project… [map
AS the 132 vessels belonging to the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) are said to be due for dry docking, stakeholders have started asking for a measure of political will that would enable Nigeria to establish high capacity ship-repair yards. They said the move would help in reducing per
Harvey Bisso Subsea has completed its first subsea project performing saturation diving work in 105 metres of water at ATP Oil & Gas Corporation’s deepwater platform in Grand Isle block 115. Harvey Bisso Subsea used the ‘Harvey Discovery’, a DP2 certified multi-purpose support vessel outfitted with
Ensco, USA, reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of US$1.11 for first quarter 2010, compared with US$1.59 per share in first quarter 2009. Earnings from discontinued operations were US$0.22 per share in the first quarter, compared to a loss of US$0.03 per share a year ago.
Diamond Offshore Drilling has reported a net income for the first quarter of 2010 of US$290.9 million, or US$2.09 per share on a diluted basis, compared with net income of US$348.6 million, or US$2.51 per share on a diluted basis, in the same period a year earlier. Revenues in the first quarter of 2
Beijing – China will choose the sea off eastern Jiangsu province to build the country’s first batch of offshore wind power projects, an… [mappress] Source: chinadaily, April 24, 2010;
Beijing – China will choose the sea off eastern Jiangsu province to build the country’s first batch of offshore wind power projects, an… [mappress] Source: chinadaily, April 24, 2010;
