The government will set aside NT$54 billion over six years to dredge the three major reservoirs in southern Taiwan in an effort to stabilize the water supply in the Tainan and Kaohsiung areas, according to an agreement reached by legislators Wednesday… [mappress] Source:focustaiwan,April 14,2010;
The Town Council agreed Tuesday to immediately fund two high-priority initiatives in the town’s ongoing war against beach erosion… [mappress] Source:palmbeachdailynews,April 14,2010;
Villagers backed by several non-government organisations and environmentalists formed a human chain to demand early dredging of the silted Padma river, one of Bangladesh’s main river systems… [mappress] Source:sifynews,April 14,2010;
Topaz Energy and Marine took delivery of the newest addition to its fleet, the ‘Caspian Protector’ on April 11. The vessel will be deployed in Azerbaijan in support of a ten-year US$225 million BP contract won in 2008. The ‘Caspian Protector’ is a state-of-the-art 61-meter vessel designed for emerge
PSA has issued an order to Maersk after an audit on Maersk Giant. The PSA carried out an audit of the jack-ups system for preventing acute discharges. Non-conformities related to regulatory requirements concerning maintenance management and Maersk’s follow-up of non-conformities were found deficient
Suzuki Marine has launched its newly refreshed service school, now located at The Haines Group’s facility in Wacol, Brisbane. Suzuki Marine’s two-day workshop operates 25 times a year, and offers dealership technicians the opportunity to train and become up-to-date with new products and technical ad
Oil services company SBM Offshore NV (SBMO.AE) said Tuesday that it has received a letter of pre-commitment from Brazil’s oil producer Petrobras SA (PBR: 43.72, 0, 0%) for the charter and operation of a floating production storage and offloading vessel. MAIN FACTS: -SBM Offshore doesn’t give financi
PLUM ISLAND — The Army Corps of Engineers has again postponed the date for contractors to bid on a project to replenish beaches in Newbury and Salisbury… [mappress] Source:newburyportnews,April 14,2010;
Fincantieri’s Ancona Shipyard has launched the ‘L’Austral’, the first of two super luxury cruise ships ordered from Fincantieri by the French owner, Compagnie du Ponant. In terms of size and décor, in many respects the ship is very similar to a mega yacht. ‘L’Austral’ is the sister ship of ‘Le Borea
A rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall has airlifted a sick fisherman from a trawler 120 miles south west of the Isles of Scilly. The winchman, Petty Officer Dave Rigg, was lowered on to the Spanish trawler to help a 44-year-old man suffering with severe chest pains. He has been flown to
Australian officials have arrested the captain and chief officer of a Chinese coal ship which ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef. The 47-year-old captain has been charged with liability for damage while his colleague, 44, is accused of being on watch when the Shen Neng 1 grounded. Officials say t
Dutch dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (BOKA.AE) said Wednesday that it has acquired over 97% of Smit Internationale NV’s (SMIT.AE) share capital. MAIN FACTS: -Boskalis said that during the post closing acceptance period that ended on 13 April 2010, 413,905 shares were tendered for acc
The work includes bucket dredging of mud and silt material into barge or scow at the Piers 55-59, quay wall, coves A and B, and the entrance channel at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story (Little Creek Site), Virginia Beach, Virginia… [mappress] Source:fbo.gov,April 14,2010;
DREDGING works on Lake Wendouree could see rowers back on the water well before the lake’s expected fill date of 2013… [mappress] Source:thecourier,April 14,2010;
