The first phase of the Torry Quay project will deepen the harbour bed in order to accommodate larger vessels.The initial stage of the three phase project will see the existing upstream berths demolished and replaced with 300 metres of realigned, deep water quays.The quays will be reinforced… [mappre
A SMALL company with giant aspirations says it could develop a billion-dollar ironsands dredging business within a few years off the west coast of the North Island… [mappress] Source:dominionpost,April 13,2010;
Port of Šibenik Authority intends applying the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [the Bank] towards the cost of financing the reconstruction of the Vrulje quay in the Port of Sibenik-Croatia… [mappress] Source:ebrd,April 13,2010;
Dominion has received its drilling permit for the Ngaji-1 well on Exploration Area Block 4B (EA4B), Dominion’s first exploration… [mappress] Source: Dominionpetroleum,April 12,2010
Doug Chadwick of Chadwick’s Towing, using a remote control device, lowers the Town of Cobourg’s Versa Dredger into the Cobourg Harbour on Wednesday afternoon, April 7, in preparation of dredging the mouth of Cobourg harbour… [mappress] Source: Northumberland Today, April12, 2010
The Port Hedland Port Authority has awarded UTEC Survey Australia Pty. Ltd. (Perth) a contract to provide bathymetric survey services to the Port Authority’s channel and harbour capital dredging campaign. The survey work is being carried out offshore Port Hedland in North West Australia… [mappress]
The Russian company S-Continental, which is a part of the Petersburg Music Industry media group, is planning to launch a cruise service from St. Petersburg to Helsinki, Stockholm and Tallinn, starting in July 2010. Departures are scheduled for Fridays from St. Petersburg all the year round. The crui
Those responsible for a Chinese ship running around on the Great Barrier Reef and leaking oil will be prosecuted, Australian authorities say. Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said the vessel was clearly on an unlawful route and compensation would be sought for the spill. “We’ll be throwing the bo
Britain’s offshore oil industry has to shift its focus from the North Sea so it can be seen as a global business, according to one of its major figures. Sir Ian Wood, chairman of Wood Group, said the industry in Aberdeen was already thinking internationally. However, he said the approach in the rest
Zodiac SOLAS has introduced a small automatic escape slide developed specifically for passenger vessels with limited crew. The Zodiac MES ESS features an inflatable slide and open reversible liferaft that can be launched and inflated automatically by the ship’s master on the bridge. By pressing a bu
Rules could be introduced to protect anyone working on tidal power projects around Guernsey. This month in the States deputies are being asked to extend the current health and safety at work law so it covers the island’s territorial waters. The Commerce and Employment Department, who are putting the
Drydocks World – Southeast Asia (DDW-SEA), the southeast Asian subsidiary of Drydocks World, has clinched newbuilding and conversion orders worth more than US$200 million since the start of this year. The company said that while the newbuilding and conversion markets for the shipping and offshore se
The new practical training facility of the Training Institute for Dredging (TID), located inside MTI Holland BV’s laboratory, is complete and ready to use. On the 7th of April the official opening ceremony was performed by the Director of IHC Beaver Dredgers, Mr. Bert Kips. After the opening, IHC Pa
With an order of battle which includes more than 50 frigates and destroyers, and some 16 modern diesel-electric submarines, the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) is one of the world’s largest naval forces. The JMSDF is well-equipped with indigenously-constructed ships, and has ready access t
