The government on Tuesday approved seven projects, including capital dredging of country’s river system and Buriganga river restoration, involving Taka 2,840 crore. The approval was given at a meeting of the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) held at the NEC conference room wit
Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes is to name a new ferry, it has been announced. Holmes, who won both the 800m and 1500m events at the 2004 games in Athens, will name P&O Ferries’ new 49,000-tonne vessel Olympic Spirit in January 2011. The 699ft (213m) ferry will become the largest shi
Gordon Brown has been urged to help safeguard jobs in East Yorkshire’s ports following the closure of a port terminal operator in Goole. Ten people lost their jobs in February when Scotline went into liquidation after getting a backdated business rates bill which it could not pay. Labour MP for Brig
Australian maritime authorities are preparing to remove tonnes of heavy fuel oil from a Chinese ship which is stranded on the Great Barrier Reef. A floating boom has been put around the Shen Neng 1 to contain oil which has already leaked from its damaged hull. The ship is now stable and chemicals ha
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council is stepping up work on a major sand replenishment program at Mooloolaba Beach.Councillor Chris Thompson says a five-metre wall of sandbags has been built and a new set of aluminium steps will be installed in the next few days… [mappress] Source:abc,April 8,2010;
Mamuju – A Chinese investor will develop an international container port in Belang-Belang, Mamuju, West Sulawesi, in 2011, governor Anwar Adnan Saleh said here on Wednesday… [mappress] Source:antara,April 8,2010;
HAGÅTÑA, Guam – The Port of Guam is a linchpin in the military buildup — without significant upgrades and improvements, it will be impossible to complete buildup projects within projected deadlines… [mappress] Source:pidp,April 8,2010;
The government on Tuesday approved seven projects, including capital dredging of country’s river system and Buriganga river restoration, involving Taka 2,840 crore… [mappress] Source:ittefaq,April 8,2010;
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has withdrawn its objection to five offshore wind farms which it feared would affect its radar in Norfolk. The MoD was concerned that turbines would interfere with its radar at RAF Trimingham, which detects aircraft threats. RenewableUK, which is behind the £7bn wind fa
The Turkish flagged Bulk Carrier Yasin C has been hijacked 250 nautical miles east of Mombasa, Kenya, reports EU Navfor. The vessel has a crew of 25, all are believed to be Turkish. The Nato Turkish warship Gelibolu received distress calls from the Yasin C. The 36,318 DWT-vessel was not sailing in t
The construction of offshore wind turbines south of Kingsville could threaten the safety of drinking water for 60,000 people, says Union… [mappress] Source: wind-watch, April 03, 2010;
China’s first offshore wind farm, a 102-megawatt array that’s set to come to full power this month in the Yangtze River delta near Shanghai, [mappress] Source: technologyreview, April 05, 2010;
China’s first offshore wind farm, a 102-megawatt array that’s set to come to full power this month in the Yangtze River delta near Shanghai, [mappress] Source: technologyreview, April 05, 2010;
Projects to develop Romania’s untapped potential in offshore wind parks in the Black Sea are now moving up a gear, according to Petru Ruset, [mappress] Source: thediplomat, April 06, 2010;
