The port of Antwerp, the second-largest port in Europe, said its partnership with Oman to develop the port of Duqm is the first step towards expanding its presence worldwide. A senior official of the Port of Antwerp International said it will play a prominent role in the development and operation of
To save time and money for the owners of a general cargo vessel that was leaking oil, a Hydrex diver-technician team replaced three stern tube seals, using one of the company’s flexible mobdocks. This enabled the team to carry out the entire operation underwater during the vessel’s stop in Antwerp.
Cruise lines fear new environmental regulations that could boost fuel costs by as much as 75 per cent. By August 2012, both Canada and the United States will implement regulations that force ships to reduce the amount of sulphur coming from their smokestacks from the current worldwide standard of 4.
Yorkshire crab fishermen have claimed their livelihoods could be put at risk by Scottish trawlers dredging for scallops in their fishing grounds. Fishermen say over the past 20 years they have created a sustainable area for crab and lobster off the coast of Bridlington.
In April, dredging work on the Georgian Black Sea terminal of Kulevi, which is owned by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), will be continued in April, the terminal reported… [mappress] Source:trend,April 1,2010;
Louisiana-based industries supporting the petroleum industry stand to gain under President Barack Obama’s plan to expand offshore drilling. Shipbuilders, offshore structure fabrication companies and offshore transport companies eventually could see increased demand for their supplies and products, s
Reference is made to the press releases of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) of 27 March and 30 March 2010 whereby Boskalis Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Boskalis (the Offeror) announced to declare the public cash offer (the Offer) for all the issued and outstanding ordinary sh
Britain’s burgeoning marine energy industry has been given another boost through the injection of a £5 million grant from the government which will go towards a Marine Renewables business park in the UK Southwest, close to where the new offshore Wave Hub is being built.
Austal confirms an unconditional contract has been signed with Oman’s National Ferries Company (NFC) for the maintenance of seven large high-speed craft. The contract requires Austal deliver vessel maintenance services for NFC’s five high speed ferries and two Oman Coast Guard rescue boats, co-manag
HA NOI — The illegal extraction of sand that has taken place since the beginning of March is threatening the Thuy Phu dike corridor that runs alongside the Hong (Red) River in Ha Noi’s Phu Xuyen District and the lives and farmland of hundreds of families… [mappress] Source:vietnamnews,April 1,2010;
FORT EDWARD — Several members of a citizens group studying Hudson River PCB dredging questioned Tuesday why General Electric Co. won’t make its case for how the first year of the project fared… [mappress] Source:timesunion,April 1,2010;
Cape Wind announced today it has entered into an agreement with Siemens to supply 130 of its 3.6-Megawatt (MW) turbines for America’s first planned offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts and, at the same time, Siemens also announced plans to open a U.S. Offshore Wind office in Boston. “We
The R.I. Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday rejected as too expensive a proposed power-purchase agreement between Deepwater Wind LLC… [mappress] Source: pbn, March 30, 2010;
UP to 55 million cubic metres of dredge spoil will be dumped on seagrass beds in Gladstone harbour to allow the development of the LNG export industry, despite the risks to the region’s dugong population. [mappress] Source:theaustralian,March 31,2010;
