Rep. Loretta Sanchez has put in a request for $6 million in federal funding to clean up Newport Harbor, Councilwoman Leslie Daigle said Wednesday. [mappress] Source:dailypilot,March 25,2010;
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NI-WA) yesterday said that the multi billion naira Lower Niger Dredging Project has reached fifty per cent completion and that the River Niger will be ready for all year navigation soon. [mappress] Source:thisdayonline,March 25,2010;
Work consists of Maintenance Dredging in Naval Weapons Station Channel, Goose Creek Boat House and TC Dock. Approximately 1,154,000 cubic yards of unclassified material from Naval Weapons Station Channel shall be deposited in the Yellow House Creek Disposal Area… [mappress] Source:fbogov,March 24,20
Shipping Minister G K Vasan on Tuesday said the government was not looking at selling stake in Shipping Corp of India Ltd and Dredging Corp of India Ltd as of now.The government currently holds 80 per cent in Shipping Corp and 78 per cent in Dredging Corp.Shipping Secretary K. Mohandas had… [mappres
The Maersk Co Ltd., London, has sold three container carriers of the B-class to Nordea Finans Sverige AB in a sale and lease back scheme. The three container carriers are now registered in the Swedish register, but will fly Danish flag in a bareboat charter arrangement.
Marin has been granted a $18.8m government subsidy for the construction of a unique research laboratory. The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Maria van der Hoeven, was to officially announce the subsidy on a visit to the Marin headquarters on March 15.
The city of Itajaí, in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, was confirmed today as the South American stopover for the 2011-12 race. It is the first time that the port of Itajaí, which lies 56 miles north of Florianopolis, will play host to the event.
Cruise fares are gradually climbing, future ship orders will be slow coming, and the best deals to be had are in luxury cruising and Alaska. That was the word this morning from Carnival Corp.’s first-quarter earnings call.
Flanders Today reports that, in an effort to increase its investments in wave and tidal energy, Belgian dredging group DEME has established an affiliate, DEME Blue Energy. DEME already has a lot of experience in working on the installation of offshore wind turbines, but the new part of the company w
Somali pirates have hijacked a ship some 1,800km (1,100 miles) from their bases – closer to India than Africa, the EU naval force says. Cdr John Harbour said the attack, on a Turkish-owned ship, marked a major increase in the pirates’ range.
UK-based explorer Tullow Oil said it is keen to expand exploration across East Africa, a senior company official said. The firm was the first to strike oil in Uganda in early 2006 and is in the process of acquiring Heritage Oil’s 50% equity in jointly owned exploration blocks 1 and 3A.
In an effort to increase its investments in wave and tidal energy, the dredging group DEME has established an affiliate, DEME Blue Energy. DEME has been a highly visible and active partner in the sea wind farm industry, but as a dredging group it is more at home with the waves than the wind… [mappre
Meridian Yachts, a Brunswick Boat Group company, has been named as the best-selling brand of flybridge yachts in the US for the fourth year running. According to results by Statistical Surveys Inc, Meridian captured nearly 20 per cent of the 11m-18m (35ft-60ft) flybridge yacht market in the US last
Radio Holland USA has been awarded a multi-year contract for supply of VSAT and airtime services for the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). The fleet, a division of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, State of Alaska, is made up of 11 vessels; transporting people and vehicles t
