Responding to questions from Dredging News Online, a spokesperson for Dutch dredging major Royal Boskalis Westminster said the company would not be affected by the financial crisis in Dubai. Earlier this week, Dubai Drydocks Group, of which well known developers such as Nakheel are a part, told cred
Hundreds of construction workers on the $43 billion Gorgon gas project will live on a luxury Norwegian cruise ship anchored off Barrow Island. Nicole Hodgson, spokeswoman for project operator Chevron, said yesterday up to 350 workers would be accommodated on the seven-year-old MS Finnmarken which ha
MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, has been granted an adjournment debate in the House of Commons… Source: Politics.co.uk, November 30, 2009;
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) rules are being implemented and single hulled tankers have been phased out. This would result in a large fleet of vessels going out of service by the year 2010-12. This has changed the mix of vessels that have been patronising the Co
The Jakarta administration is waiting for a World Bank loan channeled by the Finance Ministry before starting its project to dredge 13 main rivers… Source: Jakarta Post, November 30, 2009;
Saipem has been awarded a contract for the supply and operation of a FPSO vessel (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) worth approximately 1 billion euro. The contract, awarded by Eni, encompasses the conversion of a wholly owned oil tanker into a FPSO vessel, for which Saipem will provide th
Swiber Holdings Limited has secured a contract which is its first in Myanmar. The Group has announced that it has successfully inked a Letter of Award (LOA) with a Myanmar-based oil and gas company worth US$77.0 million, which further boosts Swiber’s current orderbook.
GuySuCo is unable to boost sugar exports because of the siltation in the Demerara River and the Interim Board has proposed dredging the river… Source: Stabroek News, November 29, 2009;
The House of Representatives Committee on Marine Transport has begun a probe into the alleged installation of substandard navigational aids at the River Niger by one of the leading contractors handling its dredging… Source: NEXT, November 27, 2009
Three-day tropical storm wipes out approximately 600,000 cubic yards… Source: Ocean City Today, november 27, 2009;
The Shipyards General Workers Federation has warned that the Canadian Federal Government’s proposal to drop a 25 percent tariff on foreign-built cargo ships and ferries would harm the Canadian shipbuilding sector. In early November, the Federal Department of Finance proposed to waive the 25 percent
Despite the economic downturn there is still a shortage of senior officers, in some sectors more than others. Some owners have cut down on cadets to save money, something Singapore based Thome Ship Management, with more than 100 vessels in their control, do not like. ”Now is the time to get flag sta
DFDS Tor Line will take the ro-ro ship Tor Anglia out of service and sell it. 20 seafarers will therefore be laid off in the coming months. The DFDS cargo volumes have declined over the past months and the company needs to adjust the fleet accordingly. The Tor Anglia is the oldest ro-ro in the [&hel
Keppel FELS Brasil has secured contracts from Noble Corporation (Noble) to upgrade and repair two of Noble’s Brazil-based drillships for US$304 million. The scope of work covers the fabrication, repair and replacement of components, including the stern section, accommodation blocks, sponsons and hel
