Director General of Debt Management at the Ministry of Finance Rahmat Waluyanto said the World Bank offered aid for coping with flood in Jakarta. The offer will be included in the Jakarta Emergency Dredging Initiative… Source: VIVA News, November 24, 2009;
NEW ORLEANS — State officials are urging the Army Corps of Engineers to stop discarding sediment it dredges from the Mississippi River and use more of it to restore Louisiana’s eroded wetlands. Source: USA Today, November 23, 2009;
TRENTON, N.J. (CN) – The Army Corps of Engineers ignored new information about environmental damages in approving a 102-mile-long, $310 million project to dredge the Delaware River all the way up to Philadelphia, six environmental groups say in Federal Court… Source: Courthouse News Service, Novembe
The Defense Department’s plans to build a deep draft wharf that can support a transient nuclear powered aircraft carrier inside of Apra Harbor may be considered a critical component of the buildup, but the construction of such berthing won’t come without some consequences on the island’s ecosystem…
Most tourists think of packing their swimwear and sun cream for a holiday Down Under. But they could be in for more of a frosty reception after reports of groups of icebergs floating towards New Zealand and Australia.
At least six Bahrain companies will be visiting the Philippines over the weekend, seeking business ventures in local mariculture parks, which are self-contained fishery production zones. These companies, which belong to the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce, will hold meetings with the Philippines’ Depart
France’s Mistral helicopter carrier on Monday made a port call in St. Petersburg, a Russian Navy spokesman said. Russia is seeking to buy a Mistral-class amphibious assault ship, worth 400-500 million euros and the ship arrived in Russia’s second city to be shown off to military personnel and the pu
Emirates Business 24/7 reported that the canal at Al Musaffah industrial area is to be dredged by the National Marine Dredging Company at a cost of AED 1.5 billion following the signing of an agreement with the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council. Mr Mohammed Thani Murshed Al Rumaithi chairman of NMDC
PD Ports has confirmed that it is under new ownership, following the 100 percent sale of its equity to Canadia-based Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield has formed a new holding company Brookfield Ports (UK) to complete the purchase of PD Ports.
The Allure of the Seas, the second Oasis class vessel under construction at STX Finland’s Turku Shipyard, reached its natural element today, 20 November, 2009 as the valves of the dry dock were turned on and the vessel was launched. The Allure of the Seas is the second in a series of the world’s lar
A tug boat is to haul a North Sea oil and gas exploration rig from a Highlands deep water port on a 62-day journey to the Falkland Islands. The Ocean Guardian rig will be used by Desire Petroleum to explore reserves in the North Falkland Basin.
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Petrobras to supply eight subsea boosting systems (Mobo) and one ESDV (emergency valve) for the Jubarte field, located in the north of Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Contract value is approximately USD 37 million. This contract follows a similar job for eight
Dutch company Deen Shipping has ordered LNG fuel installation on its new inland tanker barge, ‘Argonon’. This follows a finding from Dutch research bureau Koers&Vaart that it was possible to use LNG as fuel for fishing vessels. The study concluded that while it idea was technically possible, it woul
Jumbo Shipping has completed a two-year project for the Pearl GTL project of Qatar Shell GTL Ltd. From 2007 to November 2009, 24 reactors of 1200 tonnes each have been transported to the Port of Ras Laffan. With 28,800 tonnes of heavy metal, Jumbo Logistics and Jumbo Shipping made a solid contributi
