The organisers of Skandia Cowes Week are encouraging everyone to submit their nominations for this year’s Liz Earle Ladies Day Trophy via the Home page of theSkandia Cowes Week website, as soon as possible. Liz Earle Ladies Day is on the 7 August, but all nominations must be in before midday on Frid
Project Updates – July 2, 2008 WMDT reports that a dredging campaign for parts of the Wicomico River is expected to start next week. The US Army Corps of Engineers will be removing sediment from the river, and plans to start work two-and-a-half miles downstream from Salisbury and will extend to Uppe
News – July 2, 2008 The Philly News reports that Governor Corzine recently threatened to delay the Delaware River ship channel deepening project, saying the deal signed last week “violated his 2007 peace treaty with Governor Rendell.” Said the report: “Last week, port officials said the US$379 milli
Environmental Issues – July 2, 2008 AP reports that, after years of delays, the PCB dredging project on the upper Hudson River looks ready to get under way. Said AP: “Workers hired by General Electric in Fort Edward are finishing a canal-side wharf for barges and a hangar-sized building to squeeze d
Electro-magnetic survey user Rocksource has been chosen to collaborate with Chevron, Total and StatoilHydro on a new research programme which will look at the integration of seismic and electro-magnetic data. The new research project at the University of Bergen is being funded by the Norwegian Resea
Oil and Gas UK has lifted the lid on the entries for its 2008 Oil and Gas Awards which are aimed at highlighting outstanding achievement within the industry over the past year. Nominations have been opened for all the award categories for individuals, young technicians, and mentoring, along with two
Scottish Power has linked up with a clean energy subsidiary of Norway’s Aker Solutions to develop on a new CO2 sequestration plant in the UK. Aker Clean Carbon will act as technology provider within the consortia, which also includes Marathon Oil with Scottish Power, which is now part of Spain’s Ibe
The Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg is buying equipment for the first stage of the container terminal which is situated on the territory of the Fourth stevedoring company. According to the press-service of the port the contract is closed with Konecranes. The sum of the deal totaled above 1.7 bn rubles.
PIRAEUS, Greece, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (“Navios Holdings”) (NYSE: NM – News), a large, global, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and logistics company, today announced the closing of the previously announced sale of the Navios Aurora I to Navios Maritime
ATHENS, GREECE–(MARKET WIRE)–Jul 1, 2008 — Seanergy Maritime Corp. (AMEX:SRG – News) (SRGU – News) (SRGW – News) announced today its quarterly distribution to public shareholders for the period from April 1, 2008, through and including June 30, 2008. The Company announced that it will pay a distribu
HAMILTON, BERMUDA–(MARKET WIRE)–Jul 1, 2008 — Dockwise Ltd. announces that the Perdido Truss Spar was safely delivered by the semi-submersible vessel Mighty Servant 1 on Friday 27 June 2008. The Spar was skidded on board the vessel on 19 May 2008 in Pori, Finland by Dockwise Shipping, a wholly owned
News – July 1, 2008 Several news sources in the US report that the Port of Hueneme has received final approval from the California Coastal Commission for its plans to dredge the harbour. Harbour Commission President Jess Herrera said the plan to bury the sediment made the most sense both financially
News – July 1, 2008 The Newbury Port News reports that a key congressional committee has approved a bill providing US$760,000 for dredging the Merrimack River channel and another US$95,000 to study erosion on Plum Island. Congressman John Tierney recently announced that US$855,000 will be included i
HOUSTON, June 30, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Pride International, Inc. (NYSE:PDE – News) today announced it will host an Analyst Meeting on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CT. The meeting will be held at the Omni Hotel in Houston, Texas. Additional details on the meeting, includ
