News – June 16, 2008 For her research on the role of two seagrass species in wave attenuation and coastal protection, Maike Paul (30), from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, has been awarded the Stanley Gray Fellowship for the 2007/8 academic year by the Institute of Marine Engineering,
Project Updates – June 16, 2008 A contract has been awarded to the low bidder for a US$1.45 million dredging project in New Bedford Harbour to improve navigation and commercial operations along the waterfront and remove pollution. Burnham Associates Inc in Salem was selected for the work that will t
News – June 16, 2008 Dredging of the approaches to the Caribou, Nova Scotia ferry terminal this summer will complement C$2.2 million in construction improvements to Prince Edward Island’s Wood Islands ferry terminal. “This dredging project will allow the two ferries Confederation and Holiday Island
– 16-year-old to promote healthy nutrition in partnership with Produce for Kids, Shuman Produce and Mastronardi Produce; departs from Marina del Rey, Calif. on Saturday, June 14 – MARINA DEL REY, Calif., June 13 /PRNewswire/ — Zac Sunderland, who at 16 years of age is seeking to become the youngest
OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With fuel related costs reaching historical highs, Matson Navigation Company announced today that it is raising its fuel surcharge for its Hawaii service by 4.5 percentage points, from 33.75 to 38.25 percent, and its Guam/CNMI and Micronesia services by 6 percentage p
Dubai-based port operator DP World has reportedly secured approval to build a US$3 billion port and logistics park on the banks of the River Thames in southeast England. The London Gateway project, which DP World inherited following its acquisition of P&O in 2006, involves the development of an 1,80
ARCADIS, the international consulting, design and engineering company, has announced that Coentunnel Company BV, a consortium of which the company is part, has concluded one of the financing required for the Coentunnel prohect in The Netherlands.
(Hareid, 12 June 2008): A contract worth NOK 52 million covering automated handling equipment has been awarded to ODIM by Zhejiang Shipbuilding (Sinopacific Group) in China. The delivery comprises four automated ODIM LARS launch and recovery systems for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and two ODI
Aker Yards and P&O Ferries have signed a letter of intent for building two large car-passenger ferries. The total contract price for both vessels would be approximately EUR 360 million. The vessels, scheduled for delivery in 2010 and 2011 respectively, would be of crucial importance for the Finnish
For the first time in its 12 year history The Superyacht Cup Ulysse Nardin, currently underway in Palma, offered an IRC rated fleet start for the performance division of the regatta with John Williams’ J Class Ranger pulling off a convincing corrected time win over the 28m Wally, Open Season and the
This weekend more than 500 sailboats will be taking part in Europe’s largest lake regatta — the Bol d’Or Mirabaud presented by Girard-Perregaux. This anniversary event will showcase Lake Geneva as an ideal platform for testing cutting-edge technology and nautical research. From Geneva to the Bouvere
Construction work at the Kikiaola small boat harbour on Kauai, Hawaii is expected to start in mid-June, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources announced earlier this month.
VOSTA LMG has announce that on May 21st it signed a contract with Inai Kiara Sdn Bhd in Malaysia for the delivery of an engineering and components package for two cutter suction dredges (CSD).
The author of a report which criticises the economics of a £15 billion green energy project in the UK southwest has told Offshore247.com that it is twice as expensive as other forms of green energy generation.
