The Carnival Sensation’s scheduled departure from Port Canaveral on March 23rd was delayed by more than six hours after Coast Guard inspectors cited the ship for “serious” safety violations related to its fire-control and flood-control systems. The problems were found during a semi-annual inspection
Carnival Corp. is counting on new cruises in the Persian Gulf and China to seed growth for the future, company officials told shareholders at the annual meeting Thursday. The Persian Gulf cruises, set to start next winter, will be offered by Costa Cruises and Aida Cruises, and will be sold primarily
Students majoring in engineering in non-maritime universities, especially those from the countryside in the central and western regions, will be allowed to apply for the post of sailor, an official with the Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) said on Wednesday. Relevant measures will be drafted and
Members of the Harbor Management Commission and other city officials on Wednesday celebrated the completion of the first phase of the dredging of Norwalk Harbor but continue to have serious concerns over the remainder of the project. Meeting the requirements for capping dredged material as outlined
Last weekend the first foundation pile was driven for the Egmond aan Zee Offshore Wind Farm, marking the start of the offshore construction work for this wind energy project. During the first phase 36 piles will be driven, on which the wind turbines will be installed. The construction materials will
The world’s first offshore gas platform entirely powered by renewables has started delivering natural gas to the UK, the energy companies behind the project said on Wednesday. The self-sufficient design of the Cutter platform in the southern North Sea reduces both costs and the environmental impact
China’s oil giant CNOOC Limited announced on Thursday its progress in a 2.6 billion U.S. dollar deal to gain access to offshore oil and gas in the designated area in Nigeria. The move is the latest success by the company to diversify its sources of oil imports to meet the growing demand for oil in [
Two state-owned oil companies from Argentina and Brazil have clinched a deal to jointly explore oil deposits in Argentina’s offshore area, the firms said on Thursday. Brazil’s Petrolos Brasileos, or Petrobras, and Argentina’s Energia Argentina SA, known as Enarsa, said in a statement that they were
A man found floating on a raft between Denmark and Norway says he was thrown overboard from a ship and was adrift for two or three days. He was picked up by a Norwegian gas tanker on Friday morning in the international waters of the Skagerrak. The man, who spoke English, was said to be […]
The long-running and highly reliable Asia Australia Express service (AAX) linking key Southeast Asia ports with Australia has been strengthened with a new ANL vessel, the 2,500 TEU
A NOK 185 million contract covering cables and associated equipment for direct electric heating (DEH) of underwater pipelines has been awarded by Statoil to Nexans Norway. Nexans is to deliver equipment for heating the Tyrihans pipelines. Involving 46 kilometres of 52 kV cable, the system will be us
California’s smog-fighting agency on Thursday approved a sweeping plan to reduce air pollution caused by the ports, rail lines and roadways that move goods around the state. The Air Resources Board’s plan sets out long-term goals and strategies to roll back air pollution levels from cargo movement t
With the boom in the oil and gas exploration sector, fuelled by the recent awarding of new blocks under NELP VI, Indian shipping companies are tanking up to sharpen their focus on the offshore segment. Since offshore installations are away from shore, these require various kinds of support services
Qatar Shipping Company has reported a net profit of QR102.17mn in the first quarter of 2006 as compared with a higher QR130.11mn in the corresponding quarter of previous year. Operating income rose by over 47% to QR229.66mn as compared with QR156.06mn in the corresponding period last year.
