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  • Foreign investment in Russian projects is a win-win

    19 April 2011

    It’s easy to see why: the country is now the world’s largest oil-producing nation, pumping about 10 million barrels a day. And while new offshore drilling in countries like the United States is currently off limits, the big draw in Russia is its willingness to engage in increased offshore exploration – particularly as easier-to-access onshore […]

  • Costly Lesson on How Not to Build a Navy Ship

    25 April 2008

    In their haste to get the ships into the water, the Navy and contractors redesigned and built them at the same time — akin to building an office tower while reworking the blueprints. To meet its deadline, Lockheed abandoned the normal sequence of shipbuilding steps: instead of largely finishing sections and then assembling the ship, […]

  • Contract awarded for Alcyon Lake dredging

    28 August 2006

    Borough officials say a long-awaited project to dredge sediment clogging Alcyon Lake is set to begin in mid-September. The borough council awarded a $277,000 contract for the dredging to Franklin Township-based Elk Pipeline on Monday evening. “We’re finally getting to the end of the tunnel on this,” said Councilman Mike Capelli, noting that state approval […]

  • French court freezes sale of Saddam’s £17m yacht

    8 February 2008

    The Ocean Breeze comes in a modest 34th in the league table of super-yachts. For the paranoid billionaire, however, this 82-metre vessel offers some must-have features: storage space for surface-to-air missiles, bulletproof glass and, in case things get too hot, a secret passage leading to a mini-submarine escape pod.

  • Drifting ship under tow to port

    12 January 2007

    A cargo ship which had been adrift in the North Sea in a Force 10 storm, narrowly missing two gas platforms, was under tow back to port. A rescue tug reached the 4,500-tonne Vindo at about 0900 GMT on Friday. The ship, which has a core crew on board, is being towed to the Humber.

  • Dung Quat economic zone hungry for skilled labour

    15 September 2006

    The Dung Quat Shipyard needs 100 workers per month until the end of this year to get ready for its first 100,000-tonne ship. “Viet Nam ship building is a fledging industry, so the number of skilled engineers and workers is small. As an employer, we know skilled labour is very important,” said the company

  • VOR: The wall

    5 April 2006

    In the past six hours since the last poll, things have changed. Boat speeds have plummeted to well under ten knots and for the leader to under five. The wall, the remains of the decaying frontal system that the boats have to fight through to get to the trade winds, has whacked the boats and […]

  • Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006

    2 December 2005

    Everyone is full of pride and wonder for the relatively inexperienced crew of ABN AMRO TWO (Sebastien JOSSE), who crossed the finish line to finish this leg of the Volvo Ocean Race in second place at 1956 GMT in Cape Town on 1 December, just over six hours behind their team mates on ABN AMRO […]

  • United States Army Corps takes second look at $ 500 million-plus dredging project

    13 November 2009
    Project & Tenders

    Ex-Coast Guard captain brings new data to light. As Georgia Ports Authority officials continue to inch closer to getting the green light on a $500 million-plus harbor deepening that’s been more than 10 years in the making, the last thing they want to see at this point is a glitch… Source: Bluffton Today, November 12, […]

  • Dredging work is crucial for Port of Dover (UK)

    12 January 2010

    The Port of Dover has had its own dredger for some time. Nigel Stokes, assistant harbour master, explains that the David Church, which carries out both suction and grab dredging, is in use hoovering up the silt that gets deposited in the harbour all year round, non-stop. [mappress] Source: Port Strategy, January 9, 2010;

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says: it would be last at least three years before the Montauk Harbor Inlet gets thorough dredging

    12 February 2010
    Project & Tenders

      Larry Penny, East Hampton’s director of natural resources, said on Tuesday that he was shocked during a Jan. 29 meeting when representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it would be at least three years before the Montauk Harbor Inlet and a portion of the harbor itself got the thorough dredging promised […]

  • GMS implements Hong Kong Convention

    17 November 2010

    Global Marketing Systems (GMS) cooperates with Germanischer Lloyd (GL) on green ship recycling. GMS, one of the world’s biggest cash buyers, purchases vessels from ship owners before delivering them to ship recycling facilities. GL will help GMS to implement green ship recycling according to the Hong Kong Convention and independently proves to ship owners that […]

  • Tasmania’s TT-Line Picks New Builder for Ferry Pair

    27 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Rauma Marine Constructions has been selected to build TT-Line Company’s Spirit of Tasmania ships.

  • Danish Flag Hits Milestone with Over 20 Mn GT

    7 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Danish flag reached a milestone as ship registers’ gross tonnage went above 20 million GT for the first time ever.

  • Lloyd Werft Concentrating on Specialised Shipbuilding

    7 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    It’s been a positive 2013 for Rüdiger Pallentin and Carsten J. Haake, Chairmen of Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG and, as Lloyd Werft claims, there will be no major obstacles this year that the company, re-organised a good year ago, would not be able to tackle. “We are already well-booked until October”, Rüdiger Pallentin said. In […]

  • Pacific Fibre Ceases Operations (New Zealand)

    1 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Pacific Fibre board resolved to cease operations, citing an inability to raise the NZ$400m required to fund the cable build. Pacific Fibre launched in March 2010 and planned to build a 13,000km high-speed fibre-optic cable connecting New Zealand and Australia to California. “A 13,000km cable is clearly an audacious thing to try and do. […]

  • Governor McCrory Visits Morehead City Port

    9 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Governor Pat McCrory visited the North Carolina Port of Morehead City yesterday to talk about the need for continual dredging at the state’s ports, announced TWC News. Dredging at the Morehead City harbor should start within the next month. With the short-term problem solved, McCrory said it is time now to look toward the future […]

  • Initial Funding Approved for Ponte Vedra Beach Project

    26 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    The St. Johns County Commission approved financial assistance for the Ponte Vedra beach restoration scheme with a 3-2 majority vote on Tuesday, July 17. This will allow the county’s preferred engineering firm, Taylor Engineering, to begin the necessary preliminary work. “The county will now hire a coastal engineer right away to begin work on our […]

  • Indonesia Preps to Explore Its Offshore Energy Prospects

    7 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Indonesia’s Center for Marine Geological Research and Development (PPPGL), the research and development agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), conducted a sea trial of Geomarin III research vessel in the Sunda Strait. This sea trial is a preparation for the identification of sedimentary basin research to support the preparation of oil […]

  • Spotted: New York Enters Hyundai Saturn’s Orbit

    8 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    In today’s spotted we bring you the Hyundai Saturn, the first of five Hyundai Merchant Marine’s (HMM) ships in the G6 Alliance’s New York Express (NYX) service calling the port of New York and New Jersey through the Expanded Panama Canal.  Vancouver-based terminal operator Global Container Terminals (GCT) welcomed the ship to its terminal GCT […]

  • BIMCO: New Contracts to Help Speed Up Spill Response Times

    15 June 2017

    BIMCO and International Spill Control Organisation (ISCO) have launched two new spill response contracts to make the task of arranging clean-up services following a spill incident easier to negotiate in an emergency. The two contracts, RESPONSECON and US RESPONSECON, are designed for spill incidents and enable those involved to obtain clean-up services and hire specialised […]

  • Readers’ Picks of the Week (15th – 19th, 2016)

    21 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    New Shipping Giant Enters the Scene China Cosco Shipping Corporation Ltd was formally launched in Shanghai yesterday, a company created through the merger between China’s two shipping giants China Ocea… Read More Interview: Navigating the Ever Bigger Ships into the Future As the ships of the global fleet get bigger the tougher it gets to […]

  • USA: Eagle Bulk Shipping Acquires Two New 58.000 DWT Supramax Dry Bulk Vessels

    7 September 2011

    Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc announced that it has taken delivery of two additional Supramax newbuildings, Puffin and Roadrunner, bringing Eagle Bulk’s total on the water fleet to 44 vessels. The Puffin and the Roadrunner are 58,000 dwt Supramax dry bulk vessels. Upon commencement of their contracted charters, the Puffin and Roadrunner are expected to contribute […]

  • Thai power generator seeking direct LNG supplies

    22 August 2018

    The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand is seeking direct supplies of liquefied natural gas.

  • DONG Energy sheds oil and gas business

    24 May 2017

    DONG Energy agreed to sell its entire share capital in its oil and gas business, DONG E&P, to Ineos.