Africa
Egypt to Resume Gas Exports to Jordan
Egyptian natural gas exports to Jordan will resume soon under a new agreement with amended prices, a Jordanian government source has said… (almasryalyoum) [mappress] Source: almasryalyoum, September 5, 2011;
MSI Working for Maersk Oil, Offshore Angola
MSI announced that it has successfully completed mobilisation of a current mooring, as well as a metocean buoy, for Maersk Oil Angola in Block 16 offshore Angola in approximately 1,200m water depth. The primary objective of the project is to collect site specific current, wave and meteorological dat
Egypt’s Damietta Port Acquires Two Additional STS Cranes
Egypt’s Damietta Port acquires two additional STS cranes… (porttechnology) [mappress] Source: porttechnology, September 5, 2011
Nigeria: Bureau of Public Procurement Queries Transport Minister and NPA Over Dredging Contract
Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, has queried the Minister of Transport and Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, over a petition by one of the… BY GODWIN ORITSE (vanguardngr) [mappress] Source: vanguardngr, September 5, 2011;
Ghana: Department of Oceanography and Fisheries Opens Workshop on Maritime Security
A team of Scientists from the Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of Ghana, are holding a stakeholders’ workshop on vessel… (ghananewsagency) [mappress] Source: ghananewsagency, September 2, 2011.
Global Oil Tanker Fleet Expands Faster Than Demand
The global oil tanker fleet will expand almost three times more quickly than demand this year, according to Clarkson Research Services Ltd… (Eximin) [mappress] Source: Eximin, September 2, 2011.
Kenya Plans to Invest in Coast Region’s Economic Development
The Government has increased budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector to Kshs 97 billion this financial year to boost the growth of… (kbc) [mappress] Source: kbc, September 2, 2011;
Containership Orders Increases
Containership orders are increasing at a dramatic rate, analysis from Braemar’s Seascope’s research division has revealed… (Exim) [mappress] Source: Exim, September 2, 2011.
Nigeria: Lagos Wants Government’s Intervention to Construct Effective Atlantic Ocean Shoreline
The Lagos State government has pleaded with the Federal Government to assist the state to construct an effective Atlantic Ocean shoreline… By Femi Akinola (allafrica) [mappress] Source: allafrica, September 1, 2011;
Westshore Shipbrokers: A Closer Look at Vessel Scrapping and Attrition in the OSV Market
Offshore vessel market has been one area of the business that has had little to do with vessel scrapping. It was notable therefore that in the first quarter results for US-owner Tidewater that an announcement was made regarding the intention to scrap eleven vessels from its large fleet. Tidewater is
USA: Hyperdynamics Welcomes New Members to its Senior Staff
Hyperdynamics Corporation today announced the addition of key corporate and operations staff. The Company said it was is pleased to welcome Tahera Khan as Director of Human Resources, David G. Williams as Chief Drilling Engineer and Thomas K. Posey as Senior Operations Geologist. Khan comes to Hyper
Westshore Shipbrokers: A Closer Look at Vessel Scrapping and Attrition in the OSV Market
Offshore vessel market has been one area of the business that has had little to do with vessel scrapping. It was notable therefore that in the first quarter results for US-owner Tidewater that an announcement was made regarding the intention to scrap eleven vessels from its large fleet. Tidewater is