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  • Gosport Flood Protection Plans Move Forward

    7 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Plans to reduce the risk of tidal flooding to more than 500 Gosport, Hampshire, homes have taken major steps forward, the Gosport Borough Council said in its latest announcement.  The council is planning to improve sea defenses at three sites – Forton, Seafield and Alverstoke. The projects are being run on behalf of the council by […]

  • Vietnam: Mekong Dredging to Reduce Flooding Risk

    18 June 2012

     Viet Nam News Provincial authorities in Mekong have taken measures to improve safety for people, crops and other properties during the 2012 flooding season, reports  Viet Nam News. An Giang Province has invested VND160 billion (US$7.65 million) in dredging irrigation networks to protect over 125,000 hectares under the autumn-winter rice crop and 24,000 hectares under […]

  • Beach Recharge to Begin Earlier Than Expected

    25 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A highly anticipated stage of the £36 million Clacton and Holland on Sea Coastal Protection Scheme started yesterday, with the first beach recharge to create new sand and shingle beaches. The recharge hails an exciting new stage in the project, as the beaches start to take shape. The hopper dredger vessel ‘Causeway’ has sailed to […]

  • General cargo crew members kidnapped in 2nd attack off West Africa in the same day

    3 July 2020
    Safety, Vessels

    Five crew members of a general cargo ship Kota Budi have been kidnapped by armed men off Cotonou, Benin, Dryad Global said citing a high confidence source. The kidnapped crew, including the master, are all Chinese nationals. The multipurpose vessel, built in 2013, is owned and operated by Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL). PIL confirmed […]

  • Avance Gas Sending Another Newbuilding to Drydock

    7 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian owner and operator of Very Large Gac Carriers (VLGC) Avance Gas has revealed plans to drydock another newbuilding, namely the Hull 1077 named Chinook. The vessel is due for delivery from Jiangnan Shipyard on 21st of September, 2015 and will be drydocked in Singapore upon delivery as a precautionary measure. “After reviewing available documentation related […]

  • DOF Subsea USA Takes Delivery of ‘Harvey Deep-Sea’

    9 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    DOF Subsea USA has taken delivery of the new build DPII Multipurpose Construction Vessel – Harvey Deep-Sea under a 4-year long term charter agreement with Harvey Gulf International Marine. DOF Subsea will immediately commence the planned mobilization, comprising of structural reinforcement of the back deck to allow rapid mobilization of project specific equipment, repositioning of […]

  • Golar LNG Partners posts lower net income in Q1

    1 June 2016

    Golar LNG Partners, the owner and operator of FSRUs and LNG carriers posted a lower net income in the first quarter of this year. The Partnership formed in 2007 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Golar LNG reported net income of $16.8 million and operating income of $56.1 million for the first quarter, as compared to […]

  • Singapore: Nam Cheong Secures Sale Contracts

    23 August 2012

    Nam Cheong International Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nam Cheong, has secured sale contracts with a total value worth USD43.81 million for two units of 5,150 brake horsepower (bhp) Anchor Handling Towing Supply (AHTS) vessel and one unit of 3,000 DWT Platform Supply Vessel. The PSV and AHTS vessels are being built as part of […]

  • Spotted: Port of Sharjah’s New Tug to Pull In Heavyweights

    24 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Sharjah Port and Customs Authority has taken delivery of a Damen ASD tug 2411, named Al Luolo’ Aya during a ceremony held at Damen Shipyards Sharjah, UAE.  The ASD 2411 tug, fully “built in Sharjah for Sharjah,” is the port’s first ASD tug. Besides this tug, the port operates eight Damen Stan tugs and a recently […]

  • Bahrain LNG Terminal Pre-FEED Study to Be Completed Soon

    11 November 2013

    The National Oil & Gas Authority (NOGA) and The Oil and Gas Holding Company have jointly arranged a short presentation aiming to provide an update on the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in particular with respect to the siting of the facilities and the way forward to pursue this strategic project to Kingdom of Bahrain. […]

  • GWEC Names New CEO

    20 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has appointed Ben Backwell as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

  • Great Barrier Reef Future – Key Election Issue

    28 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Great Barrier Reef is shaping as a key issue this election as members of the public go to meet with candidates to impress upon them the importance of protecting the Great Barrier Reef from over-industrialization, announced the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS). Gemma Plesman, Great Barrier Reef campaigner with AMCS, said that people have taken […]

  • Herbert Hoover Dike Contract Awarded

    23 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has awarded its second contract over the last 30 days to replace water control structures at Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) surrounding Lake Okeechobee. The Corps awarded the $27.7 million contract to Harry Pepper & Associates of Jacksonville, Fla. The contract calls for replacement of Culverts IP-1 (S-292) […]

  • Nicaragua Canal Project Moves Toward Construction Phase

    25 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    HKND Group – the company behind the Nicaragua Grand Canal project – has entered into an agreement with RODIO-Swissboring for a detailed physical Soil Investigation Program to be carried out for the Brito Access Channel and Brito Port area on the Pacific side. Also, the company has signed another agreement, this time with CSA Global of Australia, for project management and […]

  • ENSCO Australia Wins Heron-3 Drilling Contract

    4 October 2011

    MEO Australia Limited announced that it has been advised by Eni Australia Ltd as Operator of the NT/P68 Joint Venture, that a contract has been awarded to ENSCO Australia Pty Limited under which Ensco will provide the jack-up drilling rig “ENSCO 109” and associated services in 2012 to support the Heron-3 drilling campaign in NT/P68 […]

  • Ensco sells another jack-up rig

    25 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Ensco plc  today sold ENSCO 85, a jack-up rig built in 1981, for $64 million. The net book value of the rig was approximately $54 million. The pre-tax gain on this sale was approximately $10 million, which will be included in the second quarter 2014 operating results. “Year to date, we have sold three jack-up […]

  • USS John S McCain’s Sudden Turn Caused Collision with Alnic MC

    8 March 2018

    The collision between Alnic MC and USS John S McCain was caused by a sudden turn of the warship into the tanker’s path.

  • USA: DEP Disappointed over Delaware River Dredging Decision

    5 July 2012

    The Christie Administration has expressed disappointment in a federal appeals court ruling upholding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ project to deepen the Delaware River’s shipping channel from the mouth of the bay to Camden. “Governor Christie and I have remained steadfast in our position that the Army Corps of Engineers must be compelled to […]

  • Bonheur and Ganger Rolf Float Merger Plans

    8 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    The boards of directors of Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA have resolved to propose a merger of the two companies, with Bonheur being the surviving entity and maintaining its listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The corporate structure of Bonheur and Ganger Rolf has historically taken the form of a cross ownership between the two companies, […]

  • Manor Renewables Energy Sets Up Galloper Base at OrbisEnergy

    21 September 2017

    Manor Renewables Energy (MRE) has taken workspace at OrbisEnergy, Lowestoft, Suffolk, as their headquarters for operations at the Galloper offshore wind farm.

  • Concordia Maritime Takes Second 50000 DWT IMOIIMAX

    15 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Swedish tanker owner and operator Concordia Maritime has taken delivery of the second 50,000 dwt IMOIIMAX tanker, Stena Important, from the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipbuilding International. The chemical and product tanker Stena Important is part of a series of ten vessels ordered by Stena Bulk in 2012, two of which are owned by Concordia Maritime. Her […]

  • Shipping in Panama Canal Unaffected by Lock Wall Collapse, Repairs Underway

    1 June 2016

    Shipping traffic at the Panama Canal has not been affected by the collapse of a section of South East wall of the Miraflores locks over the weekend, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said, adding that transit and lock operations are being normally carried out. The affected wall is not part of the main structure of […]

  • Greece: Diana Shipping Takes Delivery of Bulk Carrier

    10 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Diana Shipping Inc, a global shipping transportation company specializing in dry bulk cargoes, announced today that the Company has taken delivery on July 7, 2011 of the m/v “Corona”, renamed “Arethusa”, a 73,593 dwt Panamax dry bulk carrier built in 2007. As previously announced, the Arethusa is chartered to Cargill International S.A., Geneva for a […]

  • DFDS Takes Over Damaged MyFerryLink Duo

    16 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Danish shipping company DFDS has finally taken over two Ro-Pax ferries previously operated by MyFerryLink after a two month delay in the delivery of the vessels which were occupied and damaged by the operator’s French workers. Workers of the MyFerryLink, represented by SCOP-SeaFrance, had blocked the French port of Calais since the beginning of July, protesting job […]

  • RVO.nl to Invite Archaeological Study Bids for New OW Areas

    24 July 2018

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has issued early information on a tender it plans to launch on 30 July, looking for a company to undertake an archaeological study for three areas earmarked for offshore wind projects.