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  • Super-fast vessel to combat poaching

    9 June 2006

    A new super-fast patrol vessel was launched in Cape Town harbour on Thursday to reinforce marine protection and help combat poaching. The vessel, named after South African struggle heroine Florence Mkhize, boasts speeds of more than 60 knots and a range of 650km. It is 14 metres long and can accommodate 12 people. This makes […]

  • Senators Back Up Black Creek Marsh Project

    10 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow, vice chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, and Carl Levin, chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, yesterday announced support for the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority to help ensure the Black Creek Marsh Coastal Wetlands’ ecosystem remains healthy. The $648,000 grant, which will reconnect the Marsh to the Clinton River and re-create […]

  • Over 1 tonne of drugs found in container onboard Maersk Sembawang

    22 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    More than a tonne of drugs – 1,196 kilogrammes of heroin and morphine derivatives – were recovered from containership Maersk Sembawang after it docked at the UK’s Port of Felixstowe earlier this month.

  • Arthur J Salvage Operations Stalled Again (USA)

    27 July 2012

    Weather conditions at the worksite of the Arthur J salvage operations have deteriorated Thursday, requiring workers to cease until weather conditions improve. Response crews that were working on the Arthur J plan to restart salvage operations at the earliest and safest time today. The Arthur J is the 110-foot dredge barge that completely sunk approximately […]

  • Top News of the Week of Jan 7 – 12, 2013

    13 January 2013

    Top News of the Week of Jan 7 – 12, 2013

  • The Netherlands: First Commercial Cargo at Gate LNG Expected in September

    10 August 2011

    The Netherlands’ Gate LNG terminal is expected to receive its first commercial cargo in September, market sources told ICIS Heren on Tuesday. The cargo will be delivered from Qatar on a Q-Max tanker to Germany-based utility RWE, which controls 25% of the terminal’s 12 billion cubic metre/year capacity, ICIS Heren understands. RWE is believed to […]

  • Winter Season Starts at Great Lakes Shipyard

    6 January 2014

    The start of the winter layup season at Great Lakes Shipyard is marked by the arrival of Interlake Steamship Company’s articulated tug-barge DOROTHY ANN and PATHFINDER. The ATB will remain berthed in the yard for planned repairs and routine maintenance, as well as various inspections and miscellaneous renewals. Other winter layup and repair work scheduled […]

  • First Ammonia and Topsoe launch SOEC modules production for green ammonia plant in Texas

    31 October 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Technology

    New York-headquartered ammonia plants developer First Ammonia has signed sales and service agreements with Danish technology company Topsoe for the production of the first solid oxide electrolyzers for the green ammonia project in the port of Victoria, Texas. The agreement, described as a milestone in the green ammonia project development, enables the fabrication of the […]

  • Cruise line sends a yacht up the Gambia River toward home of ‘Roots’ hero

    2 May 2011

    If Kunta Kinte could see the Gambia River, he wouldn’t believe it. Picture a white yacht flying a blue Greek flag. Sitting on the deck are 25 people having lunch, a little white wine, a little pasta. The yacht, Pegasus, is the only vessel on the shimmering, warm river. It glides past the shore, headed […]

  • Hercules Offshore, Inc. investors information

    6 July 2007

    Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) announced today that it has scheduled a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2007 financial results on August 3, 2007. The call will take place at 10:00 a.m. CDT (11:00 a.m. EDT). The financial results are scheduled to be released publicly prior to market opening in the United States […]

  • Hercules Offshore Announces First Quarter 2006 Earnings

    2 May 2006

    Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO), today reported net income of $30.9 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, on operating revenues of $56.1 million for the first quarter of 2006, compared to net income of $11.4 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, on operating revenues of $34.1 million for the first quarter of 2005. The results […]

  • Bollinger Delivers 4th FRC Robert Yered to US Coast Guard

    21 November 2012

    Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the ROBERT YERED, the fourth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president of new construction, Chris Bollinger, “We are very pleased to announce the delivery of the ROBERT YERED, to USCG Sector Miami. We look forward to the […]

  • Mayors Not Sold on Offshore Wind Turbines (Canada)

    22 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    The mayors of the three Lambton County municipalities bordering Lake Huron are cool to the idea of erecting offshore wind turbines. Mike Bradley of Sarnia, Lonny Napper of Plympton-Wyoming and Bill Weber of Lambton Shores responded with caution to a recent Conference Board of Canada report on offshore wind power generation. Financed by manufacturer Vestas […]

  • Historic Soviet shipwreck ‘found’

    20 September 2006

    Russian divers say they have found the wreck of a Soviet ship which sank attempting a historic journey along the Arctic coast in 1934. The Chelyuskin was trapped in ice as it tried to complete a voyage from Murmansk in north-western Russia to Vladivostok in the Pacific Ocean. It was supposed to show that a […]

  • Kentish Flats Extension Becomes Fully Fledged Offshore Wind Farm

    6 June 2016

    The official inauguration of Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats Extension (KFE) offshore wind farm is being held today, with the ceremonial ribbon cut on board the MV Balmoral, 7km off Herne Bay and Whitstable.  Vattenfall is ahead on the low cost energy challenge, according to Gunnar Groebler, Vattenfall’s Vice President of Business Area Wind, who highlighted important innovation on Kentish […]

  • Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm Extension Plans Leap Planning Hurdle (UK)

    11 November 2011

    Plans to extend the wind farm off the coast of Whitstable and Herne Bay has leapt a planning hurdle following an extensive community…   By Chris Britcher (kentnews) [mappress] Source: kentnews, November 11, 2011; Image: vattenfall, February 21, 2011

  • UK: Graham Commends Local Partnership for Success of Dredging

    11 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart has commended the work of the South Holderness Consortium of Drainage Boards for the work they have done to dredge Stone Creek and Hedon Haven. Graham said, “This dredging is the product of a huge amount of work from many different organisations and the Consortium of […]

  • STATS Group Strengthens Management Team

    17 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Pipeline engineering specialist STATS Group has strengthened its management team with the appointment of two directors who will oversee the company’s design engineering functions. Bill Herron takes on the role of Group Technical Director and will be responsible for STATS’ product development, standardisation and project design requirements globally. Assisting him will be Winnipeg-based Doug Krokosz, […]

  • Riding the escalator south

    24 December 2007

    It is tactical decision every skipper makes in any Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The right choice and you’re a hero. Get it wrong and it can cost you the race. And as the boats have changed over the years he equation has been shifting.

  • IJC Improves Regulation Plan for Lake Superior (USA)

    29 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The International Joint Commission advised the governments of Canada and the United States, by letter dated April 15, 2013, that it will implement this year an improved plan for regulating Lake Superior outflows at Sault Ste. Marie. The new plan, Lake Superior Regulation Plan 2012, provides additional benefits compared to current regulation, especially during extreme […]

  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean Adds New RoRo Ship

    8 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean added the Neo-Panamax vessel MV Titus, capable of carrying 8,000 cars, to its fleet.

  • USA: Roen Salvage Lands Duluth-Superior Harbor Dredging Contract

    10 July 2012

      According to msnbc.com, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awarded a $2,765,000 contract for dredging and site improvements at Duluth-Superior Harbor. Roen Salvage Co. of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., will dredge 143,500cubic yards of sediment and deposit the shoaled material in the Erie Pier Confined Disposal Facility, CDF, in Duluth, Minn. This dredging […]

  • Hercules Offshore Announces Second Quarter 2007 Earnings

    3 August 2007

    Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) today reported net income of $23.5 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, on revenues of $99.0 million for second quarter 2007, compared to net income of $22.9 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, on revenues of $76.3 million for second quarter 2006.

  • Optimism in the Danish shipping community

    21 May 2010

    “We are optimistic about the future as we see growth on most markets at the moment” says Lars Vang Christensen, Herning Shipping, and chairman of the Danish Shipowners’ Association. “If we would grade our optimism we would say the 2009 was brutal and we expect 2010 to be only hard”, says Lars Vang Christensen. Despite […]

  • Bollinger Shipyards Hands Over Tenth FRC to US Coast Guard

    26 June 2014

    Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the Raymond Evans, the tenth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. “We are proud to announce the delivery of the Raymond Evans, the latest FRC built by Bollinger, to the 7th Coast Guard District in Key West, FL. The Raymond Evans, as well as the previous nine FRC […]