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  • Obama signs cruise ship safety bill

    28 July 2010

    In response to a series of high-profile assaults and disappearances on cruise ships in recent years, President Obama signed into law Tuesday tougher new rules for reporting crimes at sea, improving ship safety and training ship staff on collecting assault evidence. The $40-billion cruise line industry has long been condemned by critics who say cruise […]

  • Officials seek speedy approval for harbor dredging

    18 September 2006

    Town officials are scrambling to capitalize on a chance to dredge Greenwich Harbor for the first time in nearly four decades. The murky harbor beside Grass Island hasn’t been cleared of sand and silt since 1968. An application nearing approval could lead to dredging by mid-October, said Susan Jacobson, an analyst with the Connecticut Department […]

  • Subcon to Deliver Australia’s Largest Artificial Reef

    8 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) will be deploying two offshore artificial reefs off the southern Sydney coast to increase fishing opportunities in the region. The reefs will be accessible from Port Botany and Port Hacking. Australian reef specialists, Subcon have been engaged to execute the design, fabrication and installation of […]

  • Residents Call for Nongsala Reservoir Dredging

    28 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    The locals of Khon Kean’s Nongrua District have been suffering from severe drought conditions, forcing them to purchase water for consumption. The 70-rai Nongsala reservoir in Yangkham Sub-district has dried up and the little water remaining is murky and unsuitable for drinking, announced National News Bureau of Thailand. According to the local residents, it has not […]

  • Committing to Russian LNG hard for Tokyo Gas

    24 September 2014

    Japan’s second largest buyer of LNG from Russia, Tokyo Gas, is finding it difficult to tie up new Russian supplies of the liquefied gas due to concerns over sanctions imposed on Russia. Vice chairman of Tokyo Gas, Shigeru Muraki said that due to the sensitivity of sanctions, it is hard to make a new commitment to […]

  • Jasa Merin bags SSV contract from Carigali Hess

    15 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    SILK Holdings Bhd has announced that its subsidiary, Jasa Merin (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, has been awarded a contract by Carigali Hess Operating Company Sdn Bhd, for the provision of Straight Supply Vessel (SSV). The contract which started on 12 May 2014 is for a primary term of two years with three extension options of one […]

  • Stone Placement Operations Underway Along Mississippi River

    17 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District’s commander, Col. Michael Ellicott, recently visited the site of on-going stone placement operations along the Mississippi River at Hopefield, Ark., located at river mile 735R. This work is part of the Mississippi River Channel Improvement Project which is responsible for maintaining a safe and dependable navigation channel […]

  • Dredging Corporation of India Organizes Lecture on “Commercial Contracts – Reading the Fine Print”

    10 February 2011

      A guest lecture has been organized by Dredging Corporation of India today at its corporate headquarters on “Commercial Contracts – Reading the Fine Print”. Mr. D.V.Subba Rao, an eminent lawyer and former Chairman of Bar Council of India, addressed the officers of DCI and answered their questions after the speech. Mr. D.V.Subba Rao, in his speech […]

  • Arc Surveying Acquires Loudenbeck

    12 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Jacksonville, Fl-based Arc Surveying and Mapping, Inc. has acquired Loudenbeck Surveying, Inc. of Memphis, Tenn. Loudenbeck provides topographic, construction and boundary surveying throughout the southeast and mid-south regions, with licenses in Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. Arc Surveying provides hydrographic, topographic and land surveys globally, specializing in ports, harbors, bridges and related hydrographic surveying. […]

  • WEDA Midwest Chapter Meeting Starts Next Week

    27 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    The 2019 WEDA Midwest Chapter Meeting is set to begin next week at the Embassy Suites Memphis, Tennessee. The event – taking place March 6-8, 2019 – will offer individuals and firms an opportunity to make presentations in the following areas: sediment investigation, environmental dredging, navigational dredging, coast/shoreline protection and restoration, sediment management and re-use, surveying, etc. According to […]

  • DCI’s Vigilance Awareness Week Inaugurated (India)

    26 October 2010

    The inaugural function of the Vigilance Awareness Week was held at Corporate Headquarters of DCI, Visakhapatnam today. Shri J. Purnachandra Rao, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam was the Chief Guest at the function. Shri P.M.Mohan, IPS, CVO, VPT also attended the same as the Guest of Honour. Shri S. Vasudeva Rao, Chief Vigilance Officer, DCI, […]

  • UAE: Jebel Ali Port Hosts Director of General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs

    28 May 2012

    His Excellency Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, Vice Chairman, DP World, received at Jebel Ali Port, Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director of General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai, and his accompanying delegation. During their talks, they explored ways of enhancing cooperation between the General Directorate and DP World, UAE Region. The […]

  • USCG: No Threat to Charleston Port, Terminal to Reopen

    15 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Relevant authorities have confirmed that there is no existing threat to the Port of Charleston following reports of a “dirty bomb” in the containers aboard the boxship Maersk Memphis. The United States Coast Guard informed that there were 4 containers where threat was posed at Charleston’s Wando terminal, adding that “these have been scanned and cleared by authorities.” […]

  • TravelCenters adds LNG fueling facility

    5 May 2015

    TravelCenters of America, operator of the TA and Petro Stopping Centers travel center brands, said it has opened LNG fueling lanes at its TA location at I-10, Exit 583 (I.H.-10 East), in San Antonio, Texas.

  • TravelCenters adds LNG fueling facility

    5 May 2015

    TravelCenters of America, operator of the TA and Petro Stopping Centers travel center brands, said it has opened LNG fueling lanes at its TA location at I-10, Exit 583 (I.H.-10 East), in San Antonio, Texas.

  • Mississippi River Assessment Report Released

    23 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, yesterday released the Final Assessment Report of the Lower Mississippi River Resource Assessment. This report addresses habitat, recreation and information needs on the Lower Mississippi River. This assessment combines three previously completed assessments under the Lower Mississippi River Resource Assessment. These were an information needs assessment completed in 2013, […]

  • PIRA: South America Joins Asia in Spot Price Support

    24 January 2014

    PIRA Energy Group reports that South America joins Asia in spot price support. U.S. production to bear burden of narrowing U.S. storage deficit. European storage outlook begins to morph. Specifically, PIRA’s analysis of natural gas market fundamentals has revealed the following: The gravitational center of LNG trading is firmly in Asia, and spot prices are […]

  • AOWFL Seeks Local Content for Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm

    22 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (AOWFL), the company behind the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), has invited members of the regional business community to the second local supply chain event to be held at Chester Hotel, Aberdeen, on 9 September. Vattenfall, the sole owner of the wind farm, will provide a project update which will be […]

  • AOWFL Seeks Local Content for Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm

    22 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (AOWFL), the company behind the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), has invited members of the regional business community to the second local supply chain event to be held at Chester Hotel, Aberdeen, on 9 September. Vattenfall, the sole owner of the wind farm, will provide a project update which will be […]

  • Scorpio Tankers boosts liquidity with four-ship sale and leaseback deal

    13 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Tanker owner and operator Scorpio Tankers has decided to sell and lease back three MR product tankers and one LR2 product tanker to China’s AVIC International Leasing.

  • Balili River Cleanup Plan Receives Support (The Philippines)

    28 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Local residents in La Trinidad, Benguet, who compose 42 organizations have adopted the system of self-help in the revival of all tributaries of the Balili River. This was learned from Municipal Mayor Edna Tabanda who is assessing the various Balili River rehabilitation programs launched by various agencies and non-government organizations in the past years. Despite […]

  • Two new blade technologies from Edinburgh University researchers aim for renewable energy efficiency

    17 May 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    EPSRC has funded a collaboration between Professor of Fluid Mechanics and Bioinspired Engineering, Ignazio Maria Viola, and Senior Lecturer in Composites Design and Testing, Eddie McCarthy, which resulted in two new technologies that are expected to reduce unsteady loading, improve turbine resilience and reliability and decrease the levelized cost of energy. 

  • US Team Developing Mega Turbines Inspired by Palm Trees

    28 December 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital, Research & Development, Technology

    A US-based team of scientists plans to use a USD 3.56 million grant to develop wind turbines able to protect themselves in severe weather by folding in their rotor blades like palm trees in a hurricane. The team, led by Professor Eric Loth, Chair of the University of Virginia’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, will spend the three-year grant […]

  • Watch Hill Marina Dredging Completed

    19 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Fire Island National Seashore’s Watch Hill marina is now open following successful completion of the maintenance dredging program. “The dredging completed in the Watch Hill channel will provide safe passage for ferries, emergency services, and private boaters for many summers to come” said Fire Island National Seashore Facility Manager James Dunphy. Portions of the navigation channel […]

  • Bangladesh: Government Reveals Plan to Save Four Rivers

    19 December 2011

    Government efforts to save the four rivers – Buriganga, Shitalakhya, Turag and Balu – flowing around the metropolis through restoring their navigability are yet to make any headway. Ceaseless dumping of wastes, haphazard dredging and encroachment on these rivers continue unabated. A recent survey on the wetland around Dhaka city says that all such lands […]