The name may not exactly roll off the tongue, but when the Navy christens its first littoral ship next month, it will inaugurate a new breed of warship that Navy leaders say is perfectly tailored to confront the emerging, unconventional threats of the 21st century. So named because they can navigate
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The Larkspur Ferry Terminal is undergoing a $3.1 million dredging project to clear the channel of sediment. Runoff from adjacent Corte Madera Creek and currents from San Francisco Bay cause sediment to fill the channel, which was last dredged in 2002. The Dutra Dredging Co. of San Rafael is doing th
Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus Group Plc will increase prices of long products by up to 10 percent from October 1 given strong market demand, it said on Tuesday, joining rivals which have already hiked prices. “Demand across our main markets such as construction, commercial vehicles and shipbuilding c
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced that its Australian subsidiary has successfully bid for the rights to a deepwater exploration permit with gas potential offshore Western Australia. Chevron Australia Pty Ltd will be the operator and will hold a 50 percent interest, and Shell Developmen
Indago Petroleum Ltd said it has entered into a new joint petroleum concession agreement with the Government of Ras Al Khaimah, in the UAE, over the offshore Saleh field, but has given up its Ras Al Khaimah onshore license. The new concession area encompasses a producing offshore gas field located 4
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (Nasdaq: GSTL) today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement in principle to time charter the Genco Commander, a 1994 Japanese-built Handymax vessel, for eleven to thirteen months with A/S Klaveness for a gross rate of $19,750 per day minus five perc
Rolls-Royce has won an order for the largest naval gas turbines in the world to power a next generation US Navy warship. Two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines will power the second Lockheed Martin-designed Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Another set of the same turbines has already been ordered and installe
On August 16, the Korean representatives will arrive in Baku to hold talks on the creation of a new shipbuilding and ship-repair enterprise in Azerbaijan, the chief of Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company (SCSC) Aydin Bashirov told Trend. It is expected that the talks on this issue will also be
North Hoyle and Scroby Sands offshore wind farms produced enough energy to power almost 80,000 homes and saved more than 250,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the first annual reports from the facilities. Also detailed in the reports were positive results on wildlife impact and sa
With 20 crew lead by its Captain Norberto Agoro of Dao, Capiz, the73 meters M/T Solar 1 traversed from Bataan seas via Antique. The vessel was to discharge 13.5 metric tons bunker fuel in Zamboanga. It was reported that due to strong winds and rough seas, the crew stopped in Antique then took the Il
The possible energy future of New England and the nation steamed into the Gulf of Mexico last week and moored 116 miles off New Orleans. Called Excelsior, the massive red-hulled ship — almost two football fields in length and 15 stories high — is a signature piece in the world’s first offshore lique
Sudan will export its first crude cargo from the 40 000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Thar Jath oilfield, totalling 400 000 barrels from end-August, an industry source said on Monday. The African country’s newest oilfield began production in June and is pumping heavy sweet crude, the source added. “It’s sche
The pure car and truck carrier `Topeka’ (IMO No: 9310109) was flagged to the Red Ensign on Saturday 12th August as part of the vessel’s naming ceremony – making it the fifth vessel in the Wilhelmsen Lines Car Carrier fleet to come under the UK Flag in recent months. The ‘Topeka’ joins its sister shi
