Business & Finance
Van Oord Wins Eforie Coastal Protection Contract
Van Oord has been awarded a contract to reinforce the coast at the Romanian seaside resort of Eforie. Existing coastal defenses will be redeveloped to make way for more nature-friendly alternatives. Van Oord has been contracted by Administratia Bazinala de Apa Dobrogea-Litoral (ABA-DL) to design and
Shelby Secures Potential Funding for Mobile Harbor Improvements
Alabama Senator Richard Shelby yesterday voted to approve the first of two comprehensive appropriations packages that together contain all 12 Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020) appropriations measures, H.R. 1865. The legislation, which passed the Senate by a vote of 71-23, contains funding for various Alabam
Equinor chooses Deepsea Atlantic rig for three new wells
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has exercised three new wells for Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Atlantic rig.
Svitzer to Become Sole Owner of Port Towage Amsterdam
Danish marine services provider Svitzer is to take full control of Port Towage Amsterdam (PTA).
Delivery of North America’s 1st LNG-Powered Cruise Ship Delayed
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has delayed delivery of Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras.
Restoring Portsea Beach
Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor Sam Hearn, Nepean Councillors Bryan Payne and Hugh Fraser and John Baker CEO are leading a plan with DELWP and scientists to restore Portsea beach. Aided by David Kramer from the Futurefish Foundation, who has a history of steering tricky but successful State Governm
More Gulf of Mexico work for Pacific drillship
U.S. oil major Chevron has exercised an option for the Pacific Drilling-owned drillship Pacific Sharav, operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
CMIT Becomes 1st Terminal in Vietnam to Join TradeLens
Vietnam’s Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) has joined the TradeLens digital platform.
USACE Sends Flood Team to Tokeland
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, is responding to a request for assistance from the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe to help with the tribe’s ongoing efforts to repair a flood risk reduction berm near Tokeland, Washington. Both a direct assistance team and equipment arrived yesterday a
New Haven Coastal Storm Risk Management Plans on the Table
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is currently working on a Coastal Storm Risk Management feasibility study in Fairfield and New Haven Counties, Connecticut and has developed a recommended draft plan for the “Long Wharf” area in New Haven. The non-Federal project partner for th
Vard, Ponant Finalize Contract for Two Expedition Cruise Ships
Vard and Ponant sign a contract for the construction of two next-generation luxury expedition cruise vessels.
Isdhoo Dredging Contract for MTCC
The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc (MTCC) has been contracted by the Maldives Government’s Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure to upgrade L. Isdhoo harbor. Director general of Planning Ministry, Fathimath Shana Faarooq, signed the agreement on behalf of the government an
KS Energy lands another jack-up extension
Singapore’s KS Energy has been awarded a contract extension for one of its jack-up drilling rigs for operations offshore Vietnam.
Axxis Geo Solutions’ Board Member Resigns
Axxis Geo Solutions has received resignation notice from a board member Andreas Pay. Andreas C. Pay is a Norwegian citizen residing in Asker, outside the capital of Oslo. He is the CEO of Urbanium Gruppen, a family-owned real estate and investment group in Norway. He joined Urbanium Gruppen in 2016