Marine transport and logistics conglomerate Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has signed an agreement with the Kandla International Container Terminal (KICT) in India to start the first direct common carrier feeder service between Saudi Arabia and India. The company said that the new weekly service will con
Ocean Scientific International Ltd. (OSIL) has installed a network of 8 monitoring buoys off the coast of Abu Dhabi, UAE, in support of environmental monitoring. The coastal buoys were equipped with multiparameter sondes for water quality monitoring, and GPRS telemetry equipment. The buoys are insta
DHI Group, an independent research and consultancy organization, has released a video about engineering the coast by understanding its nature, named ‘Coastal Erosion and Protection’. “Coastal erosion and protection is an ongoing challenge. Information about wind, waves, depth conditions and sediment
Qatar Petroleum (QP) has chartered the Al Doha jack-up rig, owned by Qatari rig operator Gulf Drilling International (GDI), a subsidiary of Gulf International Services. According to data from VesselsValue, Qatar Petroleum hired GDI’s semi-sub rig for one year and four months starting January 23, 201
The deployment of renewable energy technology will need to be increased and accelerated to enable reaching a 36% share of renewable energy by 2030, according to latest report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Based on the delivery schedule of the current orderbook, deliveries of new tankers in 2017 will reach the highest level since 2009, however, Poten & Partners argues that the orderbook may not be as scary as it looks. While, it is difficult to see how the market can absorb such a large orderbook with
The previous year was very weak for newbuild ordering as contracting activity fell to its lowest level in over 30 years in numerical and tonnage terms, according to Clarkson Research. Low levels of newbuild demand have continued to limit ordering across the majority of vessel sectors, and the majori
Readers’ Picks of the Week (January 16 – 20, 2017)
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from January 16 – 22, 2017.
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 16-22, 2017). Boskalis Receives LOI for Port of Duqm Development Boskalis has received a Letter of Intent to Award (LOI) a contract for the development of the Port of Duqm in Oman. Weeks Marine Kicks Of
WeSubsea, a subsea service company located in Norway and UK, has reported a very busy 2016, filled with lots of activities and accomplishments. Enough reasons for Dredging Today to catch up with Mr. Jason Wilson, UK WeSubsea Managing Director, to review the business highlights from 2016 and discuss
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corp. has received contract extensions for a pair of jack-up rigs from the oil company Saudi Aramco. The drilling contractor said in its latest fleet status report on Thursday that the 2009-built jack-up rig Noble Scott Marks has received a five-year contract exten
Energy services company Proserv has secured contracts valued at more than $12 million so far in 2017 and has revealed plans to open new bases in Saudi Arabia and India. Proserv said that the wins include a ‘significant contract’ with an unnamed global oil and gas operator for the delivery of a three
Iranian national shipping company HDASCO Line plans to launch a new container shipping service between Haropa – Port of Le Havre and Iranian and Iraqi ports, starting from February 2017. The new service will call at the following ports: Bandar Abbas, Asaluyeh, Bandar Iman, Khomeini, Busher, Khorrams
