It may look like an enormous earthen bathtub, but a storage basin for dredging spoils in Zilwaukee and Frankenlust townships isn’t nearly as water tight, state officials say. Builders, however, say they have plans to plug the tub. State regulators alerted Saginaw County and the U.S. Army Corps of En
Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex Co. (ISOICO) has managed to conclude an agreement worth US$5 billion on the development of marine industries and shipbuilding with Venezuela, noted Iran’s deputy industries & mines minister Mohsen Shaterzadeh. Also, Iran, Venezuela and Bolivia have sig
Nigeria has successfully recorded another giant stride in offshore oil exploration. The latest in its exploration success is its deepwater Bonga North Oil and Gas prospect, Offshore Nigeria. Bonga North 2Xwell, according to sources, is located north of the Bonga main field. It was spudded on October
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During the General Meeting of Shareholders of Royal Boskalis Westminster nv, held in Papendrecht this afternoon, Chairman of the Board of Management R. van Gelder reported that the work level in the first few months of 2006 was high. The course of business during the first few months has confirmed t
The 157-foot long yacht Barchetta, trapped on a Vancouver waterfront street since Thursday, arrived at its marina Monday. The $25 million craft is in its dry dock but won’t go into the water for several days. Workers from Christensen Shipyard will install propellers, the bow thruster and other under
Addax Petroleum Corporation has announced the flag-off of a new Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel acquired by its subsidiary Addax Petroleu Development (Nigeria) Limited. The Sail Away Ceremony for the Knock Adoon FPSO was carried out at the Dubai Drydocks Shipyard. The Knock Adoon
Global container transportation leader APL has been named the Best Shipping Line – Transpacific at the 20th Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCAs). The annual awards are organised by leading shipping and logistics publication Cargonews Asia. The awards, which are based on readers
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR and employment yesterday identified the 24 Filipino crewmen of the Greek-owned ship that sank off South Africa last week, including the 18 who remained missing, and assured their families of “all-out” government assistance. Labor Undersecretary Manuel Imson announced the gove
More than 80 cruise ships will pull into the port of Bar Harbor this year, the first, the “Maasdam” docked early Monday morning. The kick off to the cruise ship season is a big deal for Bar Harbor businesses. The Chamber of Commerce estimates the average passenger spends around $105 while in port. M
Little over 36 hours have passed since the yachts in the Volvo Ocean Race fleet crossed the start line in the Chesapeake and began their route up the east coast of the USA to New York and yet they are already nearing the finish of leg six. ABN AMRO ONE (Mike Sanderson) has increased her […]
When the new Freedom of the Seas arrives in the United States on Wednesday, it will make history as the world’s largest cruise ship, a behemoth built to carry more than 5,000 people. Boarding passengers will be easy enough. But questions arise about whether cruise lines can successfully evacuate the
BEAUFORT, N.C. An underwater archaeology firm has permission to search for a gold-and-silver-laden treasure ship believed to be sunk off the North Carolina coast. Aqua Gems of the Treasure Coast has received a permit to look for the El Salvador in the Cape Lookout area and collect artifact samples.
On April 27, H.N.2235, a 145,700 CBM LNGC for Maran Gas Maritime Inc. was named the
