The muck builds up at a rate of more than a foot a month because silt and clay have a chance to settle out of water between tides as the rush of water through the harbor stops. The muck builds up at a rate of more than a foot a month because silt and clay […]
Rep. Hannah Pingree (D-North Haven) will present a bill Friday that aims to better align state and federal laws regulating the dumping standards and dredging requirements in Maine waters. Pingree sponsored the bill in hopes the legislation will raise awareness on the complexities of dredge dumping l
The first of four vessels destined for the Scottish port of Aberdeen, where they are to be operated by North Star Shipping, fitted with several systems for winding people in straight from the water. Balenciaga shipyard in Zumaya yesterday launched the Grampian Commander, the first of four vessels de
Northrop Grumman Newport News shipbuilding is challenging a report published Saturday that
Norwegian shipbuilding industry is recovering from last year’s slump, but Norwegian workers who were laid off are not being re-hired. Instead, the yards are employing cheaper labour from Poland, Aftenposten reports. Around 100 former shipyard workers are registered as unemployed in the main Sunnmoer
Ericsson announced today its entry in the Volvo Ocean Race 2005 Challenge. Ericsson, the world’s leading telecommunications supplier, will be on the starting line on November 5, 2005 taking part in the most challenging and competitive ocean sailing race.
QCI Marine Offshore has been awarded by Signal International the accommodations and inside electrical work on Etesco’s Millennium semisub, QCI President Chris Cantele announced. The project, to be built at Signal’s Pascagoula yard, includes the build out of 5-levels of accommodations. The Etesco Mil
The executive and legislative arms of government may be on a fresh collision course over the recent awards of engineering contracts to US oil services company Halliburton, which was earlier recommended for ban by the House of Representatives. Also, the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstre
Following the opening of the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) in Port Said, Maersk Sealand is now carrying out the transfer of several services from Gioia Tauro, Italy to Port Said, Egypt. This change to the service pattern is the result of an agreement concluded between SCCT and Maersk Sealand,
Signal International, LLC, says it has signed a contract with ETESCO Millennium Partners, LLC to convert the semi-submersible drilling rig Odin Millennium to a 272 bed accommodation vessel and offshore construction and repair platform. Dick Marler, President and CEO of Signal International, said the
World-renowned scientists gathered last week to identify the science requirements to support ecosystem-based approaches to marine resource management in the U.S. Pacific Islands. The workshop, held from April 18 to 22 in Honolulu, gathered together several great talents in one room, according to dir
A group of Aberdeen fish merchants plan to launch a legal action against the Scottish Executive, claiming it’s unable or unwilling to prevent illegal landings of fish. The Fish Trade Equal Opportunity Group says the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency is failing to carry out its policing role effec
Around VT400 million will be allocated to cover a project on the comprehensive management of coastal and fisheries resources and environment, which is expected to start in October this year and run for a three-year period with funding from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vila. Kiyos
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$880,000 technical assistance grant for Indonesia to help the government formulate a better strategy for the country’s fisheries sector. The Manila-based lender said in a statement that the funds would be used to finance the drafting of a 10-year dev
