Contractor Volker Stevin is mobilising it construction team for the first phase of a £10m sea defence job on Central Felixstowe seafront. (constructionenquirer) [mappress] Source: constructionenquirer, August 8, 2011
First Ukrainian patrol boat will be put into service roughly in Aug 2012, reports Interfax-Ukraine referring to Deputy Chief of Ukrainian Frontier Service Pavel Shisholin. As for Mr. Pavel Shisholin, “construction of Orlan-class patrol craft is currently in progress; this project was specially desig
A new study in Environmental Research Letters, looking at the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands for the past two years, finds little negative… by Matthew McDermott (treehugger) [mappress] Source: treehugger, August 08, 2011
Estonian divers found wrecks of Soviet submarine in the Gulf of Riga next to Ruhnu Island, reports Interfax referring to local press. Fishermen whose tackles had always hooked something in that area helped to find a place. Divers used sonars and their suppositions were confirmed – there is a submari
Executives at the Nabucco pipeline consortium said they are planning talks with Turkish companies to get information on steel deliveries… (upi) [mappress] Source: upi, August 8, 2011;
In sign of Jerusalem’s deteriorating ties with Ankara, Turkish military refuses to participate in joint exercise for 2nd straight year. Israel and the United States started their annual joint naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea this week again without the participation of the Turkish navy, in a
Russia has been granted exploration rights for some of the world’s most potentially lucrative gold and copper fields on the Atlantic Ocean floor… By Andy Potts (themoscownews) [mappress] Source: themoscownews, August 5, 2011
The coal ship ‘Alam Penting’ is set to smash all records when she arrives on the Tyne from New Orleans this Thursday. (portoftyne) [mappress] Source: portoftyne, August 4, 2011
Sources inform ”Globes” that Apache Corporation is considering entering Israel’s oil and gas exploration sector. Company executives … Source: Globes [mappress] Source: Globes, August 4, 2011;
Sources inform ”Globes” that Apache Corporation is considering entering Israel’s oil and gas exploration sector. Company executives recent… (globes) [mappress] Source: globes, August 4, 2011;
Gastech Specialist Events announced their agreement formed this week with the association representing gas transmission companies, storage system operators, and LNG terminal operators in Europe, Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) to partner on their European Gas Infrastructure for Interconnectivity and
The specialist for propulsion and power solutions Tognum continues its positive performance in the first half-year: the company achieved significant increases in order intake, revenues and adjusted EBIT. At the end of this strong first half-year, Tognum confirmed its forecast for the year that had b
Vladivostokhosted today a working meeting between Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Sergey Darkin, Governor of the Primorsky Krai. The parties discussed a number of issues concerning cooperation deepening between Gazprom and the Krai Administration in conne
The owner and master of a Dutch fishing vessel which had deliberately adapted its nets in order to catch hundreds of baby fish has been fined £51,000 after they were caught by a Royal Navy patrol ship. HMS Severn’s boarding team made a tactical approach during the early hours of the morning, surpris
