Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have successfully blown up a huge German mine off the Essex coast. The 1,500lb Second World War device was dredged up last Friday by the vessel Congo River about seven miles off Walton-on-the-Naze. A team from Southern Diving Unit 2 in Portsmouth were faced with an i
Government plans to fully equip two new multi-billion pound aircraft carriers have been hailed as “excellent news” for the shipbuilding… (heraldscotland) [mappress] Source: heraldscotland, July 21, 2011;
The deepening of the Western Scheldt has made the port of Antwerp easily accessible not only to Ultra Large Container Ships of over 10,000 TEU but also to capesize vessels, as demonstrated by yesterday’s arrival of the MG Courage with an enormous cargo of steam coal for the German market. The vessel
Efforts to establish external borders of the Russian Arctic shelf will be supplemented by the outcomes of the joint Russian-German… (thevoiceofrussia) [mappress] Source: thevoiceofrussia, July 20, 2011;
If weather conditions are favourable, Sventoji Port which was covered in sand may again serve yachts in a couple of weeks, even though there… By Danuta Pavilenene (baltic-course) [mappress] Source: baltic-course, July 20, 2011;
Even after 67 years, the memory of Normandy’s bloodied waters is still with Major Roy E. Eddy. The 87-year-old war veteran from Mississauga was just 20 on June 6, 1944, when he piloted a landing craft filled with soldiers on Juno Beach. Most of them he never saw again. Eddy — who has returned to [&h
An agreement could be reached this fall on a joint Baltic liquified natural gas terminal, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs… (ERR) [mappress] Source:ERR News , July 19, 2011;
ESB’s WestWave Project has been selected by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) as one of the projects to go forward for evaluation by the European Investment Bank (EIB) under the EU New Entrant Reserve (NER300) funding mechanism. The WestWave Project aims to devel
ESB’s WestWave Project has been selected by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) as one of the projects to go forward for evaluation by the European Investment Bank (EIB) under the EU New Entrant Reserve (NER300) funding mechanism. The WestWave Project aims to devel
High-level talks have been underway to ensure a naval base in Scotland can grow into the home of the UK Submarine Service… (bfbs) [mappress] Source: bfbs, July 20, 2011;
Up to 70 jobs are to be created by fast-growing marine firm Seajacks after the business won a £100m-plus contract to help build a windfarm… (edp24) [mappress] Source: edp24, July 20, 2011;
ESB’s WestWave Project has been selected by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) as one of the projects to go forward for evaluation by the European Investment Bank (EIB) under the EU New Entrant Reserve (NER300) funding mechanism. The WestWave Project aims to devel
An agreement could be reached this fall on a joint Baltic liquified natural gas terminal, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and… By Kristopher Rikken (ERR) [mappress] Source:ERR News , July 19, 2011;
Geckotech Solutions is planning to expand into the renewable energy sector after agreeing a new financing package. The Edinburgh business is a specialist in industrial rope access and confined space engineering services with clients ranging from the Forth Bridge to oil and gas companies. Now it has
