On the so-called White List for 2010 Denmark has gone from a third to a seventh ranking. The list reflects the number of detentions of Danish ships in recent three years and, though Denmark recedes on the list, the figures reveal that only a few Danish ships are detained. One of the indicators of [&
South Korean shipbuilding and shipping conglomerate the STX Group said Monday it has signed an initial deal to build a $1 billion shipyard in Russia… [mappress] Source: yahoo, June 20, 2011;
EPL Skylift has demonstrated the effectiveness of powered access by providing equipment that allowed maintenance engineers to work on the world’s first purpose-built ship for installing offshore wind turbines. The T58R truck-mounted platform, which has a working height of 58 metres and is capable of
The primary use of wind power of relevance to climate change mitigation is to generate electricity from larger, grid-connected wind turbines, deployed either on- or offshore wind farm. Wind energy offers significant potential for near-term (2020) and long-term (2050) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions r
Noble Energy Inc. is due to begin exploratory drilling in Cyprus’s offshore Block 12 in September, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Antonis Paschalides has announced. On Friday, the cabinet granted the company permission to drill in Cypriot waters and use the company’s rig currently in Isr
Russia and France signed the procurement contract for two Mistral class assault landing ships at 15th Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, reports RIA Novosti. On the Russian side, the document was signed by Director General of Rosoboronexport Anatoly Isaikin in the presence of Russian pre
The National Infrastructures Ministry instructed the Israel Oil Co. and its partners to begin developing the one-billion cubic meter or natu… (jpost) [mappress] Source: jpost, June 20, 2011;
Alexey Miller (image), Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Peter Loescher, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG held a meeting today as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2011. The parties summed up the interim results of cooperation giving particular
The Management Board of Luka Koper d.d. was delighted to receive news that at its session held of 16th June, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia endorsed the National Spatial Plan (NSP) for a comprehensive spatial arrangement of the Port of Koper. The NSP is the principal document that will f
The Management Board of Luka Koper d.d. was delighted to receive news that at its session held of 16th June, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia endorsed the National Spatial Plan (NSP) for a comprehensive spatial arrangement of the Port of Koper. The NSP is the principal document that will f
The final ruling has been delivered in the proceedings between subsidiaries of Aker Solutions and Chevron concerning delivery of the Blind Faith platform. The platform was installed in the Gulf of Mexico and started production in 2008. The ruling will result in a recordable loss of approx NOK 220 mi
The report, published yesterday, follows a summit meeting for the offshore wind power industry convened by Lowestoft-based OrbisEnergy, the regional technology, innovation and incubation hub for offshore renewables, in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering. At the round-table meeting, he
SUCCESS is in the wind after a South Tyneside yard clinched its first major green contract from Down Under… (shieldsgazette) [mappress] Source: shieldsgazette, June 17, 2011;
The most recent Vigeo ranking shows GDF SUEZ to be the utilities sector leader in human resources management and among the five best-performing companies in the area of corporate social responsibility. This assessment is based on six broad categories: environment, human resources, human rights, comm
