GLDD Q2 2013 Results: Demolition Segment Strategy for Review
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services…
Yemeni LNG Terminal Attacked: Five Guards Killed
Suspected al Qaeda militants killed four Yemeni soldiers in their sleep early on Sunday in an attack on forces guarding the country's only liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal…
Standed Bulk Carrier on S. Africa Coast Leaking Bunkers
Oil is leaking from an abandoned bulk carrier, 'MV Kiani Satu', which ran aground off Buffels Bay on the the Knysna coast not far from a nature reserve. In its latest report, South Aftrica's National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said that all 19 crew members were safely ashore having been airlifted off the ship by a helicopter working in relays. “Only minor injuries were sustained to two crew members of the ship…
GD-NASSCO USS Eisenhower Dry-dock Contract Modified
The US Department of Defense has issued General Dynamics-NASSCO Earl Industries, Portsmouth, Va., an $82,481,992 undefinitized contract as a modification to a previously…
Offshore Living Quarters Heavy Lift: Rotterdam to Korea
SAL's heavy lift ship 'MV Svenja' loaded the extra heavy oversized cargo to a tight time-schedule and is now bound for the DSME shipyard in Geoje, S. Korea. MV Svenja loaded the 1,425 mtons unit measuring 42 x 37 x 36 m with a total 54,353 cbm volume in the Port ot Rotterdam to a tight time schedule that allowed just two weeks planning and preparation for the carriage. Tailor-made equipment had to be designed, manufactured and certified.
Car-plunge Ferry Sets Off Coast Guard Investigation
The Coast Guard is investigating an incident that happened aboard the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry which resulted in an intending passenger's car tumbling into the James River.
