The Port City of Kochi soon to witness the Ist Marine BizTV International Conference

Mr. Sohan Roy, CEO, Marine BizTV and M.D, Aries Marine has announced the first International Conference on Ship Building and Conversion Technology to be held at Kochi, on April 29^th and 30^th of 2008.

The two-day conference held at Renaissance, Kochi will feature 20 international paper presentations by distinguished personalities and over 200 delegates from the worldwide maritime community. The conference will throw light on topics such as Demand and future of shipbuilding around the world, Infrastructure of development of shipbuilding industry, New trends in ship building, Repair and Conversions,  Ship Financing , Ship Building Softwares, Indian shipbuilding scenario, Classification society and Rules for new shipbuilding etc.

 

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RES Americas commences Hackberry Wind Project

Austin, Texas-based Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc., the North American arm of the Renewable Energy Systems group of companies, began construction on the US$350 million Hackberry Wind Project in Abilene, Texas. 

The project will produce 165 MW of clean, sustainable wind energy for use by residents of Austin and surrounding communities. The target completion date is December 2008.  The project will be built, owned and operated by RES Americas through its wholly owned affiliate, Hackberry Wind LLC. Last year, RES Americas completed 870 MW at seven projects in Texas, Washington and Wyoming, enough to power over 230,000 homes.  This year, the company plans to build 1,387 MW of wind energy in Texas, Wyoming, Kansas and Washington that will bring nearly 1,000 construction jobs to the local economies and power 375,000 homes.

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Sydney Harbour development may create 3,000 jobs

Redeveloping Sydney Harbour could create at least 3,000 new jobs and funnel millions of dollars in tax revenue into the local economy.

The $380,000 blueprint outlining the harbour’s future stressed the importance of capitalizing on trade coming from Asia through the Suez Canal. A $300-million container terminal to be built at the Sydport greenfield site, the redevelopment of the International Coal Pier, and reconstructing the pier at Sydport Industrial Park are the linchpins in the plan to attract cargo vessels. Upgrades to the Sydney Marine Terminal are also planned so that more cruise ships can visit the region. The plan expects that by 2030, commercial and tourism ventures associated with the port would generate up to $160 million in yearly tax revenues, with up to $51 million going to the province and up to $4 million to the local economy from marine cargo. By that time, about 8,800 jobs could be connected with the port, compared to 2,400 positions now.

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