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The world's largest container firm suspended operations at several Iranian ports on Thursday, potentially disrupting critical food shipments as it complies with tightening U.S. sanctions.

Even though India is yet to ratify the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC), set to come into force from 1st January 2012, Dr. S. B. Agnihotri, the Director General of Shipping (DGS),

MONTHLY LIST OF VESSELS BEACHED AT THE INDIAN SHIP DEMOLITION YARDS

Termosolar Alcazar, a joint venture between SolarReserve and Preneal, has secured a contract from the Spanish Government to build a 50MW solar thermal plant in Alcazar de San Juan, Spain.

Denman has once again been chosen to carry out maintenance work on the Sullom Voe Power Station in the Shetland Islands for Fortum O&M UK. This will be the second successive project that Denman has been used for its expertise in the field of instrumentation on the power station, and highlights the standard of work carried out on the previous occasion in 2010.

Korea Power Electric (KEPCO) has completed the construction of a 200MW coal-fired power plant in Cebu, the Philippines.

Calpine and GE Energy Financial Services have secured a $844.5m loan to fund the construction of the 619MW combined-cycle Russell City Energy Center (RCEC) in California, US.

A leak at the storage tank employed to cool the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, has now been repaired by the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO).

RWE npower renewables has awarded Tideland Signal, the international specialist in aids to marine navigation, the main contract to supply warning equipment to protect the Gwynt y Môr offshore windfarm against collisions and accidental damage caused by shipping.

The UK Government has selected eight sites to build new power stations near existing nuclear sites by 2025

Pulse Power & Measurement, Swindon, UK, has launched the PowerSleeve series of batteries for plug-in point2point modules to provide a low-cost solution for remote measurement and galvanic isolation.

Chubu Electric Power will receive a loan of $1.24bn from the Development Bank of Japan to fund the purchase of alternative sources of power.

REpower Systems has signed a contract with Alerion CleanPower to supply wind turbines for Alerion's San Marco wind farm in Lamis, Italy.

China Energy Conservation & Environmental Protection Group (CECEP) will collaborate with the UK's Seamwell International to build a $1.5bn coal-fired plant in Inner Mongolia, China.

Bosch Group plans to invest €520m to construct a new solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing plant in the Batu Kawan region in Penang, Malaysia.

Google and Citi will invest $102m each for the construction of the 168MW Alta V project, being developed by Terra-Gen Power in California, US.

Minnesota Power has submitted a plan to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for the construction of the 105MW Bison 3 wind project in North Dakota, US.

EOC Limited (EOC or the Group), one of Asia’s leading providers of offshore construction and production services to the oil and gas (O&G) sector, has added to its contract backlog, with a new award for the Lewek Chancellor.

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has received consent to use the Island Constructor mobile facility for well intervention on Ekofisk 2/4 VA.

A2SEA A/S (A2SEA) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a cooperation agreement with Teekay Corporation, a vessel owner and operator providing transportation services within the offshore sector.