- Tugboat company to invest ?,?70m on new boats. Rimorchiatori Malta Ltd has announced an investment of over ?,?70 million on an expanded tugboat fleet in Malta.
- California ?EUR" bill introduced re tug escort requirement. A bill has been introduced in the California Assembly that would, if enacted into law, mandate use of tug escorts not only by tank ships and tank barges (as currently required), but also by vessels carrying hazardous materials.
- Van Oord reviews developments in key markets. Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord says turnover from the market in The Netherlands in 2007 amounted to Euros 146 million.
- Technip Gets EU190 Million Offshore Canadian Order From Husky. Technip SA, Europe's second-largest oilfield-services provider, won a contract from Husky Energy Inc. for work on the Canadian oil company's White Rose field off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.