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B.C.’s offshore resources would ‘transform’ provinceThe benefits would be enormous, chamber lunch toldScott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, November 28, 2006 British Columbia’s vast offshore oil and natural gas resources should be recognized and developed as one of Canada’s best opportunities for economic growth, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams told a receptive audience at a B.C. Chamber of Commerce luncheon on...

Some interesting newsbits touching on several important west coast topics showed up on the website of local radio station CKNW.com. VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980) – The Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan wants to spend 2.4 billion dollars for the purchase of two BC ports and two others in the U-S. The Plan hopes to invest millions in Vancouver’s Port and Deltaport and once this...

I have heard of numerous seafarers turning down offer to go to Nigeria, can’t blame them, below is an article from the CBC. A nasty bit of world there. Its just amazing that so far no too many people have died in these attacks. The chaps were kidnapped from the Norwegian company Petroleum Geo Services (PGS), they operate seismic vessels...

BC Ferries hit the news again with a blackout on the Queen of Capilano.Sources say that when the online generator went down, the standby didn’t start. This is bad enough on a coastal job, but on a ferry with passengers, it is enough to give you the heeby jeebies, especially with some of the spectacular accidents they have had in...

Ships Collide in English Bay Tuesday, October 31, 2006 The Vancouver Sun reported that winds of up to almost 43 mph tore through the Lower Mainland, knocking out power to 14,000 homes and causing the collision of three large cargo ships in English Bay. The weather in the Lower Mainland followed a weekend storm across northern B.C. Coast Guard spokesman...

Globe and Mail’s Mark Hume writes about a case of “slavery” at sea. Ok so the covering in fish blood and a throwing them overboard in shark infested waters is definitely abusive; the term slavery could widely be used on many vessels at sea on the world’s oceans. VANCOUVER — As the subject of a bet on whether sharks would...

MCA overhauls certificate test procedures after three engineer officers are caught copying papers – NUMAST Telegraph SEPTEMBER 2006 THE MARITIME & Coastguard Agency has overhauled procedures for UK certificate of competency examinations following a case in which three engineer officers were caught cheating. The three officers — Avilano Alves, from Goa, Pervez Rafique Modak, from Mumbai, and Tahir Malik Mahmood,...

This is a bit dated now, but still very valid for anyone in our business. Agency clamps down on 2 websites that duped would-be oilpatch workersBy MIKE OLIVEIRA TORONTO (CP) – Canada’s Competition Bureau says it has shut down two Edmonton-based websites that duped job seekers around the world with promises of lucrative salaries, but oilcareer.com is already back online...