BAE Systems today welcomed news it had been given the go-ahead to begin constructing the fifth Astute class submarine and start the procurement process for a sixth vessel. It follows a statement made earlier today by UK Secretary of State for Defence, Bob Ainsworth, in which he underlined the Govern
The UK’s Princess Yachts International has presented plans for the redevelopment of its South Yard site in Plymouth to the Devonport Regeneration Community partnership (DRC). Located within the old Devonport naval dockyard, the 15-acre site was acquired by Princess in 2009 for the construction of a
The new chairman of the UK Chamber of Shipping has vowed to increase government and industry understanding of the importance of the sector to the economy and the critical needs of the country. Jan Kopernicki, a director of Shell International Trading and Shipping Co, said he would focus on raising a
Reference is made to the joint press release of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale N.V. (Smit) of 24 February 2010 whereby Boskalis Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Boskalis (the Offeror) announced to make a public cash offer for all the issued and outstandi
The work consists of maintenance dredging of Suisun Bay Channel and New York Slough of approximately 175,000 cubic yards of materials, to provide a project authorized depth, -35 feet plus 1 foot allowable paid over-depth plus 1 foot allowable nonpaid over-depth for for Suisun Bay Channel and New Yor
Karachi—Intensive dredging in the approach channel of both East and West wharves and widening/realignment of the navigational channel has enabled KPT to accommodate large vessels during 2008-10. [mappress] Source:pakobserver,March 28,2010;
The first phase of the Hambantota harbour construction will be completed by August this year and it will be followed by the process of filling the harbour with sea water and the construction will cost US $360 million, the Minister of Ports and Aviation Chamal Rajapaksa said. [mappress] Source:newslk
Here is a New Jersey riddle: Why is what’s good for the north not good for the south when it comes to deepening ports? Political leaders embrace deepening to 50 feet the behemoth New York-New Jersey Harbor at a cost of $2.5 billion. [mappress] Source:philly,March 28,2010;
Satkhira/Benapole, Mar 27 —India began dredging of the common Ichamati river at the border with Bangladesh on Saturday, to restore navigability and prevent flooding in West Bengal. [mappress] Source: BD News 24, March 28, 2010
Work on the new deep-sea terminal will take between three and four years to complete, Government says.Plans to build a major new container terminal in the Severn estuary have been approved.The new deep-sea terminal at Avonmouth will be built partly… [mappress] Source:motorboatsmonthly,March 26,2010;
Excessive land reclamation from the sea poses a growing threat to oceanic ecology and aggravates coastal pollution, a top administrator has warned.Sun Zhihui, head of the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), said strict laws to protect arable land have prompted local authorities to resort to sea recl
STX Norway Offshore has signed contracts for building three special purpose vessels for a new foreign client. The vessels will be delivered in 2011, 2012 and 2012, according to a statement.
Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Friday it has no plans to form a joint venture for transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with China Shipping Group, quashing media reports.
Feadship has announced that Francois van Well will step down from his position as president of Feadship America as of April 1. He will be taking up a senior position at Merle Wood & Associates. “I know it has become somewhat of a cliché to say one is moving on to a new challenge but […]
