DREDGING work on the Nadi River will be outsourced by the Land and Mineral Resources Department… [mappress] Ssource: Fiji Times, March 9, 2010;
Brazil’s special ports department (SEP) has launched a 63.5mn-real (US$35.5mn) tender for dredging at Ceará state’s Fortaleza port… [mappress] Source: BN Americas, March 8, 2010
According to CJS, Orion Marine Group (NYSE: ORN) reported Q4’09 EPS of $0.15, in-line with their recently reduced estimate of $0.14 and consensus. Sales of $71 million (vs. $69mmE) were consistent with management’s January 28th guidance revision and down 10% y/y… Source: Bezinga, March 8, 2010
Three weeks of dredging has begun at the Port of Ramsgate in preparation for the launch of a new ferry service to Belgium… [mappress] Source: Thanet News, March 8, 2010
PLUM ISLAND — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open bids Monday on a long-awaited project of beach re-nourishment at Plum Island and Salisbury… [mappress] Source: The Daily News of Newburyport, March 7, 2010
Dredging Supply Co. Inc. (DSCI) will be offering a special lease agreement option for its equipment to Philippine mining companies, especially small-scale operators, giving them the opportunity to significantly cut capital requirement… [mappress] Source: Business Mirror, March 9, 2010
The Shanghai maritime authority is investigating a German container ship suspected of being involved in a chemical leak. Maersk Seville is the first foreign ship arriving in Shanghai to face inquiries for allegedly violating newly enacted national regulations on the prevention and control of marine
Korean shipbuilder STX has licensed the design software FRIENDSHIP-Framework 2.1. The computer aided engineering software allows STX to improve the energy efficiency of its products and to enhance its design work.
The board of directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announce that its subsidiary COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co Limited has delivered a new build ship, a 57,000 DWT bulk carrier, the MV SHUN XIN, to its buyer, a subsidiary of China COSCO Holdings Company Limited. The delivery documents wer
Shipping companies in the Middle East account for approximately $3 billion (Dh11bn) worth of orders, release of which will further affect the shipping industry, a senior industry official has warned. The movement during the next 24 months will determine how several players in the industry will move
For the Sydney Ports harbourmaster, Steven Young, it has been a busy year. The arrival last night of the 151,400-tonne Queen Mary 2 ocean liner followed on from a bumper February that saw 19 cruise ships visit Sydney bringing more than 40,000 visitors and injecting $30 million into the state’s econo
Chile has started the long job of rebuilding its shattered fishing industry following the devastating earthquake nearly two weeks ago. Hundreds of fishing boats – from large trawlers to inshore vessels – were smashed and many fishing port put out of action by the tsunami that hit the coastline follo
Piracy off the coast of Somalia is costing the international shipping industry at least $100 million a year, a new report states. Aside from payments in ransom — estimated at about $110 million over the past two years — there have also been increased transportation and insurance costs, as well as co
Shipbuilder STX Europe has linked up with a South American partner to develop a new shipyard in Brazil to serve the growing oil and gas services market there. STX said it is to develop the new construction yard at Fortalez in Ceará state in Brazil with a local partner, PJMR, which will follow up on
