SLUDGE-LIKE sediment containing lead, copper, chromium and mercury is washing up onto river-side rocks in East Fremantle, activists say. [mappress] Source: Perth Now, February 16, 2010
The Norwegian Ministry for Trade and Industry Ministry is granting NTNU a professorship to strengthen research on climate friendly shipping. The professorship is part of the Maritime Knowledge Hub, initiated by the Oslo Maritime Network and the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association.
CHITTAGONG, Feb 15: After a lapse of over two decades the physical work of the capital dredging of the heavily silted areas of the River Karnaphuli is likely to begin this year. [mappress] Source: The Financial Express, February 16, 2010;
A consortium of companies have won licenses to build offshore wind turbines in nine separate UK seabed zones, in a massive expansion of an industry which could eventually provide a quarter of the UK’s electricity requirements. The net result of this expansion will be the creation of one of the bigge
Emirates Ship Investment (Eships) will be beefing up its fleet with a major investment programme to double its fleet in three years. By the end of the programme, Eships will have over 25 chemical and product tankers and dry bulk carriers.
Imtech (technical services provider in Europe) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Exactly 150 years ago, Jan Jacob van Rietschoten put behind him his career as sea captain in the long-haul shipping trade and in 1860 started working as an independent stevedore in Rotterdam. He was one of
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading ship power system integrator, has received the first order for its new Wärtsilä RT-flex35 two-stroke engine. The Wärtsilä licensee, Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Co. (YMD), manufacturing low-speed marine engines in China, has signed a contract with Ningbo Dongh
Amsterdam received its first cruise call for 2010 on January 3 following six calls in December 2009. The first and last calls of the season have never been so close together, according to the port. In 2010, Amsterdam will host 94 calls, two more than in 2009.
The Japanese financial assistance will be used for buying a medium-size dredger along with dumping barges, repair/up gradation of navigation aids and extension and repair of the breakwater. [mappress] Source: Dawn, February 16, 2010;
Stena Line has announced investment details of approximately £200m in a new ferry port facility at Loch Ryan in Scotland. A 28 acre site two miles north of Cairnryan has been chosen to locate the facility which will be constructed to accommodate a mix of travel… [mappress] Source:webwire,February 15
INDIALANTIC — An Illinois dredging company began to deliver the first new sand over the weekend in a $12.4 million project to widen Indialantic and Melbourne Beach… [mappress] Source:floridatoday,February 15,2010
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — Guyana over the years has been capitalising on its natural resources to maximize its growth and development. As such the Government of Guyana in collaboration with the Government of India has undertaken a feasibility study to determine a possible location for the construc
GAC, the Kuwait based shipping, logistics and marine service company, have announced a joint venture with the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) to provide innovative and cost saving training solutions for the LNG and tanker markets, as well as other commodity and maritime sectors.
The overfishing of shrimp has pushed the Canadian government to decide it will close its ports to ships from Greenland and the Faroe Islands, authorities say. The North Atlantic Fisheries Organization sets catch limits for each member, and Greenland and the Faroes allegedly refuse to abide by the qu
