The government has sought from its development partners 89 percent of the total cost of $1.64 billion (Tk 11,473 crore) for the mega project of river dredging. [mappress] Source: The Daily Star, February 13, 2010;
Le Havre, a French cruise port on the European west coast, has the capacity to host the biggest cruise ships in service in the world. This spring, Le Havre will see the completion of a $1.36m project that added facilities to accommodate up to 500 passengers. The new accommodations, to be completed b
Austal has delivered six high-speed aluminum patrol craft to Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG). Capable of speeds greater than 40 knots and armed with general purpose machine guns and a 20mm cannon, the 98.4 ft vessels, designed and built by Australian shipbuilder Austal, will expand the TTCG’s
The Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WW) maritime industry group achieved an operating income of USD 3.4 billion in 2008, up by more than 25% compared with 2007. The shipping and maritime services segments are the main contributors to the improved top line. The operating income for the year totalled USD 3 434.
February 9 marked the official start of the 2010 cruise season with the christening of the “AIDAblu”. According to media reports, tens of thousands of locals and numerous onlookers who had come to Hamburg especially for the event followed the ceremony at Hamburg’s Fischmarkt. The Port of Hamburg had
A Taiwanese tuna fishing boat held by Somali pirates for 10 months has been freed after the owner paid a ransom, a maritime agency said. The Win Far 161, was hijacked in April last year near the Seychelles. Ecoterra, a Kenya-based agency that monitors shipping in Somali waters, said three of the boa
A Finnish environmental agency has given Russia the go-ahead to build a major gas pipeline to Germany under the Baltic Sea. The decision was the last official hurdle for the 1,220km (756-mile) Nord Stream pipeline, which is expected to be completed in 2012. Russia’s gas giant Gazprom has the biggest
The first phase of refurbishment and expansion work on the port of Porto Novo is due to begin next May, the chief executive of national ports management company, Enapor, Jorge Pimenta Rodrigues said in Santo Antão. The project, estimated to cost 24 million euros (2.6 billion Cape Verdean escudos) in
CT Systems unveils the all new Viking Dredge software. Viking Dredge is specifically designed for use on a wide range of dredging vessels, ranging from a small cutter dredger to a large seagoing hopper dredger. Viking Dredge continues on the foundations and success of the existing Viking Navigation
Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: CDOC), a world leader in underwater port security and marine survey technology, announced today that it received an order towards the end of FY 2009 from Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors for the supply of an Echoscope® 3D Real Time sonar system. The orde
From now on, Nautique Derya Marine is an officially appointed agent of Esthec®- composite decking, to operate in the Turkish market. Nautique Derya Marine is part of the Nautique Group and will keep one-size Esthec® sheets in store to process them into so-called ‘made to fit’ deck panels by using th
Porto Novo, Cape Verde, 12 Feb – The first phase of refurbishment and expansion work on the port of Porto Novo is due to begin next May, the chief executive of national ports management company, Enapor, Jorge Pimenta Rodrigues said in Santo Antão. [mappress] Source: Macauhub, February 12, 2010;
Construction in Mumbai has come to a near halt due to a serious shortage of sand, the most essential component. Ready-mix concrete production units in and around the city have also closed temporarily for want of sand. [mappress] Source:business-standard,February 12,2010;
The Netherlands — CT Systems unveils the all new Viking Dredge software. Viking Dredge is specifically designed for use on a wide range of dredging vessels, ranging from a small cutter dredger to a large seagoing hopper dredger… [mappress] Source: GIS User, February 12, 2010
