The bunkering of gas oil rose last year in Rotterdam by about 20%, from 252,414 tonnes to 302,607 tonnes. At the end of 2009, sales of this light oil increased considerably due to new environmental regulations issued by the European Union. Ocean-going vessels which berth for more than two hours must
Next Wednesday and Thursday, the Russian Minister of Transport Mr. Igor Levitin will visit the Netherlands. He is invited by his Dutch colleague Mr. Camiel Eurlings. Mr. Levitin is especially interested in port management and wants to become more acquainted with the port of Rotterdam. Therefore Mr.
At Boot Düsseldorf Jongert Shipyard introduces the design of a new 5200M. This modern lined yacht is the most recent innovation of the shipyard that made a successful restart in 2009 and once again is one of the leading Dutch shipyards. Boot Düsseldorf can be visited from 23 – 31 January and the ope
Developers are eager but environmentalists are on edge over a plan to expand Albany’s port by dredging and dumping up to 12 million cubic metres of sand in picturesque King George Sound… [mappress] Source: ABC News, January 20, 2010
A feasibility study released by the Limbe Port Development Corporation and its Korean partners has revealed that an additional USD852 million is required to build the deepwater port of Limbe, in southwest Cameroon… [mappress] Source: Ports & Ships, January 20, 2010
“The river has become silted up. The first thing is to start dredging the river to get better flows.”… [mappress] Source: New Civil Engineer, January 19, 2010
The Burnaby Lake dredging project is on hold again, following problems with the ground-penetrating radar unit the city is using to make sure there are no endangered Western painted turtles in harm’s way… [mappress] Source: Burnaby Now, January 20, 2010
The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a requirement to provide maintenance dredging in Savannah and Brunswick Harbors. [mappress] More info: fbo.gov
President Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday the government’s four-river refurbishment project will be backed by all people sometime in the future even though some currently dispute its economic and environmental effects… [mappress] Source:koreatimes, January 19,2010;
PANAMA – 2010 is likely to be a key year for the Panama Canal as construction of the third set of locks, a main component part of the scheme for enlarging the maritime way, gets underway. [mappress] Source:insidecostarica,January 19,2010;
BUSHEHR –- By using Kosar dock the capacity of Bushehr Port will rise to 7 million tons from 5 million tons, said a Bushehr Province ports official. [mappress] Source: Tehran Times, January 19, 2010
Utopia Residences plans to sell half the cabins on a US$1.1 billion cruise ship deliverable in 2013 as floating homes. Luxury cabins on board the ‘Utopia’ will cost between US$3.7 million and US$26 million. Utopia Residences ordered the vessel from Samsung Heavy Industries in late 2009. The vessel w
DFDS Tor Line has decided to close down the HansaBridge service, running from Lübeck to Riga, and concentrate their Baltic service to the Klaipeda or St Petersburg corridors. The service will be terminated as of January 27, 2010, and the ferry Kaunas, which sails on the route, will at first be used
German manufacturer of propulsion systems Schottel has founded the Schottel Academy. Schottel directors launched the project during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Spay/Rhine. “In view of steadily increasing requirements on marine propulsion and steering systems, their abi
