Freezing conditions contributed to the success of a £1m clean up operation at a flood-hit port in Cumbria, council officials have revealed. Workington Port was blocked by tonnes of debris after the November floods which devastated the county.
The ‘Rawasi’ and ‘Morooj’, a pair of RAstar 3800 Class high performance terminal/escort tugs, have just entered service with their owner, Bakri Navigation, Saudi Arabia. Both tugs were built by NGV Tech, Malaysia. The ‘Rawasi’ was delivered to the Gulf region in late October 2009, and the ‘Morooj’ w
ABS Nautical Systems, the world’s fastest-growing provider of integrated fleet management software for the maritime industry, today announced it has experienced record growth in the second half of 2009. During that period, which began with the launch of the Newbuild Program, ABS Nautical Systems has
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) will carry out an environment impact assessment of the Sethusamudram channel, which aims to dredge a navigable link through the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka, an official statement said Thursday. [mappress] Source: New Kerala, January 14, 2010
Final preparations are under way to get Great Yarmouth’s outer harbour ship-shape for the arrival of its first container vessel – with a pledge from bosses that the £30m scheme will not be a while elephant. [mappress] Source: The Advertiser 24, January 15, 2010;
A dredging operation which will allow abnormally large and heavy equipment bound for Pembroke Power Station to be delivered by sea instead of road, is set to begin this week. [mappress] Source: Milford & West Wales Mercury, January 14, 2010;
The Nereus can take orders through a 25-mile-long fiber-optic cable, but if that snaps, it can find its way back to the mother ship. Source: Discover, January 14, 2010
Imtech (technical services provider in Europe and in the global maritime market) has been awarded a design & build contract for the high-tech climate technology aboard the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers being built for the British Royal Navy. The order represents a value of more than 11
The Belgian dredging companies are already booked. By the end of February they will deepen the Westerschelde on Dutch territory. [mappress] Source: De Standaard, January 14, 2010
VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Corps of Engineers is proposing an 18-year construction project that would cost more than $400 million to rehabilitate eroding jetties at the mouth of the Columbia River. [mappress] Source: Seattle pi, January 13, 2010;
Denmark’s North Sea sector has revealed a new gas and condensate discovery after drilling on the Luke1X well. The Danish Energy Authority said the Luke 1X well drilled as a vertical well in the 8/06 licence area hit hydrocarbons in a Byrne formation in a Middle Jurassic reservoir zone after the well
The ICC International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre’s (IMB PRC) annual report on piracy has revealed that their were 406 incidents of piracy and armed robbery on shipping throughout 2009. This is the highest number since 2003. According to the IMB PRC’s figures, some 153 vessels were boa
Port congestion is at its highest for the first time since July 2009. The number of Capesize bulkers waiting to berth at Chinese iron ore ports hit a high at 45 vessels in July 2009, but this month, the number has risen to 60. According to SSY Consultance and Research, congestion is most severe at [
Marine Group Boat Works, a boat and superyacht repair facility located along the San Diego Bay, was recognized by the San Diego Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics for its outstanding business practices and by the Workboat Environmental Award for its contribution to gre
