With just two years in Washington under his belt, Rep. Rob Wittman is emerging as a progressively strong advocate for the Navy’s shipbuilding programs, with an added emphasis on vessels built in his congressional district in Newport News.
Shell is partnering with Olgoonik Corp., the Native village corporation for the Chukchi Sea coast village of Wainwright, and Ukpeaegvik Inupiat Corp., the Native village corporation for Barrow, to operate logistics bases in Wainwright and Barrow this summer, Shell spokesman Curtis Smith said.
A Netherlands court has finally given its approval for the Scheldt deepening project on the Dutch side, removing a thorn in the side of neighbour Antwerp who has already completed its dredging works. The news was welcomed by the Port of Antwerp, which has long bemoaned the lack of progress by the Du
Fincantieri Monfalcone has laid the first block of the ‘Carnival Magic’, ordered by Carnival Cruise Lines for delivery in 2011. The 130,000GT, 306 metre-long and 37 metre-wide ‘Carnival Magic’ is a sister ship of the ‘Carnival Dream’ which was delivered by Monfalcone yard last September.
Further evidence has emerged that shippers are looking for all-in rates as opposed to freight rates which list supplementary charges. Gary Mansell, CEO of UK technology company Trade Extensions, which has developed an on-line tendering and procurement system for shippers, told IFW that during last y
Dredging and survey work along London Gateway Route will start next week [mappress] Source: Port of London, January 13, 2010
Boskalis / Dragamex together with Mammoet make good progress in Cuyutlán, Mexico on getting equipment into the lagoon. [mappress] Source: Maasmond Maritime, January 14, 2010
AVALON — A major emergency beach fill project that may result in more than 1 million cubic yards of sand being placed on beaches here and Sea Isle City this spring took a major step forward on Friday, Jan. 8. [mappress] Source:capemaycountyherald,January 13,2010;
RollDock, the Dutch heavy lift shipping company launched a couple of years ago, has taken delivery of the first of the innovative new ships that it has on order at L&T Shipping in India. When the order for four, plus two, newbuilds was originally placed in 2006, it marked the formal launch of L&T’s
China will finance the building of a second port in Kenya as well as a transport corridor and upgrade of a railroad linking Kenya’s Mombasa port and the Ugandan capital. The second port is to be built in the coastal town of Lamu. The port project was supposed to be financed by Qatar under a [&hellip
University of Iowa researchers have confirmed that sediments of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC) in East Chicago, Ind., are contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). [mappress] Source: Science Daily, January 12, 2010
Dhaka, Jan 13 – The Netherlands will continue its support to Bangladesh, especially in water management, sharing its own experience of being at the heart of a European delta, the Dutch ambassador said. [mappress] Source: BD24News, January 13, 2010
The cold weather in Denmark and the fact that the fleet of icebreakers have a five-day readiness period has fuelled the debate on the governmental icebreaker service, which is paid by the Danish ports and their costumers. The Association of Danish Ports has again raised their voice, claiming that it
Crystal Cruises reports record bookings for its week ending January 11. For same year bookings, the multi award-winning line enjoyed its highest January sales in more than five years. While the record bookings were primarily for Baltic and Mediterranean cruises, Crystal enjoyed a surge of reservatio
