Various sources report that Harvey Gulf International Marine in New Orleans has awarded Eastern Shipbuilding Group a contract for the construction of six 292ft x 64ft x 24ft 6in OSVs. Delivery of the first vessel is planned in 19, with the other vessels following at five month intervals.
Viking Line records growth of its total volumes during 2009. The number of passengers grew by more than three per cent to 6.4 million, private cars by 15 per cent to 612,000 and freight units by seven per cent to 104,000. The strongest growth was recorded on the routes Mariehamn–Kapellskär and Helsi
2010 will see brighter times in shipboard communications with airtime traffic and usage expected to go up, an Inmarsat service provider has claimed. Asad Salameh, President of World‐Link Communications, said ship owners and managers are ready to be sold the real benefits that onboard broadband commu
The US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has awarded the first construction contract associated with the long anticipated construction of the La Quinta Channel Extension project. The project will serve a multi-purpose dock and terminal project to be constructed on the Port of Corpus Christi’s 1000 acr
CSL is providing project management, engineering and commercial support services to Lundin Britain Limited to deliver a new 10” production pipeline between an existing subsea tie-back and a platform located in the UK sector of the Northern North Sea. Since July 2009 CSL has brought the project from
The US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has awarded the first construction contract associated with the long anticipated construction of the La Quinta Channel Extension project. [mappress] Source: Heavy Lift, January 11, 2010
The Port of Dover has had its own dredger for some time. Nigel Stokes, assistant harbour master, explains that the David Church, which carries out both suction and grab dredging, is in use hoovering up the silt that gets deposited in the harbour all year round, non-stop. [mappress] Source: Port Stra
A new port on the southern tip of Madagsacar opened for business last year – Port d’Ehoala near Port Dauphin. [mappress] Source: Ports & Ships, January 12, 2010
The works consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge on a rental basis for the removal and satisfactory disposal of shoal material within any combination. [mappress] More info: fbo.gov
Luanda – At least USD 14 million were invested by the Angolan Government in the first and second phases of coastal protection works in Chicala , Ingombota district in Luanda, Angop has learnt Monday in the local. [mappress] Source:portalangop,January 11,2010;
The public private partnership appraisal committee has given its nod for the proposed Rs 3,686 crore mega container terminal at Chennai port. The port trust is likely to award the project by March this year. [mappress] Source:business-standard,January 12, 2010;
Mumbai: A major portion of the Arabian Sea has been reclaimed near Badhwar Park in south Mumbai’s Backbay Reclamation — the stretch which came into focus as the landing spot for Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab and his aides on the night of November 26, 2008. [mappress] Source:dna, January 12,2010;
The Tanjung Manis Integrated Port is to become the primary import and export gateway for Sarawak central region when it begins full operations by next year. The port, a subsidiary of Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) and appointed by Rajang Port Authority as its port operator i
What is a dredging and demolition business doing headquartered in upscale Oak Brook, Illinois? [mappress] Source: iStockAnalyst, January 8, 2010
