Cunard’s newest cruise liner, the MS Queen Elizabeth, hit the seas for the first time January 5. The Queen Elizabeth is the third Cunard vessel to bear the name, following the original Queen Elizabeth, retired in 1969, and the Queen Elizabeth II (QE2), the world’s most iconic cruise liner, which ret
Tanjung Offshore Bhd has been awarded long-term charter contracts, estimated to be worth RM150mil, by Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd for its anchor-handling tug and supply vessels (AHTS). In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Tanjung said the tenures of the contracts were between three years and six years and
The Department of Transportation and Communications has ordered a sweeping review of the safety standards of local shipping companies to prevent a repeat of several sea mishaps that occurred over the holidays. Transport Secretary Leandro Mendoza on Wednesday said he would form a task force that woul
Beginning next month, India will dredge Ichhamati river in Bangladesh and the South Asian neighbours will for the first time co-operate to protect the banks of the rivers they share. Dredging of 300-plus rivers has been largely ignored in Bangladesh, media reports here have said. This has resulted i
John H. Colle, Jr., President of Colle Towing Company, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., announced that Signet Maritime Corporation has awarded a new-build contract to Colle Shipyard for construction of Signet Weatherly, a Robert Allan designed RAmparts 3200 105-ft x 38-ft by 17.7-ft ASD tug.
Since its grand opening in July 2009, the Kloosterboer Dutch Harbour has met with several major fishing companies seeking to use the facility as a one-stop logistical hub for the 2010 season, according to the facility’s general manager. “We’re very pleased with the immediate demand and interest we’v
Between the 1st of September and the 30th of November 2009 a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on lifeboat launching arrangements was conducted jointly with the Tokyo MoU. The 27 member authorities of the Paris MoU carried out 5,749 inspections. During each inspection vital points of SOLAS Chap
VILLAGERS in Koh Kong province say they continue to suffer from large-scale sand-dredging operations in coastal estuaries, which they add have reduced fish catches and threatened the livelihoods of thousands of local fishermen. [mappress] Source: The Phnom Phen Post, January 6, 2010
Nearly five years after regional water-pollution cops announced a landmark order to clean toxic muck in San Diego Bay, they’re back with a plan that would remove just 16 percent of the sediment targeted initially. [mappress] Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 6, 2009
A $70MILLION project is being proposed for a diversion canal to prevent further flooding in Nadi town. [mappress] Source: Fiji Times, January 6, 2010;
Dhaka — Beginning next month, India will dredge Ichhamati river in Bangladesh and the south Asian neighbours will for the first time cooperate to protect the banks of the rivers they share. [mappress] Source: Asian-Indo News Service, January 6, 2010;
The Yachting division of Van der Velden® Marine Systems will exhibit at Seatec 2010, the 8th International Exhibition of Technologies, Subcontracting and Design for Boat, Megayachts and Ship Builders in Carrara, Italy (10 – 12 February 2010). Van der Velden can be found at the stand of Navaltecnica,
China’s Guangxi Qinzhou Free Trade Port Area has recently completed the construction of two new berths and a stockyard. [mappress] Source: Baird Maritime, January 5, 2010;
Container handling company Euromax has won the ‘Havenbeeld’ Port Trophy 2009, a new annual prize intended to encourage business owners in the port to pay attention to the appearance of their offices, industrial complex or terminal.
