The Dutch yacht company Ghost Yachts and Italian design company Gloss Design unveil their first project to the public, the Ghost Yachts G180. The yacht embodies the best of two of the leading superyacht building nations. An unmistakable refined Italian styling combined with cutting edge Dutch engine
Austal has successfully launched its next generation 102 metre high speed trimaran vehicle-passenger ferry at its Western Australian facility. The vessel will now undergo final fit out prior to the commencement of sea trials in January. With a customisable seating arrangement for up to 1165 passenge
IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos expressed concern that adverse weather conditions and other contributing factors may bring about an accident to the supertanker Maran Centaurus – hijacked by pirates on 29 November 2009 with a cargo of 2 million barrels of crude oil – possibly resulting
The Silver Spirit was delivered to Silversea Cruises in a ceremony at the Ancona shipyard on Saturday, Dec. 12. Present were the Chairman of Silversea Cruises Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio, while Fincantieri was represented by the Chairman, Corrado Antonini, and the Chief Executive Officer Giuseppe Bon
The Jakarta Post says Jakarta city’s Public Works Agency (PU) plans to use the first disbursement of a World Bank loan to dredge a dam and two rivers, sand says the work will take place in May 2010.
European energy company Vattenfall has erected the first of 100 Vestas V90 turbines at the 300MW Thanet offshore wind farm off the Kent coast. Vattenfall finished the erection of the turbine last Wednesday (December 9) at dawn.
Marg Karaikal Port, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chennai-based infrastructure company Marg, may go for initial public offering (IPO) in the next financial year to meet its sales and operational requirements… Source: MyDigitalFC, December 13, 2009
DREDGING work on the second Tyne Tunnel is set to be finished this week… Source: The Shields Gazette, December 14, 2009;
The city’s Public Works Agency (PU) plans to use the first disbursement of a World Bank loan to dredge a dam and two rivers in May, an official said recently… Source: Jakarta Post, December 14, 2009;
Navy officials want to build a deep-draft wharf in Guam’s main harbor that would better accommodate nuclear-powered aircraft carriers when they visit… Source:Navy Times, December 13, 2009;
The City of Burnaby got the go ahead Thursday to dredge Burnaby Lake, home to the endangered Western painted turtle… Source: Burnaby Now, December 12, 2009;
Dredging on the Hudson River will take a break in 2010… Source:Post-Star,December 12,2009
Kolkata Port Trust has run into fresh trouble, with the Union ministry of finance seeking a detailed report of operations at the Kolkata and Haldia Dock complexes, to gauge whether it is viable to continue to extend dredging subsidy… Source: Business Standard, December 14, 2009;
The Mozambican president Armando Guebuza has called on staff in the Ministry of Fisheries to redouble their efforts to ensure that they meet the goals and targets of the government in the fishing sector. Guebuza made the call earlier this week in Maputo when he inaugurated the Ministry’s new offices
