The head of media relations at Yantar Shipyard, Sergey Mihailov, said that the Russian Ministry of Defence would be able to take delivery of a new landing ship in 2012. “The formation of the hull is coming to the end,” said Mr Milhailov. “As of November 1, the workers of the plant have established t
At the upcoming Marintec exhibition from 1 to 4 December, Imtech Marine Group companies Imtech Marine Shanghai, Radio Holland China, Imtech Marine & Offshore and Imtech Marine Germany will present themselves under the Imtech Marine Group brand. The Imtech Marine Group stand is situated in hall 1, st
Ports are to be fast-tracked through the planning process, and the framework for new port development was published yesterday in the draft ports National Policy Statement (NPS). Source: New Civil Engineer, November 10, 2009;
The Hambantota international harbour development programme is to be expedited… Source: Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, November 9, 2009;
Bangalore: A Chinese shipbuilder has taken Dredging Corp. of India Ltd (DCI) and the shipping ministry by surprise by offering to build two dredgers at half the price quoted by a Dutch firm… Source: Livemint, November 9, 2009;
Kenya’s government is in talks with Beijing over development of a multi-billion dollar port and transport corridor that could provide a new export route for Chinese oil… Source: Financial Times, November 10, 2009
Wärtsilä, ship power system integrator, has signed a ship design contract with Pipavav Shipyard of India. The contract calls for a total of 12 Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) to be designed by Wärtsilä and built by Pipavav, for delivery to ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, which is the larg
Construction of two modern shipyards will begin in Primorski Krai in the first six months of the next year, according to the Director of the Department of Industry and Transport of the Primoryre region, Igor Khruschev. Mr Khruschev added that master plans of the project are being developed and that
Somali pirates have attacked an oil tanker some 1,000 nautical miles (1,850km) off the coast, the EU’s anti-piracy mission says. The Hong Kong-registered BW Lion managed to evade an attack by two fast skiffs, firing automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, it says.
65th Italian enterprise in terms of sales (2.3 billion euros) and in 10th place as regards profitability, with net income of 402 million euros. Costa Crociere remains the largest Italian travel company and the only Italian cruise line ranked by Mediobanca. Costa Crociere S.p.A. stands out in the sur
After months of planning, a massive dredger has started preparation work on the bed of the River Tyne for a new vehicle tunnel. The 300ft (90m) Vesalius will create a channel in the riverbed between East Howdon and Jarrow, to house four prefabricated tunnel sections.
The Australian subsidiary of Ocean Power Technologies has received A$66.46m (£36.76m) from the Australian government to build a 19MW wave farm off the coast of Victoria. The money is expected to fund the construction of a wave power station capable of supplying energy for around 10,000 homes.
JFE Holdings Inc.’s shipbuilding unit, Japan’s second-largest by output, said plunging demand means it needs more time to assess a planned merger with IHI Corp.’s operations, 19 months after the tie-up was proposed. “We’d like to complete an assessment of the shipbuilding integration as soon as poss
Cross-Channel ferry firms have slammed Dover Harbour Board’s (DHB) rate increases for next year as “unacceptable”. Operators running services between Dover and France say rates should be frozen, or even reduced, because of the state of the market.
