Fisheries experts say that Africa’s problems with overfishing and illegal fishing are costing African countries over US$1 billion a year and that those worst impacted by illicit activities were local small-scale fishermen. Speaking at an Environmental Justice Foundation event in London last week, th
We are pleased to announce a new service between East Med and Central Europe via the Adriatic Sea called Adriatic Levant Express or “ALEX”. We further enhance our existing extensive network in the Mediterranean by deploying two vessels on the new service to offer an innovative solution to the East M
Chinese port builder China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has agreed to build a new container terminal at the Sudanese port of Digna, according to China Shipping Online… Source: Business Monitor International, November 9, 2009;
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan urged the Danish businesspeople to invest in dredging sector, as presently the country requires many dredgers to maintain its rivers’ navigability… Source: The Daily Star, November 9, 2009;
At Europort 2009, HollandMT and FKAB proudly announce their newly developed range of backhoe pontoon dredgers, named the Dredge-X range. The name has been derived from eXcellent eXcavator dredging. At Europort 2009, HollandMT and FKAB proudly announce their newly developed range of backhoe pontoon d
South Korea will start a massive project this week to refurbish the basin areas of the nation’s four major rivers as it is deemed not to affect the environment negatively, officials said Sunday… Source: Yonghap News Agency, November 9, 2009;
600,000 cubic meters of sand and silt will be moved over the next few months to ensure the harbor stays navigable for larger ships… Source: The Tribune, November 7, 2009;
China is hosting a two-day international conference to co-ordinate anti-piracy escorts for cargo vessels in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia. Representatives from Russia, Japan, India, the EU and Nato are focusing on how best to co-ordinate their navies in the escort missions. It is an indication of how
Russian import of fish and sea food is decreasing as measures aimed at promoting domestic production are gaining impact. Russian import of fish and sea food shrunk with 41 percent in the period January-October 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, B-port.com reports.
Plans to invest almost $40bn to triple port capacity across the oil-rich Arabian Gulf region are sailing against stiff global economic head winds, according to industry experts. Before the global financial crisis weighed heavily on international trade, developers in the Arab states of the Gulf had p
SeaBird Exploration Limited has been awarded a 2D contract for a survey off the east coast of India. The survey involves approximately 3,000 line km with an option for the client to extend the survey. The recently reactivated vessel Osprey Explorer will be deployed for the survey, commencing Decembe
Somali pirates stepped up their threats yesterday against a British couple kidnapped on their yacht 16 days ago, saying they would be “punished” unless the commanders of a German warship allowed seven fellow pirates go free. Paul and Rachel Chandler, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, are being held in a v
What is claimed to be the largest cruise terminal in the world officially opened at Port Everglades on Friday, November 6, one week prior to the arrival of Royal Caribbean International’s 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas. Local county and city officials, as well as Royal Caribbean executives, were
After decades of delay and wrangling by resisting riverine communities, Nigeria has launched a multi-million-dollar dredging exercise to boost navigation and commerce on the Niger River. Plans are to deepen the river channel and stabilise its banks along a stretch of 572 kilometres as to allow passa
