Docked on the banks of the Hudson River, in the shadow of a city skyline forever changed, the USS New York pays tribute to the nearly 3,000 people who died on that fateful September day, eight years ago. That is where the ship’s story begins, but the journey it would take to return to New […]
Thursday, suspected Somali pirates seized a Greek cargo ship with its 7 Ukrainian and 14 Philippine crew off the east African country of Tanzania, Greek port police and EU NAVFOR headquarters said.
The Georgetown Times reports that Port of Georgetown needs at least US$8.3 million in federal funds to dredge the shipping channel there. “This is according to new information from Joe Bryant, vice president of Terminal Development for the SC Ports Authority,” said Georgetown Times.
The Norwegian government has launched the information campaign “Norway as a maritime host country” to attract more shipping companies to the country. ”We’ll try to bring back Norwegian shipping activities to Norway. We’ll also try to raise interest among foreign players to choose Norway as their loc
Nexans has won a contract worth approximately €39m (£35m) to supply the subsea power-export cables for Phase I of the Belgian Belwind Offshore Windfarm project, located on the Bligh Bank, 46km off the coast of Zeebrugge. Nexans will supply and install 52km of 170kV high-voltage power-export cable wi
Italy: Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard launched the ‘Nieuw Amsterdam’ on October 31 for Holland America Line, a member of the Carnival Group. Delivery is scheduled for June 2010. The launch was preceded by the customary “coin ceremony”, the laying of a silver dollar on the last deck of the ship. God
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 — Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., won a $41,947,500 federal contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas, for the repair of the Placement Area No. 5 and 6 on the Texas City Channel under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act… Source: USACE, November 5,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Seacontractors presented ‘Speed & Stablity’, a new type of multicat… Source: Baird Maritime, November 5, 2009;
Nakheel has offered investors in the stalled Palm Jebel Ali development alternative homes on other projects, casting further uncertainty over the future of the vast reclaimed island… Source: The National, November 5, 2009;
Nexans has won a contract worth approximately €39m (£35m) to supply the subsea power-export cables for Phase I of the Belgian Belwind Offshore Windfarm project, located on the Bligh Bank, 46km off the coast of Zeebrugge… Source: The Engineer Online, November 5, 2009;
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., was awarded on Nov. 3, 2009, a $10,478,880 firm-fixed-price contract for the Shore Protection Project… Source: Defpro, November 5, 2009;
A SEA captain was today accused of being drunk as he guided a massive dredger up the Tyne ahead of work on the second Tyne Tunnel… Source: Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette, November 5, 2009;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Empire State Development Corporation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently agreed to provide $3,895,500 of Bi-State Dredging Funds to the Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Company… Source: SIlive, November 4, 2009;
DP world has decided to postpone implementation of a 3rd terminal in Jebel Ali till 2013… Source: Port Technology, November 5, 2009;
