Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ HANSEATIC, the only five star ranked expedition ship in the world, according to the 2010 Berlitz Cruise Guide, returned to service after a two-week shipyard stay. The main objective of the shipyard stay was the replacement of the cabin windows as well as the refurbishment of the
In September Cargotec secured new orders for its MacGregor offshore cranes. The cranes are destined for three vessels being built for US, Russian and Canadian customers. For an unspecified US shipowner, Cargotec will deliver an advanced MacGregor 100 tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) offshore cra
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit is marking a major milestone in the history of the company’s leadership in radar technology with the celebration this year of the 60th anniversary of the launch of its first marine radar. Sperry Marine’s heritage in marine radar dates back t
Seatruck Ferries has added the Clipper Pennant to its Dublin-Liverpool service. Clipper Pennant, which will operate the service with sister ship Clipper Pace, has doubled the freight capacity of the vessel it replaced. Seatruck said the route had already seen 15% increase in traffic this year.
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) and H2OSatellite provided critical satellite communications for Beluga Shipping’s successful pioneering transit of the challenging Northeast Passage this summer. The Beluga ships relied on Iridium OpenPort® high-bandwidth marine satellite systems supplied b
When the Celebrity Cruises ship Mercury pulls anchor today it will officially mark the end of Vancouver’s 2009 cruise ship season. And despite the bad news elsewhere in the tourism industry, the number of passengers going through the port was up this year compared to last.
As the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) continues the preparation of its report into the future development of the port and the country’s Privatisation Commission searches for a consultant to advise them as to precise details after previous bad experiences, shippers in the country are up in arms about th
Today the Turkish Association of Ship Industrialists, GESAD, has signed in witness of the Minister for Foreign Trade of The Netherlands, Mr. Frank Heemskerk, a Letter of Intent with the Dutch company IHC Metalix. Both parties start a feasibility study for a Turkish pre-processing plant for steel and
OceanFreight Inc., a global provider of seaborne transportation services for both drybulk and energy commodities, today announced a new charter for the recently acquired 180,000DWT, 2005 built capesize vessel. Upon delivery, the vessel will be renamed M/V Montecristo and will commence employment on
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics China Express Service, operating between China, Japan and South Korea, has increased its sailings from two to three sailings a month because of a resurgence in trade between the three countries in vehicles, rolling equipment and non-containerized cargo.
Bergen, Norway-based specialist subsea company DOF Subsea Norway has been awarded a significant call-off contract worth approximately NKr20-30 million by StatoilHydro to provide construction support activity onboard Skandi Bergen on the Morvin field.
DCNS has signed an order supplement for three new vessels under the European FREMM multimission frigate programme. This brings France’s total order to 11 vessels, scheduled for delivery from 2012 to 2022. Contract confirmation was announced today by the French Minister for Defence, Mr Hervé Morin, a
Maersk has denied rumours that it is considering selling its UK container haulage arm, Pentalver. A spokeswoman for Maersk said: “Similar to any large company, we continuously review our shareholding portfolio.
The first drill riser buoyancy modules capable of withstanding nearly 5,000 psi (c. 350 bar) pressure at 11,000 feet (c. 3,350 meters) below the surface, have been developed and manufactured by Trelleborg Offshore in response to the demands of deep water exploration. The new syntactic foam buoyancy
