The piracy threat around the Gulf of Aden has been in the news for quite some time, and continues to make headlines with every next incident that occurs. Besides the dozens of pirate encounters, there are also many cases where ship owners and maritime service providers, or their officers and crew, d
The keel of a ferry to be built for P&O Ferries was laid at STX Europe, Rauma on 25 August, 2009. The vessel is the first of the two ferries scheduled for delivery from Rauma shipyard in 2010 and 2011. Following a traditional ceremony, some lucky coins were placed under the keel. The purpose is [&he
Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Equinox, the largest cruise ship to sail to Israel, will dock for the first time in the Israeli ports of Haifa and Ashdod on August 25. A solstice-class cruise ship with a 2,850-passenger capacity, the Celebrity Equinox features the Lawn Club (a half-acre of real grass),
Russia’s top investigator has said a cargo ship which went missing for more than two weeks may have been carrying a more sensitive cargo than first stated. Alexander Bastrykin’s comments to Interfax news agency are the first official suggestions that the Arctic Sea was carrying more than timber. The
Bangladesh has granted Conoco Phillips of the US and Ireland’s Tullow Oil three offshore exploration blocks in disputed waters in the Bay of Bengal. The firms have been given the right to explore for gas, despite ownership claims on some of the territory by neighbouring India and Burma. The oil firm
On Saturday the 22nd of August 2009, a new tandem heavy lift record was set by mv Jumbo Jubilee. During the crane tests of Jumbo’s latest J-class vessel at the Huisman yard in Schiedam, a ballasted pontoon was lifted out of the water in tandem by the two 900t mast cranes. A load of 1,980 […]
The dredging of the EKT dock will see the refinery utilise two docks simultaneously once its main dock is repaired. “This would significantly reduce our demurrage costs,” Winston Watson, general manager of Petrojam, told the Business Observer yesterday… More: Jamaica Observer
Monte Fino Yachts Ltd, the exclusive European distributor of the popular range of motoryachts from 76 to 122 feet, has acquired the exclusive European rights to market three yachts formerly sold under the Trader brand. The three motoryachts were originally marketed as the 64 Sunliner, the 575 Sunlin
MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Line) announced a general rate increase (GRI) on its Europe – Southern Africa trade. “We are committed to maintaining high service levels even during these difficult economic times,” said Colin de Souza, MOL General Manager, North South Trade. “However, the cost of maintaining the
Why did the decision making process over the dredging of the Westerschelde go so terribly wrong that it has now soured relations between the Netherlands and Belgium? The Dutch parliament would like to know too and has summoned prime minister Balkenende to explain his role… More: NRC
PANAMA CITY – One hundred years after the first blocks of cement were placed in 1909 for construction of the Panama Canal, the interoceanic waterway through which 983,000 ships have sailed during a century of operations… More: Latin America Herald Tribune
The Belgian government is refusing to pay the Netherlands €300m it had agreed to hand over in compensation for environmental damage caused by deepening the Westerschelde estuary, news agency ANP reports on Monday… More: Dutch News
PREAH Sihanouk province customs officials prevented the export of several thousand tonnes of sand to Singapore in a recent raid, officials from the company transporting the material said Monday, adding, however, that it had obtained permission from the government to operate. More: Phomh Penh Post
The volume of sand exported to Singapore from Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in the first half of 2009 was equivalent to the total exports of the last ten years. Ironically, most of it is shipped under falsely backdated contracts… More: VietNamNet
