The ferry which operates between the Isles of Scilly and the UK mainland could be given a new home in Cornwall, it has been revealed. Cornwall Council has admitted Falmouth could be an alternative to Penzance. It follows local opposition to plans for a multimillion-pound redevelopment of Penzance ha
Nación Fideicomisos S.A. has contracted Royal Boskalis Westminster and Allseas Group to construct a 38 km gas pipeline through the Strait of Magellan in southern Argentina. The pipeline is to be 24 inches in diameter and is due for completion by the end of this year. It will connect Cape Espiritu Sa
Dutch contractor Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of the first part of the Belwind project on the Blight Bank, 46 kilometers off the coast of Zeebrugge, Belgium. The £242M (€280M) project is being developed by Belwind nv, backed by Dutch and Be
One of Jumbo Offshore’s heavy lift & installation vessels, the DP2-ship Jumbo Javelin, is preparing to deliver installation services for offshore wind farms. It will be able to ship and install Transition Pieces (TP’s) for wind turbines. The vessel will be able to carry 9 TP’s at a time, each with a
A South Korean fishing boat has been towed away by a North Korean patrol boat off the peninsula’s east coast, South Korean officials say. The military says the ship had strayed north of the maritime border due to a problem with its navigation system. South Korea has asked for the boat and the crew,
Navalshore 2009 – VI Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Expo and Conference will be held on the 20th and 21st of August 2009. The 2008 show hosted 12,300 visitors to the 130 exhibitors displaying the latest in modern products and services for the sector’s industries. Navalshore is held in Rio de J
The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) are warning mariners of an anticipated increase in piracy incidents when the southwest monsoon ends in the coming weeks, and are reiterating that merchant mariners must continue to take proactive action to help prevent piracy attacks. High sea states over the past
Union leaders have stepped in to a dispute between workers and the owners of the Vestas wind turbine manufacturing plant in the UK. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union which represents offshore workers have occupied the Vestas wind turbine plant on the Isle of Wight in protest at closur
The 26th July saw a cruise ship docking at the Port of Hamburg for the 50th time this season. The vessel concerned was AIDA Cruises’ “AIDAcara”. Following a week-long cruise with calls at Copenhagen, Oslo and Bergen, AIDA Cruises’ “AIDAcara” returned to Hamburg, its home port, on 26th July. The arri
Lantic Entertainment Systems, the world leader in the development, manufacture and supply of audio‐visual entertainment systems exclusively for the superyacht and large production yacht market, will reveal this autumn the latest developments in the evolution of its market leading entertainment techn
Hallin Marine, the AIM quoted provider of subsea solutions to the oil and gas industry, announces it has signed a contract for the Hallin operated vessel the Sanko Angel with a major oil & gas operator. Under the terms of the contract the vessel will be providing offshore construction support to the
The Green Ship of the Future, the Danish maritime initiative, has received the International Environmental Award from the Sustainable Shipping organisation for being the most environmentally friendly shipping initiative. Sustainable Shipping is a leading organisation dedicated to promoting sustainab
Trelleborg Offshore has completed design, manufacturing and testing of the world’s largest bend stiffener. To facilitate the fabrication, an additional polyurethane (PU) dispensing machine was specially commissioned at Trelleborg Offshore’s plant in Skelmersdale, England. The bend stiffener was spec
Numbers show that trade in Shenzhen is improving with the year-on-year container throughput decrease narrowing from April’s 24.9 percent to 16.4 percent in May. The port now holds the second biggest container throughput in China. Shenzhen handled 1.47 million TEU in May, an increase of 12.6 percent
