Firefighters have put out a blaze on a Royal Navy helicopter carrier at Falmouth docks in Cornwall. The fire is believed to have started when a number of rags caught fire on the lower decks of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Argus. Firefighters investigated using breathing apparatus, a water jet and a t
A South Korean navy warship has foiled a pirate attack on a North Korean cargo ship off Somalia’s coast, military officials in Seoul say. They say the South Korean destroyer sent a helicopter with snipers on board to drive away a pirate boat that was chasing the North Korean freighter. Seoul says th
A Greek-owned ship with a Ukrainian crew has been hijacked by Somali pirates south-west of the Seychelles, a seafarers’ group says. It came hours after a Portuguese warship thwarted an attack on a Norwegian vessel in the Gulf of Aden. The warship, part of a Nato patrol, destroyed explosives its crew
A row has broken out over the building of a new £40m outer harbour scheme for a port in Norfolk. The Great Yarmouth Port Users Association said the scheme would bring “little benefit” to the town which would struggle with increased traffic. The largest ship ever to dock at the new EastPort outer har
Olympic legend Marcelo Ferreira has confirmed he will rejoin Delta Lloyd for the Boston in-port race on Saturday. The popular Brazilian trimmer made an immediate impact on his last outing with the team, helping Roberto Bermudez’s rejuvenated crew to a stunning third-place result when they raced arou
The Oceangoing vessels division of Van der Velden Marine Systems will feature its latest developments at Nor-Shipping 2009 which will be held on 9 – 12 June 2009, in Oslo, Norway. The booth of Van der Velden is situated in Hall C at stand number C02-21. Highlights of its presentation will include th
The new IMO-convention for “Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” aims to prevent hazardous working conditions and to ensure environmental protection during ship recycling operations. It is going to be adopted at a diplomatic conference in Hong Kong this month. Expected to come into for
PortCalls Philippines and arl-shipping.com Limited have released an online schedule inquiry facility embedded into the PortCalls web-site, portcalls.com, allowing the Philippine transport community to perform self-service schedule inquiries on international sailings to and from two key Philippine po
The US Navy has announced a fixed price incentive contract for the construction of a second Austal-designed and built Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Awarded to Prime contractor Bath Iron Works, a General Dynamics company, the second Austal-built LCS will be similar to the 127 metre “Independence” (LCS
Health, Safety, Security and Environment Report 2008 shows improvements in terms of performance and reporting. A.P. Moller – Maersk Group is reducing its impact on the climate with a drop of 9% in CO2 emissions in 2008 compared to the previous year. This represents a fall of 5 million tonnes CO2 and
Port Canaveral will get $10.2 million in economic stimulus money to dredge and maintain its federal channels, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Wednesday. But that falls well short of what port officials had hoped for — and what they say is needed to stimulate new jobs. “There are some othe
India’s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru has extended the bidding deadline for its proposed fourth container terminal project from April 30 to June 1. Fourth container terminal project could cost $1.3 billion. The move comes after the port authority held a pre-application meeting with prospective bidders on
Proposed new laws to protect Scotland’s marine life while safeguarding offshore jobs are being unveiled by ministers. Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead said current legislation needed to be simplified, while ensuring the marine environment had a sustainable future. The Scottish Government’s Mar
With reference to recent speculation in the press A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S hereby confirms that discussions with a number of parties are taking place regarding a possible transaction involving Norfolkline. There is no certainty as to whether these discussions will result in a transaction taking place
