China says a US Navy ship involved in Sunday’s confrontation with its vessels off the southern island of Hainan violated international and Chinese law. Foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said US complaints that five Chinese vessels had harassed the USNS Impeccable were “totally inaccurate”.
Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord says its turnover rose to Euros 1.896 million in 2008 (2007: 1.652 million). Net profits were Euros 190 million (2007: EUR 164 million), an increase of 16 per cent. Expressed as a percentage of turnover, profitability remained stable at 10 per cent of turnover. “Ou
Global engineering and project management group, AMEC, has secured a contract for maintenance and services of BP’s Unity platform in the North Sea. AMEC will provide management and technical resources to the platform over a period of four years.
AER Supply Ltd. announced that it has been named the exclusive distributor for BSCO, Inc. Fire Suppression Systems for 13 states. “The BSCO product line is in high demand in both the OEM and aftermarket sectors,” said Rudolf Mes, general manager for AER Supply. “As part of our company’s strategic in
Dutch maritime services company Smit International NV (SMIT.AE) is open to selling the entire company to peer Boskalis Westminster NV (BOKA.AE), Smit’s chief executive officer Ben Vree said Thursday. Vree, who was speaking after the firm reported a 2% increase in 2008 net profit, said he is “open to
An initiative of the ‘Safety Incentive Scheme’ fund of Heerema Vlissingen employees and customers. Heerema Vlissingen, one of the three construction yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) donated three diesel pumps to the Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij (KNRM) (Royal Dutch Rescue Comp
Port authorities and terminal operators have been warned about the rising number of fatal mooring injuries. The UK P&I Club said it has spent more than US$34m settling related insurance claims in the past 20 years.
The UK government has issued a statutory instrument confirming controversial new port rates regulations. Scheduled to come into force on 9 March, the statutory instrument confirms the collection and enforcement of backdated business rates liabilities.
Terminal operator Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA), has inaugurated three new quay cranes, eight rubber tired gantries (RTG) and newly reinforced berths 1B and 1C at Guayaquil Container and Multipurpose Terminal in Ecuador. The company claimed the cranes were the first of their kind to be used in Ecuado
PearTrack Systems is launching what it claimed is “the world’s first” self contained GPS tracking system with a 10 year battery life specifically designed for shipping containers. The GPS/GSM device is covertly fitted inside the container and sends an alert if moved or if the container doors are ope
Converteam Group has won a contract to upgrade two ship-to-shore cranes for Tilbury Container Services (TCS). The power conversion engineering specialist has been engaged to extend the life and enhance the reliability and facilities of two Paceco units. The two cranes are set to be relocated from th
Babcock & Brown Infrastructure has confirmed that in talks to sell all or part of PD Ports, the owner of the UK port of Teesport. The troubled Australia-headquartered infrastructure investor said that it was “engaged in ongoing discussions” for the sale of an equity stake in PD Ports after receiving
DONG Energy, E.ON and Fred Olsen Renewables have formed a consortium to bid for exclusive rights as part of The Crown Estate’s Round Three Offshore Wind Farm programme. The Crown Estate’s third round is designed to deliver zonal contract management for offshore wind farms in an effort to help the UK
The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (Pema) and TT Club are to co-operate to promote best practice in the safe design and operation of port equipment worldwide. The agreement follows on from research carried out by the mutual insurance firm into the causes of equipment accidents and loss in
