Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw has redelivered the 47.30m (155 ft) Feadship Inevitable after a complete rebuild at the refit and repair facility at the yard in Makkum. This 18-month project involved an all-new classically styled interior with blond teak raised and fielded paneling. Other major cha
MEYER WERFT delivered the 69,200-gt cruise ship ‘AIDAbella’ to the Owner AIDA Cruises in the German port of Emden. The AIDAbella is the second ship out of a series of six the Papenburg shipyard is building for AIDA Cruises. On this ship luxury interiors are combined with state-of-the-art technical o
Rolls-Royce is continuing to invest in renewable energy sources by taking a 23.5 per cent equity stake in TGL, a privately-owned company developing free stream tidal power generation capability. Rolls-Royce is researching key technologies to provide solutions to the environmental challenges in aeros
Technip has been awarded by BP a frame agreement to provide all diving construction services for extensions to existing hydrocarbon field development projects in the North Sea. Under the terms of this contract, Technip will be the exclusive provider of these services for the next two years, with two
State-of-the-art photographic service aims to bring the 2008-09 race into sharper focus. A cutting edge media photographic service, including a state-of-the-art online archive, will ensure rapid delivery of stunning images from the 2008-09 race to every corner of the globe. To complete the picture,
APM Terminals Tangier is commemorating another important milestone in the ramp‐up of operations at the new container port and transshipment hub at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea. In March, APM Terminals Tangier took delivery of its last three Super Post‐Panamax STS cranes from ZPMC, in China. Th
APM Terminals and Chinese‐based Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery (ZPMC) have concluded a Main Purchase Agreement for the future delivery of rubber‐tired gantry cranes for use at APM Terminals’ growing roster of container handling facilities around the world. The signing ceremony was held on April 16t
APM Terminals has agreed to sell its 20% share in Qasim International Container Terminal Pakistan Limited (QICT), located in Karachi, Pakistan to DP World. DP World is currently the operator and majority shareholder of the facility.
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has selected a joint venture between APM Terminals North America and SNC‐Lavalin (APM Terminals/SNC‐Lavalin), as the preferred proponent for the Terminal 2 Project and will negotiate a business agreement as the next step in the partner selection process. The process o
A modified route for the onshore section of the Corrib gas pipeline has been announced today. The route, proposed by RPS consultants, the company contracted by the Corrib Gas partners to identify an alternative route in the vicinity of Rossport, is twice as far away from occupied housing compared to
Imtech announces that it has been commissioned to provide solutions for platform automation, propulsion & drive, energy distribution, innovative automated bridge systems and navigation & communication on board various high-tech offshore construction vessels to be used in the exploration and exploita
Aker Solutions has signed an exclusive alliance partner contract with Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH (SDO) for the provision of engineering services (EPCm) for the SDO refineries in Germany. The contract duration is five years, with the option to extend by two additional two year periods. The refineries
The hull substructure for the world’s most advanced drilling rig Aker H-6e has started on its 50 days journey from Dubai to Stord in Norway. Weighing 16 000 tonnes, equalling 16 000 cars, this is one of the largest drilling rigs to be towed. The hull is constructed by Aker Solutions at Drydocks Worl
Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of drybulk carriers, container ships and multipurpose vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for dry bulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that a subsidiary of the Company has entered into a one year time charter period agreement for one of its
