The focus on serving a wide customer base with a global network of container terminals creates a sound foundation for further growth. The Hague, The Netherlands‐ APM Terminals, one of the leading global developers ‐ and operators of container terminals, recorded another year of strong revenue and vo
A European shipping company has agreed to bring more containerized cargo to the Port of New Orleans, a move observers said proves that New Orleans can compete with other Gulf Coast ports.
Van Oord has been awarded a contract for maintenance dredging of the access channel and bassin in the harbour of Moa, Cuba. The contract value amounts to some EUR 2 million. Client is Moa Nicel SA. Execution of the project start mid March and is scheduled for completion in April 2008. Van Oord will
A Greek boat carrying 280 passengers, mostly tourists, has run aground on a reef north of the Saronic Gulf island of Poros near Athens, officials say. The boat is taking on water, but a helicopter and three coastguard vessels are on their way to evacuate those on board, all of whom are said to be [&
A P&O cruise liner damaged in stormy weather on its way from Southampton to the Caribbean has left port after being fully repaired. Artemis, carrying 1,188 passengers, made an unscheduled call at Falmouth, Cornwall, for the work on Wednesday.
With the start of the 24th edition of the Rolex China Sea Race just a week away, a competitive group of yachts is ready for the tactical challenges that this 565-nautical mile Asian offshore classic offers up every other year.
Singapore-based ASL Marine Holdings won three new shipbuilding contracts worth S$126 million (US$91 million) from repeat customers based in Europe.
COAST guard search and rescue teams were searching for 23 missing Chinese sailors aboard a Panamanian-registered cargo ship that sank off eastern China today, state press reported.
Total today announces that it has signed an agreement with Nigeria’s Conoil Producing Limited to farm into the deep offshore OPL 257 license with a 40% interest. Conoil remains the operator with a 50% interest, and a local company holds the remaining 10%. The Nigerian government has approved this tr
Two bodies, believed to be sailors who have been missing since Bulgarian vessel Vanessa sunk in the Azov Sea on January 3, have been recovered on March 12, Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry said. One of them was wearing a life-vest with the ship’s name on the back, but it was unclear whether the second
Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. has received a $3.1 million contract to overhaul the USNS Guadalupe, a oiler naval vessel that provides fuel for Navy ships at sea.
Despite crude oil inventories that were up last week, prices in New York hit another new record high Wednesday at $110.20 per barrel after dropping immediately after announcement of the new inventories figures.
Aker Yards has been awarded a contract with DOF ASA to build an innovative LNG-powered platform supply vessel. The vessel is designed and equipped with the newest and most innovative environmentally friendly equipment and solutions. After delivery from Aker Yards in Norway in 2010, the vessel will o
With newest generation of semisubmersible rigs SDO01 and SDO02 of SeaDragon Offshore the aspect of the workers on a rig are as important as the equipment. This has resulted into complete automated processes for the drilling purposes. SeaDragon Offshore also demanded the best for the rest of the equi
