Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, has set a new record in the global shipbuilding history by winning US$5.7 billion in orders in February, the highest figure ever for a single month.
Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors b.v. purchased PDS2000-Multibeam CUBE / 3D area editor for all their PDS2000 licenses. The dredging and marine contractor Van Oord, which is the global market leader in the dredging industry, decided to upgrade their PDS2000 Singlebeam licenses to full PDS200
Last week, more than 200 international engineers and scientists from 60 countries experienced at first-hand Dubai’s leading waterfront and coastal mega-projects as part of the programme for delegates to PIANC-COPEDEC VII, the international conference on coastal and port engineering.
Ports of Auckland Limited today announced an interim net profit after tax of $12.6 million, up 19% for the half year to December 2007 (December 2006: $10.6 million). Jens Madsen, Ports of Auckland Managing Director, said the relatively satisfactory result reflected good growth in container volumes o
Union Science & Technology Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday dedicated the oceanographic research vessel Sagar Nidhi to the nation in Chennai in the presence of Shipping and Surface Transport Minister T R Balu at the Chennai port trust.
Thousands of people have watched the naming in Louisiana of a US warship built partly from steel salvaged from the World Trade Center. The twin towers in New York were destroyed in the hijacked planes attack of 11 September 2001.
BP and its partner, Marathon Petroleum West of Shetlands Ltd, today announced a new oil discovery in Block 204/23, following drilling on the South-West Foinaven prospect, some 190 kilometres west of the Shetland Islands. The exploration well 204/23-2 was drilled using the Paul B Loyd Junior semi-sub
In the harbour opposite the famous Taj Palace Hotel, a boat show is getting under way. Lined up along the floating walkways are vessels ranging from relatively modest speed boats to luxury motor yachts costing over $2m (£1m). Moored further offshore is a so-called 300-ft ‘super-yacht’ belonging to o
Four people had to be rescued from a 30ft yacht which broke its mooring in high winds and ran aground off Kent. Whitstable lifeboat battled through storm force winds gusting to 48 knots to reach the vessel, 30m (98ft) from the shore off the Isle of Sheppey.
With the upcoming name-giving ceremony of the trailer ‘Breydel’ (9,000 m3 capacity) on May 16th 2008, DEME adds the seventh new dredging vessel to its fleet in only 4 years time. Right now DEME is starting a new and important investment programme valued at € 500 million. By 2011 DEME will have added
Port logistics are more and more challenged: More and bigger containerships than ever before are in operation. For both ships and ports, speed, safety and cost-efficiency of container terminals are key issues. The quality and efficiency of container terminals are of great importance to the smooth fu
F. Laeisz was awarded for the introduction of high and up-to-date safety, environment protection and quality standards. The certification underlines the commitment to implement and continuously improve not only mandatory management systems and standards, but also voluntary ones. Five management syst
Irish sea shipping lanes are amongst the busiest in Europe and have been used to pilot a new navigation system which aims to reduce the risk of collision. The project relies on satellite and radio wave technology and has been co-ordinated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.
Congressional scrutiny of the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding programs is likely to continue to be sharp, if the new budget season’s first two naval hearings are any indication. On Wednesday, House Appropriations Defense subcommittee chairman Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., signaled a possible lack of support for
