Tuticorin Port has crossed the 12 million tonnes mark on November 9 handling 120.33 lakh tonnes of cargo upto November 8, registering 16 per cent increase over the correspondng period of the previous year, a release said. During the current year upto Nov 8, 2,65,317 TEUs of containers have been hand
The consortium¹ developing London Array, one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms in the Thames estuary, has welcomed today’s announcement from the UK Government that electricity transmission works associated with the project can go ahead². The 1,000MW London Array would consist of up to 341 w
On the face of it, the pairing of Andrew Cape and Alex Thompson is the archetypal odd couple. One a solid family man and gifted navigator, the other a self-confessed adrenaline junkie with sailing’s equivalent of rock star street cred. Yet despite the 12-year age gap, they will share more than just
Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende proposed that Russian and Dutch companies headed by Royal Dutch Shell should jointly develop the richest gas fields on the Yamal Peninsula located above the Arctic Circle.
Flood alerts remain in force in the UK and the Netherlands, but latest reports suggest fears of storm-driven tidal surges have not materialised. Despite some flooding along Britain’s North Sea coast, authorities said the peak of the surge had passed without major incident.
A record number of cruise ships are due to arrive in Guernsey next year. One hundred and four vessels have already booked to visit the Bailiwick during 2008 and the first arrival is scheduled for March.
VAALCO Energy, Inc., announced that for the third quarter of 2007 its net income was $8.8 million or $0.15 per diluted share, compared to $13.6 million or $0.22 per diluted share for the comparable period in 2006. Third-quarter 2007 revenues were $34.8 million compared to $25.6 million in the third
Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Murphy West Africa Ltd (‘Murphy’), a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation, for the conversion and operation of a Floating Drilling, Production, Storage and Offloading unit (‘FDPSO’) on the deepwater Azurite development in the Mer Profonde Sud Block offshore the
Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced today the closing of a public offering of 6,325,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, including 500,000 shares offered by one of
Today SMIT and Damen Shipyards Gorinchem signed a contract for 11 newly built vessels. Division Harbour Towage and Terminals Two tugs (type ASD 2810) are replacements for the harbour towage fleet in Rotterdam. These tugs will be equipped with a substantially higher bollard pull (60 tons bp) and are
Smit and Damen have signed contracts for a total of 11 vessels of 3 different designs during the Europort Maritime Exhibition. The vessels are of the following types: 3 Damen Multipurpose Pusher Tugs, with a bollard pull of approx. 25 tons; 6 Damen ASD Tugs 2810, with a bollard pull of approx. 60 to
Golden Ocean Group Limited has agreed to sell the six panamax newbuildings contracted in March 2007 at Pipavav in India. The vessels are sold for net sale proceeds of $352.8 million, and delivery to the buyers is expected to take place between March 2009 and July 2010.
The New World Alliance (TNWA) carriers – APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) – today announced their intention to significantly upgrade ship capacity and enhance the port coverage of a major Asia-Europe service offering.
Production on both Visund and Oseberg South have been resumed after the temporary halt caused by the severe weather on Friday 9 November.
