Kalmar, the business area providing container handling solutions within Cargotec, has signed an agreement to acquire the Kalmar equipment related service business of African National Engineering (ANE) based in South Africa. ANE
Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today announced that Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has awarded the company a drilling contract for the construction of an enhanced Enterprise-class drillship, the third such contract award for Transocean in 2006 and the second contract award from Chevron, following a five
In September, Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) will close out its 2006 racing season in unparalleled style as it hosts two unique regattas, each boasting record fleets, on the emerald waters off the Italian island of Sardinia. Porto Cervo harbour in the stunning resort area of Costa Smeralda will be
Nordcapital Holding in Hamburg, Germany and Aker Yards announced today an agreement to build another two Platform Supply Vessels (PSV’s) of the type UT 755 LN. The two vessels are scheduled for delivery in December 2008 and March 2009, and will be built at Aker Yards, Aukra in Norway. The value of t
One thousand tourists and crew members arrived aboard the luxury cruise ship Superstar Gemini which docked in Ho Chi Minh City Friday. During their stay in the city they will visit popular tourist sites like the Museum of War Remnants, Ben Thanh Market, and the Municipal Theater, among other places.
VICTORIA’S commercial fishing industry today moved to distance itself from the “sickening slaughter” of more than 40 protected fur seals in a Victorian national park. RSPCA president Hugh Wirth said he had no doubt the industry was involved in the killings, which were aimed at reducing the seals’ im
Californian professional sailor Dee Smith will leave the South African America’s Cup team – Team Shosholoza – on 1 October 2006. Smith sailed with the team in 2005 and officially joined Team Shosholoza in February this year as general manager and tactician. Instead of extending Smith’s existing cont
Patna: At least 34 people were feared drowned when a country boat carrying around 50 people capsized in the River Ganga on Thursday. While 16 people swam to safety, search is on for the others. A team of divers has been also been pressed into service.
The Government has formed a committee to oversee the privatisation of Container Terminal at Mombasa port. The Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Finance, Mr Joseph Kinyua said in an interview with the Transport that the government is not privatising the entire operations of the port as such, but is
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced Aug. 31 that it was further expanding in European and Latin America by purchasing Pullmantur, the largest cruise ship operator in Spain with five cruise ships. In addition to its cruise ships, Pullmantur also has a tour operation that sells travel packages whic
The geo-technical work is taking place now, and should be finalized by early fall so construction can start later this year. Over the next year, even more changes are forthcoming. Two new Super Post-Panamax cranes will be installed. They will give the container terminal the capacity to handle the ne
FOUR of the nine owners of an oil tanker that sank into the Guimaras Strait have left the country long before the Bureau of Immigration placed them on its watchlist, an Immigration official said Thursday. Japanese nationals Tomoki Tsubomoto, Hiromi Irishika and Mototsugu Yamaguchi departed the Phili
Dutch Environment Minister Pieter Van Geel announced the Netherlands would take back the toxic ship Otapan; denied entry to Turkish waters because of the 54 tons of carcinogenic asbestos it contained. In Lahey, Van Geel said the Otapan would be granted permission to return to the Netherlands, but it
China’s shipbuilding industry continues to grow rapidly with shipbuilders getting new orders totaling 16.08 million deadweight tons in the first half of the year, a 113-percent rise over the same period last year, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said here Thursday.
