New rules for inland vessels have been developed jointly by Germanischer Lloyd and Bureau Veritas. They have entered into force with effect from August 1, 2006, for all inland vessels with the French and German classification societies and contracted for construction on or after that date. In additi
Singapore will host its inaugural Maritime Week from September 25-29. The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) says the event will showcase a diverse range of events as Singapore becomes a major Asian venue for international maritime activities.
Japan and five Southeast Asian countries on Tuesday opened a three-day maritime security meeting aimed at preventing terrorism in the region, officials said. Officials from Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand gathered in Tokyo for the three-day seminar, Japanese Coast
Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc said drilling has started at Inishbeg, offshore Ireland after the exploration well spudded earlier this morning. This frontier exploration well, operated by Lundin Exploration BV, a subsidiary of Lundin Petroleum, is located offshore Ireland in Block 13/12 in water depth of 3
CMA CGM is pleased to announce the reshuffling and upgrading of its Pacific East Coast Express 2 Service (PEX2), linking the Far East with Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean : From August 29th, CMA CGM will run its own PEX 2 weekly service independently, with 8 vessels of 3000/3500 TEU capacity
Project certification for the largest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands has been entrusted to Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services, business segment Wind Energy (GL Wind). The wind farm is to be constructed approx. 23 kilometres from the coast, off the town of IJmuiden. The 60 wind turbines wi
Ever Steady, the latest in a series of ten 7024TEU S-type vessels being built for Evergreen in Japan, has taken to the water for the first time. She was launched at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Kobe shipyard on 22 August at a ceremony hosted by Vice Group Chairman of Evergreen Group and Chairman of
Serica Energy PLC said it has secured the licences to search for oil and gas in the Slyne Basin off the west coast of Ireland. The permits, which were granted under the 2006 Irish Offhsore Licensing Round, cover an area of 611 square kilometres.
AUSTRALIA has the skills and industrial bases to maintain an efficient naval shipbuilding industry despite questions about its viability, defence officials said today. A federal parliamentary inquiry has heard repeated evidence that the next generation of Australian warships will almost certainly be
Ecuador’s Manta port authority (APM) is not concerned by the US$450mn deepwater port project submitted by Spanish firm Alianza Internacional Portuaria (Alinport) for national merchant marine board (CNMM) approval, APM general manager Patricio Padilla told BNamericas.
A dramatic surge in the lucrative West Coast shipping trade has Richmond officials eyeing an undeveloped stretch of marshland just north of the Chevron refinery for a possible container ship port. California’s major ports are already operating at full capacity, and as trade between the Pacific Rim a
The Bua Provincial Council has embarked on a new shipping venture under Bua shipping limited. The company is in the process of purchasing a vessel from Germany which is expected to be delivered late next week.
The expanding global shipping trade is making the underwater world a noisy environment, with unknown effects on marine life, according to a new study of California offshore waters published Friday. The study shows a tenfold increase in underwater ocean noise off the coast of Southern California as c
THE town of Balamban is expected to grow further next year with the expansion of a large ship manufacturing company located in the municipality. In an interview, Aboitiz and Co. president and chief executive officer Jon Ramon Aboitiz said Tsuneishi Heavy Industries Inc. (THII) would invest some $100
