THE Cape Town container terminal has had a good year, and the operational staff are confident that they are well placed to handle any challenges in the future. The terminal handled 615 000 TEU
Over the past two weeks two new ACC sail numbers have been issued by class Technical Director Ken McAlpine. On Friday, Areva Challenge stated they are building FRA 93. The team assigned ACC 92 hasn
Fisheries authorities say a boat caught in Australian waters this morning with more than 100 kilograms of shark fin on board was probably operating out of Dili. It is the first time a boat carrying an East Timorese flag has been accused of illegal fishing. The vast majority of illegal fishing boats
With the majority of the fleet now more than half way to Jersey it is easy to think of them as being
SUBSEA 7 INC. (OSE Symbol: SUB) announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued in the region of US $ 55 million by BP Norge AS for fabrication, installation and tie-in of two new pipeline systems at the Valhall field which is located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Four new [&h
Clipper Windpower and BP Alternative Energy today announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance for a long-term turbine supply agreement and the joint development of five of Clipper
On July 12 the first vessel “Azov Concept” of the series of four was delivered to Albros shipping company. “Azov Concept” was launched at the Gelibolu shipyard (Turkey). The 8050 tons dwt vessel of Azov XL type and RSD12 model was laid down on December 20, 2004. All in all the 4 vessels are to [&hel
A troubled Tyneside ship building yard is to lose a contract to a rival yard in Scotland. The Ministry of Defence (MoD), said it and Swan Hunter had agreed to close the contract, despite only one of the two ships commissioned being completed. The ship, Lyme Bay, will now be transferred to BAE System
The St. Sebastian River will get deeper and cleaner. But tell that to the opossum pipefish or the big-mouth sleeper, which could suffer from the muckraising cleanout. Subaqueous Services Inc. of Orlando on Wednesday began pumping the first gobs of about 2 million cubic yards of muck that a 3-year, $
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-largest shipyard, said Thursday it will start building a factory in China next week to produce blocks for ships. The plant, located in the Chinese northeastern port city of Yantai in Shandong Province, is projected to have an annual pr
Full speed ahead with more work underway at shipyard. The six-year-old Aker Philadelphia Shipyard delivered its fourth cargo ship today as workers toiled on three other vessels they plan to complete over the next 18 months. The 681-foot Maunalei, Hawaiian for mountain flower, was turned over to the
64.7-Meter AMELS 212 designed by Tim Heywood and Andrew Winch. Amels, acknowledged masters of the art of superyacht building, announces plans to begin construction of the second in its LIMITED EDITIONS series, the 64,7-meter AMELS 212. This decision follows the stunning success of the AMELS 171, int
Senators who want to open new areas of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas production heralded what they called a historic compromise Wednesday. The agreement was supported by a key Florida senator, Republican Mel Martinez, who previously had vowed to block anything he perceived as a threat to the sta
Matson Navigation Co. took delivery of the MV Maunalei, its newest container ship, and will christen it on July 22 at a Philadelphia shipyard. Oakland-based Matson is owned by Honolulu-based Alexander & Baldwin Inc. The Maunalei is the fourth ship Matson has bought since 2003 in a modernization and
