Prime Minister Stephen Harper came through with the goods Friday — $19 million to help fund the dredging of Sydney Harbour. The news … By MARY ELLEN MACINTYRE (thechronicleherald) [mappress] Source: thechronicleherald, December 12, 2010;
Officials have reached an agreement to expedite emergency anti-flooding measures before the end of the month. On Dec. 1, for the second time… By JAY BRAMAN JR. (dailyfreeman) [mappress] Source: dailyfreeman, December 12, 2010;
Investigation work has started ahead of a scheme to build a £500m deep sea container terminal at Avonmouth Docks in Bristol… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, December 11, 2010;
In a poll of IFW readers, more than half believe European intermodal volumes will exceed pure road volumes within ten years. Around 59%, of readers that voted in the recent online poll, felt that intermodal services would increase at the expense of haulage-only services.
Maersk Line is mulling accepting financial penalties in its Asia-Europe contracts if it is unable to deliver the service it has promised. Annemette Jepsen, Senior Director and Cluster Manager UK and Ireland, told IFW the Danish carrier was hoping to avoid a repeat of the situation the industry faced
Container volumes at Sri Lanka’s Colombo port reached record volumes during November, reported local media. Containers handled at the port hit a record of two million during November 2010, up 26.5 percent from the same period last year, as container volumes reached a new high of four million TEU.
The Panama Canal reopened on December 9 after heavy rain forced its closure for 17 hours, said the Authority of the Panama Canal (ACP). It was the first time Panama Canal traffic was suspended since the United States invasion in 1989.
Wärtsilä’s electronic Annual Report 2009 has been selected best annual report in Europe. The prize was handed out at the European Excellence Awards ceremony in Prague, Czech Republic, on 9 December 2010. There were over 1,400 entries in the European Excellence Awards competition this year. The other
A cargoship that became disabled in the Bering Sea has been towed to Alaska’s Dutch Harbour. The 738ft Golden Seas lost power last week Friday in the Bering Sea and started drifting.
Demand for multipurpose vessels used to ship breakbulk and project cargo will pick up next year as new infrastructure investments come on line, according to Grant Daly, the new head of Safmarine’s MPV division.
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) says shippers and lines must collaborate more effectively to prevent a repeat of this year’s equipment and capacity shortages on US import and export trades.
Marlink secures new 3 year contract with global shipping company Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, is to provide its innovative Sealink(TM) VSAT service to GC Rieber Shipping, a global operator of vessels within the subsea, polar expedition and marine seismic segment
A loanhead firm is at the centre of Scotland’s selection for a major research and development centre for offshore wind turbine technology. (midlothianadvertiser) [mappress] Source: midlothianadvertiser, December 10, 2010
Statements of community benefit would have to accompany applications for onshore and offshore wind farms under proposals from the Scottish… By Robert Boddy (planningresource) [mappress] Source: planningresource, December 10, 2010
