Holland America’s ms Amsterdam will be the first cruise ship of the 2010 cruise season to call at Port Metro Vancouver when it arrives on April 25, and the first of 58 scheduled calls expected to connect to the Port’s new shore power system. The ship will arrive in Vancouver after sailing from Petro
Jumbo Offshore’s crew, engineers and subcontractors have successfully completed the first leg of their current Transition Piece (TP) installation project. Jumbo’s DP2-vessel Jumbo Javelin installed the TP’s, the first 18 of a series of approx. 110, within schedule. The work for the Greater Gabbard O
State Rep. Lake Ray’s push to make ports central to Florida’s growth has gained House approval but still needs to clear another Senate committee before that chamber votes. Ray, R-Jacksonville, said he expects the bill will either go to the full Senate for a vote next week, or be rolled into an $80 m
Messerschmitt Yachts has agreed to enter into a partnership with Nobiskrug in order to produce yachts over 60m (196ft). The first yacht — the MTT-Conqueror — will be available in 70m (230ft) and 90m (295ft) versions.
The inaugural Moonen Refits Lunch at the recent Antibes boat show attracted an impressive number of yachting influentials. Well over thirty captains, brokers, superintendents, yacht managers, owner’s reps and senior members of the press enjoyed a tasty selection of food and drinks as Moonen provided
In February, a new propulsion package contract was made between the Peruvian company COPEINCA (Corporacion Pesquera Inca S.A.) and MAN Diesel & Turbo, Frederikshavn. Three newbuildings powered by 6L21/31-VBS propulsion packages are to operate off the coast of Peru – primarily for anchovy fishing for
China Shipping Container Lines Company Limited (CSCL) on Thursday posted a loss of 6.49 billion yuan (950.31 million U.S. dollars) in 2009, down from a net profit of 134.69 million yuan in 2008. Revenues fell to 19.94 billion yuan from 2008’s 35.25 billion yuan, a year-on-year decline of 43.4 percen
A new economic impact study released today by the Prince Rupert Port Authority confirms the significant economic generating capacity that the new container terminal and other port facilities are having on British Columbia’s northern communities and Western Canada’s economy… [mappress] Source:rupertp
The Port of South Louisiana has reached a settlement with a company that challenged the port’s taking of property for a new pier for its Globalplex facility in Reserve. The company, Reserve Mooring, argued that the port destroyed its business when the port expropriated land leased by Associated Term
Nature rather than dredging is responsible for the disappearance of a Portarlington beach, according to a Victorian environmental watchdog.The Office of the Environmental Monitor rejected an Australian Conservation Foundation claim in last week’s Independent that rising sea levels from dredging… [ma
Jumbo Offshore’s crew, engineers and subcontractors have successfully completed the first leg of their current Transition Piece (TP)… [mappress] Source: pennenergy, April 21, 2010;
The once raging controversy over the Rs 2,240 crore Sethu Samudram Shipping Channel Project was virtually consigned to the cold storage on Wednesday much to the relief of the UPA government… [mappress] Source:timesofindia,April 22,2010;
The federal government plans to dump some of the sediment dredged off the floor of Apra Harbor at an offshore disposal site, but at least one senator is concerned that silt has been made radioactive by years of Navy traffic… [mappress] Source:guampdn,April 22,2010;
Opponents of a massive cargo terminal along North Carolina’s coast have filed a complaint challenging the conclusions of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study recommending that state and federal officials move forward with a feasibility study.
