After having established his group as the largest private port (Mundra Port and SEZ Ltd) on the west coast of India, Gautam Adani, chairman, Adani group, is on the verge of setting up a very large all-weather, deep-water port (possibly the largest private port) on the eastern coast of the country as
The port of Philadelphia and ports of the Delaware River are at a crossroads, and the river’s shipping channel must be deepened for jobs and Pennsylvania’s future, five candidates seeking to be the state’s next governor said yesterday. [mappress] Source:philly,March 31,2010;
THE year 2010 will be a big year for Penang Port.The extension to its container wharf will be completed and the six new cranes built by ZPMC and delivered in December 2009 will commence service.As the Penang Port managing director Datuk Ahmad Ibnihajar puts it… [mappress] Source:btimes,March 31,2010
Karachi—Minister for Ports and Shipping, Senator Babar Khan Ghauri in presence of the Vice Minister for Transport, Peoples Republic of China, Xu Zuyuan, inaugurated the construction of marine protection and quay wall works of the Deep Water Container Port at Karachi Port on 30th March 2010. [mappres
The Turkish government is going to support Bangladesh in dredging its rivers and in implementing the much-expected Dhaka Medical College and Hospital Phase-II project inside the existing hospital premises. [mappress] Source: The Daily Star, March 31, 2010
MARQUETTE — It was a busy night for the Marquette City Commission Monday.The commission voted 6 to 1 to give the go ahead on the Presque Isle and Founders Landing marina projects.Mayor John Kivela stressed that it’s simply a working master plan, and designs and costs could certainly change before th
The wind farm developer PNE WIND AG (ISIN: DE000A0JBPG2) has today published the certified figures for the past year together with the 2009 business report. According to IFRS accounting principles the company has generated an annual result of 10.1 million euros. Unlike the previous year’s amount of
Four self propelled split hopper barges named after the famous Dutch engineers Jan Blanken, Jan Leeghwater, Pieter Caland and Cornelis Lely were christened on 27 March last in Dalian, China. The ceremonies were performed by Mrs M.G. Kloet, wife of area director J. Kloet, Mrs. M.W. Schaart, wife of s
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Governor Ted Strickland joined Cleveland leaders today to outline plans to advance offshore wind energy projects. Brown unveiled new legislation aimed at advancing the installation of offshore wind turbines in freshwater bodies like Lake Erie.
Queensland fishing groups say a plan to protect the Coral Sea will result in more fish being imported from overseas. Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has ruled out a request from environmental lobby groups to turn the Coral Sea into the world’s largest fishing no-go zone.
Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk aims to cut costs by a further $500 million this year, it said in a company newsletter published on Monday. The group, which includes the world’s biggest container shipping company Maersk Line, cut more than $2 billion in costs in 2009 when it had its
China Shipping Development Co Ltd, the dry bulk and tanker arm of China Shipping (Group) Co, announced Sunday that its net profit for 2009 plunged 80% to RMB 1.06 billion from RMB 5.37 billion in 2008.
Hundreds of jobs will be created through a new £80m wind turbine factory, it has been announced. The offshore wind turbine production facility could be built on the east coast or in the north east of England.
Lloyds Register has provided a type approval for the Newthex NEXT Door. NEXT Doors come with a new and patented NEXT Door Closing System. NEXT Doors are remarkable for their Simplicity, Safety, Efficiency and Reliability. Newthex NEXT doors are suitable for mega yachts, naval ships, merchant ships,
