Reference is made to the press release of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) of 27 March 2010 whereby Boskalis Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Boskalis (the Offeror) announced to declare the public cash offer (the Offer) for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares (the Shar
Scandlines A/G has signed an agreement with Volkswerft Stralsund in Mecklenborg-Vorpommeren to build two new ferries for the Gedser–Rostock service. The vessels, which have been in the pipeline for several years, will be the first newbuildings of the Scandlines fleet for 13 years. The duo will be re
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) , today laid the keel for USNS William McLean, the twelfth ship of the Lewis and Clark class of dry cargo-ammunition ships (T-AKE). The ship is named in honor of the U.S. Navy physicist who in the 1950s pioneered the te
The sand dredging project that has been taking place in Durban has started to show benefits, with excellent sand bank formations at all of the town beaches. [mappress] Source: Surfers Village, March 29, 2010;
Yesterday the BARD-jack-up-barge “Wind Lift I” reached the installation site of BARD Offshore 1, the first commercial wind farm in the German North Sea. The Windlift I left the Emden harbour in the late evening of March 27th. to set for the project site, located about 100 km northwest of the island
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, long known as America’s gateway for imported goods, are trying to generate more export business as the international trade sector struggles to regain its sea legs.
Port of Tallinn expects a total of 275 cruise ships with about 400,000 passengers to visit the port this year, according to the company’s press spokesperson Sven Ratassepp. 273 cruise ships with 400,000 passengers were expected to call at Tallinn City Harbor and two cruise ships with 600 passengers
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) officially accepted the proposal to designate waters off the North American coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA) – a move that will result in cleaner air for millions of Americans.
The Finnish consulting and engineering company Deltamarin Ltd has signed a consultancy contract with the Korean ship owner Innian Global Co., Ltd for the project development, basic design, procurement handling and contracting services for two passenger cruise ships to be operating on the route Korea
Up to 100 new jobs are being created by a Teesside firm which makes foundations for wind turbines. TAG Energy Solutions says the number of jobs could rise to 400 if it secures further orders at its base at Haverton Hill, near Billingham.
The merger announced between MAN Diesel SE and MAN Turbo AG to form MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, is now complete, the corresponding entry having been made in the register of companies. The process of amalgamating the two former MAN sister companies into one enterprise has thus been achi
BAE Systems today welcomed news it had been given the go-ahead to begin constructing the fifth Astute class submarine and start the procurement process for a sixth vessel. It follows a statement made earlier today by UK Secretary of State for Defence, Bob Ainsworth, in which he underlined the Govern
The UK’s Princess Yachts International has presented plans for the redevelopment of its South Yard site in Plymouth to the Devonport Regeneration Community partnership (DRC). Located within the old Devonport naval dockyard, the 15-acre site was acquired by Princess in 2009 for the construction of a
The new chairman of the UK Chamber of Shipping has vowed to increase government and industry understanding of the importance of the sector to the economy and the critical needs of the country. Jan Kopernicki, a director of Shell International Trading and Shipping Co, said he would focus on raising a
