Western Visayas is again a recipient of a billion-peso project from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo after the Investment Coordinating Committee (ICC) of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board approved the inclusion of… [mappress] Source:thenewstoday,March 22,2010;
Hamburg Port Authority jury has just awarded Royal Haskoning first place in a competition to create a concept for the potential development of the port’s Steinwerder terminal… [mappress] Source:wnews,March 21,2010;
Amid its massive studies, technical jargon and propensity to take an interminably long time making decisions, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has offered a refreshing moment of clarity… [mappress] Source:poughkeepsiejournal,March 21,2010;
Nassau, Bahamas – An agreement uniting Government and a group of 20 private shipping interests under one port development umbrella and cementing the Arawak Cay container port contract could be signed in as little as six weeks with construction starting almost immediately and… [mappress] Source:theba
Qatar has pledged $100mn assistance to rejuvenate the Buriganga river adjoining the Bangladesh capital by diverting water from the Jamuna river… [mappress] Source:gulftimes,March 21,2010;
The 53.50-meter (175’6”) Feadship Hurricane Run was built by Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw at its yard in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands. She showcases a unique monochrome interior from Terence Disdale Design and synthesizes all the owners’ experiences on their previous Feadship, High Chaparral, launc
“Gas as ship fuel” was the topic of yesterday’s GL First Class Exchange Forum which highlighted GL’s approach towards the environmental concerns of the maritime industry. The forum addressed all aspects related to LNG as an alternative ship fuel. Invited speakers presented the LNG supply chain devel
The cruise industry is rebounding, but not for the companies who build the increasingly elaborate ships. Executives from the major European shipyards say they’re not getting enough orders to keep busy and profitable. Though cruise bookings and prices are up, a flood of new ships is crowding the mark
A. P. Møller-Mærsk is conducting full-scale tests in order to extend the docking interval from five to seven and a half year. The project is a cooperation between the A. P. Møller-Mærsk, the classification society American Bureau of Shipping and the Danish Maritime Authorities (DMA).
More government money is being pumped into the UK offshore wind industry with the announcement of a new £4.8 million research and development grant plus the opening of a new training tower at an offshore development centre in the north-east.
The 9th Venice International Boat Show opens its doors to the public this month with a renewed sense of optimism. According to a 2009 study by the Research & Intelligence Division of BMps, the Italian yachting market is expected to grow at an average rate of 5 per cent during the 2010-12 period, alt
This morning, 17 March, saw the culmination of highly successful EU NAVFOR pirate disruption activities by the EU NAVFOR French warship Nivose against Pirate Action Groups (PAG) operating in the Somali basin, approximately 350 nautical miles off the Somali Coast. The PAG activities on 4 March led to
Statoil was the highest bidder on 21 leases today, 17 March, in the central area lease sale in the US Gulf of Mexico. “The lease sales are important events for us to high-grade our portfolio and to acquire new promising acreage”, explains Helen Butcher, Statoil exploration manager for the US Gulf of
China’s newest port, to be built at Huludao, Liaoning Province, will support the transportation of some 50 million tonnes of coal from landlocked Mongolia, China News Daily has reported. The first phase of the project will be finished by 2012, the paper quoted Zhao Rongging as saying. Annual through
