Wärtsilä, in consortium with IMS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, has been engaged by RWE Innogy, the renewable energy arm of the German utility company RWE, as its designer to provide the basic design and consultancy services for a jack-up crane vessel.
The R4 billion project to widen and deepen the Port of Durban entrance channel is just about complete, apart from a few finishing touches. Transnet Projects held a roadshow to ‘show off’ what has been done during which the dredger Pallieter and two harbour tugs provided a ‘water ballet’… [mappress]
Transocean Ltd. announced that the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2, which is owned by a joint venture with Pacific Drilling Limited, has commenced operations for Reliance Industries in India under a five-year drilling contract.
The Australian shipbuilding industry wants the Federal Government to step in and help steer the industry back on course. Tasmanian shipbuilder Robert Clifford is renowned for building catamarans and selling them on the worldwide market.
Hamburg was the venue for yet another spectacular christening ceremony. For the first time, movie icon Sophia Loren christened a ship from the Italian shipping company MSC Cruises in the German port. In a breathtaking, star-studded show with German and Italian celebrities, a name was bestowed upon t
Cruise passenger traffic reached 6,060,571 passengers in 2009, with a rise of 3% compared with the previous year. Following the pattern of previous years, this type of tourism, which is more focused on cultural and leisure interests, now accounts for more than 11.6% of the 52.2 million tourists who
Two of the most renowned names in the shipping industry, Maersk and Lloyd’s Register, are cooperating with the Dutch government and a number of specialist contractors to run a trial on the use of biodiesel fuel in marine engines.
European naval forces revealed two more pirate interceptions in waters off Somalia, raising the number of suspected pirates captured over the weekend to more than 40. “Six pirate action groups have been intercepted, mother ships and skiffs have been destroyed and over 40 pirates have been taken into
Louisiana-based Dredging Supply Co. Inc. (DSCI) will be offering a special lease agreement option for its equipment to Philippine mining companies, especially small-scale operators, giving them the opportunity to significantly cut capital requirement. Bob Wetta, president of DSCI, said through this
Imtech Schiffbau-/Dockbau-technik, headquartered in Hamburg/Germany, will open a new Service Branch Office in the USA in May 2010. The branch will offer the full range of mechanical Imtech Services, e.g. HVAC Conversions, Maintenance, and Spare Parts. Refurbishments for Chillers and Compressors will
General Electric Co. on Monday proposed a halting further dredging of the Hudson River if PCBs churned up by the work spread too much pollution downriver during the second phase of an ongoing cleanup… [mappress] Source:ap,March 9,2010;
The offshore rig and shipbuilding arm of EBX has announced the date of its IPO for OSX Brasil for March 19. The company will be offering as much as 40 percent of the company in 7.44 million voting shares in the group between US$562.6 and US$750.
Vroon is pleased to announce that on 5 March 2010, the christening ceremony of MT Iver Bitumen took place in Breskens. The Iver Bitumen is the first in a series of asphalt/bitumen tankers being built for Vroon. The vessel was built in Korea and delivered to charterers ExxonMobil in early January 201
The Shanghai maritime authority is investigating a German container ship suspected of being involved in a chemical leak. Maersk Seville is the first foreign ship arriving in Shanghai to face inquiries for allegedly violating newly enacted national regulations on the prevention and control of marine
