The General Cargo vessel, M/V Rim is reported to have been hijacked the morning of Feb. 3 in the Gulf of Aden to the north of the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC). M/V Rim is not registered with MSC HOA and has had no communications with UKMTO.
A Devon defence contractor has welcomed Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s restated commitment to two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy. Pipex of Plymouth has about £4m of work in hand on the project for HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.
The US Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District teamed with the San Francisco Estuary Institute last month to host a two-day symposium on dredging in the Bay Area. Held at the California State Building in Oakland, the symposium brought together government, industry and academic experts to dis
Throughput in the port of Rotterdam for the year 2009 ended up two million tonnes higher than suggested by the provisional figures published at the end of December 2009. The percentage decline in throughput is 8.1%, instead of the 8.5% initially calculated. The difference is due primarily to a sligh
The Tyrihans field was one of five offshore developments to be presented with a Five Star Award at the Deep Offshore Technology (DOT) conference in Houston on 2 February. The Statoil-operated oil and gas project in the Norwegian Sea came on stream last July, and has delivered well above its producti
New Zealand has a new convention to manage non-highly migratory fisheries in the South Pacific Sea. The convention aims to manage deep sea fish stocks and pelagic species in a sustainable manner. By contrast, highly migratory species (such as tuna) are managed by the Western and Central Fisheries Co
Sydney, 4 February — Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) plans to expand its Kooragang Island coal terminal at Newcastle port by 20mn t, as it strives to meet its contractual obligations from 2012. [mappress] Source: Argus Media, February 4, 2010
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) expressed concern over the Obama Administration’s proposed fiscal 2011 federal budget, particularly for funding key programs that help make the nation’s seaports more navigable, efficient and secure. Source: Break Bulk, February 3, 2010;
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing $18.5 million in projects for South Carolina’s coastal area for the upcoming budget year. [mappress] Source:thesunnews,February 3,2010;
Dubai World’s investment arm Istithmar has put port and shipping agent Inchcape Shipping Services up for sale for USD 600 million to USD 700 million and has attracted interest from private equity groups, the Financial Times reports. Istithmar bought Inchcape for USD 285 million in 2006.
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tuesday detained 21 Vietnamese fishermen and seized two deep sea fishing vessels near Malong oil rig, about 90 nautical miles off Kuantan. Kuantan MMEA chief Capt Abdul Aziz Idrus said a team led by Lieut Hafizi Mohd Rafiq was on patrol duty aboard KM
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A second port is being set up in Musaffah in Abu Dhabi to serve manufacturing companies in the special industrial zones. A second channel leading to the entrance of the proposed new port is currently being dug for ships to have easy access to unload animal stock and materials for local industry.
New cruises aimed mainly at U.K. and Irish passengers — with a strong emphasis on family travel — are coming to Palma de Mallorca. Royal Caribbean International has announced that it will base a ship there, a departure from its usual European homeports of Venice, Barcelona, Rome and Southampton.
