Radio Holland Connect introduces the VSAT Prepaid Calling Card. This Connector by Radio Holland VSAT Prepaid Calling Card offers users a convenient way to stay in touch with family and friends. The Calling Card enables voice calls via the Radio Holland Global VSAT network. Ship owners and captains h
AUTHORITIES have temporarily suspended three Kampot province dredging operations for sand to export, a local official confirmed on Tuesday, but confusion remains over the exact reason… [mappress] Source: Phnom Phen Post, January 27, 2010;
The UK government yesterday set out the factors it would take into consideration when deciding whether to privatise a trust port. In a written ministerial statement, the parliament under-secretary of state for transport, Paul Clark, said the factors it would consider were: whether the port would con
The first phase of a multi-billion dollar plan to build a new port in Doha will be up and running by November 2014, a senior project official has announced… [mappress] Source:arabiansupplychain,January 27,2010;
In the trial court, Timothy Corbin, a commercial fisherman was awarded damages against the Subaqueous Services, a dredging company, after his boat collided with unmarked dredge pipeline. The dredging company appealed on three issues… Source: Newsome, January 21, 2010
Shadow Minister for Main Roads and Transport and Member for Maroochydore, Fiona Simpson has welcomed the news that a permanent pipeline will be constructed at the mouth of the Mooloolah River to allow for regular dredging… [mappress] Source: My Sunshine Coast, January 25, 2010:
ConocoPhillips has agreed to let Statoil take a stake in an exploration areas in the Chukchi Sea offshore Alaska where initial drilling is planned in two years time. The US-based oil major has said Statoil is taking a 25% stake in its leases held with 50% equity in the Chukchi Sea which were acquire
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has secured a contract to provide ships agency services to Van Oord at Maasvlakte 2, the major port expansion project in Rotterdam. Up to 14 vessels operated by van Oord will be supporting the project and Wilhelmsen Ships Service will be managing the formalities of co-ordina
Local tuna players are feeling the pinch of the closure of the high seas in portions of the Pacific Ocean, with one fishing company informing the Labor department that it was stopping work for six months, a top Labor official confirmed on Monday. Ma. Gloria A. Tango, DoLE-Central Mindanao director,
Cargotec has secured two new MacGregor Onboard Care all inclusive contracts. One is a continuation of a three-year agreement with the Naples-based RoRo shipowner, Grimaldi Group. This contract was signed at the end of 2009 for a total of 27 vessels and includes an option for a further two-year exten
On 25th January 2010 the Executive Board and the majority of the Supervisory Board of SMIT have decided to recommend the offer from Boskalis to its shareholders. Whilst Mr Cordia supports the non-financial aspects of the merger between Boskalis and SMIT he is unable to agree with the price of the of
Judging by the early success the newly created Virginia Offshore Wind Coalition has had in attracting support from private industry and the political world, it’s clear just about everyone wants to stake a claim in the rush to develop a multibillion-dollar wind-generated energy industry off the Atlan
A shipping firm in Wirral has secured a £44m contract to build part of one of the biggest and most powerful warships in the UK. More than 350 jobs will be created at the Cammell Laird Shipyard to help construct the flight deck of aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth.
DP World produced its figures for 2009 and, as expected, they showed a drop of 8% in the number of TEU’s handled throughout the year at the company’s 28 “Consolidated 1” freight terminals world wide. Once new facilities, added during the course of last year, are excluded this actually represents a 1
