Holland America Line’s 2011 Europe season will feature the newest Signature-class ship, ms Nieuw Amsterdam, on popular Mediterranean sailings and more round-trip and seven-day itineraries than ever before. Seven ships — Nieuw Amsterdam, ms Eurodam, ms Noordam, ms Rotterdam, ms Prinsendam, ms Maasdam
Van Oord took receipt of trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Máxima, built by IHC Dredgers bv, on 21 January 2010. This concludes a building period of more than two years after the cutting of the first steel plates in 2007. The vessel departed for Rotterdam, where it was put to work on the Maasvlakt
China Cosco Holdings Co., the world’s largest operator of dry-bulk vessels, said the Baltic Dry Index of commodity shipping rates will jump as much as 54 percent this year from 2009’s levels, boosted by Chinese demand. The index will average between 3,000 points and 4,000 points this year, China Cos
Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) in Sri Lanka has secured repeat business from Van Oord, and says the trailing suction hopper dredger Volvox Olympia is currently repairs at the yard. This is the second Van Oord vessel to utilize Colombo’s repair facilities after the split hopper vessel Costa Blanca was
By moving the outfitting of a hull from its yard in Bergen to its facility in Fosen, the Bergen group secures jobs at the Fosen yard, where large parts of the work force has been given notice during the winter. However, through the new project the employment is secured to the end of the third [&hell
Amendment 16, a rewrite of the rules of commercial fishing in the Northeast, has been approved by NOAA’s Fisheries Service and will take effect May 1. “I’ve been dealing with fisheries for 25 years. This is, in my estimation, one of the darkest hours this industry has ever seen,” said Gloucester fis
Production has started at the Siri field in the North Sea after several delays. Norwegian Energy Company reports that the field which has been shut down since 31 August, is back in production. “With Siri back in production, the production from the satellite fields Nini and Cecilie can also be resume
A special forces operation mounted to rescue a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates was “bungled”, the BBC has learned. Paul and Rachel Chandler, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, were captured while sailing towards Tanzania on 23 October.
TUI Cruises and VISET Malta plc today signed a formal agreement confirming that in the 2011 season Valletta, Malta is to be Mein Schiff’s Mediterranean port of departure. From May to November 2011 the seven-day cruises will start and finish in Valletta. On its “butterfly cruise schedule” the “Mein S
On January 21 the Argentine President signed the decree that extends the concession contract of Jan De Nul in Argentina for another eight years. Under the emergency law all concession contracts in Argentina, including the dredging contract of Jan De Nul were scrutinized and where necessary revised.
With reference to the press release dated 12 November 2009, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale N.V. (Smit) announce that they have signed a merger protocol for a full merger of the two companies. The transaction will be effectuated through an all cash public offer of
Keppel Singmarine has delivered a platform supply geotechnical vessel on schedule to Greatship Global Offshore Services. The vessel has been bareboat chartered to GC Rieber Shipping Asia. Unlike standard platform supply vessels, ‘Greatship Maya’ is a multi-functional, enhanced offshore support vesse
No vessels and barges loaded with fertilizer, fuel and rice could reach Baghabari port for the last 18 days due to poor navigability in the Jamuna River, and thereby virtually brought the activities of the port into a halt. Sources said that a total of 32 vessels… [mappress] Source:nation.ittefaq,Ja
MUMBAI: The Shipping Ministry is planning to dilute the Government’s stake in three companies under it — Cochin Shipyard, Shipping Corp of India (SCI) and Dredging Corp of India (DCI) in the next fiscal (FY11), a top Shipping Ministry official said… [mappress] Source:economictimes.indiatimes.,
