A P Møller-Mærsk has donated free transportation for UN aid to Haiti. Maersk Line is providing two craned container vessels for aid delivery to Port au Prince. The cranes on the vessels are well needed as all the container cranes in Port au Prince have been damaged by the earthquake. Maersk Line has
A new ferry company, St. Peter Line, is planning to re-open the ferry route between Helsinki and St Petersburg. According to the company’s website the service will be inaugurated in April 2010 with the Princess Maria (ex Queen of Scandinavia), which has been operated by DFDS. The ferry will have fiv
Holland America Line’s ms Prinsendam departed January 13 on a 70-day South America Grand Voyage following a ten-day drydock in Freeport, Bahamas, with new staterooms, an expanded aft pool deck, upgraded public areas and other enhancements. “As part of our $525-million Signature of Excellence program
An offshore worker died on board a diving support vessel in the North Sea after the most basic safety principles were ignored, a report has said. Crewman David Stephenson, 44, of Willow Bridge, Northumberland, was crushed between equipment on the Well Servicer, operated by Technip, last April. The M
The government has massive plans to dredge all 310 rivers of the country to bring back navigability, control floods and ensure proper irrigation, Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen told the House yesterday. While replying to queries of lawmakers who described the sorry state of many rivers,
The bunkering of gas oil rose last year in Rotterdam by about 20%, from 252,414 tonnes to 302,607 tonnes. At the end of 2009, sales of this light oil increased considerably due to new environmental regulations issued by the European Union. Ocean-going vessels which berth for more than two hours must
Next Wednesday and Thursday, the Russian Minister of Transport Mr. Igor Levitin will visit the Netherlands. He is invited by his Dutch colleague Mr. Camiel Eurlings. Mr. Levitin is especially interested in port management and wants to become more acquainted with the port of Rotterdam. Therefore Mr.
At Boot Düsseldorf Jongert Shipyard introduces the design of a new 5200M. This modern lined yacht is the most recent innovation of the shipyard that made a successful restart in 2009 and once again is one of the leading Dutch shipyards. Boot Düsseldorf can be visited from 23 – 31 January and the ope
Developers are eager but environmentalists are on edge over a plan to expand Albany’s port by dredging and dumping up to 12 million cubic metres of sand in picturesque King George Sound… [mappress] Source: ABC News, January 20, 2010
President Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday the government’s four-river refurbishment project will be backed by all people sometime in the future even though some currently dispute its economic and environmental effects… [mappress] Source:koreatimes, January 19,2010;
Utopia Residences plans to sell half the cabins on a US$1.1 billion cruise ship deliverable in 2013 as floating homes. Luxury cabins on board the ‘Utopia’ will cost between US$3.7 million and US$26 million. Utopia Residences ordered the vessel from Samsung Heavy Industries in late 2009. The vessel w
DFDS Tor Line has decided to close down the HansaBridge service, running from Lübeck to Riga, and concentrate their Baltic service to the Klaipeda or St Petersburg corridors. The service will be terminated as of January 27, 2010, and the ferry Kaunas, which sails on the route, will at first be used
German manufacturer of propulsion systems Schottel has founded the Schottel Academy. Schottel directors launched the project during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Spay/Rhine. “In view of steadily increasing requirements on marine propulsion and steering systems, their abi
Fishermen are signing up to a scheme which uses fishing boats to help to clear rubbish from the seas. The ‘Fishing for Litter’ initiative encourages crews to take ashore rubbish they catch while fishing. The scheme is administered by the European local authorities environmental organisation, KIMO. B
