Genco Shipping & Trading Limited announced that it has taken delivery of the Genco Claudius, a 169,025 DWT Capsize newbuilding. The Genco Claudius is the final vessel to be delivered to the company under Genco’s previously announced agreement on July 18th 2007 to acquire nine Capsize vessels from co
One year later, a consortium led by Port of Rotterdam – the largest port of Europe, has sought extension from the state government to develop the ambitious Positra port project that is yet to take off due to environmental clearance issues. Rotterdam had signed MoU with the state government at the Vi
Fernando de Almeida Yacht Design has revealed plans for a new 92ft motor yacht to SuperYachtTimes.com. The 92ft superyacht has a semi-displacement hull for moderate speeds, economical operation and long range. With twin 1,000hp engines she can reach a top speed of 19 knots and has a range of 950nm a
Cunard’s newest cruise liner, the MS Queen Elizabeth, hit the seas for the first time January 5. The Queen Elizabeth is the third Cunard vessel to bear the name, following the original Queen Elizabeth, retired in 1969, and the Queen Elizabeth II (QE2), the world’s most iconic cruise liner, which ret
Tanjung Offshore Bhd has been awarded long-term charter contracts, estimated to be worth RM150mil, by Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd for its anchor-handling tug and supply vessels (AHTS). In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Tanjung said the tenures of the contracts were between three years and six years and
The Department of Transportation and Communications has ordered a sweeping review of the safety standards of local shipping companies to prevent a repeat of several sea mishaps that occurred over the holidays. Transport Secretary Leandro Mendoza on Wednesday said he would form a task force that woul
Beginning next month, India will dredge Ichhamati river in Bangladesh and the South Asian neighbours will for the first time co-operate to protect the banks of the rivers they share. Dredging of 300-plus rivers has been largely ignored in Bangladesh, media reports here have said. This has resulted i
John H. Colle, Jr., President of Colle Towing Company, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., announced that Signet Maritime Corporation has awarded a new-build contract to Colle Shipyard for construction of Signet Weatherly, a Robert Allan designed RAmparts 3200 105-ft x 38-ft by 17.7-ft ASD tug.
Since its grand opening in July 2009, the Kloosterboer Dutch Harbour has met with several major fishing companies seeking to use the facility as a one-stop logistical hub for the 2010 season, according to the facility’s general manager. “We’re very pleased with the immediate demand and interest we’v
Between the 1st of September and the 30th of November 2009 a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on lifeboat launching arrangements was conducted jointly with the Tokyo MoU. The 27 member authorities of the Paris MoU carried out 5,749 inspections. During each inspection vital points of SOLAS Chap
VILLAGERS in Koh Kong province say they continue to suffer from large-scale sand-dredging operations in coastal estuaries, which they add have reduced fish catches and threatened the livelihoods of thousands of local fishermen. [mappress] Source: The Phnom Phen Post, January 6, 2010
Nearly five years after regional water-pollution cops announced a landmark order to clean toxic muck in San Diego Bay, they’re back with a plan that would remove just 16 percent of the sediment targeted initially. [mappress] Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 6, 2009
A $70MILLION project is being proposed for a diversion canal to prevent further flooding in Nadi town. [mappress] Source: Fiji Times, January 6, 2010;
Dhaka — Beginning next month, India will dredge Ichhamati river in Bangladesh and the south Asian neighbours will for the first time cooperate to protect the banks of the rivers they share. [mappress] Source: Asian-Indo News Service, January 6, 2010;
