Port and dock workers of the country’s 11 major ports including Kandla have withdrawn their strike call from midnight tonight as the government has agreed to accept their wage-related demands in a settlement reached between the five federations of the port workers and union shipping ministry on Mond
Famed for its millionaires, its seafood, and its tourism, Port Lincoln is an isolated city whose varied riches have made it a success story. The pristine coastline and the tuna and great white sharks that inhabit it helped create a city that is a seafood and tourist mecca, home to a luxury hotel and
Moran Yacht & ship have announced that Excellence III has joined their charter fleet. Excellence III was built by Abeking & Rasmussen and features exterior styling and interior design by Donald Starkey Design.
Massachusetts has released a first-in-the-nation ocean management plan that increases protection for sensitive marine wildlife and promotes the development of offshore renewable energy projects, such as wind farms. The plan prohibits commercial development in some areas of the ocean and encourages i
Mr Jesper Praestensgaard CEO of Maersk Line Asia Pacific describes 2009 as the worst year for both the shipping industry and Maersk Line since World War II. He said that “Out with the old, on with the new which can only be good news for the maritime industry. This is evident from the fact that [&hel
Dredging Supply Company (DSC), which claims to be the largest manufacturer of cutter suction dredges in the US, has provided Dredging News Online with details of orders received in 2009 and deliveries in both domestic and international markets.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ 490-guest Seven Seas Navigator debuted in Port Everglades yesterday fresh from a comprehensive, stem-to-stern 50-day transformation. Considered one of the most luxurious ships afloat, the intimate, all-suite vessel sports a sophisticated new décor, with rich fabrics and fu
Kvichak Marine Industries, of Seattle, USA, is currently constructing a 13.5-metre response boat medium (RBM-C) for operation by the New York City Police Harbour Unit. This vessel is the sistership of the US Coast Guard RBM and has been adapted to meet the mission requirements of the NYPD Harbour Un
In November, PD Ports reached a major new milestone. For the very first time Teesport handled over 100,000 containers in a year. This is the highest volume of containers ever recorded at Teesport on the North East coast in any calendar year.
France’s biggest container port, Le Havre, has seen shipments grind to a halt due to a 24-hour strike by dockers. According to the CGT union the strike is being participated in by all of the port’s 1,800 freight workers in protest to reforms that are being implemented to improve on the economic effi
The Philippines has ordered its seamen, comprising about a third of the world’s commercial sailors, to go through anti-piracy training. The labour ministry said the classes must be completed before any future seafarer is allowed to go to sea.
Production at the Siri-field did not start at the end of 2009 as planned, but has been delayed until the end of January 2010, Dong reports. The production at the Siri-field was stopped on 31 August 2009 when cracks in a subsea structure connected to the oil storage tank underneath the platform were
The country’s major port operators are optimistic of registering volume growth this year as volume has been picking up since the third quarter of last year, reflecting green shoots of economic recovery. This is after cargo volume at most ports dipped significantly year-on-year in the first half of l
The shipbuilding industry looks set for a rash of insolvencies as one of the sharpest-ever collapses in order levels combines with banks’ reluctance to finance ship construction to starve many yards of cash. Only 28.8m deadweight tonnes (dwt) of ships were ordered between January and November in 200
