The FV Aart Maaskant (UK95) is was one of the first Dutch commercial fishing vessels to be fitted with Iridium OpenPort. Gannexion BV, an Iridium service partner, installed the Iridium high-bandwidth terminal to replace the existing satcom system on the 139 ft beam trawler, which operates in the Nor
Italian Messina Group has ordered four ro-lo vessels from South Korea’s Daewoo for USD 300 million. Deliveries are scheduled from October 2011 to February 2013. The vessels are reported to have a capacity of 2,920 TEU or 6,030 lane metres.
Det Norske Veritas presented findings of a study in Copenhagen today that shows that shipping can cut its emissions by 30 percent by 2030. The results were presented onboard the Viking Lady, the world’s first commercial ship with a fuel cell adapted to marine use installed onboard, while docked in C
Two thousand jobs could be created in the Highlands if an American firm invests in a project to build offshore wind turbines. The proposal is for the Nigg fabrication yard in Easter Ross, which once built oil platforms.
www.portogento.com.br reports that a consortium of Jan de Nul and Dratec have won a tender to dredge two ports in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The consortium has reportedly won a US$89 million contract to dredge the ports of Aratu and Savior to a depth of 15m.
Vietnam’s Phu Quy Petroleum Exploration and Production company has announced that its 15-01/05 LDN-1X exploration well in the Lac Da Nau prospect has hit oil. Test showed that the well has a capacity of 4,200 barrels per day.
Cargotec’s Siwertell ship unloader has recently won International Bulk Journal’s best ship loading/unloading system award for 2009; out of the five systems short listed, it was judged to be the most efficient, safe and innovative. The Siwertell ship unloader offered by Cargotec has demonstrated its
The construction of the $4 billion Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) at Gladstone has moved a step closer to becoming a reality, with the Queensland Government signing a mandate that gives the green light to the project… Source: The Courier Mail, December 15, 2009
Surveys underway in Tuas View Extension, which looks set to become next big port development… Source: The Business Times, December 16, 2009;
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Lakes Huron and Michigan are not losing extra billions of gallons of water daily because of navigational dredging as a Canadian group contends, a scientific panel said Tuesday… Source: Associated Press, December 15, 2009
Acergy S.A. announced today that it has acquired the Borealis, a strategic enabler, which is expected to drive superior returns for future activity. This differentiating asset, currently being built at the Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore, is a DP3 dynamic positioning vessel equipped with a 5,000T cr
Emitting only water vapour and gliding silently through Amsterdam’s centuries-old canals, a canal boat – a popular tourist attraction – powered by fuel cells made its debut cruise. The Nemo H2, which can carry about 87 people, is the first of its kind designed specifically to run on a fuel cell engi
South Korean shipping lines are expected to see their ongoing business slump continue into next year amid an oversupply of vessels and low freight rates, Yonhap news agency reported, citing Hyundai Research Institute’s report as saying.
Polarcus, UAE, has recently taken delivery of the ‘Polarcus Nadia’, a modern twelve streamer 3D seismic vessel built to the Ulstein SX124 design. The vessel was built at Drydocks World – Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
