Cornwall’s fishing leaders said they felt “positive” about the progress of talks over next year’s fishing quotas. European ministers are debating how much of which species fishermen in the EU are allowed to catch.
Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) has announced the overall completion of the Channel Deepening Project – ahead of schedule and at least $200 million under budget. Mr Stephen Bradford, CEO of PoMC, says completion of Victoria’s largest marine infrastructure project is a significant milestone in t
Five ships will make Christmas calls at the port of Hamburg. The Balmoral from Fred. Olsen Cruises will call on Dec. 16, and Phoenix Reisen will see two ships off on world cruises on Dec. 20, the Amadea and the Albatros. Both ships have been docked at nearby Blohm+Voss to be made ready for their [&h
The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has awarded the China Harbour Engineering Company a US$151.6 million marine protection works contract at the Pakistan Deep Water Container Port. The US$18.9 million container terminal is currently being built and is expected to become operational in 2013.
Crowley’s petroleum transportation group recently made history, as its 155,000-barrel ATB, Sea Reliance/550-1, became the largest of its kind to have ever transited Alaskan waters. Under the watchful command of Capt. Scott Murdock, Sea Reliance/550-1 completed a voyage from Martinez, Calif., to Anch
Technip has been awarded two contracts by BP for the Schiehallion field development. The field is located in the North Sea, 175 kilometers (110 miles) west of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. The first contract, which was recently completed, was on a lump sum/reimbursable basis and covered the
The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) announced a terminal expansion project, including a 460 meter extension of the quay, which will increase annual container throughout capacity to a projected 2 million TEUs when fully completed and equipped… Source:ameinfo,December 15,2009;
The Finnish shipping company Kristina Cruises Oy has signed a letter of intent to buy the 12,825 GT Malta-flagged cruise vessel The Iris. She will be renamed Kristina Katarina and in August 2010 she will replace the Kristina Regina, built in 1960. Next spring, the Kristina Katarina will be rebuilt a
It has been a rollercoaster six months for Genmar Yacht Group since its parent company, Genmar Holdings, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June. As Genmar operations are prepared to be divvied up, the president of the Pulaski-based Genmar Yacht group says he’s confident that business — which produces C
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA’s recent commission to build a 3,700 passenger cruise ship is an “important sign” that recovery could emerge in 2010, said Fincantieri Chief Executive Giuseppe Bono in an interview. Shipbuilders across Europe–already struggling to compete with rival builders in Ch
Wind energy will no longer be confined to a few megawatts of power as a drive towards clean and renewable energy has led to setting up of bigger wind farms across the globle. The London Array offshore windfarm is all set to become the largest windfarm in the world following its scheduled completion
The UN climate conference in Copenhagen is coming to its climax this week and it looks like being a defining moment for the shipping industry and its carbon footprint. In the last two years pressure has grown on the industry to attend to its greenhouse emissions and join the list of industries commi
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) wishes to announce that the financing of the intended public offer of € 60 per share (cum dividend) for Smit Internationale N.V. (Smit) is in place. Peter Berdowski, CEO: “I am extremely pleased that we have been able to secure the sizable financing package
The annual European tussle over fishing quotas gets underway. The outcome of this year’s December Fisheries Council is set to be different from previous years, however, with final quotas for stocks such as North Sea cod and North Sea haddock not decided due to the delay in the EU-Norway talks.
