Technip will deliver engineering, procurement, construction and installation to the Asgard Transfer project. The contract with Statoil is worth more than 23 million Euros. The contract for the field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, covers fabrication and installation of an approximately four kilo
A small-scale ship is being introduced to the P&O Cruises’ fleet to replace the outgoing Artemis in 2011. The 710-passenger vessel will transfer to the UK line from US sister company Princess Cruises where it is currently sailing as Royal Princess. It is to become the latest P&O Cruises ship to be n
Shipyards in Japan will have to focus on their technological and innovative advantages over South Korea and China, if they hope to win orders in the future, even if the global economy recovers quickly. Takao Motoyama, the Chairman of the Shipbuilders’ Association of Japan (JSEA), said during a recen
THE Philippines has already completed and submitted all the requirements prescribed by the European Union (EU) for a new certification scheme that will start on Jan. 1. Francisco Buencamino, executive director of the Tuna Canners Association of the Philippines (TCAP), said the Philippine government
SAUDI ARABIA – The proposed development of 100 plus square kilometres to the north of Jazan City, along a Red Sea waterfront stretching 12 kilometres has reportedly commenced despite the current economic downturn. Loans from the Saudi Industrial Development Fund… Source:Handy Shipping Guide, Decembe
India is planning to secure its naval harbours with electronic fences, the BBC has learnt. The fences are part of the Integrated Harbour Defence System to secure the harbours “against clandestine threat from sea”, security officials say. It is part of a plan to protect the country’s coastline after
The Government in the UK is facing fresh calls for a study into the potential impact of offshore dredging on coastal erosion. According to The Yorkshire Post, residents, fishermen and environmental campaigners have long claimed that dredging contributes to the erosion of the East Coast – a link deni
Kvichak Marine Industries and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders recently delivered the third of four high-speed, environmentally friendly ferries to the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) located in San Francisco. ‘Scorpio’, measuring 36 metres by 8.8 metres by 1.8 metres, is a high-speed
Marseilles Fos has become the latest European port to announce plans to not put up rates next year in order to help customers. The Marseilles Fos supervisory board agreed to freeze 2010 port tariffs to support customers “in a strained economic context” and enhance the port’s competitiveness.
Radio Holland Group announces the official opening of a new service office in Port Elizabeth. The new office will start on January 4th 2010 and the official, celebratory opening will take place in February. This will be the 63rd office in the Radio Holland Global Network and the 6th office in South
LEE COUNTY — It looks like the beach will get wider at Fort Myers Beach, but only part of it. Lee County commissioners are poised to abandon a 4.6-mile, $10.5 million… Source: Naples Daily News, December 7, 2009
The dredger that Councillor Bob Spooner has dubbed Captain Cobourg has begun to pay for itself, he announced at last week’s council meeting… Source:North Umberland Today, December 7, 2009
The expansion of the Panama Canal has prompted Cuba to fund the expansion and modernisation of its three main ports in collaboration with China and Venezuela… Source: Port Strategy, December 8, 2009;
The Gladstone Ports Corporation has awarded a five year exclusive license to SMIT for the provision of harbour towage services in the Port of Gladstone. The operation will start on the 1st of January 2011. Part of the agreement will include the provision of five new powerful 70 ton bollard pull harb
