A new treaty that aims to close fishing ports to ships involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been approved by FAO’s governing conference. Once it enters into force, it will be the first ever legally binding international treaty focused specifically on this problem. It wil
Investment of about £30bn is needed to develop Scotland’s offshore wind power potential, it is to be claimed. The first Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind Conference is being held in Aberdeen’s Marriott Hotel on Thursday. More than 200 representatives of the rewnewables and offshore oil and gas secto
A North Sea oil and gas exploration rig has started its journey from a Highlands deep water port to the Falkland Islands. The Ocean Guardian rig will be used by Desire Petroleum to explore reserves in the North Falkland Basin.
PUMA has picked up the international prize at the European Sponsorship Awards for their PUMA Ocean Racing campaign in the 2008-09 race, the company’s first serious foray into sailing. Entries for the awards were received from 10 European countries and were assessed by an independent panel of expert
How can shipyards and supplier address the challenges arising from the new International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (“Hong Kong Convention”) after its development has been finalized by the IMO? Ship classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has taken th
Statements from K Line, Hanjin Shipping and partners, state that they will reduce container services between Asia and the North America due to the traditional slowing of traffic at this time of year. The reductions are believed to equate to around 20 percent for services to and from the US West Coas
The development of new maritime transportation safety and security regulations should consider factors concerning shipping as a whole, according to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. Malaysia, he said, does not advocate any lack in regulations or the abject compromise in standards.
Australian Nationals Party Senator Ron Boswell and Liberals Party Senator Ian Macdonald said that they were “delighted” that the long awaited amendment that sees criminal convictions for green zone fishermen regarded as “spent” is finally to be proclaimed.
The Edge Malaysia reports that an investment of more than RM1.1 billion to upgrade Penang Port “will come to naught” if the port’s north channel is not deepened. So said Penang Port Sdn Bhd’s managing director Datuk Ahmad ibni Hajar recently, noting that the federal government in Malaysia had shelve
Kha Shing Enterprise Co. Ltd, the builders of the popular Monte Fino range of motoryachts, has announced the addition of a new superyacht model to its current line‐up of luxury craft from 76 to 122 feet. The new yacht, designed by the US‐based Setzer Design Group, is 34 metres long and is being bran
Time is running out to get Auckland’s Queens Wharf ready for cruise ships for the 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC), officials told the Government today. They were still working with local councils to get the waterfront area ready for development, Economic Development Ministry officials told Parliament’s c
Korea undoubtedly is the world’s top shipbuilding nation, with seven local shipyards ranked among the world’s top 10, including the first three spots. The Korean companies, faced with financial crisis touched off by the collapse of Lehman Brothers last fall, are now diversifying their business portf
Investment of about £30bn is needed to develop Scotland’s offshore wind power potential, it is to be claimed. The first Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind Conference is being held in Aberdeen’s Marriott Hotel on Thursday.
Channel deepening in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria’s largest ever marine infrastructure project, has been completed ahead of schedule and more than $200 million under budget, according to the Victorian Government. Unveiling a 10-metre high sculpture at the Port of Melbourne today to mark project comple
