Representatives of the Somali community in Britain have appealed to the pirates holding a Kent couple to free them on humanitarian grounds. Messages were recorded for broadcast on the BBC World Service and Eastern TV Network after a meeting in Birmingham.
Construction of a new set of locks for the Panama Canal will begin in January, the consortium that holds the concession for the expansion project said. “We’re at the beginning and there are a lot of bureaucratic hurdles, presentations to make, permits to acquire. The real work begins in January,” An
Chinese shipyards received a total of 2.2 million DWT of newbuild orders in October 2009, according to the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. This was a decline of 63 percent compared with the 5.9 million DWT ordered in September. The total orderbook at the end of October was 1
In the world of luxurious mega yachts, design matters. In that same world however, standards change. Young, starting but promising designers are aware of the increasing issues concerning teak and are pushing the next generation yachts to ECO-friendly solutions. Creating sustainable designs today is
Delaware’s beaches have been hammered over the past few days as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida brought soaking rain, strong wind, and high tides to the coast… Source: WHYY, November 23, 3009;
State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr Hasan Mahmud has sought Japanese assistance in river dredging in Bangladesh to allow uninterrupted flow of water for stopping shrinkage and erosion of the river… Source: The New Nation, November 14, 2009
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On the morning of 12 November, east in the Gulf of Aden, two merchant vessels were attacked by pirates. There are no reports of casualties. The first attack was on MV Full Strong, a Hong Kong flagged 721.8 ft long Bulk Carrier. MV Full Strong was approached by pirates in two skiffs and a mother [&he
Dubai’s thriving international anchoring berth for cruise ships, has emerged as an important hub for this particular tourism industry over the past years. Not only is the historic ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 currently berthed there after arriving in Dubai on November 26, 2008, the port is about to
The first of two newbuildings have been coated with Ecospeed, according to a press release from Subsea Industries. In June the flat bottom sections of a vessel due to be delivered in 2010 were the first parts to be coated. The sections are being built at different locations in Germany and Poland, an
Port Strategy reports that the Ukrainian government has given the go-ahead for the expansion of Odessa, Yuzhny and Illichevsk ports into additional land areas. Odessa has already submitted its new investment plan to the Ministry of Transport and Communications encompassing a new deep water container
Spain wants a European Union naval taskforce to blockade three ports in Somalia, known to be used by pirates. Defence minister Carme Chacon will call for the international force to change its tactics at a meeting next week, Spanish radio reported.
Van der Velden® Marine Systems will exhibit at the Work Boat Show in New Orleans, U.S.A. We can be found at stand 2049 of Ships Machinery International, Inc., our agent in the U.S.A. S.M.I. serves and supports costumers buying Van der Velden manoeuvring systems, rudders and steering gear. The Work B
The Public Works Ministry will launch a tender to concession a ferry system next year. The concession contract is worth approximately US$500 million. It calls for a ferry system to serve the Puerto Eden-Isla Navarino network and will also include the maintenance, operation and management of the ferr
