What is claimed to be the largest cruise terminal in the world officially opened at Port Everglades on Friday, November 6, one week prior to the arrival of Royal Caribbean International’s 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas. Local county and city officials, as well as Royal Caribbean executives, were
After decades of delay and wrangling by resisting riverine communities, Nigeria has launched a multi-million-dollar dredging exercise to boost navigation and commerce on the Niger River. Plans are to deepen the river channel and stabilise its banks along a stretch of 572 kilometres as to allow passa
As part of a collaborative delivery with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, Cargotec will deliver and install four Siwertell screw type coal unloaders for use at Korea Western Power Company’s Taean Power Plant. At the end of August Cargotec won the contract to deliver four Siwertell screw-type coal unl
On Saturday 7th November 2009, the launch of the Noordhoek Pathfinder took place at the De Hoop Shipyard in Foxhol – The Netherlands. She is a state of the art 62m DPII ROV and Survey Support Vessel. The launching ceremony was officiated by Miss Julia Anna Noordhoek, granddaughter of Mr. Leen Noordh
Solar Solve Marine, UK, recently provided Dutch company Temaro with 39 Solasafe sunscreens for installation on-board the multi-purpose offshore construction vessel ‘OSA Goliath’. Built at Drydocks World, Dubai, for Singapore-based Coastline Maritime, the diesel-electric powered vessel was delivered
LOKOJA, Nigeria — After decades of delay and wrangling by resisting riverine communities, Nigeria has launched a multi-million-dollar dredging exercise to boost navigation and commerce on the Niger River… Source: AFP, November 8, 2009;
Italy’s Eni has inked a new deal expanding energy ties with Kazakhstan which includes further exploration in the the Caspian Sea and industrial facilities. In Rome, Eni chief executive Paolo Scaroni signed the new co-operation agreement with Kairgeldy Kabyldin, president of KazMunayGas.
Over the next month, Maersk Supply Service will re-flag its whole fleet currently flying the Isle of Man flag. In the future, the majority of this fleet of 17 units will sail under the Danish flag in the Danish International Register.
Wales could rival popular European ports in capturing the leisure cruise market, it is claimed. Welsh MPs say huge growth in the cruise market in the last ten years must be seized to boost the economy of communities around ports in Wales.
Holmatro has launched their biggest winch ever: The New Hydraulic Holmatro Winch. This type 6000 winch is the first of a new range of winches Holmatro has developed for classic mega-yachts. For the increasing demand in mega-yachts Holmatro has developed a new hydraulic winch.
Docked on the banks of the Hudson River, in the shadow of a city skyline forever changed, the USS New York pays tribute to the nearly 3,000 people who died on that fateful September day, eight years ago. That is where the ship’s story begins, but the journey it would take to return to New […]
Thursday, suspected Somali pirates seized a Greek cargo ship with its 7 Ukrainian and 14 Philippine crew off the east African country of Tanzania, Greek port police and EU NAVFOR headquarters said.
The Georgetown Times reports that Port of Georgetown needs at least US$8.3 million in federal funds to dredge the shipping channel there. “This is according to new information from Joe Bryant, vice president of Terminal Development for the SC Ports Authority,” said Georgetown Times.
The Norwegian government has launched the information campaign “Norway as a maritime host country” to attract more shipping companies to the country. ”We’ll try to bring back Norwegian shipping activities to Norway. We’ll also try to raise interest among foreign players to choose Norway as their loc
