Dhaka: Recognizing the severity of the impacts of climate change on Bangladesh, European Union parliamentarians stated in Dhaka on Tuesday that the country deserved more external assistance and it should come up with new projects and seek money from abroad to finance them… Source: Voice of the South
The Netherlands could help in river dredging and land reclamation in Bangladesh, Commerce Minister Mohammad Faruk Khan said yesterday… Source: The New Nation, November 4, 2009;
Abdirashid Sharmarke, Prime Minister in Samalia’s Transitional Federal Government, says piracy off the coast of Somalia must be tackled on land as well as at sea. At a meeting with IMO Secretary-General Mr. Efthimios Mitropoulos, the Prime Minister requested assistance in halting attacks from the tw
IHC Merwede is very proud to announce the launch of a brand new series IHC Beaver® Cutter Suction Dredgers. And IHC Merwede has chosen Europort 2009 to unveil one of the new ships in the series, the IHC Beaver® 50. IHC Beaver® 50 – Innovation and sustainability are keywords Govert Hamers, President
Israel’s navy has intercepted a ship carrying weapons some 160km (100 miles) off its coast, the military says. Marines boarded the Antiguan-flagged vessel, discovered it was carrying weapons and towed it to the port of Ashdod, a military spokesperson said.
An oil rig which has leaked thousands of barrels of oil into the Timor Sea over the last 10 weeks has been plugged, the rig’s operators have said. A massive fire burning on the West Atlas rig has also largely been put out, said PTTEP Australia.
STX Europe AS reported an EBITDA result NOK 96 million for the third quarter of 2009, up from NOK 45 million in the corresponding period last year. Offshore & Specialized Vessels showed continued progress in the quarter with an EBITDA result of NOK 163 million, which was an improvement from the NOK
The Port of Shanghai’s container throughput increased by three percent in September to 2.23 million TEU, finally overtaking the Port of Singapore, which handled 2.15 million TEU. But year-to-date, Singapore handled 18.94 million TEU versus 18.24 million TEU for Shanghai.
The 16th and 17th ships in the fleet of Costa Cruises will be called the Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa. The two new sister ships (114,500 tons and 3,780 total guests), being built by Fincantieri at its Marghera shipyard and due for delivery in summer 2011 and spring 2012, respectively, complete
The dredging of Nassau Harbour is more than 70 percent complete, according to project manager Robert Garraway. Garraway said one of the dredgers experienced a mechanical failure last week, but is expected back on site by next Monday. He said the machine is being repaired in Freeport but the repairs
At Europort 2009, HollandMT and FKAB proudly announce their newly developed range of backhoe pontoon dredgers, named the Dredge-X range. The name has been derived from eXcellent eXcavator dredging. The new range is setup to provide worldwide dredge and marine contractors with a reliable and tailor m
Wednesday the 28th of April 2010, the 4th Navingo Maritime & Offshore Career Event will be held at the Beurs-World Trade Center in Rotterdam. This annual event is one of the biggest Dutch career events and the international maritime market can’t do without the Navingo Maritime & Offshore Career Even
Today Wärtsilä opens a new workshop in Stockholm, Sweden. The new service centre is intended to further increase Wärtsilä’s wide service offering, both for the marine market and power plant and industrial customers. The new workshop will cater to increased demand for additional after-sales support i
Victoria Harbour has been squeezed to less than half its original width – to a mere 910 metres – with the completion of the Central Reclamation Phase III. Before any reclamation began, the gap between Kowloon and Hong Kong – from Johnson Road in Wan Chai to Chatham Road in Tsim Sha Tsui – was [&hell
