Bergen Group Dreggen AS in Norway, a subsidiary of Bergen Group ASA, has been awarded a contract by IHC Dredgers BV in The Netherlands for delivery of two large 40 tonne knuckleboom cranes for a dredging vessel.
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded the contract from Secretaría de Comunicaciones Y Transportes (Ministry of Communications and Transport) for the dredging of an access channel and turning basin at the LNG import terminal of Cuyutlán on the west coast of Mexico. The contract value is a
Swedish ports handled 38.9 million tons of cargo during the second quarter, down 20 per cent compared to Q2, 2008, and a larger decrease than during Q1 this year, reports the Swedish Institute for Transport and Communications Analysis, SIKA. About half the total cargo turnover is handled by four por
The Arctic Sea is on her way to the Mediterranean, assisted by the Russian warship Ladny. Solchart Management, which is responsible for the technical and commercial management of the Arctic Sea, is making preparations for the vessel to call at Béjaïa, Algeria, on 4 October.
Seabed AS in Norway has successfully completed a contract to supply ROV and vessel services to Fugro Survey AS for the 2009 offshore gravity monitoring and subsidence surveys on the Troll, Sleipner, Midgard and Ormen Lange fields. The survey was conducted from Seabed’s new vessel, Seabed Worker, and
Voith has developed a new marine propulsion system for installation into a special vessel used for offshore wind farm service. The Voith Radial Propeller (VRP) is rated at 5.5mW and has progressed from concept to contract in 18 months. The contract, which was signed last week with Strabag, covers th
The future of specialised reefer vessels is in question as container fleets continued to erode their market in 2009, according to Drewry’s annual report into the market. However the news is not all bad. Trade growth was hampered across all shipping sectors last year as a result of the economic downt
Wintershall is particularly active and successful in the Dutch North Sea this year. For the third time within a few months, the company has been lucky with an exploration well in the region and struck natural gas in block L6-7. The find now makes a few other possible projects in the vicinity of L6-7
Damietta Container and Cargo Handling Co (DCCHC) in Egypt has taken delivery of two new super post-panamax cranes as part of its expansion programme. The ZPMC gantries – which have an outreach of 62 metres and are able to service vessels loaded with 22 rows across the weather deck – will raise the t
Damen Dredging Equipment will be present at the Europort Maritime, which will be held in Rotterdam from the 3rd to the 6th of November. The booth will be a joint one with members of the Damen Shipyards Group. at the show the company will present a new development, the improved DOP submersible dredge
Costa Cruises, the largest Italian travel group and Europe’s n.1 cruise line, which has been based in Liguria for over 60 years, the Ligurian Regional Councilor’s Office for Tourism and the Agenzia “in Liguria” (Ligurian Tourist Board) have joined forces for the promotion on board the Company’s ship
Furuno Electric has announce that its new, Ku-band VSAT antenna for satellite-based maritime broadband communications will be introduced in the first quarter of 2010. This development is brought about through close technical collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, according to a prepared
Subsea 7 has been awarded a major subsea pipeline and installation services contract from Santos Limited at the Casino-Henry field, offshore Victoria, Australia. The contract is valued in excess of US$80 million. The work scope includes installation of a 22km long 12in rigid pipeline to connect the
The latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens records a continuing rise in overall confidence levels in the shipping industry over the past three months. It also reveals a growing awareness of the impact which the growth of China may have
