From October 1, 2009, Antwerp Towage will strengthen its tug fleet in the Port of Antwerp. Antwerp Towage is relatively recent but successful 50/50 joint venture between Hamburg-based Fairplay Towage and Terneuzen-based Multraship Towage & Salvage. On September 18, 2008, Antwerp Towage, acting as ag
Germany-based Tognum has been awarded a contract to supply MTU engines for the German Navy’s new combat group support vessel, the ‘Bonn’. The engines are to be delivered to shipbuilders, Flensburger Schiffsbaugesellschaft at the end of 2010. Under the contract, MTU is to supply two Type 20V 8000 M71
In late 2009, Technicold will move into an expanded, better-equipped location in the greater Fort Lauderdale, Fla. area. Technicold’s steady growth and current market positioning require more space for manufacturing of industry-best air conditioning, refrigeration and electrical load management prod
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company was awarded a US$6,875,140 firm-fixed-price contract for the maintenance dredging in Fresh Kill Reach, Arthur Kill, New York and New Jersey Channels Federal Navigation Project earlier this month. Work is to be performed in Arthur Kill New York and New Jersey Channel
Today fifteen countries have officially expressed their support for the new UN convention ‘Rotterdam Rules’. The countries signed the convention that describes the rights and obligations involved in the maritime carriage of goods. Important seafaring nations such as the United States, Norway, Greece
The Government of Southern Sudan will construct its first modern port along the White Nile river in Juba at a cost of Sh800 million. A senior government official told The Standard that Damien Shipyard has been contracted to do the work, which will take one year to complete.
Goliath, one of the world’s largest offshore construction vessels (OCVs), has entered into V Ships’ commercial and technical management. The 180m Goliath, built at Dry Docks World, is a DP 3 vessel equipped with a Liebherr 1,600 tonne crane – the largest revolving offshore crane in the world.
South China Sea piracy hits five year high with at least ten reported attacks this year, so far. More reported cases are still being verified, says a ReCAAP (regional cooperation agreement on combating piracy and armed robbery against ships) spokesperson to the news agency AFP. The 10th case took pl
Evergreen Line, Taiwan, is commencing a new Adriatic-Levant (ADL) butterfly service created through the combination of two existing services, the Adriatic Feeder Service (ADF) and the Intra-Mediterranean Feeder Service (IMS). The weekly ADL service is intended to cater for both deep-sea feeder and r
Russian media sources have reported that acceptance tests of the Indian 971I submarine, ‘Nerpa’ will be completed in the first quarter of 2010. In accordance with the deal between Russia and India, the Russian Navy will formally operate the submarine before leasing it to the Indian Navy in a long-te
The world’s fleet of oil, chemical and gas tankers is predicted to continue to grow over the next five years, although at a much more sluggish rate than the previous five years, according to a Shipbuilding Market Report issued this month. The oil tanker fleet, which currently stands at 7,516 ships,
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) launched Korea’s first hybrid ship for Korea Coast Guard. HHI held a launching ceremony for 3,000 ton class patrol vessel named “Taepyungyang 9” on September 18. The ship is 112.7m long and 14.2m wide with full speed of 28 knots. It is Korea’s first environmental frien
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit has received type approval from the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping for its VisionMaster FT(TM) family of marine radars. The type-approval certificates apply to Sperry Marine X-band and S-band Cat 1 and 2 models, including chart-radar
Located in Alesund, Norway, Farstad Shipping is a supplier of offshore support vessels. The company has installed Autoload on all vessels since 2000 and they recently made the decision to purchase the programme fleet wide. ASC’s Autoload Stability and Load Planning software is installed on over 600
