The management of Marseilles Fos and the CGT trade union have reached an agreement on the transfer of port authority dockers based at Mourepiane container terminal, in the Marseilles harbour area, to the private stevedoring company Intramar. The transfer of cargo handling to private operators was a
Hamburg Süd, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd are to launch a new common service between the East Coast of South America and North Europe. As of August 6, the lines will provide a joint weekly service of two loops, replacing their respective SAFRAN/SAEC services. Vessels will run at eco-speed in order to red
Earlier this year, in its revised National Standard 1 Guidelines, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries published final guidance designed to help end overfishing and rebuild federally managed marine fish stocks. The guidance outlines a system of annual catch limits and
Phnom Penh launched a new ferry terminal earlier this week with four ferries servicing routes between the capital and Arey-Ksat port in Kandal province’s Lvea-Em district. The US$150,000 new terminal is operated by Phnom Penh-Arey Ksat Port which has a ten-year contract. The new terminal is expected
Gas & Oilfields Services Company (Gofsco) has landed a US$122 million to provide oil field services in Kuwait. The company signed the contract, covering the provision of slicklines and associated services, with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). Slicklines are long metal wires used for the maintenance and mo
Houston-based J. Ray McDermott, a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc., is upgrading its primary Gulf of Mexico derrick/pipelay barge, DB50, for future deepwater projects, by adding new thrusters and increasing its electrical power supply. The DB50 will have its entire power plant replaced wi
An operation to salvage a cargo ship which was deliberately grounded off the Devon coast has been officially declared as completed. The MSC Napoli was beached off Branscombe in January 2007 after being storm damaged in the English Channel. The Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage
Construction work on a £500m project to create 14 gas storage caverns 1.5 miles (2.4km) under Dorset is set to start. Work at Upper Osprey was put on hold last November with managers blaming “challenging market conditions” but will begin at the site on Friday. The natural gas chambers will house one
US Coast Guard officials have called off their search for about 70 migrants from Haiti whose boat capsized off the Turks and Caicos Islands. Fifteen people have already been confirmed dead, and 118 were rescued. The US Coast Guard had been leading the search; local authorities in the Turks and Caico
A £12m deal has been signed which will secure phase one of a plan to restore the Cotswold Canals network. The agreement means work on the stretch of waterway between Stonehouse and Brimscombe can begin. In October a new bridge will be built over the canal at Upper Mills and dredging will take place
The first electricity generated by tidal power in shallow waters is coming ashore on the banks of the Humber. The 100kW Humber prototype system, developed by Sheffield-based Pulse Tidal, uses tidal streams to move horizontal blades up and down to drive a generator. It has shown it can harness enough
With its centenary year safely behind it, Sestao’s La Naval shipyard has successfully met a new challenge: building the world’s largest dredger. The Christopher Columbus left for Singapore this week after a trouble-free launch in the river Nervión and delivered to Belgian ship-owner Jan de Nul. Gett
According to Salvatore Basile, the newly appointed chief executive of Ferretti, the Italian yacht maker, there are the new rich and there are the permanently rich. As the company reels from the global financial crisis, he is pinning his hopes on the latter. In an interview with the Financial Times o
MSC Splendida, christened on July 12th in Barcelona by Italian icon Sophia Loren during a ceremony featuring several world-class performers, is the second in a series of Fantasia-class sister vessels to join the expanding fleet of leading European cruise line MSC Cruises. The new vessel incorporates
