Hallin Marine, the AIM quoted provider of subsea solutions to the oil and gas industry, announces it has signed a contract for the Hallin operated vessel the Sanko Angel with a major oil & gas operator. Under the terms of the contract the vessel will be providing offshore construction support to the
The Green Ship of the Future, the Danish maritime initiative, has received the International Environmental Award from the Sustainable Shipping organisation for being the most environmentally friendly shipping initiative. Sustainable Shipping is a leading organisation dedicated to promoting sustainab
Trelleborg Offshore has completed design, manufacturing and testing of the world’s largest bend stiffener. To facilitate the fabrication, an additional polyurethane (PU) dispensing machine was specially commissioned at Trelleborg Offshore’s plant in Skelmersdale, England. The bend stiffener was spec
Numbers show that trade in Shenzhen is improving with the year-on-year container throughput decrease narrowing from April’s 24.9 percent to 16.4 percent in May. The port now holds the second biggest container throughput in China. Shenzhen handled 1.47 million TEU in May, an increase of 12.6 percent
The government will today demonstrate its willingness to exert influence over Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group by announcing £1bn of lending to wind farm developers whose schemes have been becalmed by a lack of cash. The initiative comes as Greenpeace unveils new figures showing that
Dana Gain, Carnival Cruise Lines’ business development director for Western Ontario, recently became the first employee in the cruise industry to earn a Cruise Counsellor Scholar (ECCS) designation from the Cruise Lines International Association, the marketing and travel agent training arm for the N
A rare whale was discovered wedged on to the bow of a cruise ship when it docked in a Canadian port. The 70ft fin whale, a threatened species in Canada, was found when the Sapphire Princess docked at the Port of Vancouver, the cruise company said. It said it had “strict whale avoidance” measures and
Problems with a ferry operator’s computerised check-in system have led to traffic disruption and delays for cross-Channel travellers. The Port of Dover issued a warning to travellers saying the check-in system used by P&O had failed and there was a backlog of traffic. The problem led to a row betwee
The airport on the Isle of Man is reclaiming land back from the sea as it prepares to make its runways longer. Ronaldsway Airport is shipping sand from the bottom of the Irish Sea to the island in order to fill in a promontory which overlooks the bay. The runways are to be extended so […]
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has commenced work on expanding the infrastructure of Broekman DistriPort at the Brittanniëhaven in the Botlek area. This will double the terminal’s capacity, in phases, to around 3 million tonnes of steel, iron, metals and project cargo a year. This will involve an i
TOS successfully manages the departure of three global ship deliveries in one week. This week three vessels set off on their journey: · Wednesday July 22nd, the RADO (former DRADO of URS Antwerp) set off on its maiden voyage from Terneuzen, Holland to Mohammedia, Morocco. · Friday July 24th, the new
On 15 July 2009 Jack-Up Barge B.V. celebrated a major milestone in the company’s history as its newbuild monohull Jack-Up platform JB-114 completed the installation of the first ever German offshore wind turbine on her maiden voyage. After mobilization in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, the JB-114 was t
Leaders from three of the major task forces operating in the Gulf of Aden met aboard the Spanish warship Numancia (F-83) at sea July 19. Task force commanders from NATO, the European Union and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) met to discuss coalition counterpiracy operations off the coast of Somalia.
The handling of the Xin Hong Kong at the Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg (CTH) on 17 July 2009 marked the start of a new weekly container line service that links northern Europe with the Far East. Under the auspices of the new joint service the Chinese company China Shipping Container Line (CSCL
