The Nassau Harbour Port Improvement Project is being carried out to accommodate the next generation of mega cruise ships which are scheduled to begin calling at Nassau in mid December 2009. The Project consists of dredging to provide a wider Approach Channel to Nassau Harbour and to lengthen the cru
The Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA) Working Group on Fisheries is writing an initial draft Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for a joint fisheries development between BIMP countries (Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines). The draft will centre on policies for the sustaina
COSCO Container Lines (COSCON) has announced a rate increase for southbound cargo from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea to Australia of US$300 per TEU, US$600 per FEU and 40-foot high cube from August 1. COSCON further announced a peak season surcharge of US$250 per TEU, US$500 per
Finnish engineering firm Wartsila (WRT1V.HE) has no plans at the moment to cut more jobs at its hard-hit Ship Power unit, its chief executive said on Wednesday. The firm said in May it would cut 400-450 jobs at the division, around one third of the total workforce, due to a sharp fall in demand, and
The third of five Transocean Enhanced Enterprise-class ultra deepwater drillships was given the name ‘Discoverer Inspiration’ at a naming ceremony held on July 20 at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), Korea. Brenda Luquette, wife of Gary Luquette, President of Chevron North America E&P
Dutch Yacht Builders, based in Enkhuizen, has recently launched their first superyacht, the 43.5 metre DYB43. The superyacht was built at this Dutch shipyard in close co-operation with the owner and his management team, Camberley International Inc. Built out of aluminium the luxury yacht has been de
Drilling offshore Norway has netted a total of 12 new discoveries in the last three months after a total of 21 exploration wells and the sector has also seen three new development plans while production has fallen. Latest figures for the levels of activity offshore Norway show that a total of nine d
On June 20, Technip, supported by Jumbo Offshore, completed the installation of four subsea structures including two Module Support Frames each weighing approximately 150 tonnes. The foundations were lowered to the Grand Banks sea floor at a depth of approximately 120 meters and will support subsea
Peter Shanks has been named president and managing director of Cunard Line as part of a new management structure for Carnival UK, it was announced today. This is in response to the continued growth of both Cunard and sister-brand P&O Cruises. Previously serving as chief commercial officer of Carniva
Over 200 fishermen from Bahrain staged a protest on July 15 at the Samaheej Jetty. “More demonstrations will be planned for the upcoming week,” Fishermen’s Protection Society Secretary-General Abdulameer Al Mughani told Gulf Daily News. “Demonstrations will be staged in various areas of the country,
Militants in Nigeria have released six crew members they seized from an oil tanker, the Sichem Peace, nearly three weeks ago. The ship’s managers, EMS, said the six, including the Russian captain, were on their way to Lagos for medical checks. The militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of
The eastern Chinese Port of Qingdao handled 5.09 million TEU during the first half of the year, up two percent compared with the same period last year. The port’s cumulative throughput in the same period climbed five percent to 158 million tonnes, Xinhua reported.
The new owner of Falmouth Docks in Cornwall says it is committed to plans to dredge the harbour to allow cruise ships to moor. Plans to dredge the docks to allow bigger ships to moor had the backing of the former dock owners and the Regional Development Agency. The Bailey Group took control of A&P [
Due to European Commission requirements to reduce fishing, Spain will lose 49 high-seas fishing vessels. Some 450 crew will lose their jobs. These vessels were all destined for scrapping. According to report by FIS, the Spanish Fisheries Confederation (CEPESCA) said that among the vessels to be scra
