Danish logistics firm DSV has cancelled its planned joint ownership of ferry company DFDS. The decision follows an announcement on 12 June by the European Commission, saying it had launched an in-depth investigation into the deal. DSV said: “The competition authorities have decided that the transact
Fulcrum Maritime Systems Ltd. and Iridium Satellite LLC (Iridium) announce today that Fulcrum is now offering Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) services through the Iridium satellite network. Fulcrum operates the LRIT national data centers and acts as the recognized LRIT Application Serv
Ericsson 4 had the most emphatic champagne celebration, but to say Ken Read was pleased with PUMA’s ninth leg would be a huge understatement. For while Ericsson 4’s third place was enough to give them the spoils of the Volvo Ocean Race war, PUMA claimed a battle that held no small amount of signific
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will meet with Gov. John Baldacci and University of Maine researchers Friday as the state pushes ahead with its drive to become a national center for research and development in offshore wind energy. Baldacci, members of Maine’s congressional delegation and wind powe
On Wednesday, 3 June, IHC Merwede and the Belgian company PRUFTECHNIK signed a partnership agreement for vibration measurements with the aim of safeguarding uninterrupted dredger operations. “We are picking up more and more signs from the dredging market that prevention is better than cure”, says J.
The $521 million expansion at the Cape Town container terminal is progressing well, with the first of four berths to be deepened expected to come on stream in July, Transnet Port Terminals reported on Monday. Berth 601 will be the first of four 15.5 meter slots. It will serve its first vessels in Ju
On the 12 of June 2009 Roman Abramovich’s motor yacht ECLIPSE underwent a preliminary launch at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg. The superyacht will undergo further construction and finishing before being delivered to her owner later in the year. The massive displacement superyacht ECLIPSE was
A trans-Atlantic trade route has been restored at a Cumbrian port after a gap of decades. For the first time in 47 years, a shipment of Canadian grain has been imported into Silloth. The 2,526 tonnes of wheat from Quebec, which will be turned into bread floor, arrived at the Carrs Flour Mills comple
Government has been urged to take a greater interest in efforts to put a former oil industry fabrication yard in Easter Ross back into business. Highland Council has asked Enterprise Minister Jim Mather to chair a meeting discussing the future of Nigg. It has also pressed Secretary of State Jim Murp
SNCF-owned Channel ferry operator SeaFrance is scaling back restructuring measures announced in February, and last week proposed to axe 543 jobs, instead of the 650 initially planned. It also plans to retain the Nord Pas de Calais freight-only vessel that had been earmarked for withdrawal, following
The NYK Jinsei Maru came to the rescue of a yacht in the South China Sea last month. The sailboat encountered trouble during its return to Hong Kong after participating in a race between Hong Kong and the Philippines, and sent out a distress signal.
The salvage operation to remove the final section of the wrecked container ship MSC Napoli has got under way. Salvors working to raise the remains of the stern from the sea bed off the Devon coast have laid new chains under the hull to help them lift it. The Napoli was deliberately grounded in Janua
StatoilHydro and Siemens have installed the world’s first large-scale floating wind turbine approximately 12km south east of Karmøy in Norway. The turbine is part of the Hywind project developed by StatoilHydro. As part of the agreement, Siemens was responsible for the development of the SWT-2.3MW w
Mid 2008 Hertel D&O signed a € 38 million contract with the Dutch yard Keppel Verolme for the design, construction, installation and outfitting of a newly built 199 men accommodation for the semi-submersible multi service vessel ‘MSV Regalia’. The ‘MSV Regalia’ is owned by Prosafe Rigs Pte Ltd, a wh
