Containerships has continued with the integration of recently acquired Contaz by linking the two shortsea shipping lines’ networks and selecting Teesport as its strategic hub for north Europe. UK general manager Charles Patton told IFW the line had launched a new two-ship service from northern Europ
The threat of strike action is hanging over one of Dublin’s largest container terminals because of a dispute between workers and bosses over pay and redundancy. Marine Terminals, which accounts for around 25% of traffic handled at the port, has made 19 redundancies from its workforce of 81 and is re
Royal Van Lent has launched the 65.22m (214’) Trident. With an interior and exterior styled by Donald Starkey and naval architecture by De Voogt, she offers a superb synthesis of why Feadship is the undisputed leader in luxury megayachts. Trident blends a classic Feadship flared bow with modern touc
Despite the current overcapacity of tonnage and disastrous shipping rates, the world containership fleet is expected to continue its rapid growth curve, albeit at a slightly reduced rate, as deliveries are taken from shipyards and new shipbuilding orders start to pick up later this year. That is the
Further to the announcement dated 7 May 2009 concerning the payment of the dividend for the financial year 2008, Smit Internationale N.V. herewith announces that the stock dividend exchange ratio (the number of stock dividend rights of the ordinary shares of EUR 2.30 nominal value entitling to one n
Chilean container shipping line CSAV has staved off the spectre of bankruptcy after it put together a US$710m capital raising plan in agreement with the Hamburg-based shipowners that own much of its chartered fleet. CEO Juan Antonio Alvarez said that a $130m capital raising programme through existin
Hoek Brokerage is pleased to announce their appointment as the central agent for the sale of the 80ft S&S Tempest. Tempest is a historic ocean racer designed by Sparkman & Stephens as one of the largest and fastest sailing yachts of her time. With the revival of various Cup’s and Regatta’s and other
On Tuesday May 26 Shell announced a series of changes to senior management roles and responsibilities, aimed at sharper focus on operating performance and technology. The changes will be effective as of 1st July 2009. Peter Voser, who takes over from Jeroen van der Veer as ring new projects and deve
An international conference is being held in Cairo to discuss the growing problem of piracy. The meeting brings together experts in security, shipping and insurance as well as government representatives from 20 countries. At the same time, another anti-piracy conference is being hosted in London.
Neste Oil has begun building a €670m (£582m) renewable diesel plant in the Port of Rotterdam, which, once completed, will be the largest facility of its kind in Europe. It will have an annual production capacity of 800,000 metric tonnes of diesel. The plant will make use of the company’s proprietary
Alstom and E.ON Benelux have agreed on a contract to provide a steam turbine unit for the new fossil-fuel power plant at Maasvlakte power station in the Netherlands. The new power plant, located near the North Sea and the Rotterdam harbour, will be able to co-fire biomass and is being designed for r
Heerema Vlissingen and HFG Engineering, both operating companies of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands have successfully executed the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with ABB in Sweden for the fabrication of a 400 MW offshore HVDC-station in the
WorthyMind Nigeria Limited, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, recently deployed ARL’s e-Yield Suite, thereby offering self-service transportation enquiries, online freight quotes and bookings for WorthyMind’s import services to Nigeria. WorthyMind Nigeria Limited Managing Director, Mr. Austin Imevbor
“Baraka”, the latest 53-metre yacht built by Baglietto at La Spezia shipyard was designed by Francesco Paszkowski Design. The yacht is the third one of the 53-meter displacement motor-yacht series, whose first yacht was Blue Scorpion. “Baraka”, a four-deck yacht with a steel hull and an aluminium su
