The number of turbines for Aberdeen’s proposed offshore wind farm is set to be scaled down, it has been announced. The news came as the UK’s largest renewable energy conference and exhibition opened in the city. The two-day All-Energy ’09 event has attracted hundreds of exhibitors from across the wo
The crew of Delta Lloyd just gets better and better. Although finishing in fifth place this morning in Galway at 0339 GMT, the team had been up in the lead during this leg and was in contention for a podium finish right up until the last moment. As the crew gelled, their performance has improved [&h
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a £38m contract from Petrobas to supply an anchor-handling system that will secure floating oil platforms to the seabed off the coast of Brazil. The newly-developed system will be fitted to two vessels’ serving platforms, which are currently under construction by STX Bra
While Dubai has made its name as a playground for the rich, Abu Dhabi is keen to establish itself as the cultural capital of the UAE. Ruby Kitching reports. Construction is underway to build the Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi off the coast of Saadiyat Island. Quite literally, it will be built in the sea, a
The Grand Alliance – Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL – is merging its Japan China Express service into the South China Sea Express (SCX) service from 25 May. As a result, Kaohsiung is dropped on the eastbound leg of the SCX service but has been added to the shipping lines’ Super Shuttle Express service.
Hanjin Shipping has announced a series of rate increases on its European services, to sustain a “quality service” for its customers. On the Far East to Mediterranean leg, rates will increase by US$250 per teu and on Far East to north Europe, Baltic and Scandinavia leg rates will go up by $300 per te
At the World Superyacht Awards 2009, the prestigious competition organized by Boat International Magazine, Francesco Paszkowski Design received the prize for the “Best Exterior Design in the motoryacht section” for the Sanlorenzo 40 Alloy Onyx. The winners were announced on May 16th, during the glam
Iridium Satellite LLC announces the kickoff of its third annual “Test Your Satellite Phone” initiative. In partnership with The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, Iridium encourages emergency workers and first responders to prepare now to ensure that one of t
Logistics firm GreenCarrier International has acquired Finnish freight forwarder Hansa Seaways for an undisclosed sum. GreenCarrier said Hansa Seaways, which offers logistics services on import and export cargo in Finland and Russia, would be merged into GreenCarrier Finland on 1 June. GreenCarrier
Today, Fredericia Shipyard has entered into an agreement with Odense Steel Shipyard on renting the original dock facilities at Lindø and a number of buildings housing administration, workshops and changing room facilities etc. Fredericia Shipyard will have more than 100,000 m2 at their disposal. The
Last week the new Port Management Information System and Port Community System of Zeeland Seaport, PortXcs, became operational. The system which was supplied by HITT Traffic (and sister company Klein Systems Group), supports the full administrative process and planning of ships and cargo in the port
On May 7, Heerema Marine Contactors (HMC) added a new barge to their fleet, the H-406. The H-406, which was built in China, has a length of 122 m, width 36.6 m, depth 7.6 m and a lightship weight of 4,000 t. The new barge joins HMC’s fleet, consisting of the barges H-114, H-122, H-302, […]
In its latest trading update, Dutch dredging company Boskalis has made it clear that it is still interested in acquiring parts of SMIT International. According to the trading update: “On January 29, Boskalis announced that it increased its holding in Smit Internationale N.V. to 25.07%. The interest
LR-Fairplay reports that three dredging majors look set to make a syndicated bid for the US$124 million capital dredging project at Qasim port, Pakistan. The trio are said to be Dredging International (DI), Jan De Nul (JDN) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). Two other companies, China Wat
