Kenyan pirate negotiator has told of his surprise that he is set to be the subject of a Hollywood film, but reckons he may be too busy to see it. Andrew Mwangura heads the non-profit East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme, which works to free ships held by Somali sea raiders. Oscar-nominated a
A Russian ship and its 12 crew have been marooned in a Bristol port for two months, the ship’s agent has said. The OMG Kolpino was impounded at Avonmouth Docks because its St Petersburg-based owner, Oslo Marine Group, has outstanding debts. A second OMG vessel was also being held at La Pallice in Fr
Thales has won a life-extension contract from the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) in Singapore, for its four Bedok Class mine-countermeasure vessels. Thales will work with ST Electronics Group to provide an advanced, integrated mine-countermeasure (MCM) combat system that includes a min
Siemens Energy has awarded a major contract to supply the second substation platform for the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm to McNulty Offshore Construction, based in South Shields, South Tyneside. The multi-million pound project began in January this year and is expected to be completed in May
DONG Energy, Masdar and E.ON have been given the go-ahead to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array, in the Thames Estuary. The partners have each agreed to invest a total of €2.2bn (£2bn) to build the first 630MW phase of the project. Once complete, the London Array will be
RIVER Niger’s host state governments have finally endorsed the proposed dredging of the river from Baro in Niger to Warri in Delta State by the Federal Government. The N36 billion project is expected to commence next month while the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), which was conducted many yea
After almost 38 years with Van Oord, John van Herwijnen (62) has resigned as managing director under the company’s articles of association in order to take retirement. Mr Van Herwijnen celebrated his departure with business relations and colleagues on 7 May. In his final position at Van Oord, Van He
De Valk Sneek in Holland, a part of the De Valk International group of yacht brokers, has announced the sale of the Moonen 72 Aqua Domus. “As the fifteenth major sale by the Sneek office in the first quarter of 2009, this transaction shows that the downturn need not stand in the way of good [&hellip
• General market conditions continued to deteriorate during the first months of 2009. • Net loss of USD 373 million in the first quarter 2009 compared to net profit of USD 1,050 million in the same period 2008. • Volumes transported by Maersk Line fell 14 percent and average freight rates were 24 pe
DP World Southampton has deployed eight new CVS Ferrari empty container handling forklift trucks into its empty park operation. The machines have the ability to block stack empty containers up to eight high compared to previous machinery that could only stack up to six high. The operator said that i
The first cruise ship to visit the Isle of Man for 2009 has weighed anchor in Douglas Bay. The MS Marco Polo arrived on Saturday morning with around 800 passengers and is cruising around the British Isles. Geoff Corkish, from Manx Department of Tourism, said he was pleased the Isle of Man was being
Somali pirates have released a British-owned cargo ship, the Malaspina Castle, after more than a month following the payment of an undisclosed ransom. The 32,000-tonne vessel, which has a mainly Bulgarian crew, was seized on 6 April in the Gulf of Aden while carrying a cargo of iron. A Bulgarian gov
The global economic downturn has hit shipping hard, forcing many owners to take their vessels off the seas and mothball them at ports. In a hidden and sheltered Cornish river sanctuary, there is a spectacular sight – a sign of just how bad the global downturn has become. The Fal estuary has been fil
A cruise liner is set to deliver a mini tourist boom to an Essex town when it arrives with 2,000 passengers later. Holland America Lines’ cruise ship Eurodam is calling at Harwich International Port to give those on board a chance to explore the area. The port’s owners, Hutchison Ports, said the vis
