Telefónica Blue ruled the day on Saturday afternoon earning two wins from two starts on in-port race day at the Volvo Ocean Race stopover at Fan Pier, in Boston. With Iker Martinez on the helm and Bouwe Bekking calling tactics, Telefónica Blue dominated the afternoon, leading from pole to pole in bo
Engineers have been challenged to help cut the cost of offshore wind energy in a UK government-backed competition that is offering up to £100,000 worth of technical assessment to the finalists. The Carbon Trust, a low-carbon-technology think-tank, hopes that the contest, which is open to engineers a
Netherlands-based salvage specialist Multraship Salvage has successfully salved a sinking dredger off the coast of Kent in the UK. The 67m Van Oord-owned dipper dredger Goliath has now been towed to the Moerdijk area of Holland for further inspection. Goliath was under tow from The Netherlands to Ir
UTE Dique Torres, the project prime contractor, has awarded the reclamation contract for the extension of the Port of Gijón to Van Oord via its Spanish subsidiary Dravosa. The client is the Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón. Completion of the project is scheduled for 2010, and the total value of the cont
IHC Beaver Dredgers, part of the IHC Merwede Group, has set up a new department to meet demand for prefabricated materials. The department has been in operation since January 2009 in Sliedrecht in The Netherlands and can prefabricate about 400 tons of parts a year. The prefabricated materials can be
BMT Baxter Eadie Ltd has completed an in-depth field study for a new port in the Gulf of Aqaba on the southern tip of Jordan. The company, part of the BMT Group, used its expertise to forecast traffic to the new port, which is due to open south of the current Port of Aqaba in […]
A Meka Dredging – Amma Lines Joint Venture (JV) was recently awarded the annual maintanence dredging contract at Cochin Shipyard Ltd, Kochi from 2009 – 2012. The shipyard, which is currently building India’s indigenous aircraft carrier, awarded the consortium the contract after a tender process whic
This month will see the delivery of a new all-Italian built dredger to Algeria. Italdraghe’s latest SGT 350 dredger is to be delivered in ready-to-assemble road transportable sections to Gènèrale Entreprise Maritime & Hydraulique in Oran, on Algeria’s north-west Mediterranean coast. This dredger wil
With the construction of an entirely new 57-footer, Contest Yachts in the Netherlands is adding another exciting and innovative yacht to its portfolio of fast luxury performance cruisers. Flush deck and integrated superstructure The golden jubilee of Contest Yachts is being celebrated with a brand-n
Iridium Satellite LLC, the world’s only mobile satellite services (MSS) operator with truly global coverage, announces it has formed a company called, “Iridium Communications Russia, OOO” to pursue a license for providing MSS services in Russia. This week, as a step towards eventually serving the Ru
Course of business The developments in the first months of 2009 are in line with earlier expectations. Revenue showed an increase of over 5% compared to the first months of 2008. Price pressure has increased for a number of activities in the more competitive market segments. Currency fluctuations ha
A co-operative aiming to restart the Swansea to Cork ferry says the service will not run until early next year. It had been hoped a new ship would start regular crossings between Wales and southern Ireland before the summer. But the board said longer than expected negotiations over a replacement fer
A new wave energy device known as “Anaconda” is the latest idea to harness the power of the seas. Its inventors claim the key to its success lies in its simplicity: Anaconda is little more than a length of rubber tubing filled with water. Waves in the water create bulges along the tubing that travel
A pipe used to indicate water levels was blocked when a crew member suffocated inside a ship’s ballast tank in Southampton, an inquest has heard. Filipino Joselito Zordilla, 43, died testing water on the Saga Rose as it was berthed in the city in June 2008, Southampton Coroner’s Court was told. The
