The G20 summit in London will consider drastic action to revive the world economy. The BBC’s Europe editor, Mark Mardell, reports from Marseille on how the economic downturn has hit France’s biggest port. I can barely stand in the force of the wind blowing around the docks of Marseille’s container p
The merger of Noble Denton and Germanischer Lloyd forms a fully integrated technical assurance and consulting company to serve the worldwide energy industries. The new entity will provide assurance, inspection, and consulting as well as project management on a worldwide scale. It will focus its worl
Further to the previously announced commodity rate restoration for the 1 April 2009, Maersk Line will implement a commodity General Rate Increase effective 7 April 2009. The commodity increase will be USD 75 / FFE. The increase applies to all commodity based cargoes on the eastbound Europe to Asia t
Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord has announced that it is to sponsor a two-year project on climate change. Said Van Oord: “From 15 March 2009 through December 2010, Arjen van Eijk and Florian Dirkse of the Netherlands will set sail on an adventure and produce a documentary targeted at raising awar
Minimax is the only German company to be nominated for the Seatrade Awards 2009 with its Minifog marine XP. The new, efficient high-pressure water mist extinguishing system, offering an heretofore unknown level of operational safety on ships and meeting the current IMO guidelines, was listed in the
Blue Oceans Satellite Systems Inc. today announced its newest application for asset tracking and remote monitoring with the addition of its Explosives Regulatory Division (ERD)-Compliant Satellite-Based Explosive Magazine Monitoring Solution (EMMS). The solution, based on the system requirements of
Netherlands-based EasEur Holding, owner of Moldova’s sole oil products import terminal, expects shipments through the facility at Giurgiulesti to double to 30,000 tonnes this year from the 14,899 tonnes shipped in 2008. EasEur Vice-President Thomas Moser expressed satisfaction with development of th
A new museum charting the story of the Titanic could be built ahead of the 100th anniversary of the sinking. The £28m project in Southampton, from where the liner set sail in 1912 on her maiden voyage, is set to feature a climb-aboard replica of the ship. The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded almost
Lift Emotion BV, the Dutch manufacturer for special marine elevators for Yachts and Super Yachts, has successfully commissioned the 3 stop marine elevator for the ‘NB48 M/Y Leo Fun’. After the successful delivery of the ‘NB47 M/Y Vinydrea’, Lift Emotion BV also delivered the lift on this yacht. This
Winteb has received an order for the supply of the air vent heads for a total of five ships being built at Pella Shipyard in Otradnoye, Leningrad region, Russia. Founded on December 1st 1952, Winteb has become the world’s largest producer of seawater resistant aluminium air pipe heads throughout the
Recently Holland Marine House China warmly welcomed Euroglide BV as her 12th member company. Euroglide manufactures a wide range of bearing materials which are well suited for marine applications, such as rudder- and stern tube bearings. All materials are available through a network of dedicated dis
The expansion of Port Kembla’s outer harbour will be brought forward to reduce the impact of the financial crisis on the Illawarra. The NSW Government’s budget committee yesterday approved $20 million for the project to allow reclamation work to start early next year. The Government was going to wai
Flags from Guernsey’s 10 parishes have been run up the mast at St Peter Port in a colourful ceremony co-ordinated by the Sea Cadet Corps. The event also saw the Guernsey Ensign, Union Flag and Guernsey Flag hoisted. The flags are set to remain on the Weighbridge roundabout through to the end of Octo
Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro plans to invest US$5bn-10bn in Brazil over the next 5-10 years with a focus on deepwater heavy oil fields. “Brazil is one of the most important areas in the world for StatoilHydro outside Norway,” company head of the South Atlantic region, Thore Kristiansen, told r
