Terminal operator Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA), has inaugurated three new quay cranes, eight rubber tired gantries (RTG) and newly reinforced berths 1B and 1C at Guayaquil Container and Multipurpose Terminal in Ecuador. The company claimed the cranes were the first of their kind to be used in Ecuado
PearTrack Systems is launching what it claimed is “the world’s first” self contained GPS tracking system with a 10 year battery life specifically designed for shipping containers. The GPS/GSM device is covertly fitted inside the container and sends an alert if moved or if the container doors are ope
Converteam Group has won a contract to upgrade two ship-to-shore cranes for Tilbury Container Services (TCS). The power conversion engineering specialist has been engaged to extend the life and enhance the reliability and facilities of two Paceco units. The two cranes are set to be relocated from th
Babcock & Brown Infrastructure has confirmed that in talks to sell all or part of PD Ports, the owner of the UK port of Teesport. The troubled Australia-headquartered infrastructure investor said that it was “engaged in ongoing discussions” for the sale of an equity stake in PD Ports after receiving
DONG Energy, E.ON and Fred Olsen Renewables have formed a consortium to bid for exclusive rights as part of The Crown Estate’s Round Three Offshore Wind Farm programme. The Crown Estate’s third round is designed to deliver zonal contract management for offshore wind farms in an effort to help the UK
The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (Pema) and TT Club are to co-operate to promote best practice in the safe design and operation of port equipment worldwide. The agreement follows on from research carried out by the mutual insurance firm into the causes of equipment accidents and loss in
The scoring gate points have been pocketed, temperatures are tumbling, the fleet is scattering, and, in the case of Ericsson 3, rabbits are being pulled from the hat. For orchestral sailing manoeuvres in the dark, the Nordics’ about-turn, immediately after the scoring gate last night, takes some bea
Developers have bowed to pressure from campaigners and dropped plans to rename a section of Leith Docks as Edinburgh Harbour. Forth Ports said it had “listened very carefully” to the complaints and would now call it The Harbour, Leith Docks.
A £70m plan for a new port on the route linking Scotland to Northern Ireland has been backed by councillors. Stena Line wants to move its Irish Sea services out of Stranraer and along the coast to Old House Point in order to cut journey times and fuel costs.
Recently a special event took place at the Amels shipyard in Vlissingen. The first cables were pulled on board of an Amels new building yacht, construction no. 6501. This vessel is one of the new limited editions Amels 212 series: a yacht measuring more than 65 meters, with seven state-rooms, five d
The government has awarded a £300m contract to Babcock Marine and Rolls-Royce for the refit of its strategic missile submarine, HMS Vigilant. The 16,000-tonne submarine will be kitted with an updated weapons system and a new nuclear reactor core over a period of three and a half years at Devonport R
PD Ports has launched a coastal feeder service offering a next day connection between Felixstowe and Teesport. The Logical Link container shipping service operates two sailings per week on Mondays and Wednesdays, loading in Felixstowe on day one and unloading in Teesport the following morning.
The wealthy Gulf state of Dubai has been hit hard by the global economic crisis. Tens of thousands of workers have been laid off and forced to return to their homelands. The Dutch community in Dubai is also feeling the pinch. Dutch dredging company Van Oord is one of those in the firing line.
Hundreds of people have welcomed home a Royal Navy ship returning to Portsmouth after a six-month deployment protecting Iraq’s two oil platforms in the Gulf. HMS Lancaster, a Type-23 frigate which boasts the Queen as its patron, departed on 21 August last year to patrol the Gulf for about 130 days.
