More than 23 members of the Korean shipbuilding sector met for Germanischer Lloyd’s 14th Korean Shipbuilding Committee in Gyeongju, South Korea. Committee Chairman Mr H. C. Kim, Daehan Shipyard, and Secretary Mr Stefan Höner, Germanischer Lloyd, presented a programme focussing on the current shipbui
Ship Recycling, a challenging aspect on the conscience of shipping, is finally being addressed by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). The MEPC convened its 58th meeting and, amongst others, approved the final draft of the Convention on Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ship
SEA ON LINE and TEAM ITALIA took advantage of the 2008 Monaco Yacht Show to announce their new partnership. The renowned Italian systems integrator now offers boat builders a chance to equip their pilothouses with Automatic Sea Vision, the ASV MR 360° system developed by SEA ON LINE—chosen for outst
Burger Yachts Sales Office Relocates Fort Lauderdale, FL U.S.A. – Burger Boat Company announces the relocation of Burger Yacht Sales to better serve both new build and brokerage clients. Burger Yacht Sales continues to reside within the Quay Center located on the corner of S.E. 17th Street and Quay.
October 22, 2008 — Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, WI, U.S.A Burger Boat Company appoints Mike Mitchell to the newly created position of Vice President – Manufacturing. Mike will be responsible for all manufacturing activities at Burger Boat Company. Joining Burger in August 2002, Mike has been cont
APA-Maputo (Mozambique) Mozambique’s Ports and Railways Company (CFM) has said that it will purchase two new dredgers costing US$90 million to secure permanent dredging of all its national ports along the Indian Ocean coastline, APA has learnt here. CFM Chief Executive Officer Rui Fonseca said on We
The Toisa Paladin is after mobilisation on her way to Cadiz, after a short stopover taking on board materials and equipment for the Allseas construction support on the Dhirubhai project , she will move further towards India. Other stopovers will take place in Malta and Port Said. In India, her scope
Container shipping leader APL has today announced a reduction in capacity and significant changes to its global service network in response to increasingly challenging conditions in the major container trades. Commenting on the changes, APL President Eng Aik Meng said: “The traditional seasonal soft
The executive committee of Euronav NV (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: EURN) today reported its financial results for the three months ended 30th September 2008. The company had a net income of USD 158 million (third quarter 2007: USD -23.3 million) or USD 3.05 (third quarter 2007: USD -0.44) per share, for the
The Kingston Container Terminal recently was recognized as Best Container Terminal of the Year by the Caribbean Shipping Association. APM Terminals Jamaica Ltd. manages the terminal, which is owned by the Port Authority of Jamaica and handled 1.8 million TEUs in 2007. “We are grateful for this recog
APM Terminals will mark the occasion of its second “Global Safety Day” on October 22nd by introducing a comprehensive world-wide safety culture program for all terminal personnel. The goal of the new program will be to instill a “culture of safety” and the adoption of best-practice procedures into t
Four people were due in court on Monday charged with trying to smuggle cocaine worth 1.2 million pounds aboard one of P&O’s biggest cruise liners. They were arrested on the Arcadia, an 11-deck boat with room for nearly 2,000 passengers, during a raid in Southampton early on Sunday.
Bollinger Shipyards Inc. has filed a $12 million lawsuit against the shipbuilding arm of defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. in a dispute involving the renovation of Coast Guard cutters that were later taken out of service. Lockport, La.-based Bollinger had a joint venture with Northrop Grumman Shi
T R Baalu, minister of shipping, road transport and highways, has circulated a cabinet note towards this end for comments from various ministries.The note spells out that the revised subsidy scheme would be on the pattern of the previous one, which had expired on August 14, 2007. The scheme provides
