The Dutch dredging giant Van Oord has once again revalidated their one-year bid for the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust channel dredging contract. However, the company has clarified to the government that it is difficult to carry out the contract at the bidding amount, with the rise in the inflation rat
Cargotec Corporation has formed a subsidiary, Cargotec Port Security, to develop enhanced container security solutions that do not compromise the efficiency of container flow through ports. Cargotec has been exploring and investing in the area of radiation detection in container security for the pas
VOSTA LMG is proud to announce that recently a contract was signed with ASL Shipyard Pte Ltd for the delivery of an engineering and components package for a self propelled cutter suction dredge, which ASL will construct in its Singapore shipyard and deliver to DEME in 2010. VOSTA LMG will deliver th
The world’s largest cruise ship RCCL’s ‘Independence of the Seas’ arrived in Oslo harbour directly from Aker Yards on Monday morning, to begin its maiden voyage. The vessel is 339 metres long, 38.6 metres wide, and takes 4375 passengers and 1365 crew.
A Korean shipbuilder has succeeded in independently designing a liquefied natural gas carrier. Building LNG ships is a high value-added business, as it requires the highest level of shipbuilding technology. The latest achievement should significantly lower the royalties that Korean companies have ha
Heavily armed pirates on Monday attacked and damaged a huge oil tanker off the Somali coast using machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, a Malaysian-based maritime watchdog said. Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre, said that the attack, believ
Imtech N.V. (technical services provider in Europe) announces that it has received orders worth more than 90 million euro for total technological solutions for the overhaul, upgrading or expansion of data centres in Europe. By combining innovative and multidisciplinary technology Imtech offers advan
The bodies of 20 people, believed to be Haitian migrants, have been found off the coast of the Bahamas after their boat capsized, the US Coast Guard says. Three survivors were found in the sea some 24km (15 miles) from Nassau.
A ship’s technician has flown the flag for Wales not only thousands of miles from home, but deep under the sea. Leighton Rolley, from Cardiff, used a robot to raise the Welsh dragon some 3.5km (2.2m) below the surface near the Galapagos islands in the Pacific Ocean.
A Spanish fishing boat with 26 crew on board has been seized by pirates off Somalia, officials in Spain say. They say the Playa de Bakio – a Basque tuna boat – was attacked about 250 miles (400km) off the coast.
A Chinese ship carrying arms destined for Zimbabwe has been forced to leave the South African port of Durban four days after failing to unload. Earlier, a South African judge ruled that the cargo of rocket-propelled grenades, mortar rounds and ammunition could not be transported overland.
The RNLI has had to retire a £2m lifeboat from service after it went aground near Rathlin in January, 2008. The Katie Hannan suffered severe damage during a rescue and extreme weather conditions prevented it from being recovered for more than two weeks.
This will be the first opportunity for the crew of the new Hanse 430 Competition, christened Minnic to be able to prove their ability!When participating at the Palma Vela Regatta, the crew around team manager and skipper Eiken Albers are ready to bring out the best of their ship – after three days o
The sister ship of the stranded Riverdance ferry is being inspected by workers to help formulate plans to dismantle the beached vessel. The firm tasked with dismantling the ferry, which is grounded on a Blackpool beach, took over the site on Monday.
