A Holland America cruise ship returned Monday from a 10-day trip to Mexico with at least 104 passengers and six crew members who had suffered from a gastrointestinal illness. The passengers and crew members are believed to have come down with norovirus, which can produce nausea, vomiting and diarrhe
The United States government has installed scanning equipment at a Hampshire container port to monitor shipments bound for its shores. The hi-tech equipment at Southampton Port scans lorries and containers for radioactive materials that could form part of a bomb.
A large fishing net which is the length of about six football pitches has been lost overboard from fishing boat.
Shareholders of Lamnalco Group continue to pursue a merger with the Terminals Division of Smit Internationale Today Smit Internationale nv rejected the bid from the shareholders of the Lamnalco Group on their global oil and gas terminal services.
Finland’s Finstaship is planning to spin-off its multipurpose icebreakers to raise money for fleet expansion, TradeWinds reports.
FERRIES between Tyneside and Amsterdam have been cancelled this week while repairs are carried out on a runaway ship. The 30,000-tonne DFDS Seaways vessel, King of Scandinavia, crashed into an oil platform on Friday after it was torn from its moorings when freak winds battered the North East.
A consortium involving Dutch dredging group Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV and Saudi group Rezayat said on Monday they have made a bid for Smit Internationale’s global oil and gas terminal services division.
Scrapping of aging ships that carry coal, iron ore and other commodities may rise because of an increase in new vessel deliveries starting this year. Only eight dry-bulk ships were scrapped globally last year while 88 new vessels were delivered, resulting in a 2.6% increase to 3,164 ships across the
A $69 million reclamation contract has now been awarded to Boskalis Westminster Middle East (Boskalis), which will be responsible for dredging and reclamation of the seabed, rock protection and canal works.
On the 20th of February, Jan De Nul Group has placed an order with Tianjin Xinhe Shipbuilding and Heavy Industry Co.Ltd. for the construction of two 3,400m³ hopper dredgers. Additionally, an option for a third identical hopper dredger has been agreed on. These dredgers are specifically designed for
The US cruise operator Celebrity Cruises (Miami), a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, has ordered a fifth big cruise liner from MEYER WERFT in Papenburg. The previous contracts for four ships of the Solstice class are now followed by a pre-contract for the construction of a fifth cruise shi
The Mexican State Oil Company, PEMEX Exploration and Production, and Maersk Oil have signed a non-commercial General Cooperation Agreement regarding research and scientific and technological development.
HIGH tides hampered plans at the weekend to refloat the Riverdance. Coupled with bad weather and gales reaching force eight, conditions have further reduced the stability of the grounded ro-ro ferry off Cleveleys.
first visit to Sydney, whereas for the Queen Elizabeth 2 it was her last.
