European Union fisheries ministers are to allow fishermen to catch more cod in the North Sea, against the recommendations of environmentalists. The quota for North Sea cod was increased by 11% under a deal reached after a marathon night of negotiations on fishing quotas for 2008.
‘Fishermen are like turkeys – we keep getting stuffed at Christmas!’ Peter Bruce – the philosopher, the fisherman. As skipper of the Peterhead trawler Budding Rose he’s grown to hate this time of year.
By early morning, the last tuna of the day – a giant, glistening yellowfin as big as the fishermen who had hauled it ashore – was already gutted and cleaned, and ready for John Heitz to pass judgement.
Sailor and adventurer Pete Goss is getting ready to hit the water again, by sailing to Australia in a 36ft (11m) wooden fishing boat. His trip will follow in the wake of seven Cornish seamen who completed the journey in a Cornish Lugger, called Mystery, more than 150 years ago.
N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie and Koninklijke Vopak N.V. have agreed with Essent N.V. to further develop the Eemshaven LNG project. Companies have signed a Heads of Agreement. As part of the deal, Gasunie and Vopak each acquire a 25% stake in the project, while Essent keeps a 50% stake.
Hellenic Carriers Ltd said it has agreed to buy a 1997-built, 74,000 deadweight tonnage (dwt) Panamax bulk carrier, Orchid Star, for 70.0 mln usd.
Cargotec’s MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling and offshore solutions, has during November received significant offshore equipment orders. The equipment will be delivered during 2009–2010 and the value of the orders exceeds EUR 50 million.
Port officials are sounding out potential investors to help fund a $120 million project to deepen a berth at the Seagirt Marine Terminal – a project they say is needed to accommodate bigger ships passing through a to-be-widened Panama Canal. The Maryland Port Administration said it needs to add a 50
Gulf Craft, the Middle East’s largest boat and yacht manufacturer, is delivering its top-of-the-range super yacht the Majesty 130. Following successful completion of sea trials, the largest super yacht built in the Middle East is currently on its way to Australia.
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited today announced that it has taken delivery of the Genco Charger, a 2005-built Handysize vessel, and the Genco Challenger, a 2003-built Handysize vessel, on December 14, 2007. The Company also announced it has taken delivery of the Genco Warrior, a 2005-built Supramax
As a result of the continued very heated situation in the shipbuilding industry, and continued high loading in the Finnish operations, the delivery program for ferries in Finland has been further revised. Several of the projects will be delivered some weeks or months later than planned. As when the
Global Oceanic Carriers Limited a global provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announces today that it has taken delivery of the M/V ‘GO Star’, a Handymax bulk carrier, which the Company had previously agreed to acquire for USD 38.3 million.
Technip has been awarded by the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) a services contract for two pipelines to be installed offshore the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, in the Caribbean Sea. Technip’s operating center in Houston (Texas) will execute the contract.
Britain’s Fisheries Minister, Jonathan Shaw, goes to Brussels this week for the annual round of haggling over fish quotas. His stated goal is to allow more cod to be landed from the North Sea.
