Kenya’s main port handled 7.7 million tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2007, a 11.5 percent rise from the 6.9 million it handled a year earlier, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) said on Wednesday. The harbour at Mombasa also handled 14.4 million tonnes in the whole of 2006 compared to 13.3 millio
Gibraltar Government Minister Joe Holliday has this evening explained that the stricken cargo ship New Flame, which collided with the petrol tanker Torm Gertrude, could be towed into a safe port if the break up operation undertaken by the salvage team is successful.
John Kostecki has resigned his position as lead skipper of Ericsson’s two-boat campaign for the 2008-09 race. Kostecki had been charged with spearheading Ericsson’s challenge for overall honours, the team having failed to live up to expectations in 2005-06. The second boat, with an all-Nordic crew,
Transas Norway AS has announced the signing of a new contract for S-VDR with DOF Management AS of Storebø, Austevoll in Norway. The agreement covering the entire existing fleet of 13 vessels, began aboard ‘Skandi Admiral’ in late June.
The new office establishes a European base for MCM in order to support all aspects of their yacht management services in Europe and in particular the Mediterranean. With an expanding portfolio of clients whose relationship with MCM continues long after their yacht has been delivered, MCM felt it was
Highlights first half of 2007 * Robust growth: o EBITA: +38%, 62.1 million euro (organic +16%) o Net profit: +30%, 35.1 million euro o Revenue: +18%, 1,517 million euro o Order portfolio: +19%, 3,549 million euro o Operational EBITA margin: up from 4.0% to 4.6% * Recovery continued in the Benelux, G
Representing both Buyer and Seller, Gage Powell from the Florida Ardell office recently completed the sale of the 133′ Lurssen ketch Twirlybird V. The yacht was built by Lürssen Yachts in 1993 to a design of Ron Holland. The trial run on the yacht was especially interesting, consisting of an ocean v
ABG Shipyard Ltd has announced that the Company has delivered two vessels as per the following details: (1) LAMNALCO MACAW The 53 meter long 90 Tonne Bollard Pull Azimuth Drive Propulsion AHTS is able to carry out Anchor handling Towing Rescue, Offshore Supply, Transport Pipes, fresh water, diesel o
The Royal Navy’s newest warship has set off on an 8,000-mile journey to the South Atlantic to patrol the Falkland Islands. HMS Clyde will stop off at the Canary Islands and then Brazil before beginning its five-year tour of duty.
Luxury Yachts Ireland has replaced PetersOpal as the sole Azimut importer and distributor for Ireland and Northern Ireland, following the collapse of PetersOpal last week. Anthony Camilleri from Luxury Yachts Ireland told MBM: “This forms a major opportunity for our company which has enjoyed great s
The three massive cranes for the Port of Prince Rupert’s new $160-million container terminal were expected to be delivered by ship Monday evening, capping off one of the final elements into a transportation project touted as having benefits throughout northern B.C. The cranes — which will be able to
A cargo volume of 48,873 tonnes comprising 33,267 tonnes of import and 15,606 tonnes of export cargo was handled at the Port Qasim (PQ) during 24 hours ended 0800 hours on Monday. Brisk Shipping activity was observed at the PQ where four ships scheduled to load and offload containers and chemicals w
The port, to be built at a cost of Rs2,300 crore to handle 25 million tonnes of cargo will also have the fifth largest container terminal of the country Mumbai: Pondicherry Port Ltd, which is developing a port at Puducherry at a cost of Rs2,300 crore to handle 25 million tonnes of cargo, plans to [&
THIRTY years ago, a cargo ship sprung a leak and was scuttled off Pulau Pinang in the Redang group of islands. It flattened the reef where it was grounded, but eventually it was cut up for scrap, leaving just the keel and a section of the stern in the water. Today, these remnants of that […]
