Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT), operated by Gulftainer Company Ltd., on behalf of the Sharjah Port Authority, continues to impress shipping lines and traders alike with productive, economical and flexible performances. Despite being in the process of expansion and development which will entail maj
Shipping activity remained brisk at the Port Qasim where three ships scheduled to load/offload containers, edible oil and diesel oil took berths at Qasim International Container Terminal, Multipurpose Terminal and FOTCO Terminal respectively on Tuesday. Meanwhile, three ships carrying containers and
Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has secured four contracts worth a total of S$350 million (US$230 million) to build six offshore support vessels (OSV) and a derrick pipelay vessel.
Statoil has concluded the drilling of an appraisal well in the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea. The well was drilled to map the recoverable oil reserves in the field. The appraisal well 7120/6-2 in production licence 097 was drilled to a depth of 3,120 metres below the seabed and finished in late T
A new module comprising a control room, kitchen, lifeboat station and living quarters was transported from Leirvik Module Technology’s (LMT) yard at Stord, north of Stavanger, on 19 July and lifted on board the North Sea’s Snorre A platform the next day. Snorre A is undergoing upgrading for improved
The new ProFinish topcoats will complement Hempel’s existing ProFiller and ProBuild products to create a distinctive and durable range for every aspect of superyacht coating, from form to finish. Available in a wide range of high gloss colours, including metallic and pearlescent, the topcoats can be
Jersey’s harbour business development director says work needs to be done to attract lucrative cruise liner business to the island.
Fishing industry courses which were close to being shut down are now so popular they are oversubscribed, BBC Scotland has learned. There has been a surge of applications from young people eager to join the courses at the Banff and Buchan College in Fraserburgh.
LONDON (Thomson Financial) – Globus Maritime Ltd said it has agreed to buy a dry bulk cargo ship, currently under construction at Yangzhou Dayang Shipyard in China, for 57 mln usd.
Imperial Oil Ltd. and its sister company ExxonMobil Canada, have slapped down a cool half billion dollar bet that offshore exploration in the Beaufort Sea could result in profitable oil and natural gas production.
OOCL is proud to announce on Thursday, July 19, 2007 the christening of its second in line of the sixteen 4,578-TEU vessels, ordered with Samsung Heavy Industries since 2004. The newbuilding was named the m.v. OOCL Yokohama, by sponsor Dr. Jane C K Chan, the wife of Prof. Yue-Chim Richard Wong, Prov
ABG Shipyard Ltd. is in the race to buy out Western India Shipyard Ltd. for an undisclosed sum, the Economic Times newspaper reported on Friday.
A Syrian ship has been held in detention since Tuesday in Sidon’s harbor after it was suspected of smuggling explosive materials. The Syrian ship, Lady Azza, which docked in Sidon two days ago, was supposed to transport scrap metal from Sidon to an unknown destination in Syria.
Our ship is not sinking, the giant Maersk Line reassured worried members of the Auckland public. The international shipping company took the unusual step today of issuing a public statement that its container ship Nora Maersk was having repairs to its bow thruster and was not sinking in Auckland’s W
