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Partnership with Cosco and PIL will provide wider coverage and faster transit times. Global container transportation leader, APL, is set to enhance its coverage of the fast-growing trade between China and Australia with the launch of a new weekly service in partnership with ocean carriers Cosco and
Cypriot authorities release suspected air defense radars seized three weeks ago on a Syria-bound vessel; there is no arms embargo on Syria but Cyprus refused to release cargo after vessel’s manifest said shipment consisted of irrigation pipes, meteorological equipment. Cypriot authorities have relea
Estonia has launched a criminal inquiry into the ship at the centre of an environmental scandal in Ivory Coast, after finding toxic waste on board. The Panamanian-registered tanker, Probo Koala, has been impounded at the Estonian port of Paldiski. Eight people died and more than 77,700 sought medica
Jakob Hatteland Display will unveil the stunning Series 2 widescreen display at SMM 2006. Launched in May 2006, the Series 2 range is fast becoming an industry standard and the introduction of the sophisticated 32
Mexico City-based transport and logistics company Grupo TMM SA said Wednesday it has taken delivery of a new $30.7 million anchor handler tug supply ship, to become part of its offshore fleet. The company said it financed $25.4 million of the purchase price. Grupo TMM said its offshore fleet now tot
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (“PGS” or the “Company”) (OSE and NYSE: PGS) announced today that it has decided to exercise the option with Aker Yards, Langsten to build an additional new third generation Ramform vessel, “Ramform 8”. This new and improved Ramform class seismic vessel is a sister vessel
Feadship yard rewarded for a century of yacht building excellence [Haarlem, 27 September 2006] The De Vries shipyard, one of the founding members of the Feadship organization, has been awarded the extremely rare designation of
THE lean season low flows of the rivers in Bangladesh have progressively been creating more and more hazards in recent years. Every year, in recent times, the depths of water of the rivers have been found to be lower than that of the year before. This trend has been there for a long time. Winter [&h
The Directors of SMIT Amandla Marine (Pty) Ltd are proud to announce that a new, technologically advanced bunker barge will be built. This multi-million rand transaction follows successful negotiations between local specialist marine services company SMIT Amandla Marine and local ship builder DORMAC
At the beginning of September the joint-venture company WARTSILA CME Zhenjiang Propeller Co. Ltd. in China received an order for fifty fixed pitch propellers (FPP) to be delivered to two shipyards, New Century Shipyard and New Times Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., in Jiangsu Province, China. The order is wor
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (7011.TO) will build container ships using Nippon Steel Corp. (5401.TO) steel plates with a tensile strength much stronger than plates used in commercial ships throughout the industry, the two companies said Wednesday. The plates, which have a higher resistance to cr
An interesting event took place off Monaco last Sunday morning when owners of two of the world’s largest sailing yachts went head to head in their own match race. With Joseph Vittoria and Tom Perkins at the helms of Mirabella V and Maltese Falcon respectively, the yachts converged in 10-15 kts of br
