The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) rules are being implemented and single hulled tankers have been phased out. This would result in a large fleet of vessels going out of service by the year 2010-12… Source: Daily News, November 27, 2009;
Swiss shipowner Allseas has said that its pipelay vessel, the ‘Pieter Schelte’ will be built at an Asian shipyard… Source: Baird Maritime, November 18, 2009;
Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei might have just found a solution to “better control” flood situations, as a new, efficient and economical dredge has arrived in the Sultanate to deepen and de-silt rivers, lakes, coastal areas and marinas… Source: BruDirect, November 14, 2009
Bangalore: A Chinese shipbuilder has taken Dredging Corp. of India Ltd (DCI) and the shipping ministry by surprise by offering to build two dredgers at half the price quoted by a Dutch firm… Source: Livemint, November 9, 2009;
At Europort 2009, HollandMT and FKAB proudly announce their newly developed range of backhoe pontoon dredgers, named the Dredge-X range. The name has been derived from eXcellent eXcavator dredging. At Europort 2009, HollandMT and FKAB proudly announce their newly developed range of backhoe pontoon d
Mighty boost to Saudi construction capability… Source: Arab News, November 8, 2009;
Mercator Lines has acquired four dredgers and plans to add six more to its portfolio… Source: LiveMint, November 5, 2009;
The country’s only surviving tin dredge in Tanjung Tualang, about 60km from here, is in danger of sinking within six months if funds are not available to repair its pontoons… Source: Star, November 6, 2009;
Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Seacontractors presented ‘Speed & Stablity’, a new type of multicat… Source: Baird Maritime, November 5, 2009;
A SEA captain was today accused of being drunk as he guided a massive dredger up the Tyne ahead of work on the second Tyne Tunnel… Source: Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette, November 5, 2009;
The crew of the 100-metre-long dredger Antigoon escaped unhurt when the vessel caught fire on its way from Singapore to India on Sunday evening… Source: New Straits Times, November 5, 2009;
The dredge “Kaishuu” works tirelessly on the Cancun Coast, despite the bad weather in the region, it has not suspended its work for 24 hours a day… Source: Por Esto!, November 4, 2009
JAKARTA: The city administration plans to buy river-dredging ships and will propose it in the 2010 city budget, an official says… Source: The Jakarta Post, November 4, 2009;
The main engine room of a sand dredger, “SMLT Antigoon” which was registered in Marseilles, caught fire while en route to Singapore from India yesterday… Source: MySinchew, November 2, 2009;
