Boskalis / Dragamex together with Mammoet make good progress in Cuyutlán, Mexico on getting equipment into the lagoon. [mappress] Source: Maasmond Maritime, January 14, 2010
An unusual visitor to the Falkland Islands last week was the Prins der Nederlanden, which anchored in Port William for the second time to receive fuel, reports the local Penguin News… Source: MercoPress, December 27, 2009 [mappress]
HOUSTON,USA — J. Ray McDermott, S.A., a subsidiary of McDermott International, announced today the completion of a vessel transaction with Oceanteam ASA for the subsea construction vessel, North Ocean 102 (“NO102”) and a new build vessel, North Ocean 105 (“NO105”)…
Only four dredgers out of 28 in the country are fit for operations. The acting chief engineer of the Directorate of Dredgers even does not know the location and condition of the remaining 24 dredgers… Source: The Daily Star, December 7, 2009;
Chang Jing 6, one of the country’s largest trailing suction hopper dredgers, is to be launched in Nantong, east China’s Jiangsu Province… Source: Window of China, December 4, 2009
Saipem’s semi-submersible pipelay vessel, Castoro Sei, is undergoing repair and modification works in the Netherlands… Source: Pipelines Int., December 1, 2009;
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;
