Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 21-27). Boskalis Dredger Freeway Busy in Portsmouth Boskalis’ 4,500 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Freeway has arrived at the HMNB Portsmouth and is dredging the channel ahead of the arrival of the Q
The Board of National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has approved the purchase of two second-hand very large crude carriers (VLCC) for a price tag of USD 155 million. In a stock exchange statement, Bahri said the vessels, Voss Spirit and Hemesdal Spirit, will be acquired from Alpha and Bet
Israel has reportedly approved gas exports from the Tamar offshore field to Egypt. According to Israeli media, the approval has been signed by the country’s energy minister Yuval Steinitz, following an application by the Tamar partners to sell gas to Egypt’s Dolphinus Group. The Tamar field, Israel’
Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of State and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP), has officially inaugurated Al Mirfa Port in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi. “Abu Dhabi Ports, the developer, operator and manager of ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone in the Emirate, recently completed extensive rede
Following an extensive redevelopment work, Al Mirfa Port, situated in the Western region of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates was officially inaugurated by Abu Dhabi Ports on Tuesday. Abu Dhabi Ports, the developer, operator and manager of ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone in the emirate, upgraded
Greece’s Angelicoussis Group of Companies has penned a deal with Qatar’s shipyard Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) on continuation of ship repair activities for the company’s fleet of over 110 vessels. Under the deal, N-KOM will continue to be the preferred shipyard to conduct repairs on the
KKR, a global investment firm, announced on Wednesday an agreement to pursue acquisitions and investment opportunities by establishing an integrated entity to provide asset management services to the oil and gas industry globally. The platform will be led by Founder and Executive Chairman Deepak Mun
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released ‘Dredging in Figures‘ report for the past year. The report is an annual review of the global dredging market, focusing on the global dredging and maritime construction industry in 2014. The IADC aims to be thorough and prec
The 4,363-passenger cruise ship MSC Fantasia, owned by cruise line company MSC Cruises, has called at the port of Haifa, Israel today. This is MSC Fantasia’s first in a series of visits it will be making to Israel this winter. At 137,936 tons, and a maximum speed of slightly over 22 knots, the vesse
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is interested in hosting more conferences in the future following the success of its 50th Anniversary Conference, “From Birth to Boom: Asian Maritime Megastructures”. The conference which was held at the Island Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong
Dolphin Resorts to Bankruptcy Norwegian Dolphin Group ASA together with its subsidiary Dolphin Geophysical AS will today file a petition for bankruptcy with their relevant courts having succumbed to d… Read More Six Missing After Collision in Singapore Strait Six crew members are missing after a Cay
Despite a marginal deterioration in the growth outlook for the global shipbuilding industry, annualized five-year growth rates for the sector are still forecast to reach a healthy 3 to 5%, before picking up substantially after 2017, according to Castrol Marine Trade Barometer. The barometer predicts
Containership reliability was broadly unchanged in November as the average on-time performance across all trades slipped by 0.8 percentage points against October to 77.2%, according to Drewry’s Carrier Performance Insight. Six of the 10 trades covered recorded month-on-month on-time improvements in
Middle Eastern container carrier United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), along with its partners in the Ocean Three alliance (O3), CMA CGM and CSCL, has loaded a record breaking cargo of 18,601 TEUs on board its green ship M/V Al Muraykh. The 199,744 dwt ultra-large container vessel departed Port Klang
