The Liebherr HS 8300 HD Hybrid duty cycle crawler crane weighing over 350 tonnes offers a powerful hybrid drive. When designing the new duty cycle crawler crane Liebherr paid special attention to an extended service life of the machine. In the animation you can see this machine in dredging applicati
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) said that another VLCC vessel from the Vela fleet, the Capricorn Star, was transferred to Bahri’s ownership on Thursday 7 August 2014. The VLCC has been renamed to Lulu. This is the second vessel taken over by Bahri, Matar Star, renamed to Nisala
Egypt’s announcement on expansion of the Suez Canal by adding a parallel line to the current channel of a total length of 72 kilometres (44.74 miles), has got the shipping industry players thinking about who will benefit the most from the expansion. The multi-billion-dollar plan could nearly double
Egypt to Build New Suez Canal Egypt is looking to build a new Suez Canal parallel to the existing one in a USD 4 billion project aimed at boosting the trade along the Canal, which offers the fastest …Read more Exclusive: Workers Left High and Dry as GoAGT Goes Insolvent Maritime security company GoA
Thordon Equipment Shows Great Results on DEME’s “D’Artagnan” Water lubricated Thordon Composite cutterhead shaft bearings have performed well for 9 years on one of the largest cutter suction dredgers in the world – Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering N.V. (DEME)’s D’Artagnan (28,200 kW to
Polarcus, a UAE-based owner of high-end seismic data acquisition vessels, reported its revenues for the second quarter of 2014 were $137.6 million, an increase compared to $130.5 million in the same period last year, due to an increase in contract revenue. Contract revenue increased by 10% to USD 13
The Aberdeen-based provider of mechanical engineering services invests in high calibre people to spur future growth
Blackbird International Corporation announced that it has finalized the procedures for the acquisition of SDE Ltd. It had previously released news that it had exchanged a Letter of Intent with SDE Ltd for purposes of a merger. Blackbird shall acquire 100% of the shares of the target company in excha
Water lubricated Thordon Composite cutterhead shaft bearings have performed well for 9 years on one of the largest cutter suction dredgers in the world – Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering N.V. (DEME)’s D’Artagnan (28,200 kW total installed power). The vessel had a major dry docking at D
Proteus FZC, a provider of satellite-derived mapping and classification services, has launched a fast-turnaround habitat mapping solution designed specifically for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). Through the service, Proteus delivers high-resolution classification maps of terrestrial areas
Proteus FZC, a provider of satellite-derived mapping and classification services, has launched a fast-turnaround habitat mapping solution designed specifically for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). Through the service, Proteus delivers high-resolution classification maps of terrestrial areas
Holland America Line’s MS Prinsendam kicks off the new year on Jan 3, 2015 with a 68-day Grand South America and Antarctica Voyage followed by a 55-day Grand Mediterranean Voyage. This is an addition to ms Amsterdam’s 114-day Grand World Voyage that calls at 45 ports in 25 countries. “We asked our
Last week an article entitled ‘Floods and climate: emerging perspectives for flood risk assessment and management’ appeared in the professional journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. In this article, 30 international hydrologists, including Laurens Bouwer of Deltares, advocate the creati
SOHAR Port and Freezone has held a meeting with shipping agents before the relocation of all remaining commercial traffic from Port Sultan Qaboos takes place at the end of this month. The event was held under the auspices of His Excellency Said bin Hamdoon Al Harthy, Undersecretary General of the
