PRONAUTAS Installs ECDIS on Jan De Nul Dredgers (Germany) PRONAUTAS and Jan De Nul Group have announced a new partnership to roll out an ECDIS implementation program onboard Jan De Nul vessels. Greens: Abbott Approves World’s Largest Coal Port in GBR (Australia) The Abbott Government’s disregard f
Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) and IHI Corporation (IHI) agreed on the joint development of LNG fuel tank and supply system for LNG fueled container vessels for United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) headquartered in Dubai, UAE. These vessels are the UASC’s current newbuilding order of five 14,0
Shipyard De Hoop has won the award to design, build and deliver 10 new Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). The vessels of dimensions 65 x 15.8 metres will boast a true “design of the future”, meeting the highest international class notations within both operation
Drydocks World and Maritime World, the internationally renowned provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, signed a MoU with MARS Fundusz Inwestycyjny Zamkniety (MARS Closed-End Investment Fund), a Warsaw, Poland based company, that manages multiple comp
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a strategic contract to supply Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) with power generation equipment and related services to help boost oil and gas processing at the Satah Al- Razboot (SARB) offshore project in the United Arab
A high-profile delegation from Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), met with His Excellency Mr Koji Sekimizu, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), in London and discussed the latest developments regarding the implementation of Dubai’s Maritime Sector Strategy (MSS) st
GAC EnvironHull, part of global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group, has launched HullWiper, its new innovation offering diver-free, cost effective and eco-friendly underwater hull cleaning. Despite its compact size of just 3 x 1.5 x 0.80 m, the high-speed, remotely-operated v
Drydocks World the internationally renowned provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, created history in marine and offshore operations. A marvel of onshore engineering and production operations, this feat was achieved when Drydocks World lifted the 10,
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has gained an order from DP World for seven empty container handlers to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The order was placed in October 2013. The new empty container handlers will be delivered by April 2014 for DP World’s new Container Terminal 3, under construction in Jebel A
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) have recently celebrated a record number of containers handled through Khalifa Port in its first year of operation. A million TEUs or containers have now been handled by container terminal operator ADT at Khalifa Port, since its commercial
Last week, two ships from Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO (SNMG2) passed through the Suez Canal en route to taking command of NATO’s counter-piracy Operation OCEAN SHIELD. SNMG2 flagship ESPS ALVARO DE BAZAN and Turkish frigate TCG GELIBOLU will soon join the Ukraine frigate UPS HETMAN SAGAIDACHNY
Fire Broke Out on Ro-Ro Vessel CORONA SEAWAYS At around 02.30 this morning, 4 December 2013, a fire broke out on the ro-ro vessel CORONA SEAWAYS, while the vessel was en route from Frederica to Copenhagen. Drydocks World Signs LOI to Build World’s Largest Jack-Up Rigs Drydocks World the internationa
The Philippines: Pasay City to Pursue Reclamation Project Mayor Antonino Calixto is committed to find common ground with the City Council over the city’s 300 has. reclamation project. Boskalis, Van Oord Reinforce Northern Stretch of Dutch Coastline The Hollands Noorderkwartier Regional Water Board
The globe’s longest-lasting and largest cycle of ship building finally began to slow in 2012, UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2013 reveals, but the effects of overcapacity are still being felt. Shipping rates remained low, threatening firms’ profitability, even as the volume shipped last year
