Late last year well-known dredging company DEME christened its first gravel hopper dredger Victor Horta, an investment of 60 million euros… (mediargus) [mappress] Source: mediargus, January 14, 2011;
A new 30,500m3 capacity, 181-metre dredger for Belgian company Jan De Nul, called ‘Charles Darwin’, has been supplied with a number of deck machinery items from Spanish company Ibercisa. The contract includes two combined windlasses with Ø81mm chain, which have been measured to work without stoppers
AMC Connector, a future new-build subsea installation and construction vessel from Aker Solutions, has finalised its vessel specs. With a total payload capacity of 9 000 tonnes of subsea power cables or umbilicals, the vessel will be well equipped to target the deepwater installation segment. AMC Co
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has appointed Vidar Hole to the position of Business Director responsible for the Maritime Logistics Services portfolio. Vidar will drive the design, development and launch of new offers in line with the company’s strategy and identified market and customer needs, across its
ABPmer, a leading UK marine environmental consultancy, has reported that against a much increased competitive and challenging market background, it achieved its ambitious 2010 sales target. The energy sector continues to be its biggest market and the company continues to offer a suite of services to
Draka Offshore announced today that Keppel Singmarine has selected Draka as a cable supplier for its production of Hull 362 for Royal Boskalis Westminster. “It is always gratifying to receive orders from a renowned shipbuilding yard like Keppel Singmarine,” stated Patrick Ang, vice president of the
Greener, more environmentally friendly container ships are heading for the port of Southampton as vessels of the future reduce their carbon… By Keith Hamilton (dailyecho) [mappress] Source: dailyecho, January 13, 2011;
In the province of Gelderland, work is going into the expansion of container capacity in Rotterdam’s hinterland. If the plans are carried out in Tiel, Zutphen, Nijmegen and Haaften, 850,000 TEU can be added. Most concrete is the expansion of the BCTN terminal in Nijmegen by approximately 150,000 TEU
VOSTA LMG B.V. has received from Jordan Modern Industries Co. Ltd. (JMI) a repeat order for the delivery of a Dismountable Cutter Suction Dredge, of type ‘CSD 600 S’ to the Iraqi market. The turn key project will be executed by VOSTA LMG in co-operation with its co-maker Vantage in Malaysia. The new
Sloppy administration means a council’s plan to dredge Canvey Lake has been held up. Last summer, Canvey Town Council contracted Norfolk-… (echo-news) [mappress] Source: echo-news, January 11, 2011;
Launch ceremony of the 30,000m3 Trailing Suction Hopper dredger CONGO RIVER,is scheduled for Friday, 21 January 2011. The ship is being built for the DEME Group at the IHC Offshore & Marine yard, Schaardijk 24, 2921 LG, Krimpen a/d IJssel, The Netherlands. [mappress] Source: ihcmerwede, January 11,
PD Ports has announced it has reached another major milestone at Teesport – handling its 150,000 container through its container terminals for the first time in history within a calendar year. Frans Calje, PD Ports MD Unitised, said: “To have reached this record number from a steady throughput of ar
The Swedish Environmental Court of Appeal today ruled that the building of a freight port at Norvikudden in Nynäshamn could go ahead. The decision means that Ports of Stockholm can continue with project planning for the construction of the port, which is being built to meet the future demands for th
Volunteers are planning an ambitious project for the New Year, as part of their ongoing campaign to restore a former waterway through North… By Joe Ware (gazetteandherald) [mappress] Source: gazetteandherald, January 7, 2011
