Port Authority wants to intensify investment programme for Port Vision 2030 In the first half year, the Port of Rotterdam Authority result increased by €21 million to €119 million (22%), compared with 2011. The growth is a result of increased returns, while costs remained stable. The returns from th
The Supervisory Board of Royal Imtech N.V. (IM-AE, technical services provider in and outside Europe) announced its intention to appoint Gerard J.A. van de Aast (55) as CEO of Royal Imtech N.V. as of April 2013. Mr. van de Aast is currently employed as CEO of VolkerWessels (Koninklijke Volker Wessel
Commercial sea ports of Ukraine in 2012 may draw about 2 billion UAH investments for port infrastructure development projects. This estimation made the Chairman of the Committee for Regulatory Policy and Oversight of the Independent Association of Ukrainian Banks Arthur Zagorodnikov, UNIAN reports.
Half-year report reflects both tradition and future at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven. A busy winter with plenty of passenger ships was followed by a spring in which special ships dominated the scene: the half-year report of Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven mirrors the current climate in German shipbuilding. “It’s
GEOSHIPS Group, a marine and subsea services provider, has announced two contract wins worth a combined value of £3 million for the company’s latest vessel. Following an open day on-board the Loch Roag for potential clients, the vessel secured work in the North Sea with two new customers for GEOSHIP
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that it has taken delivery of the STI Topaz, the second vessel under its previously announced Newbuilding program and completed the sale of the STI Diamond, the first of the two vessels previously announced to be sold. Delivery of the STI Topaz The Company took d
The nominees of the Dutch HME Maritime Innovation Award 2012 are Huisman Equipment BV, VOSTA LMG BV, Kranendonk Production Systems BV, and Imtech Marine & Offshore BV. These nominees are selected out of sixteen innovative submissions. The winner will be announced at the Maritime Awards Gala on Thurs
Yanmar Europe will exhibit Yanmar commercial high-speed (CHS) diesel engines for marine applications at the SMM 2012 trade fair in Hamburg. The SMM takes place from 4 to 7 September. It is the largest trade fair for the international shipping industry. At the SMM Yanmar will display its new V-12 eng
Sulphur dioxide emissions from shipping have sharply decreased in EU ports thanks to an EU policy which limits sulphur content in fuels for ships at berth or at anchor in ports. Scientists at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre measured key air quality parameters in Mediterranean harbour
The ILO has received the 30th ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) fulfilling the last condition for the first global standard that spans continents and oceans to go into effect in a year’s time. “This is great news for the world’s more than 1.2 million seafarers,” said I
Southampton’s strategic role as a regional gateway for the new generation of ultra-large container ships (ULCS) was reinforced yesterday with calls from two ocean carriers – among the largest and newest in the world – which berthed in tandem at the UK’s only South Coast container terminal, DP World
NMF supplies heavy lift cranes and has 130 employees located in Hamburg, Germany. The product range of NMF will complement and strengthen TTS’s market position for marine and offshore cranes. The expected turnover for NMF in 2012 is around MNOK 660 (88 MEUR). At the end of May 2012 NMF had an order
RWE Dea has successfully completed its seismic survey off the coast of Turkmenistan after just under four months. A 3D seismic survey was carried out in this region for the first time, moving from onshore to the shallows (transition zone seismic). About 400 square kilometres were acquired within the
In the port of Zeebrugge Jan De Nul NV, branch of Jan De Nul Group, is constructing 16 concrete wind turbine foundations by order of the Swedish client Eon. The foundations were built on 2 pontoons in the inner harbour of Zeebrugge in 4 phases: concrete slab, retaining walls, central shaft and iceco
