At the EWEA exhibition in Copenhagen the alderman for Port Affairs, Kees Visser, has awarded the extension of the Visserijkade in Den Helder to Ballast Nedam. Reason for a festive moment in the Holland Pavilion. Alderman Visser and Mister Folkerts, director at Ballast Nedam, were pleased to hear tha
The first project cargo has been transported on Peel Ports’ barge service on the Manchester Ship Canal. Until now the Liverpool to Manchester service has carried only an increasing level of containers, but this week’s transporting of a giant chemicals tank to the Ineos facility at Runcorn saw the st
As trend.az reports, the second phase of the project on Kazakh Aktau Port expansion to the north has been completed. A 500 meter-long breakwater structure was built in the Aktau Port within the second phase of the project. The Aktau Port expansion project will double the port’s capacity. Following t
OW Bunker, one of the world’s leading suppliers and traders of marine fuel, recently announced the launching of a new global Marine Lubricants Division. The company has started cooperation with leading brands in Marine Lubricants to provide a full range of lubricant grades to customers, and will loo
According to Bloomberg, Rijeka Port Authority has reached an agreement with a group of Italian companies, including Grandi Lavori Fincosit and Impresa di Construzioni Giuseppe Maltauro, and a Croatian firm Osijek-Koteks d.d., to build a new USD 92 million container terminal in Croatian Port of Rijek
Transas Marine Ltd and Thomas Gunn Navigation Services announce a new industry leading partnership which will bring significant benefits to customers of both organisations. Thomas Gunn will now offer Transas Navi-Sailor 4000 ECDIS as part of its total navigation solution, whilst Transas will offer T
On April 17th 2012, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises christened their newest addition to the fleet, the COLUMBUS 2. After a short conversion period in Barcelona, the COLUMBUS 2 joined the fleet immediately. The first cruise will sail from Mallorca to Malta this week. The next expansion step by the Hamburg operat
ABS President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki has announced that ABS Vice President and current Chief Engineer Dr. Kirsi Tikka will transfer to London to assume the role of President and COO of the ABS Europe Division. The division is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the society through
A cutting-edge new system, designed to train engineers and crew in seismic streamer deck handling has been installed at Vestfold University College in Norway. The Seismic Streamer Deck Operation Trainer was developed as part of Kongsberg Maritime’s leading Offshore Vessel Simulator, in co-operation
The Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee (GSCC) has confirmed that Liberia is the leading independent ship register of choice for Greek-controlled shipping companies, second only to the Greek flag itself. Figures just released by the GSCC show that, in the year ended 31 March, 2012, Liberia experie
On 25, 26 and 27 April, Bilbao will be holding the Congress on large sea accidents, a forum between those responsible and professionals of sea and port safety organised by the Biscay Association of Merchant Navy Captains, Bilbao Port Authority and the Higher Technical School of nautical and naval ma
STL Research announce that they have recently been awarded Government funding to accelerate their project to develop an offshore personnel-access system. Code-named Neptune, the system will space-stabilise its personnel carrier regardless of the motion of the ship on which it is mounted so that pers
Yesterday, the Danish Presidency has reached an agreement on a stronger European Maritime Safety Agency. The agreement ensures that the Agency is able to carry out its tasks in relation to maritime safety and the marine environment in a better and more efficient manner. Since 1 January 2012, the Dan
Leading Independent Marine Plant and Wind Farm Support Vessel Operator Fastnet Shipping Limited announced the launch of their 3 rd Windfarm Service and Support Vessel “Fastnet Skua” bringing their total fleet of Windfarm Support Vessels, Tugs, Jack up Barges and Pontoons to over 22 vessels. Fastnet
