Portugal’s Port of Sines will get a shipment of liquefied natural gas from Qatar next week. The Al Utouriya, with a capacity of 216,164 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at the Sines LNG import terminal on July 21, according to port data. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal sen
South Hook terminal is awaiting a new LNG cargo onboard Shagra, an LNG carrier with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, which is due to arrive on July 19, port data shows. This will be the third shipment in the next seven days that is scheduled to arrive at the South Hook terminal from Ras Laffan in
‘Pieter Schelte’, the biggest vessel in the world, is to be completed in the port of Rotterdam. Owner and designer Allseas and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed an agreement to this effect. Final assembly of Pieter Schelte will take place in the Alexiahaven. The inner lake of Maasvlakte 2
In Petrozavodsk (Russia) on July 8, 2014 an off-site meeting of the Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev jointly with the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North-West Federal District Vladimir Bulavin was held as the part of the preparatory measures to the Karelian Republic 100-year
Bronka is a new port facility currently being constructed to increase the container throughput capacity in the St Petersburg region. The project involves the construction of a 6 kilometer long shipping channel, turning basin and berth pockets for the new port facility. A total volume of 16 million c
GTT of France said it has received a notification by the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the two newbuildings ordered by GasLog, a Monaco-based shipping company, that specified the use of GTT technology. GTT, responsible for the design of membrane containment systems for the ma
Facts About is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime construction subjects. This leaflets aims to provide basic understanding of how Cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) work. Although systems for describing dred
Idreco has delivered a state-of-the-art ISD350-M dredger for the Cemex-plant in Lüttow, North Germany. The new dredger is equipped with an IDP350 Idreco dredge pump, which is one of the most efficient and modern dredge pumps currently available in the market. The choice for a bigger pump was made in
SeaBed Services, a Norwegian dredging company, purchased an IMS Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge for use in marinas, ports and fjords in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. With a focus on environmentally friendly dredging, they selected the 7012 HP with a supplementary IMS Environmental Plus cutterhead and an el
The European Investment Bank (EIB) loaned EUR 124 million to the shipping company Fjord Line for the expansion of its fleet. Two new LNG cruise ferries are operating between Bergen, Stavanger, Langesund (Norway) and Hirtshals (Denmark). The ferries – MS “Stavangerfjord” and MS “Bergensfjord” – were
L-3 Marine Systems International has been awarded a major contract to provide advanced automation, navigation, communications and electrical propulsion facilities for Samsø Færgen, a new 100-metre, double-ended passenger/car ferry built by Remontowa Shipbuilding at its Gdansk shipyard on behalf of D
The UK’s Dragon terminal is expected to receive an LNG cargo from Qatar onboard the 214,198 cbm Al Kharsaah on July 15, according to port data. Dragon LNG plays an intrinsic role in supporting the UK’s energy infrastructure. It imports and supplies 6 billion cubic metres of gas per year to the UK’s
The Al Samriya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 263,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal on July 14, port data reveals. This is the second cargo that is scheduled to dock at the South Hook terminal in the next seven days and they are both sailing from Ras Laffan [&hellip
Fugro has taken delivery of the first of three Fugro Offshore Coastal Survey Vessels (FOCSV) being built by Damen. The first of a new class, the Fugro Proteus is a compact, survey ship capable of undertaking a wide range of survey, monitoring and inspection operations. The vessel is designed for a v
