Sierra Rutile Limited has announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2011. Key Highlights: – A successful year of transition and progress. – Revenue increased 25% to US$55.0 million in the year (2010: US$43.9 million). – EBITDA1 of US$0.1 million (2010: US$(0.8) million). – 2011 rutile pro
Adriatic Gate Container Terminal j.s.c. in Rijeka, Croatia recently signed an agreement with Shangai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. for the delivery of new equipment for the terminal. These equipment include two post Panamax quay cranes, eight rubber tired gantries and rail mounted gantries. Deli
The motorvessel Alfredo is one of the naval units for which Eliche Radice provided propeller and shaft lines, specifically designed and manufactured in all its characteristics. A 60m long and 2200 gt motor barge, the Alfredo is equipped for international navigation, intended to provide offshore supp
ABPmer, a leading UK marine environmental consultancy, has recently published four articles in a special issue of the international journal, Coastal Engineering. Edited by ABPmer’s Jon Williams, a specialist in sediment processes, the issue focuses on the results from a large-scale laboratory study
In the afternoon of the 21st of November of 2011, the dredger Helle Saj travelling through a dense fog, collided with her sister ship Tonne, just 400 meters off the harbour entrance of Thorsminde and sank. Although the ship was lost, fortunately there were no casualties. Koole Maritiem, just complet
The design and construction contract has been signed at the Port of Rijeka Authority with a consortium of Italian companies and Croatian “Osijek Koteks” for the container terminal at the Zagreb pier. During the tender process for the most favourable bidder for designing and constructing the containe
The Flemish government has opened up the possibility for the port of Antwerp to expand further in the coming decades. For this purpose a land use plan has been drawn up, offering a clear framework for companies, potential investors and local residents. The port will be able to develop more than 1,00
Last October the dredger Hebble Sand was sold by Dublin Port Company to Abco. This vessel departed the dry-dock in Dublin Port last week in readiness for her new owners Abco Marine Ltd. According to the AFLOAT, the self-propelled grab-hopper dredger currently remains berthed at Alexandra Basin in Du
On May 4th 2012, the signing of the acceptance-transfer acts for the self-propelled bilge dredger «Ivan Cheremisinov», purchased by FSUE “Rosmorport” for the needs of the Astrakhan branch, took place. At this moment the vessel is located in the Tuapse seaport, where it is passing the customs clearan
New approaches and technologies to manage the next big step-change in container vessel sizes, call exchanges and carrier service expectations at ports and terminals worldwide will be a major focus of attention at the upcoming TOC Container Supply Chain Europe 2012 conference and exhibition, taking p
The project, launched by the firm Extract Ecoterres and recognised by the Mer Bretagne competitiveness cluster, aims to make use of the sediment collected from dredging ports, which is currently stored at sea. The company In Vivo and the University of South Bretagne are also involved in the project.
At the conference “Future Ports” held in Stockholm 25th-26th April, APM Terminals’ Head of Project Implementation, Soren Sjostrand Jakobsen, told delegates that increasing productivity to meet customer demand is critical for container terminals. “Our customers are building bigger and bigger ships an
