Van Oord’s new flexible fallpipe vessel, the Stornes, was christened on 24 September. The event, which was attended by hundreds of guests and Van Oord employees, took place at the Wilhelmina dock in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The christening ceremony was performed by Mrs J. van Vonno, wife of forme
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a EUR 60 million loan to finance the construction of a new container terminal at the port of Cadiz. EIB Vice-President Magdalena Álvarez Arza and the Chairman of the Cadiz Bay Port Authority (APBC), Rafael Barra, signed the finance contract in Cadiz ye
Holding “METALLOINVEST”, the Ministry of Transport and Krasnodarsky Krai has announced that they have signed a cooperation agreement to … [mappress] Source: metinvest, September 23, 2011;
Dredging Industry Veteran Don King and Dredge & Marine Company, LLC have announced their exhibition at this year’s Europort maritime trade show in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. As the only American dredge builder exhibiting this year, DMC hopes to bring their efficient and unique dredge manufacturing
Peel Ports Limited has announced tender for dredging works at Liverpool area… [mappress] Source: Peel Ports Limited, September 23, 2011;
Visitors to the website www.debestetraineeships.nl have voted Van Oord’s traineeship ‘Best Traineeship 2011’ in the IT & Technology category. The traineeship, which acquaints young professionals with various aspects of the marine engineering, dredging and offshore sector, won the same title in 2010
Damen Dredging Equipment will be present both at the CEDA Dredging Days as well as at the Europort maritime exhibition. The event will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands from the 8th up to the 11th of November next. The CEDA Dredging Days are a technical forum held during the exhibition. This
Ports are likely to be affected directly and indirectly by climate changes, such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events and rising temperatures. Climate change and its impact on ports will be the theme of the upcoming United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Expert Meeting t
Key players behind Falmouth’s proposed £106 million docks development scheme, have travelled to Westminster to present their masterplan to… (cospp) [mappress] Source: cospp, September 21, 2011;
APM Terminals was named winner of the 2011 Lloyd’s List Global Safety Award evening at the prestigious annual industry Awards Gala held in London. The award was presented in recognition of APM Terminals’ “exceptional commitment to improving safety standards”, and was accepted by APM Terminals CEO Ki
Gulftainer, the UAE-based port operator, has announced plans to invest $275 million to co-develop and operate the multipurpose cargo … (porttechnology) [mappress] Source: porttechnology, September 21, 2011;
When it comes to dredging and maritime infrastructure projects, everyone in the major international dredging companies is examining and re-examining how they do business. And that includes scrutinising all aspects of the business, like contracts and procurement; environment and sustainability; appro
