Greener, more environmentally friendly container ships are heading for the port of Southampton as vessels of the future reduce their carbon… By Keith Hamilton (dailyecho) [mappress] Source: dailyecho, January 13, 2011;
In the province of Gelderland, work is going into the expansion of container capacity in Rotterdam’s hinterland. If the plans are carried out in Tiel, Zutphen, Nijmegen and Haaften, 850,000 TEU can be added. Most concrete is the expansion of the BCTN terminal in Nijmegen by approximately 150,000 TEU
VOSTA LMG B.V. has received from Jordan Modern Industries Co. Ltd. (JMI) a repeat order for the delivery of a Dismountable Cutter Suction Dredge, of type ‘CSD 600 S’ to the Iraqi market. The turn key project will be executed by VOSTA LMG in co-operation with its co-maker Vantage in Malaysia. The new
Sloppy administration means a council’s plan to dredge Canvey Lake has been held up. Last summer, Canvey Town Council contracted Norfolk-… (echo-news) [mappress] Source: echo-news, January 11, 2011;
Launch ceremony of the 30,000m3 Trailing Suction Hopper dredger CONGO RIVER,is scheduled for Friday, 21 January 2011. The ship is being built for the DEME Group at the IHC Offshore & Marine yard, Schaardijk 24, 2921 LG, Krimpen a/d IJssel, The Netherlands. [mappress] Source: ihcmerwede, January 11,
PD Ports has announced it has reached another major milestone at Teesport – handling its 150,000 container through its container terminals for the first time in history within a calendar year. Frans Calje, PD Ports MD Unitised, said: “To have reached this record number from a steady throughput of ar
The Swedish Environmental Court of Appeal today ruled that the building of a freight port at Norvikudden in Nynäshamn could go ahead. The decision means that Ports of Stockholm can continue with project planning for the construction of the port, which is being built to meet the future demands for th
Volunteers are planning an ambitious project for the New Year, as part of their ongoing campaign to restore a former waterway through North… By Joe Ware (gazetteandherald) [mappress] Source: gazetteandherald, January 7, 2011
Rome-based Eni Trading & Shipping (ETS) has signed up with leading marine services company, Inchcape Shipping Services, for a major new global hub agency contract. Following a competitive tender, ISS won the global agreement which will see the UK-based firm undertake hub agency services for Eni invo
The VOSTA LMG – Karnafuly Joint Venture Consortium Limited has signed a contract with the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB). The contract is signed for the delivery of two CSD 650 including components for a floating pipe line for both dredgers. The contract signing ceremony for the delivery
On 16 December last Van Oord commissioned the construction of a second self-propelled cutter suction dredger. Today CEO Pieter van Oord announced that the vessel will be named Artemis. Artemis is the Greek godess of hunting. She is powerfull and strong willed. This new vessel will be the sister to t
On the 30 of December (Thursday), 2010 at 2.00 p.m. the contract agreement between Port Authority and the company Josef Mobius Bau-Aktiengesellschaft on construction works of the object “Reconstruction of quays No. 8 and No. 9 planning the 1st, 2nd and 3rd construction stages in Klaipėda. The 2nd co
