Following years of planning and construction, Port Manatee’s nearly 1,600-foot-long Berth 12 received its first ship three days ahead of its scheduled dedication Oct. 20th. The 492-foot long M/V Sea Brave made the maiden call at the mammoth Berth 12 at 11 a.m. Oct. 17th, following certification by t
Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, based in Stockton-On-Tees, will provide the installation and trenching of submarine cables (power, inter-array, seismic) and umbilicals to its clients – oil & gas operators and contractors, energy companies, offshore wind farm developers, project management & engineeri
The positive levels of activity recorded by Aberdeen Harbour throughout the first half of the year have continued through to September, with the port announcing improved performance across various sectors in the third quarter. Across the nine months, overall vessel tonnage has risen by five per cent
Thilafushi Corporation Limited (TCL) has blamed the delay in getting finance from banks for the halt on the reclamation project carried out… By Abdullah Jameel (haveeru) [mappress] Source: haveeru, October 17, 2011;
It could take years for the Narrung Narrows to return to their original condition, according to South Australia’s River Murray Minister… BY BEN BRENNAN (farmonline) [mappress] Source: farmonline, October 17, 2011;
Krishnapatnam Port, a dynamic new generation world class port located in the East Coast of India has been adjudged the winner in the category of Port Operator Award at the Lloyd’s List Awards, Global 2011. The maritime industry’s prestigious award took place on September 20, 2011 at the London Hilto
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra assured the public again that Bangkok is safe and that to alleviate the suffering of people, all canals… (bangkokpost) [mappress] Source: bangkokpost, October 17, 2011;
The Brazilian government is to renegotiate all contracts that ports have with the state, municipal government or private sector to allow it… (portstrategy) [mappress] Source: portstrategy, October 17, 2011;
High tides and gales churned waves earlier this week that carved away 10- to 30-foot sections of beach in some areas on Hilton Head Island… By TOM BARTON (islandpacket) [mappress] Source: islandpacket, October 17, 2011;
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has made a pitch for the modernisation/expansion plans of Major Ports… (eximin) [mappress] Source: eximin, October 17, 2011;
Cargotec has won a contract to supply ten state-of-the-art Kalmar automatic stacking cranes and 17 customer specific automatic shuttle carriers to leading terminal services’ provider TraPac Inc, in Los Angeles, USA. The equipment will be delivered to TraPac Inc, a subsidiary of Mitsui OSK Lines, in
Southeast China’s Jiangxi province will build a new river terminal at Jiujiang city on the lower reaches of the Yangtze, reports Xinhua… (shippingazette) [mappress] Source: shippingazette, October 17, 2011;
Boaters will be able to go between the two Loon lakes after this fall because the channel will be dredged of silt that has stopped boat traf… By Frank Abderholden (suntimes) [mappress] Source: suntimes, October 17, 2011;
A finding of high levels of mercury in the sediments of Wethersfield Cove is unlikely to affect plans to dredge the boat channel, a senior s… By ERIK HESSELBERG (courant) [mappress] Source: courant, October 17, 2011;
