As per 31st December 2012 the newly established Scheldt Maritime Services will coordinate all day to day operational port activities for Multraship, Antwerp Towage, Verenigde Bootlieden, Montis Mooring, Scheldt Water Trade, VeboCab and Vebo Nautical Services. The aforementioned companies are all divisions of the Muller Maritime Holding Group. Scheldt Maritime Services (SMS) will provide various [...]
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Salvage activity last week has focused on the demobilising of equipment after the joint venture salvage partners, Smit and Svitzer, completed the current phase of the salvage operation by recovering all accessible containers, a month ahead of schedule. In respect to salvage activities a total of 940 containers from Rena have now been processed ashore. [...]
![Japan: NYK to Introduce Onboard Broadband Communication System on All Containerships]()
NYK has decided to introduce an onboard broadband communication system on all its containerships with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions during ship operations. Onboard tests of the broadband communication system started in October 2010 on various types of vessels, and the results have been studied. When the system is introduced as part of [...]
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After the end of the third quarter, contracts have been completed for all vessels in GC Rieber Shipping’s portfolio. Order backlog has been increased by half a billion, compared with the previous quarterly reporting. – This gives us an excellent starting point for the future in a turbulent period, says CEO Irene W. Basili and [...]
![Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Port Dredging Project to Allow Handling of All Types of Vessels]()
The Dar es Salaam Port is set for massive dredging under a project to increase the depth of all the seven berths to allow the handling of al… By Sebastian Mrindoko (AllAfrica) Source: AllAfrica, October 31, 2011
![Italy: All Set for First Official Testing of FB 252]()
In the midst of all the work at the docks, new yachts have just been launched: the waters of Livorno were host to preliminary technical trials for the 65-metre FB 252, where fittings, instruments, and on-board facilities were tested and technically inspected. With boatyard staff, technical partners, and representatives of the owner all in [...]
![Savannah moves forward on cruise ship terminal idea]()
Charleston expects to cash in on their cruise terminal this coming year to the tune of $40 million. Savannah city leaders hope a cruise line in the hostess city will do the same thing. The news of Charleston’s expected cash surge has whet the City of Savannah’s appetite for a cruise ship.
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The shipbuilding subsidiary of Manitowoc Co. Inc. has received an order for lighterage systems by the U.S. Navy valued at $65.8 million. The contract with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Department of the U.S. Navy, represents the second option for the Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) — floating platforms used for the unloading of cargo [...]
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Safety fears about the offshore oil and gas industry are being raised in a meeting between unions and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The talks follow a fatal accident inquiry report into the deaths of two workers on the Brent Bravo platform. Last week operator Shell was criticised by a sheriff over the deaths. [...]
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![Clipper 05-06: Across the Grand Banks]()
With the exception of Durban and Cardiff, who are aiming to skim the southern tip of it, the whole fleet is now passing over the Grand Banks just south of Newfoundland. This area of relatively shallow (50 to 100m, as opposed to the 3000m plus of the surrounding ocean) is an area of converging currents [...]
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