The Australian Maritime College and the University of Tasmania today welcomed Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement of almost $12 million in additional funding for specialised maritime training. This significant funding boost will allow AMC to train more seafarers than ever before, for careers aboard Australian and internationally flagged ships. It will be delivered across a [...]
The Harper Government, on February 22, announced a series of preliminary contracts valued at a total of $15.7 million for the joint support ships, the CCGS John G. Diefenbaker polar icebreaker and the offshore fisheries science vessels. “The Harper Government created the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy to support Canadian jobs and industries, while bolstering the [...]
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China’s shift towards a domestic consumer demand-oriented economy could provide a significant boost to the global shipping industry, as the world’s second largest economy targets more sustainable growth. “2013 will be another peak year of new vessel deliveries. Oversupply of capacity is still an obstacle for the shipping industry to overcome, but with the improvement [...]
The Northern Sea Route is rapidly becoming an alternative to the existing intercontinental shipping routes between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Suez and Panama Canals. The interest for the Northern Sea Route has grown due to significant reduction of navigation period between ports of Europe and South-East Asia and absence of pirate threats. The [...]
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Singapore is relocating its transhipment port operations to Tuas in 10 years’ time, Minister of Transport Lui Tuck Yew announced earlier this week. Singapore company registration specialist Rikvin lauds the move, stating that this will further boost Singapore’s already thriving maritime sector and reinforce the city-state’s reputation as a leading international port. BIGGER PORT, LARGER [...]
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Regional producers are set to be major beneficiaries of the $1.2 billion expansion of the Port of Melbourne announced by Premier Ted Baillieu and Minister for Ports Denis Napthine on Tuesday. Dr Napthine said the construction of a new container terminal at Webb Dock and the expansion of the existing container terminals at Swanson [...]
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APM Terminals’ Director of Business Development and Infrastructure Investments for the Africa-Middle East Region, Reik Mueller described a new model for transportation planning and development in West Africa in which port and terminal operations shift focus from “container lifts” toward “integrated container transport solutions” at the 3rd Annual Africa Ports, Logistics & Supply Chain Conference [...]
Autodesk, Inc., a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced that MWH Global, a leader in wet infrastructure projects and programs, including water, hydropower and civil infrastructure, has been selected to receive an Autodesk BIM Experience Award. The firm is being honored for using a Building Information Modeling (BIM) process, together with Autodesk [...]
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The Public Affairs Officer of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Eastern Ports, Mr Nwachukwu Okoroafor, has said that the only challenge fa… (TheTideNewsOnline) Source: TheTideNewsOnline, October 28, 2011
METS is the world’s largest trade exhibition of equipment, materials and systems for the international marine leisure industry. This year METS will hold a forum focused on Reverse osmosis (RO) technology. Reverse osmosis (RO) technology is at the heart of all marine desalination, or watermaker, systems. The challenge for boat owners, operators and crews has [...]
