An additional deep-water facility at Lerwick Harbour has been brought into operation ahead of schedule to support a major subsea project in the North Sea. Work was accelerated on an 80-metre section of the quay under development at Greenhead to make it available for use by Technip, a world leader in energy industry project management, [...]
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On March 6th, at 11:00am of, the steel-cutting ceremony for 38m Multi-function Tugboat YX3185 built for CNPC South-East Asia Pipeline Company Limited was held in Yuexin’s Sub-module Factory. This is the third ASD tug that Yuexin built for CNPC South-East Asia Pipeline Company Limited, and is to be delivered in May of 2013. The vessel is [...]
![China Harbour Becomes Part of Lae Port Development Project]()
China Harbour successfully won the bid for Phase I Tide Terminal Project of Lae Port Development Project of Papua New Guinea. This is not only a good start of Sri Lanka Regional Company in the first quarter and the first step of the Company in the market of Papua New Guinea but also laid [...]
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The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved the project of deepening and widening of Mumbai Harbour Channel and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Channel (Phase-I) of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) at an estimated cost of Rs.1571.60 crore. Direct dredging cost of the project are Rs.1398.97 crore (including service tax 10.3%), Rs.42.07 crore towards other related [...]
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Aberdeen Harbour is preparing to welcome 10 cruise calls this summer, with four vessels making their first ever visits to the city. The arrival of Rembrandt van Rijn on May 5, will signal the start of the season. A 168-foot passenger ship, Rembrandt will spend a day berthed at the port, before embarking on an [...]
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Divers from Australian Clearance Diving Team One boarded and secured merchant vessels in Sydney Harbour recently, as part of specialist training in the lead up to deploying on Operation SLIPPER. Using rigid hulled inflatable boats, the Divers honed their skills in advanced level boardings. Pre consulted commercial merchant vessels were used as targets, with the [...]
Demag Cranes has now supplied its first Mobile Harbour Cranes to Papua New Guinea. Two Gottwald Model 6 cranes have recently been commissioned in the third-largest island state in the world on behalf of PNG Ports Corporation Ltd., where they are in operation unloading imported grain and containers. Two more cranes are due to be [...]
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![UK: Lerwick Harbour to Realise New Opportunities with Ongoing Developments]()
Lerwick, the country’s most northerly commercial harbour (making it Britain’s “Top Port”) continues to realise new opportunities, with ongoi… (Press and Journal) Source: Press and Journal, October 31, 2011
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded the sole concession via SMIT Towage Northwest Europe for the provision of harbour towage services in the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. The seven year contract was awarded by MBZ to URS, part of SMIT Towage Northwest Europe. The concession represents, based on expected traffic volumes, a total turnover [...]
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The Public Investment Board (PIB) is set to approve the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) project for deepening and widening of the… (Business-Standard) Source: Business-Standard, October 17, 2011
