Central Industry Group (CIG), a group of 10 companies all providing industrial goods and services to the international shipbuilding market and to complex architectural projects, announced entering into offshore wind market. Tailored to the client’s requirements, CIG’s high-quality products are renowned for their added value. While operating independently in their own product market combinations, CIG [...]
The naming of Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina” was performed on May 17th, 2013, at Holland Shipyards’ premises in Hardinxveld – Giessendam, by Mrs. Gezina Roelofs, and witnessed by the 200 guests attending the event. Mrs. Gezina Roelofs is the mother of the owner of Chevalier Floatels, Marcel Roelofs. With Chevalier Floatels new flagship, “DP Gezina” [...]
The result for the period of first quarter of 2013 was affected by reduced volumes in North America and Western Europe, as well as reduced activity level in Inland Services, following the divestment of Maersk Equipment Service Company Inc., USA (MESC) in March 2012. Positive developments in terminals in high growth markets compensated for this. [...]
COSCO Shipping Europe B.V. held its official opening ceremony in its Rotterdam offices at Strevelsweg 700 on Tuesday the 14th of May 2013. COSCO Shipping Company’s CEO, Capt. Han Guomin, had specially flown in from Guangzhou to chair the event. It was attended by clients of his company’s fleet of semi-submersible heavylift vessels. Executives of [...]
A symbolic keel-laying ceremony on the 17th of April 2013 in Gorinchem, The Netherlands, officially launched the construction phase of 14 Damen ASD Tugs for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The series consist of two types, being 9 tugs of Damen’s recently launched 3212 model and 5 units of the well-known 2810 design, with 80 and [...]
On Saturday, May 4 dry cargo ship hull number NB 415, MV Alice, was launched at the Ferus Smit Shipyard in Westerbroek, the Netherlands. Swedish shipping company Erik Thun AB is the owner of the vessel. MV Alice was named after Alice Källsson, wife of Helge Källsson who founded the shipping company 75 years ago. [...]
Global heavy lift and transportation providers BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping announced on May 6 the formation of a joint company, BigRoll, which will operate two newbuild MC-Class Module Carriers for the transportation of ultra large and heavy modular cargoes by sea. The Module Carriers will be available as of the end of 2014 / [...]
The third annual APM Terminals Sustainability Report was released, detailing continued progress in safety performance and the reduction of the environmental impact of the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network, and introducing a set of Community Investment Guidelines in recognition of the powerful influences that significant new investment and operations can have on local populations. These [...]
Ghenova Netherlands Engineering B.V. announced its cooperation with Vicus Desarrollos Tecnológicos, S.L. On Friday 19th of April 2013 a MoU was signed between both parties. GNE is able to assist its clients with a more sophisticated scope during concept and the basic design phase with this cooperation. VICUSdt is a dynamic and innovating technological company. [...]
IHC Merwede has today successfully launched Subsea 7′s 550t pipelaying vessel, SEVEN WAVES, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming ceremony was carried out by Mrs Lucia Andrade, the ship’s God Mother and Subsea 7 Brazil’s Vice President Projects & Operations. The SEVEN WAVES is the fifth vessel contracted by [...]
