Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has agreed on key terms of Supply, Operate and Transfer agreement (SOT) with China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd., and China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited (China Joint Venture). SLPA and the China Joint Venture will establish the Project Company which will develop and operate the container terminal as part of Phase II of the Hambantota Port […]
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American bulk carrier owner Interlink Maritime is pursuing an aggressive fleet expansion plan comprising up to eighteen bulkers ordered at three Chinese yards. Five 39,000dwt bulker orders have been placed with Zengzhou Shipbuilding. The contract includes options for five more. The five, worth $240m, will start delivery at the end of the 2015, continuing into the middle of 2016. The quintet, […]
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China Ocean Shipbuilding has entered into a RMB508m (USD 82.5 million) joint venture agreement with two investment companies in Zhoushan to invest in shipbuilding and related ocean engineering business in the city, the company said in a release. The joint venture, Zhoushan China Ocean Investment Fund, will provide equity investment services, asset management services in […]
IHI Corporation (IHI), Atlântico Sul Shipyard (EAS) and Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) will join forces in building up their workforce in shipbuilding and offshore industry. Namely, the three parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) while in Brasilia, Brasil, aimed at establishing strategic cooperation framework for expansion of human resources potential in the […]
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PSA Corporation Limited (PSA) and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to equip ITE students with a deeper understanding of container port operations and technology. The MOU, worth USD 1.93m over 5 years, will provide support in the development of ITE staff’s capabilities, sponsorship of port-related […]
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CMA CGM Group said today it has signed an agreement for the development of a new common user Container Terminal at Mundra Port with Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer and part of Adani Group. This will be the 4th Container Terminal in Mundra and will be a 650-meter […]
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The Arctic University of Norway (UiT), has selected Kongsberg Maritime to provide latest upgrades and extensions of existing ship’s bridge simulators for navigation and DP training including human factor studies. The University benefits from a Long-Term-Service-Support-Program with Kongsberg Maritime, which allows significant upgrades of new software technology and new functionalities. In addition, Kongsberg Maritime […]
An investment of $590,000 to support improvement projects at three small craft harbours in British Columbia has been announced by John Duncan, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. This investment will support three major projects: reconstruction of the wharf substructure at […]
The Administracao dos Portos do Douro e Leixoes (APDL), the Port Authority for the Port of Leixões, has contracted ADELTE to handle the design, manufacture and installation of an innovative, HYDRA-model boarding bridge (SPBB). Consisting of two tunnels, each measuring 26 meters in length and with a docking cabin capable of serving mega cruise ships […]
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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, LTD. (“K” Line) has decided to order two additional new next generation 7,500 RT car carrier vessels from Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd, with delivery date scheduled for 2017. The decision comes in the wake of K-Line’s recent identical 8-vessel shipbuilding contracts with delivery from 2015 to 2016. “By adding these two […]
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