Van Oord wins contract with PT PP (Persero) TBK for deepening the port and reclaiming land for a new terminal area in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta. The contract is part of the Kalibaru North Container Terminal Phase 1 Project, which will expand the port of Tanjung Priok by 4.5 million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units). The
Read moreA completely new type of ice breaking emergency rescue vessel designed for demanding ice conditions will operate using the multilingual Metso DNA automation system. Metso Automation will deliver a control automation system for an ice breaking emergency and rescue vessel to be constructed by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard together with Yantar Shipyard. The owner of
Read moreIn a move designed to thwart the escalating piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, the Government of Cape Verde has granted a licence to Cape Verde Maritime Security Services (CVMSS) allowing the company exclusive rights to vet Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs) who want to use the island as a base for embarking and
Read moreA cargo ship transporting about 33 tons of coal sank on the Black Sea near Istanbul sank after sending an SOS on Tuesday morning. One sailor is known to be dead and two rescuers died when their rescue boat slammed into rocks in rough seas. Two other rescuers are also missing as well as
Read moreDetailed below are ten of the world’s biggest ships for the year 2012. Kindly note the list is only based on the length of the ships. 1. E-Class Container Ships Under the ownership and operation of the shipping conglomerate Moller-Maersk, the E-Class container vessels are still the largest ships in the world in 2012
Read moreJakarta: Port operator PT Pelindo II is seeking a presidential decree to hurry up the building of Sorong Port in West Papua. Issues with land acquisition has seen the project slip behind schedule. If the decree comes in Q1 next year then the state run port operator is confident it can get the planned
Read moreOn Monday, a cargo ship and fishing vessel collided off China’s southern coast, near the Guangdong province. Nine mariners are missing as a result of the accident. The cargo ship sank near Shanwei following the collision with the Hong Kong-registered fishing vessel. 11 crewmen were catapulted into the water from the cargo ship, with
Read more