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Every marine vessel requires two critical components to ensure a safe journey: a competent master at the helm and a reliable power source in the engine room. Because of the increasing ship traffic and safety concerns, the design of pilot boats used to transfer pilots to and from ships has evolved significantly in recent years. Cat marine engines...
STX Finland Oy and the South African Department of Environmental Affairs has signed a contract for construction of a Polar Supply and Research Vessel. The ship with a value of approximately $173m will bring some 600 man-years of work. The ship will be build in the Rauma shipyard and it will be delivered in spring 2012. The ship will function as a mu...
Wing Inflatables has added a new model to its IB series of Hypalon boats designed for small craft operations. The IB-470 features a 15.5 ft overall length and a 7.3 ft beam affording an 11 person capacity. Its specially reinforced 1.5 inch transom is designed to accommodate single or twin outboard engines for a combined total of up to 60 horsepower. &ldqu...
On November 18, 2009 Sovcomflot group of companies and United Shipping Corporation (OSC) signed a set of cooperation agreements envisaging use of potential of Russian shipyards located in the Far East as well as cooperation on arrangement of marine equipment construction at the shipbuilding facilities built in Primorskiy kray. Under the agreement si...
The Asia Australia Discussion Agreement (AADA) has announced an increase in the bunker surcharge level for shipments from China and Hong Kong to ports in Australia to US$400 per TEU and $800 per FEU for dry and refrigerated containers from December 4th. This reflects the recent increase in the price of oil at Hong Kong and South Korea. Customers requiring ...
The Panama Canal Authority said it released a request for proposals last Friday to select a contractor to conduct a study of constructing alternative routes for vehicles crossing the canal on its Atlantic side. The scope of work includes analyzing the feasibility of building either a bridge or a tunnel north of the existing Gatun Locks and the new post-Pan...
The New World Alliance (TNWA) carriers – APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) – today announced service and capacity changes, which will include the Grand Alliance (GA) lines – Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL). From early December 2009, the GA will jointly operate ...
THE Shenzhen Neptune Logistics Co Ltd and its subsidiary in Tianjin have opened a fortnightly consolidation railway service from China to Kazakhstan running on the 15th and 30th of every month," said a company statement. A spokesman for the intermodal department of Neptune Logistics said the venture is the first launch of such a service by a Chinese compa...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi
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