Royal Caribbean Introduces Cruise Ship to China
At a press conference at the Shanghai International Conference Center in China, executives from Royal Caribbean International told an audience of 300 travel agents and media partners that it will introduce Voyager of the Seas to the China market in June 2012. Voyager of the Seas will be double the size of any cruise ship operating in China, and in the Asia-Pacific region – weighing in at nearly 150,000 gross registered tons and more than double the size of Legend of the Seas.
Hatenboer-Water to Supply Dutch Royal Navy
Hatenboer-Water has received an order for a ‘GloEn-Patrol™ Ballast Water Treatment System.’ Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (The Netherlands/Vlissingen), the company building the Dutch Royal Navy’s Joint Support Ship (JSS), entrusted the order to Hatenboer-Water. The ship is to take to the seas in 2014. In addition to the ballast water treatment, Hatenboer-Water is also taking responsibility for this logistical support ship’s drinking water supply…
PIRACY: Dockwise Appeals to Dutch Government for Help
Dockwise urges the Netherlands government to allow for better protection on its vessels to counteract piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. As the ability…
AVEVA World North America User Conference Announced
AVEVA Inc. has announced its 2011 AVEVA World North America User Conference, which will take place November 29–December 1 at the Westin New Orleans Canal Place Hotel in New Orleans, LA.
Atlas Copco Taps James River Equipment
Atlas Copco welcomes its newest drilling equipment distributor, James River Equipment. The company, well-known as a heavy equipment supplier, will represent Atlas…
New Agreement Between Intergraph and STX Europe
Intergraph has recently signed a five-year contact with STX Europe. STX France Solutions has purchased SmartMarine® Enterprise, hoping to improve its shipbuilding design efficiency and quality.
Phase 2 of Hudson River Cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the dredging of sediment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has resumed in the Upper Hudson River…
WCI Chairman on Lower Miss. Dredging Emergency
“The inland waterways navigation system is the most important transportation asset in the United States and is vital to the economic well-being of this country.
Indian Registry Recognized by Liberia
The Liberian Registry has accorded the status of Recognised Organization to the classification society IRS (Indian Register of Shipping), to act on behalf of vessels…
U.S. Postal Service Salutes Merchant Marine on New Stamps
The Postal Service will salute the U.S. Merchant Marine on four forever stamps July 28 at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY. Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend the 11:30 a.m. dedication ceremony that takes place in the Ackerman Auditorium, 300 Steamboat Rd. Since the founding of the republic, the United States has looked to the commercial maritime industry for much of its growth and security. This issuance pays tribute to the U.S.
Jobs Await Maritime Academies’ Class of 2011
Nearly 800 young men and women are graduating from the seven maritime academies in the United States this year, and many will be working on a vessel almost before the ink on their U.S.
APL President Eng Aik Meng Resigns
NOL Group announced the resignation of Eng Aik Meng as President of its APL shipping business. The container transportation and logistics group has named Kenneth Glenn, currently President of its North Asia Region, as his replacement. NOL said Mr. Eng will leave the company September 1, 2011, to take a new position outside the transportation industry. "We understand Aik Meng's desire to begin a new phase in his career, and we thank him for his contributions to NOL," said Group CEO Ronald D.
Navis Announces Partnership with Gdansk
Navis, a division of Cargotec Corporation, has announced that Deep Water Container Terminal (DCT) Gdansk in Poland is implementing Navis SPARCS N4. The terminal operating system (TOS)…
Alnmaritec’s New ‘Wave Force’
Earlier this year, the Alnmaritec Wave Handler class boat ‘Wave Force’ commenced line handling duties at a bulk carrier terminal near Dampier in Western Australia. This is the second of its line handling vessels that Alnmaritec has supplied to this region. The first has been successfully operating for over a year on an iron ore terminal at Point Lambert. The Wave Force is the first of the new larger Wave Handler class from Alnmaritec.
Work Begins on Offshore Substations
The state of the art crane vessel the Oleg Strashnov arrived at the Sheringham Shoal site early last week after a trip to Vlissingen in Holland to pick up further monopiles…
Slovenian Logistics Company Contracts Tideworks
Terminal management and planning software provider Tideworks Technology, Inc., has announced that Luka Koper, the chief port and logistics company of Slovenia, has…
Imtech to Deliver Amels 6503
Imtech has received an order for an Amels build number 6503 – a 65 meter yacht and the third in the Limited Editions 212 series. Previously Imtech was also involved in the development of build numbers 6501 and 6502. Imtech will provide engineering, installation, system integration and commissioning for the switchgear and panels, lighting, alarm & monitoring system, fire detection system, cable trays and transits and the delivery of various components such as batteries and chargers…
Gladding-Hearn Develops Work Boat for P&O
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, has announced the availability of a new work boat for developers and service providers of offshore wind farms in the United States. The first Catamaran Wind Farm Service Vessel, designed by the shipyard’s high-speed ferry designer, Incat Crowther, and built by Lyme Boats in Exeter, England, is in service on the North Sea. The all-aluminum vessel measures 17 meters overall and is powered by twin diesel engines, each delivering 750hp.
WCI Chairman Issues Statement
Rick Calhoun, President of Cargo Carriers (Cargill) and Chairman of Waterways Council, Inc., released a statement today regarding the state of emergency on the Lower Mississippi River. “The inland waterways navigation system is the most important transportation asset in the United States and is vital to the economic well-being of this country,” Calhoun said.
IRS Acknowledges Liberian Registry
The Liberian Registry has accorded the status of Recognized Organization to the classification society IRS (Indian Register of Shipping), to act on behalf of vessels…
