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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Louis Hellenic Cruises has blamed inaccurate charts for the loss of its ship Sea Diamond off the Greek island of Santorini. The vessel hit a reef and sank last April, killing two…

27th January 2008

Greek Chart Dispute

27th January 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Dutch government is considering a radical plan to build a £ 7bn island in the shape of a tulip in the North Sea. The idea behind the concept is to relieve…

27th January 2008

Dutch Government Considers Creation of Huge Offshore Island

27th January 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank  (ADB) have confirmed that they have  approved  a $150m loan to finance the Damietta container terminal situated on Egypt' s Mediterranean coast.

27th January 2008

Details of Damietta Container Facility Confirmed

27th January 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The  Saudi Trade and Export Development Company (Tusdeer) has announced that construction of its $443m Red Sea Gateway Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP) was due to commence this month.

27th January 2008

Construction of Jeddahs new container terminal under way

27th January 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to provide a € 26m guaranteed loan to Illichivsk Sea Commercial Port, one of the largest ports in Ukraine. The 15 year loan…

27th January 2008

EBRD provides loan to Ukrainian port

27th January 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Shetland  Islands Council  (SIC) is being asked to pay more than £ 5m towards the cost of dredging work at Port of Lerwick, having lost a legal battle to prevent the…

27th January 2008

Shetland Islands Council Loses Battle to Stop Dredging

27th January 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

When the new tug ' Osprey Fighter' and a smart new barge arrived in Newcastle towards the end of November it marked a significant step forward for owner Osprey Shipping Ltd. The…

27th January 2008

An Important New Tug and Barge for Osprey

27th January 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Serco Denholm Marine Services (‘ Serco Denholm’ ), a joint venture led by Serco Group plc, has signed a 15 year PFI contract valued at up to £ 1bn with the UK…

27th January 2008

Serco Denholm Awarded MOD Contract

27th January 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Clyde tug ’ Flying Phantom’ and three of her crew were tragically lost when the vessel capsized and sank near Clydebank on 19 December. Owned by Svitzer, Flying Phantom was one…

27th January 2008

Flying Phantom Lost in a Tragic Accident

27th January 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On the last day of 2007 Smit Internationale NV announced its agreement with Fairplay Towage to acquire Fairplay’ s 50% interest in Antwerp based URS. Through this acquisition Smit will become 100%…

27th January 2008

Smit Acquires the Remaining Shares in URS

27th January 2008