The new Polish container terminal operator DCT Gdansk is seeing a steady rise in throughput, now averaging around 10,000TEU per month, and as it becomes busier, its workforce is gaining experience.
Handling rates are reflecting this with a new record being set recently at the terminal. The vessel being worked was Containerships’ 907TEU ‘Aila’. Both ship-to-shore cranes recorded an average net productivity of 40.5 moves per hour and the vessel’s overall productivity was 75 moves per hour. DCT Gdansk’s General Manager, Fred Kamperman, expressed his appreciation to those driving the cranes and working on the quay, saying: “In just 12 months, they have really learned a lot. ‘Aila’ was not a one-off; we are achieving consistently high productivity levels on both feeder and intra-European shortsea vessels. “In the start-up phase, most of their time was spent training. As with any skill, the more you use it, the better you become.” Containerships moved to DCT Gdansk in February in order to serve growing volumes and secure integrity of schedules which is of utmost importance in intra European routes. DCT now handles on average three Containerships calls per week linking Poland with the UK/North Continent and several Baltic ports. ‘Aila’ is providing a weekly link between DCT Gdansk, Södertälje, St Petersburg, Helsinki and Aarhus.
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Sunday, August 3, 2008
Navy deploys two warships off Sri Lanka
The Indian Navy has deployed at least two warships off Sri Lanka, besides seven warships, including destroyers in the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has left for Colombo to attend the SAARC conference. A few patrolling vessels of the Indian Coast Guard are also part of the security arrangements. Four ships belonged to the Indian Navy, three were from ICG. Four ships, two each Navy and Coast Guard were deployed in the Gulf of Mannar. Three ships, two from Navy and one from Coast Guard, had been deployed in the Palk Strait and nearby areas. Confirming the presence of Indian Navy ships in Sri lankan waters, an officer said the INS Mysore and the INS Ranvir with marine commandos on board were patrolling strategic points. Many of the deployed ships are Rajput and Delhi class destroyers. These are fast, manoeuvrable and long endurance warships.
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has left for Colombo to attend the SAARC conference. A few patrolling vessels of the Indian Coast Guard are also part of the security arrangements. Four ships belonged to the Indian Navy, three were from ICG. Four ships, two each Navy and Coast Guard were deployed in the Gulf of Mannar. Three ships, two from Navy and one from Coast Guard, had been deployed in the Palk Strait and nearby areas. Confirming the presence of Indian Navy ships in Sri lankan waters, an officer said the INS Mysore and the INS Ranvir with marine commandos on board were patrolling strategic points. Many of the deployed ships are Rajput and Delhi class destroyers. These are fast, manoeuvrable and long endurance warships.
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Austal USA Expands
Austal’s US operation located in Mobile, Alabama, celebrated the start of work on its Modular Manufacturing Facility with a groundbreaking ceremony on July 31, 2008.
Located on Dunlap Drive, just south of Addsco Road, the MMF project when complete will include 700,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space, 80,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space, and 60,000 sq. ft. of office space. The MMF expansion will be constructed in two phases and will ultimately accommodate a total workforce of up to 1,200 personnel in the new buildings. The state-of-the-art facility will be capable of constructing six large aluminum vessels such as the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and/or Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) per year. Gray Construction, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is managing the construction for Austal and will oversee all activities related to completion of the site. S J & L, Inc., of Mobile, will perform the earthwork, grading, curbing, paving and associated wet utilities for the project. Other local contractors involved in the expansion effort have included Dees Engineering, who completed the site design, and Thompson Engineering who performed the geotechnical testing. Austal submitted its final Phase II Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) submission to the US Navy this week following an extensive detailed design and review process. Austal was one of three bidders awarded a Phase I contract in January and it is anticipated that a single Phase II contract will be awarded in late 2008 for the construction of up to ten ships. Austal is preparing to launch the second of two 107-meter Hawaii Superferries in September.
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Located on Dunlap Drive, just south of Addsco Road, the MMF project when complete will include 700,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space, 80,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space, and 60,000 sq. ft. of office space. The MMF expansion will be constructed in two phases and will ultimately accommodate a total workforce of up to 1,200 personnel in the new buildings. The state-of-the-art facility will be capable of constructing six large aluminum vessels such as the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and/or Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) per year. Gray Construction, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is managing the construction for Austal and will oversee all activities related to completion of the site. S J & L, Inc., of Mobile, will perform the earthwork, grading, curbing, paving and associated wet utilities for the project. Other local contractors involved in the expansion effort have included Dees Engineering, who completed the site design, and Thompson Engineering who performed the geotechnical testing. Austal submitted its final Phase II Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) submission to the US Navy this week following an extensive detailed design and review process. Austal was one of three bidders awarded a Phase I contract in January and it is anticipated that a single Phase II contract will be awarded in late 2008 for the construction of up to ten ships. Austal is preparing to launch the second of two 107-meter Hawaii Superferries in September.
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Jubarte field production slated to begin
Petrobras President José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo confirmed that production from the first pre-salt well in the Jubarte field in Brazil's offshore Campos Basin will begin next month.
Initial production is expected at 10,000 b/d; the well is interconnected to platform P-34, which went online in late 2006. Speaking at a press conference in London, Gabrielli also said long duration testing at Tupi, located offshore Brazil in the Santos Basin, is scheduled to take place in March 2009. The pilot project will take place in 2010, with initial production estimated to reach 100,000 b/d of oil and some 3.5 MMcm/d (123.6 MMcf/d).
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Initial production is expected at 10,000 b/d; the well is interconnected to platform P-34, which went online in late 2006. Speaking at a press conference in London, Gabrielli also said long duration testing at Tupi, located offshore Brazil in the Santos Basin, is scheduled to take place in March 2009. The pilot project will take place in 2010, with initial production estimated to reach 100,000 b/d of oil and some 3.5 MMcm/d (123.6 MMcf/d).
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