The
In 1997 the two ports signed an MoU with the intention of cooperating in various fields related to maritime transportation and port development and working together as sister ports. The co-operation extended to all aspects of port activity and transfer of technology between the two ports. At that point of time, both ports laid accent on handling of bulk cargoes such as coal and iron ore. Chennai port in particular will draw on the available expertise in
Korean shipbuilders such as Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. received a combined 22.1 million compensated gross tons in new orders in August, 3.1 million CGTs more than those won by Chinese rivals, said Clarkson Research Studies.
In the January-April period,
The ship management arm of container transportation and logistics group NOL has received the Excellence in Training Development accolade at the
Neptune Shipmanagement Services (Pte) Ltd, which is responsible for running the ship fleet of NOL’s container shipping business, APL, received the award at a gala ceremony in
Singapore-based offshore contractor Swiber Holdings has entered into an agreement with two Vietnamese state-linked companies to jointly explore oil and gas opportunities in
Swiber said it had signed broad co-operation agreements with PetroVietnam Construction and the Vietsovpetro joint venture. PetroVietnam Construction is a listed subsidiary of state-owned PetroVietnam and provides engineering and construction activities for the oil and gas sector. Vietsovpetro is a joint venture company established in 1981 between the governments of
The three-year agreement will mark Swiber’s entry into the
To honour the vital contribution that the shipping industry makes to world trade, the Honourable Company of Master Mariners and the International Maritime Pilots Association in partnership with the International Maritime Organization will jointly host a celebration to mark World Maritime Day on September 27, 2007.
The theme chosen by IMO for World Maritime Day 2007 is IMO's response to current environmental challenges. The celebrations will be held onboard the world maritime heritage ship HOS Wellington in
The human source changes to the environment are of concern to all. The response of the maritime industry is the major theme of this year's celebrations. The maritime industry is ideally placed to respond to those challenges as it is the most environmentally friendly mode of transportation and has a major role to play in the generation of renewable energy.
Keppel Shipyard Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, has been awarded two conversion contracts, worth a total of S$100 million.
The orders are from Prosafe Production Pte Ltd, and Shipping Logistics Incorporated for a long term charter to Perenco
The second contract is for a Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) conversion for repeat customer, Perenco
Studies have found that the Sethusamundaram canal will bring in more havoc than making revenue for the country.
Studies conducted by Jacob John in Economic and Political Weekly reveals that it will be highly disturbing to the environmental conditions of the region. Sethusamundaram will be a channel dredged in the sea-bed of the Palk Straits, deep enough to accommodate ships of 20,000 DWT, there by saving ships both distance and time. So, it should be able to charge ships for passage, bringing in revenue to make the project economic.
Project documents claim that the canal will save ships 36 hours of time and 570 nautical miles of distance. But a recent study exposes these claims as highly exaggerated as time saving from
