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India: Fresh Enquiries Arrive for Vizhinjam Seaport Project [25.05.2012]
The State Government might be saddled with just one bidder for the post of port operator for the Vizhinjam seaport project, but fresh enquiries have started coming in from abroad with the government readying to float global tenders for constructing the ...
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Paris pledges to get to bottom of Irving loans [25.05.2012]
Economic Development Minister Percy Paris says he's going to find out why his department is keeping details about $304 million in loans to Irving Shipbuilding Inc. under wraps. “I will be having discussions with staff and seeing exactly what's up,” ...
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Head in the iClouds Disney Cruise 'phone thief' shares pictures with victim [25.05.2012]
A vacationer accused a Disney Cruise employee of stealing her smartphone after the man accidentally shared photos with her that he had taken after the crime. Katy McCaffrey said that her iPhone was stolen while she was a passenger on the cruise liner ...
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Rent row prompts last Faversham shipwright to seek new horizons [25.05.2012]
FAVERSHAM'S traditional shipbuilding industry has been dealt a hammer blow after its last shipwright set sail for another wharf amid a row over rent. Tim Goldsack has been restoring vessels at his workshop and dry dock at Standard Quay for 16 years.
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UK: Hull Dredging Project Moves Forward [25.05.2012]
The thousands of tonnes of silt are being removed from the Central Dry Dock in Hull in the northeast of the UK by a specialist dredging team, reports This is Hull & East Riding. Engineers are working in a 24-hour operation to clear silt from the dock, ...
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The Netherlands: Port of Rotterdam, Broekman Present Waalhaven Plan [25.05.2012]
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Broekman Group intend renovating and redesigning the eastern section of the RDM site in the Waalhaven. This will involve the drastic renewal and considerable expansion of the current 'Heavy Lift Centre' for the ...
Read more
Indonesia: Pelindo II on Growth Track [25.05.2012]
The Indonesian Port Corporations (Pelindo II) has recorded a 42 percent increase in revenues to US$136.08 million in the first quarter of this year, reports thejakartapost.com. In the first three months, the company posted Rp 513 billion in net profits ...
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USA: Miami Port Dredging Plan Gets Final Environmental OK [25.05.2012]
According to The Miami Herald, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has issued a permit that will allow the US Army Corps of Engineers to dredge and deepen in and around Government Cut by up to 50 feet. The project will be put out for ...
Read more
USA: Passaic River Cleanup Moves Ahead [25.05.2012]
The Christie Administration has won another round in the state's legal fight to hold those responsible for intentionally polluting the lower Passaic River with pesticides, including an extremely toxic form of dioxin, liable for cleanup, Department of ...
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USA: Caterpillar Announces Updates to M313D and M315D Excavators [25.05.2012]
The four-cylinder Cat® M300D Series Wheeled Excavator models—M313D and M315D—have earned a solid reputation for reliable performance, long-term durability, versatility, fuel efficiency and low operating costs. Recent engineering updates have further ...
Read more
WBDDP: Strong Attendance at BBQ (Australia) [25.05.2012]
The Gladstone community learnt first hand about the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project (WBDDP) in Gladstone this week. More than 140 people attended Gladstone Ports Corporation's WBDDP BBQ update held at CQ University to speak to the people ...
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Riley cruise ship mention in Savannah draws fire [25.05.2012]
Instead, it lit a fire under the leader of Savannah's leading historic preservation group over cruise ships. “Joe, please peddle your opinions elsewhere,” Daniel Carey, president and CEO of Historic Savannah Foundation, would write afterward in a ...
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Royal Caribbean sending 2 cruise liners to China, says they will be Asia's largest [25.05.2012]
BEIJING — Royal Caribbean Cruises is sending what it says will be Asia's two biggest cruise liners to serve China's growing tourism market. Royal Caribbean said Friday its 3114-passenger Voyager of the Seas is due to arrive in Singapore this weekend ...
Read more
Newly-built Chinese cruise ship collides with bridge [25.05.2012]
AP [ Updated 25 May 2012, 09:22:06 ] Beijing, May 25 : A newly-built luxury cruise ship had its top collided with the suspended part of a bridge in Wenzhou city of east China's Zhejiang Province on Wednesday. The accident left two of the ship's ...
Read more
Yachting: Camper back in the game [25.05.2012]
Camper have worked their way through the fleet to be third but only 2.1 miles behind leaders Abu Dhabi and 0.3 miles behind Telefonica. Photo / Hamish Hooper. Camper's bold decision to head north away from the rest of the fleet in search of better ...
Read more
India: Fresh Enquiries Arrive for Vizhinjam Seaport Project [25.05.2012]
The State Government might be saddled with just one bidder for the post of port operator for the Vizhinjam seaport project, but fresh enquiries have started coming in from abroad with the government readying to float global tenders for constructing the ...
Read more
Paris pledges to get to bottom of Irving loans [25.05.2012]
Economic Development Minister Percy Paris says he's going to find out why his department is keeping details about $304 million in loans to Irving Shipbuilding Inc. under wraps. “I will be having discussions with staff and seeing exactly what's up,” ...
Read more
Head in the iClouds Disney Cruise 'phone thief' shares pictures with victim [25.05.2012]
A vacationer accused a Disney Cruise employee of stealing her smartphone after the man accidentally shared photos with her that he had taken after the crime. Katy McCaffrey said that her iPhone was stolen while she was a passenger on the cruise liner ...
Read more
Rent row prompts last Faversham shipwright to seek new horizons [25.05.2012]
FAVERSHAM'S traditional shipbuilding industry has been dealt a hammer blow after its last shipwright set sail for another wharf amid a row over rent. Tim Goldsack has been restoring vessels at his workshop and dry dock at Standard Quay for 16 years.
Read more
UK: Hull Dredging Project Moves Forward [25.05.2012]
The thousands of tonnes of silt are being removed from the Central Dry Dock in Hull in the northeast of the UK by a specialist dredging team, reports This is Hull & East Riding. Engineers are working in a 24-hour operation to clear silt from the dock, ...
Read more
The Netherlands: Port of Rotterdam, Broekman Present Waalhaven Plan [25.05.2012]
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Broekman Group intend renovating and redesigning the eastern section of the RDM site in the Waalhaven. This will involve the drastic renewal and considerable expansion of the current 'Heavy Lift Centre' for the ...
Read more
Indonesia: Pelindo II on Growth Track [25.05.2012]
The Indonesian Port Corporations (Pelindo II) has recorded a 42 percent increase in revenues to US$136.08 million in the first quarter of this year, reports thejakartapost.com. In the first three months, the company posted Rp 513 billion in net profits ...
Read more
USA: Miami Port Dredging Plan Gets Final Environmental OK [25.05.2012]
According to The Miami Herald, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has issued a permit that will allow the US Army Corps of Engineers to dredge and deepen in and around Government Cut by up to 50 feet. The project will be put out for ...
Read more
USA: Passaic River Cleanup Moves Ahead [25.05.2012]
The Christie Administration has won another round in the state's legal fight to hold those responsible for intentionally polluting the lower Passaic River with pesticides, including an extremely toxic form of dioxin, liable for cleanup, Department of ...
Read more
USA: Caterpillar Announces Updates to M313D and M315D Excavators [25.05.2012]
The four-cylinder Cat® M300D Series Wheeled Excavator models—M313D and M315D—have earned a solid reputation for reliable performance, long-term durability, versatility, fuel efficiency and low operating costs. Recent engineering updates have further ...
Read more
WBDDP: Strong Attendance at BBQ (Australia) [25.05.2012]
The Gladstone community learnt first hand about the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project (WBDDP) in Gladstone this week. More than 140 people attended Gladstone Ports Corporation's WBDDP BBQ update held at CQ University to speak to the people ...
Read more
Riley cruise ship mention in Savannah draws fire [25.05.2012]
Instead, it lit a fire under the leader of Savannah's leading historic preservation group over cruise ships. “Joe, please peddle your opinions elsewhere,” Daniel Carey, president and CEO of Historic Savannah Foundation, would write afterward in a ...
Read more
Royal Caribbean sending 2 cruise liners to China, says they will be Asia's largest [25.05.2012]
BEIJING — Royal Caribbean Cruises is sending what it says will be Asia's two biggest cruise liners to serve China's growing tourism market. Royal Caribbean said Friday its 3114-passenger Voyager of the Seas is due to arrive in Singapore this weekend ...
Read more
Newly-built Chinese cruise ship collides with bridge [25.05.2012]
AP [ Updated 25 May 2012, 09:22:06 ] Beijing, May 25 : A newly-built luxury cruise ship had its top collided with the suspended part of a bridge in Wenzhou city of east China's Zhejiang Province on Wednesday. The accident left two of the ship's ...
Read more
Yachting: Camper back in the game [25.05.2012]
Camper have worked their way through the fleet to be third but only 2.1 miles behind leaders Abu Dhabi and 0.3 miles behind Telefonica. Photo / Hamish Hooper. Camper's bold decision to head north away from the rest of the fleet in search of better ...
Read more