Saipem has been awarded new offshore wind contracts, for projects currently under development off the coasts of England, Scotland, and France, for a total value of over ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Terror – Compact, multi-function, support landing craft for research ship Sir David Attenborough
Terror, the new 22-tonne cargo tender for the upcoming British research vessel Sir David Attenborough, was recently launched on the Exeter Ship Canal for her maiden ..
BOOK REVIEW | Ship – 5,000 Years of Maritime Adventure
A big, thick, glossy and beautifully illustrated book in the usual DK (Dorling Kindersley) mould, this offers an excellent overview of almost five millennia of maritime ..
REMINISCENCES | Never-ending voyages
You have to feel very sorry for all these seafarers – 200,000 of them at the last count – whose voyages are being extended on account of the Covid-19 crisis. While ..
https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/dry-cargo-world/reminiscences-never-ending-voyages/
BOOK REVIEW | Mastermind of Dunkirk and D – Day – The Vision of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay
This reviewer is firmly of the opinion that many of the best histories are written by journalists or former journalists. This book is no exception. The author is a ..
Grieg Seafood Shetland orders Meercat workboat
Scottish company Grieg Seafood Shetland, a subsidiary of Grieg Seafood of Norway, has placed an order for a new aquaculture workboat from Hythe-based Meercat Boats. The ..
BOOK REVIEW | The Master Shipwright’s Secrets: How Charles II Built the Restoration Navy
Clearly a labour of love and great passion, this book is extensively researched, carefully written, brilliantly illustrated (mostly by the author), and beautifully ..
RNLI responds to capsized scallop boat off North Yorkshire
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) at Whitby, North Yorkshire, rendered assistance to the crew of a scallop trawler that had capsized on the evening (local ..
Unifeeder increases capacity between the Baltic and England
The Danish shipping company from 24 September deploys a larger container carrier on a loop that connects England’s east shore with Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, and Finland.
The new vessel will be able to take on-board up to 800 TEUs. According to the company, the ship is well-placed for transporting 45-foot containers, which have the same pallet carrying space as a trailer and around 32% more than a standard FEU.
The short sea service in question links the ports of Immingham, Szczecin,...
http://container-news.com/unifeeder-increases-capacity-baltic-england/