The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) has received approval from its Board of Governors to progress on the expansion of its cruise ports on St Croix and St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. In St Croix, the Royal Caribbean Group (RCG) and VIPA are collaborating to allow larger ships to visit...
Maritime Infrastructure Development
ICTSI starts work on new terminal in East Java, Indonesia
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the official start of development of a new multipurpose terminal in East Java, Indonesia. The East Java Multipurpose Terminal (EJMT) development will consist of a 300-metre quay line, a breakwater, and...
VESSEL REVIEW | Lian Chuan Ban Qian Bo – Launching barge with 20,000-tonne capacity
Chinese shipbuilder the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Group has completed construction of a semi-submersible barge with a capacity of 20,000 tonnes. Classed by China Classification Society, Lian Chuan Ban Qian Bo (“Lian Chuan Semi-Submersible Barge”) is a launching work vessel capable of loading, transporting, and offloading various large payloads, though its primary role entails loading other […]
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Funding secured for new container terminal at Canada’s Port of Montreal
The Canadian government, through Transport Canada, has confirmed that it will invest up to CA$150 million (US$) under the National Trade Corridors Fund to build a new container terminal for the Montreal Port Authority within the city of Contrecoeur, Quebec. The new terminal will increase the Port...
VESSEL REVIEW | Men Du – Cargo transport and marine works support vessel for French operator
Seaway Transport Maritime, a freight and marine works company that operates primarily within France’s Brittany region, recently welcomed a newbuild multi-role vessel to its fleet. Men Du was built by local shipyard Chantier Naval Delavergne to a design by naval architecture firm Herskovits and...
VESSEL REVIEW | Bad Deutsch-Altenburg – Low-emission vessel for Danube maintenance works
Viadonau, the Austrian government agency tasked with maintenance and development of the Danube River, has taken delivery of a new shallow-draught workboat built by Erlenbacher Schiffswerft of Germany. The vessel is named Bad Deutsch-Altenburg after a town in Lower Austria that also serves as its...
VESSEL REVIEW | Sihang Yongxing – Large semi-submersible transport barge enters service in China
China’s Jiangmen Hangtong Shipping Industry recently handed over a new shallow-draught, semi-submersible heavy transport vessel built to a design by CCCC Fourth Navigation Bureau. Sihang Yongxing is classed by China Classification Society, which claims the vessel is the largest flat shallow-draught semi-submersible transport barge currently in operation. The newbuild has an LOA of 164 metres, […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Rebel Defender – UK operator acquires compact towing and maintenance workboat
UK operator Rebel Marine has added a new aluminium vessel to its fleet of compact workboats. Designed and built by Netherlands-based Aluva, Rebel Defender is a V-Hulled, shallow-draught open workboat and safety boat suitable for a variety of tasks such as pushing and towing of pontoons, maintenance...
Expansion works completed at Scotland’s Aberdeen South Harbour
Quayside construction is complete at Aberdeen South Harbour and the expanded port now offers its customers and port users eight kilometres of quayside, making it Scotland’s largest berthage port. South Harbour adds an additional 1.5 kilometres of deepwater berths (up to a maximum of 15 metres...
Finnish engineering firm unveils floating cruise terminal designs
Turku, Finland-based engineering company Meyer Floating Solutions recently unveiled images of proposed designs of floating terminals for use in ports that lack the infrastructure necessary for accommodating cruise ships. Each completed terminal will be of modular design. The modules will all be built using environment-friendly processes at shipyards owned by Meyer Floating Solutions’ parent company […]
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