In December 2003, IHC Holland, the Dutch shipbuilder specialising in dredgers, officially delivered the self-propelled cutter suction dredger (SCSD) JFJ de Nul to the Belgium-based Jan de Nul Group. With a total…

Royal Caribbean?s fifth in series Post-Panamax precedes larger Ultra Voyager class cruise shipMariner of the Seas, the fifth cruise ship in the Voyager-class for Royal Caribbean Cruises, was delivered in October of…

New designs reaffirm the Netherlands? strong position in short-sea shippingTraditionally, the Dutch have always been strong in the short-sea shipping market and this still holds true today, as evidenced by the continuous…

Sea Japan 2004, which takes place between the 14-16 April, is again being held at the Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Centre. The exhibition will run over three days and there will be…

The paperless office has always been a bit of a dream. Computer technologies in the early days were never that reliable and office managers found that instead of reducing the paper mountain,…

Nobody wants their ship to be used as part of a conduit for the activities of terrorists. With this in mind, ship managers and ship owners are beginning to explore what they…

With containerships getting ever bigger, ports should perhaps be looking to improve docking systems in much the same way as oil and gas terminals have. "You damage a fender and it?s OK,…

Active cargoes can influence coating breakdown inflicting damage, accelerating corrosion and causing premature coating failureIt?s a bulk carrier; of course the paint came off the cargo holds, what did you expect?" Everyone…

The Integration of transportation is considered the solution to the expected increase in freight traffic.In its ongoing attempt to manage predicted increases in freight transport, the European Commission is taking steps to…

A leading supplier of halogen-free ship interiors has called for the use of PVC to be outlawed. Danish-based Inexa Panel believes that: "it is difficult to understand why there are still some…