Hapag-Lloyd renames container ship after the Port of Halifax

Halifax, NS - Hapag-Lloyd has renamed one of its vessels after the Port of Halifax. Hapag-Lloyd, a leading global container shipping company, has been calling the Port of Halifax for over 40 years. This is the first time a container vessel has been named after the Port of Halifax. 

“We are proud of our long history with the Port of Halifax and wanted to recognize this relationship by naming a vessel after the city,” said Holger Oetjen, Managing Director, Hapag-Lloyd (Canada) Inc. “The Halifax Express will sail to destinations in Asia as part of the PAX (Transpacific) Service and to Europe as part of the ATP Service.”

The Halifax Express is a Dallas Express Class vessel and has capacity for 4,890 TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent units). The Halifax Express joins six other Dallas Express Class vessels including: the Dallas Express, Oakland Express, Rotterdam Express, Seoul Express, Singapore Express and Tokyo Express.

“We want to express our sincere gratitude to Hapag-Lloyd for naming this vessel after Halifax,” said Karen Oldfield, President & CEO, Halifax Port Authority. “We value our long-standing relationships with Hapag-Lloyd and the name of this vessel is very symbolic to the importance they place on Halifax as a key port of call.” A celebration was held onboard the ship today to commemorate the naming.

To see what route the Halifax Express takes, please visit www.halifaxgetsitthere.com and click on route maps.

Royal Haskoning Purchases First Marine International

3 March 2008 - We are delighted to announce the recent acquisition of First Marine International. With this purchase Royal Haskoning wants to develop and expand its services towards the upper end of the supply chain and strengthens the leading position within the maritime sector.

A successful business in its own right, First Marine International has worked alongside Royal Haskoning on numerous projects over the past ten years and is very pleased to be joining the Royal Haskoning Group. First Marine International is an independent specialist consultancy providing high level expert advice within the shipbuilding and ship repair sectors. The company currently has a team of twelve highly qualified and experienced consultants working on projects around the world including Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.

Royal Haskoning is one of the world’s leading consultants within the maritime sector and is active in delivering design, procurement and construction supervision services for shipyard infrastructure. The acquisition of First Marine International will bring new expertise to Royal Haskoning’s already comprehensive service portfolio and will allow Royal Haskoning to provide high level expert advice within the shipbuilding and ship repair sectors. This advice includes marine industry studies, market studies, shipyard concept layout development and master planning, technology and performance benchmarking, and development, implementation and management of shipyard performance improvement programmes.

Royal Haskoning
Founded in 1881, Royal Haskoning has 3600 employees in 72 offices in 26 different countries. Royal Haskoning is a multidisciplinary firm that operates internationally. Consultants, architects and engineers advise on spatial development, infrastructure & transport, architecture & building, building services, industrial installations, project management, water & water management, environment, coast & rivers, harbours and maritime projects. Public and private sectors throughout the world value our organization among others for its focus on the sustainable interaction between people and their environment.

First Marine International Limited
First Marine International Limited (FMI) was formed in 1991 and has built up an experienced team of qualified consultants and engineers including shipping, shipbuilding, ship repair and marine equipment industry specialists. Our particular strength is our expertise in all aspects of both shipbuilding and ship repair. We also have a comprehensive knowledge of industry best practice and can benchmark individual yards against these standards. (Source: Press Release to LQ)