The flood-damaged Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Endurance has arrived off the coast of Portsmouth after being transported home from the Falklands. Ten passengers were rescued when HMS Endurance lost power as the engine room flooded off Chile in December. Fears had been raised the ship could be scra
Fifteen pilots who guide ships in the Humber estuary could lose their jobs after bosses said traffic using the river had “significantly depressed”. Associated British Ports (ABP), who employ the river pilots said staff working at Hull and Goole were affected by the decision. But the maritime union N
A catamaran caught out by a broken rudder early on Wednesday morning has been towed safely back to St Peter Port in Guernsey. The St Peter Port lifeboat, the Spirit of Guernsey, was called out at 0356 BST to help French catamaran Ocean Voyager. Three people were on board when the boat’s steering sto
Divers are warning that the dumping of dredged material could spoil diving around an artificial reef off Cornwall. Diving and tourism businesses say the former Royal Navy frigate HMS Scylla has generated £25m since being sunk in Whitsand Bay five years ago. But they say the dumping is affecting visi
Burger Boat Company is pleased to announce that Asia-Pacific Boating and China Boating magazines have nominated Tò-Kalòn, a 101’ (31m) Burger Enclosed Bridge Motor Yacht, for “Most Innovative Exterior Yacht Design of the Year” and INGOT, a 153′ (47m) Burger Tri-Deck Motor Yacht, for “Best Motor Yach
The current situation involving the Maersk Alabama has remained much the same throughout the night. The ship’s crewmembers have been accounted for and are safely aboard the vessel. However, the ship’s captain remains in the custody of the pirates, who departed in one of the ship’s encapsulated life
The annual Hellenic Technical Committee of Germanischer Lloyd (GL) focused on market trends, new technologies to save fuel, and innovative design approaches. Under the new Chairman of the Hellenic Technical Committee, Mr Dimitrios S. Korkodilos, 45 representatives of the Greek maritime community met
Radio Holland Group announces the official opening of a new service and sales office in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, which took place place on April 7. This will be the 62nd office in the Radio Holland Global Network and the 12th office in the USA. Radio Holland Oakland will provide sales and
CMB confirms that Bocimar International has sold the Capesize vessel Mineral Viking (2001- 172,964 dwt). The net sale price amounts to USD 42 million. At the time of delivery of the vessel, scheduled to take place at the end of April 2009, a capital gain of approximately USD 15.6 million will be rea
The Sanlorenzo shipyard has chosen Francesco Paszkowski Design for the interiors of a new 44-meter steel displacement yacht. The layout has been planned with long voyages in mind. In a contemporary style, the décor is based on the harmony and contrast between forms and colors. After the success of t
Abu Dhabi based National Petroleum Construction Company Ltd. (NPCC) has awarded Dutch design office Ulstein Sea of Solutions the Basic Design contract for their new large derrick pipelay vessel DLS-4200. The new vessel will be one of the biggest vessels of its kind, combining S-lay double joints pip
New technologies in ship design will deliver economic benefits if energy efficiency is taken into account. With an optimized hull, substantial savings in fuel can be achieved together with corresponding reductions in the emission of CO2, SO2 und NOx. Now, the software company Friendship Systems, a m
Somali pirates hijacked a U.S.-flagged, Danish-owned container ship on Wednesday with 20 American crew on board in the latest of a sharp rise in attacks off the Horn of Africa nation, officials said. The 17,000 tonne Maersk Alabama had been seized off Mogadishu far out in the Indian Ocean, but all i
Fishermen who gambled on building boom join masses on move due to downturn. Sakthikulangara means “the coast of strength” in the local language. But the hundreds of migrant workers in this fishing village in India’s southern state of Kerala who have been forced to return home from the Gulf in recent
