The scoring gate points have been pocketed, temperatures are tumbling, the fleet is scattering, and, in the case of Ericsson 3, rabbits are being pulled from the hat. For orchestral sailing manoeuvres in the dark, the Nordics’ about-turn, immediately after the scoring gate last night, takes some bea
Developers have bowed to pressure from campaigners and dropped plans to rename a section of Leith Docks as Edinburgh Harbour. Forth Ports said it had “listened very carefully” to the complaints and would now call it The Harbour, Leith Docks.
A £70m plan for a new port on the route linking Scotland to Northern Ireland has been backed by councillors. Stena Line wants to move its Irish Sea services out of Stranraer and along the coast to Old House Point in order to cut journey times and fuel costs.
Recently a special event took place at the Amels shipyard in Vlissingen. The first cables were pulled on board of an Amels new building yacht, construction no. 6501. This vessel is one of the new limited editions Amels 212 series: a yacht measuring more than 65 meters, with seven state-rooms, five d
The government has awarded a £300m contract to Babcock Marine and Rolls-Royce for the refit of its strategic missile submarine, HMS Vigilant. The 16,000-tonne submarine will be kitted with an updated weapons system and a new nuclear reactor core over a period of three and a half years at Devonport R
PD Ports has launched a coastal feeder service offering a next day connection between Felixstowe and Teesport. The Logical Link container shipping service operates two sailings per week on Mondays and Wednesdays, loading in Felixstowe on day one and unloading in Teesport the following morning.
The wealthy Gulf state of Dubai has been hit hard by the global economic crisis. Tens of thousands of workers have been laid off and forced to return to their homelands. The Dutch community in Dubai is also feeling the pinch. Dutch dredging company Van Oord is one of those in the firing line.
Hundreds of people have welcomed home a Royal Navy ship returning to Portsmouth after a six-month deployment protecting Iraq’s two oil platforms in the Gulf. HMS Lancaster, a Type-23 frigate which boasts the Queen as its patron, departed on 21 August last year to patrol the Gulf for about 130 days.
A consortium working to restore the Swansea to Cork ferry has been granted an extra two weeks to raise the money. Backers say over £2m of the £2.5m in private money needed to buy the ship has been pledged.
A Royal Navy ship has arrived in a Norfolk town to mark the end of its 800th charter anniversary celebrations. King John granted the charter in 1208, giving Great Yarmouth its borough status, a market and a defensive wall.
Sir Tom Farmer has spoken out against plans to rename part of the historic port of Leith as Edinburgh Harbour. The multi-millionaire founder of Kwik-Fit, who was brought up in Leith, said he was “most surprised” that Forth Ports would consider such a move.
Austal’s Tasmanian shipyard has launched the first of three 22 metre catamaran police boats being built for the Queensland Police Service. Intended to patrol remote, tropical locations for extended periods, as far north as Thursday Island, each vessel has a cruising speed of 20 knots, a minimum rang
A £70m plan for a new port linking Scotland to Northern Ireland has been recommended to receive council support. Stena Line wants to move its Irish Sea services out of Stranraer and along the coast to Old House Point.
The Chinese navy has saved an Italian merchant ship from an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia, Chinese state media have reported. The state-run Xinhua news agency said the Liberian-flagged ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden.
