Golden Ocean Group Limited is pleased to advise that the Company has declared the options to purchase two Kamsarmax vessels at Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard (Jinhaiwan) in China. The vessels of 80,000 dwt will be delivered during 2011 and are “sister vessels” of the series ordered in October 2007. The
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has urged other African leaders not to allow a ship carrying arms for Zimbabwe to enter their territorial waters. Mr Mwanawasa said the tension in Zimbabwe, following last month’s disputed elections, should not be allowed to escalate further.
The pilot of the Hong Kong-registered container ship that spilled 53,000 gallons (200,000 liters) of fuel oil into San Francisco Bay is expected to be slapped with two new felony charges, his attorney said in a court filing.
A fast-breeding fish found in Devon waters which was threatening native species, has been wiped out from the county, the Environment Agency says. The topmouth gudgeon was discovered in two lakes in east Devon in 2004, and then turned up in the Colaton Raleigh Stream, which feeds the River Otter.
Volunteer lifeboat crews in Portishead are being sought as the town grows through tourism and call outs increase, lifeboat leaders have said.
New Zealander Jack Lloyd, a well known figure in international yacht racing, has joined the Volvo Ocean Race as its new Race Director. Lloyd, 54, was Chairman of the International Jury for the 2005-06 race after serving as member of the jury for two previous races. Lloyd takes over from Andy Hindley
Eitzen Chemical ASA has reached an agreement to sell four newbuildings that it has on order in South Korea. The vessels are coated 13,000 dwt chemical carriers. The vessels will be delivered to the buyer upon delivery from the shipyard, which is expected to take place during the remainder of 2008, w
Spain has sent one of its ships to help a Spanish fishing boat seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia. All 26 crew are said to be well but, the Somali hijackers have demanded a ransom.
The Dutch dredging giant Van Oord has once again revalidated their one-year bid for the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust channel dredging contract. However, the company has clarified to the government that it is difficult to carry out the contract at the bidding amount, with the rise in the inflation rat
Cargotec Corporation has formed a subsidiary, Cargotec Port Security, to develop enhanced container security solutions that do not compromise the efficiency of container flow through ports. Cargotec has been exploring and investing in the area of radiation detection in container security for the pas
VOSTA LMG is proud to announce that recently a contract was signed with ASL Shipyard Pte Ltd for the delivery of an engineering and components package for a self propelled cutter suction dredge, which ASL will construct in its Singapore shipyard and deliver to DEME in 2010. VOSTA LMG will deliver th
The world’s largest cruise ship RCCL’s ‘Independence of the Seas’ arrived in Oslo harbour directly from Aker Yards on Monday morning, to begin its maiden voyage. The vessel is 339 metres long, 38.6 metres wide, and takes 4375 passengers and 1365 crew.
A Korean shipbuilder has succeeded in independently designing a liquefied natural gas carrier. Building LNG ships is a high value-added business, as it requires the highest level of shipbuilding technology. The latest achievement should significantly lower the royalties that Korean companies have ha
Heavily armed pirates on Monday attacked and damaged a huge oil tanker off the Somali coast using machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, a Malaysian-based maritime watchdog said. Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre, said that the attack, believ
