People who enter the exclusion zone around the stricken Riverdance ferry risk a fine or arrest, police said. The ship, which is listing at about 50 degrees, has turned into a tourist attraction since running aground on Blackpool beach on Thursday.
In February 2006, BOURBON announced the Horizon 2010 plan, a strategy based on an original vision of the market and substantial investments in a modern fleet. In February 2008, BOURBON is announcing its Horizon 2012 strategic plan, which continues and prolongs its outlook.
Husky Energy Inc. announced today that the Company has completed its planned 2008 maintenance turnaround for the White Rose oil field production vessel, the SeaRose FPSO. The 13-day turnaround, which was originally scheduled for August, was completed on February 4 as per the maintenance schedule and
A Turkish cargo ship caught fire Wednesday off Croatia’s north coast and is likely to sink after 31 people were rescued, authorities said. The national search and rescue centre was alerted soon after 5:00 am (0400 GMT) that the Und Adriyatik was on fire some 25 kms (15 miles) west of the port of Rov
The WallyPower line gets larger: the 64 WallyPower is the latest model introduced to widen the range of the successful motor boat designs developed by Wally. This 19-meter yacht represents the transition between the WallyTender and the larger WallyPower yachts. She fully exploits the WallyPower line
The world’s fifth largest yacht and one of the most expensive, 100 million US dollars, is currently anchored in the Uruguayan exclusive resort of Punta del Este. ‘Le Grand Bleu’ was built in the Vulkan Bremen shipyards, designed by world famous mega-yachts Kusch Yachts and originally belonged to Rom
Atlas Copco has been awarded a turnkey contract to supply the complete compressed air system for Qatalum, which once completed will become the world’s largest primary aluminum plant. The order, to be booked in the first quarter, has a value of more than MSEK 100 (MUSD 16).
Sevan Marine has carried out a joint industry program with participation from several oil companies, for the purpose of evaluating the Sevan unit’s ability to stay connected under cyclone/hurricane conditions. As a part of the program, model tests have been carried out at Marintek’s ocean laboratory
A ship sank Friday in the Thousand Islands regency, a police report revealed Monday.
Maersk Contractors has awarded Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. a contract for an FPSO vessel. Maersk begins its second $3-billion investment program with the award of the FPSO, having already placed $3 billion worth of orders.
KBR yesterday announced that it has been awarded a contract by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Company, Ltd. (DSME) to provide topsides engineering, procurement and interface design services for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel on the Pazflor project, operated b
In order to get acquainted with Dutch exporting and internationally operating companies, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade, Mr Frank Heemskerk, visited Damen Shipyards Gorinchem on 30 January 2008.
The spokesman of a group of gunmen who hijacked two ships off of Somalia’s northeastern coast has said that they are not pirates. The man, who did not identify himself, contacted Radio Garowe, a station based in the regional capital of the semiautonomous state of Puntland.
Dutch water industry experts on Monday backed proposals to build several off-shore islands to protect the nation’s coast, much of which lies below sea-level, from rising seas caused by global warming.
