Walpole, MA. A strategic alliance between Rolls-Royce, the market leader in marine applications, and UCT Coatings Inc. is bringing new technology to the marine market and is about to start work on a $7m U.S. Navy research contract. The contract, placed with Rolls-Royce, will evaluate UCT’s patented
Technip has been awarded by Shell a contract for the ultra-deep water Perdido oil field development, located approximately 200 miles south of Freeport (Texas), in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract covers engineering, fabrication and installation of one flowline(1) and one steel catenary riser(2), wit
Peru Copper Syndicate has awarded Aker Kvaerner Metals, Inc. a USD 11.5 million contract for the provision of technical services for basic engineering and additional testwork for the Toromocho Project. The duration of this work is anticipated to be 8 to 10 months. The Toromocho Project is a large co
A ship registered in Sierra Leone has been detained in a Suffolk port since September because of six major faults. The St Piran is stranded at Lowestoft until major faults are repaired.
Doyle NZ has charged into 2008 with the largest sail project to come from the New Zealand manufacturing facility of Stratis Sail Cloth. The sails were hoisted last week on the latest superyacht to come to fruition from the Dubois drawing board, Red Dragon. This super sloop, built by Alloy Yachts, sp
Swedish tanker-owner Stena Bulk is close to signing a deal, potentially worth up to $900m, for six 267,000 dwt vessels. The company has also brought in-house three smaller vessels it has been chartering for the last five years in a separate $156m deal.
A fishing boat began taking on water in what were described as “horrendous” conditions in the North Sea. A Coastguard helicopter went to the aid of the Bounteous and her four crew about 56 miles off Fraserburgh on Wednesday morning.
The crew of a Western Isles trawler will decide in the next few weeks whether to return to the northwest coast of Africa to fish. They spent a trial period sailing out of the port of Dhakla in southern Morocco late last year because their EU fishing quota was too small.
Redeveloping Sydney Harbour could create at least 3,000 new jobs and funnel millions of dollars in tax revenue into the local economy, according to a plan unveiled Monday. The $380,000 blueprint outlining the harbour’s future stressed the importance of capitalizing on trade coming from Asia through
There will be a great chance to see some of the world’s finest classic superyachts in action this summer during the inaugural Pendennis Cup which will be held during the Henri Lloyd Falmouth week from 11 to 15 August. Details of the event will be officially announced at the Collins Stewart London Bo
Noble Energy, Inc. today announced a successful test in Block ‘I’ offshore Equatorial Guinea. The ‘I-4’ well, which is on trend with the Belinda discovery on Block ‘O’ offshore Equatorial Guinea, encountered a high quality Miocene reservoir that, when tested, yielded flow rates of 1,634 barrels per
Technip has been selected by Neste Oil Corporation as contractor for the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) of its new generation NExBTL renewable diesel plant to be built in Singapore. The companies intend to continue their partnership for other future NExBTL plants.
The Board of Directors of PPA SA in its meeting of 11/1/2008 approved the International Public Tender for the highest bid for the concession of Piers II & III of the Container Terminal at Ikonion
Peter Wykeham-Martin and John Grandy of GWM Racing Limited have been appointed to run the on-water aspects of The Superyacht Cup events planned for 2008. The calendar includes The Superyacht Cup Transatlantic Challenge starting in Antigua in April, The Superyacht Cup Palma in June and The Superyacht
