For more than twenty years now it has seemed that it just wouldn’t be a genuine Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race without Victorian sailor Bruce Taylor at the helm of a cheekily named yacht called Chutzpah. Year after year Taylor has made the long trek to Sydney for the race, despite the extra hassles
Cargotec’s MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling and offshore solutions, has received during last six weeks significant ship crane orders. Altogether 390 cranes will be delivered during 2009–2011 and the value of the orders is close to EUR 140 million.
StatoilHydro has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for tow and installation of the Gjøa Semi in the North Sea. The total contract value is approximately NOK 180 million. The work comprises installation of the mooring system, transportation and installation of the Gjøa Semi.
In all honesty it was amazing that Michele Colenso, the owner of the magnificent cruising yacht Capriccio of Rhu, completed the 2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart. Diagnosed with breast cancer mid way through a round the world cruise, Michele decided that she would enter the race, chemo and radiotherapy notwi
These latest orders mark a significant milestone in the success of the joint venture company Wärtsilä CME Zhenjiang Propeller. The propeller manufacturer and joint-venture company Wärtsilä CME Zhenjiang Propeller Co Ltd signed contracts in November to deliver a total of 72 fixed pitch propellers (FP
The wrangling over the 2008 European Union fishing quotas lasted through the night and resulted in a deal that was met with caution by delegates. In the end, fishermen were left with an 18% cut to the number of days they are allowed to fish off the west coast of Scotland, a 10% cut to […]
Royal Navy sailors have returned to their Devonport base for Christmas. About 400 people welcomed the HMS Portland warship back after a six and a half month deployment to the Caribbean and North Atlantic.
The Dutch Department of Public Works and Water Management has awarded the joint-venture Van Oord Nederland – Boskalis the contract to carry out maintenance dredging in the rivers Nieuwe Maas and Waterweg. The total value of the contract is EUR 28.5 million. The contract has been awarded for a three-
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) named Cindy Cardella of Fairfield, N.J., the Godmother of its new ‘It’ Girl, Norwegian Gem, during the ship’s Christening ceremony held today in New York. Cindy was chosen by NCL and the public among five finalists vying for the Godmother crown following an online video c
Australia will send planes and a patrol ship to monitor Japanese whaling fleet near Antarctica, the government announced Wednesday. The planes and ship would collect photographic evidence for a possible legal action to halt Japan’s whaling program, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith told reporters.
South West fishermen face a £1m loss in business after a cut of 15% in the amount of Dover sole they can catch next year. Fishermen say that will mean an 80 tonne cut in landings by boats at Plymouth and Brixham.
Best known for his success in offshore racing, Michael Peters will be speaking at the 2008 Yacht Vision Symposium. His topic – “Where Green Fits in to The World of Superyachts”. Michael confesses that in winning 12 UIM World Championships, his race boats alone have consumed over 2 million gallons of
Work on a new wave of “superyachts” that will be more that 200 feet in length will likely begin in East Tennessee in February. The yachts will measure up to 225 feet and will retail in the $40 million to $70 million range, said Henry Luken, part owner of the soon-to-be Christensen Shipyards where th
The Crystic matched-performance marine products from Scott Bader Company Ltd have been exclusively specified by Alen Yachting of Istanbul for the production of their new Metaphor 68 luxury yacht. Their exciting and innovative prototype successfully combines Italian design elegance, developed by Vict
