A jellyfish invasion has wiped out Northern Ireland’s only salmon farm, killing more than 100,000 fish. A Northern Salmon spokesman said last week’s attack could cost more than £1m.
A rare eel-like fish has been found in an Isle of Man stream. Once extinct in UK rivers, but now having a resurgence, the lampreys were last recorded on the island in 1981 in the Sulby river.
Wärtsilä Corporation today officially opened a new engine and propeller workshop in Cape Town, South Africa. From this workshop, Wärtsilä provides the full range of services to the owners and operators of ships and power plants with both two- and four-stroke engines. The new workshop includes an eng
Multi-billion dollar projects in the Middle East oil and gas industry are driving developments in the design and operation of the workhorses of the sea, according to industry experts. A growing demand for workboats of all sizes is also being stimulated by mega-dollar port and reclamation schemes tak
Island Global Yachting (IGY), one of the world’s premier owners, developers and managers of luxury marinas and yachting lifestyle destinations and Nautical Center Prgin (NCP), one of Croatia’s leading marine industry companies, announced today a joint venture to develop Croatia’s first dedicated meg
The Yangtze River authorities have begun dredging silt along China’s longest waterway a week earlier than last year as silting in the river becomes more serious. Five dredgers, one more than last year, have been employed to scoop up the silt in three sites along the middle reaches of the river as op
Fishing quotas are getting tighter, fishermen are considering their futures and scientists say further cuts to catches of species such as cod are needed to help numbers recover.
A megayacht owner already has the biggest and baddest boat around. What else could he or she want after buying the fastest and most technologically advanced vessel? A submarine? Like any other fine piece of machinery, the numerous pictures end up in glossy coffee table books.
Petrobras announces that vessel-platform FPSO Cidade de Vitória has been put online, marking the inauguration of Module II of the development of the Golfinho Field, in the Espírito Santo Sea. Initially, the FPSO Cidade de Vitória will produce approximately 20,000 barrels per day of light oil (28° AP
Rising oil prices, coupled with the strong value of the local currency against the U.S. dollar, are taking a toll on the economy, casting a pall over a number of exporters. However, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHIG), which consists of Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and Hyundai S
Norwegian ship and port equipment supplier TTS Marine ASA said on Tuesday (20 November) that its German subsidiary TTS-LMG Marine Cranes GmbH has landed a NOK240m contract from Jinse Shipbuilding Co Ltd in Korea. The order covers 30-ton ship cranes for 31 vessels. Each vessel has four cranes.
The French navy has escorted two ships carrying food aid to Somalia to deter possible attacks from pirates. The waters off the war-torn country are among the most dangerous in the world – 26 ships, including three carrying food aid, have been attacked this year.
Australia’s maritime safety bureau allowed a foreign container ship leaking a highly combustible gas to travel through the Great Barrier Reef, an investigation has found. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its findings into the journey of the Kota Pahlawan through the Great B
The Canadian city of Quebec wants to get hold of part of the wreckage of a wooden sailing ship submerged off the north Wales coast for 101 years. The vessel, the City of Ottawa, has been laid up on a sandbar in Rhyl’s Foryd harbour since 1906, where it was taken to be broken up.
