Churchill has welcomed its first shipment from Russia, marking the first manifestation of the Arctic Bridge trade route that the northern Manitoba port has been working on for some time.
Cargotec’s President and CEO Mikael Mäkinen: ‘The value of orders received during the third quarter exceeded a record level of 1 billion euros. It is a signal on one hand of healthy market activity and on another hand of our success in product development and in expansion of our global market presen
Panama’s busiest Caribbean port is to push ahead with a $210 million expansion project to help it deal with ever-bigger commercial vessels, the government said on Wednesday. Panama’s Maritime Authority said it will transfer control of more that 1.2 million square meters of land to the Manzanillo Int
Bluefin tuna may just be the coolest fish on the planet. They are big – in fact huge, the biggest weighing more than 800kg and attaining 3m in length.
The skipper of a treasure-hunting boat intercepted by a Spanish warship this week in a dispute over gold and silver from a sunken galleon has been bailed. Sterling Vorus, the American captain of the Odyssey Explorer, was released by a judge in Algeciras, southern Spain.
Professor Martin Landrø (48) has been awarded StatoilHydro’s 2007 researcher prize for his work in four-dimensional seismology, popularly called 4-D seismic. ‘Prof Landrø is one of the pioneers in the development and use of 4-D seismic for monitoring oil and gas production from our reservoirs,’ says
VAALCO Energy, Inc. today announced that it had entered into an agreement with Tinworth Pte. Ltd. regarding the FPSO ‘Petroleo Nautipa’. The FPSO operates within the Etame Marin concession offshore Gabon. The new agreement allows the consortium to increase oil production beyond the current contractu
The 12th annual Azimut Yachts Dealers’ Meeting took place in Lucca, Italy, on the 3rd and 4th of October 2007. This meeting represents the most important moment in the annual activities between Azimut Yachts and their worldwide dealers
By the time Helios completes her six-month refit January 31, the stately 194 ft. Oceanco will be ready for her close-up. For now, the yacht’s once-classic European styling has been stripped away, to be replaced with a far more glamorous, sexy look. Think Nikki Beach meets LA style.
During the Europort Maritime exhibition, which will take place from 6 until 9 November in Ahoy Rotterdam, Van der Velden® Marine Systems will release her new DOLPHIN XR manoeuvring system, for which the first orders have already been placed. In view of the enormous success of the DOLPHIN manoeuvring
This time last night only 41 of the 70 yachts on the entry-list for the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2007 had completed their formalities. At 4.00pm today that number stood at 55 with more expected, a whole host of yachts arriving during Thursday making the most of the improved conditions. In place of the
Plans to scrap so-called US ‘ghost ships’ on Teesside will be considered at the end of October. Earlier this month, Hartlepool Council deferred its decision over Able UK’s proposals to upgrade its Graythorp yard for decommissioning vessels.
Atlas Copco Compressor Technique has decided to merge its customer service and spare parts operations into a dedicated service division. The step, which is part of the Group’s strategy to strengthen its aftermarket offering, will support the growth and profitability of the business area.
Delta Oil and Gas, Inc, (OTC:BB – DOIG) is pleased to announce that the operator of its Oklahoma properties has advised Delta that they will be setting production casing for three wells drilled as part of it ‘2006-03’ drilling program with Ranken Energy.
