Once again, the beautiful village of the South of France, that is proudly described by the locals as the most famous village of the World, offered a magic regatta to the over 270 participants of the Voiles the Saint Tropez, that traditionally ends the Mediterranean racing season. This unique rendezv
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An adventurer has set sail on the English Channel to complete a 13-year human-powered journey around the world. Jason Lewis, from Askerswell, Dorset, set off from Cape Grisnez, near Calais, on Sunday in his wooden 26ft (8m) pedal boat Moksha on the final leg.
The Ministry of Defence has denied claims the number of Royal Navy ships could be cut due to budget pressures. Navy cutbacks are being considered after the Treasury imposed tight budgets on the Ministry of Defence.
The body of a cruise ship passenger has been found in the Solent. The 67-year-old woman, who has not been named, was reported missing by her husband from the P&O Oceana early on Sunday morning.
MUMBAI: After engineering giant L&T, India’s largest shipping company Shipping Corporation of India has jumped into the fray for setting up world-class shipbuilding yards that will build vessels up to 3.20 lakh dead weight tonnes capacity.
The world’s largest container shipping line — the Maersk Line — pressed into service the largest container ship Emma Maersk in September 2006. At 1,58,000 DWT, a length of 397 m, width of 56.4 m and loaded capacity of 11,000 TEU, this was one of the eight ships ordered at one stroke. Eyebrows were r
Maritime School of the West Indies (MSWI) will commence its first Standard Training, Certification and Watch-Keeping course here on October 8 is very heartening indeed. The school also offers a new Mega Yacht Stewardess course and a RHIB (rigid hull inflatable boat) course, a Captain’s course, and a
‘Maraya’ a splendid 54-metre mega-yacht, slid into the water last September, with more than 1000 people in hand to watch the stirring ceremony held for the launching of the majestic steel and aluminium ship, hull number 121 of the CRN shipyard, an event opened, in keeping with the tradition, to the
Guangzhou South China Oceangate Container Terminal will serve booming South China trade 4.2 million TEU terminal expands presence in high growth market. Guangzhou, China – APM Terminals celebrated the grand opening of the Guangzhou South China Oceangate Container Terminal together with Guangzhou Por
General Dynamics Electric Boat has received a $6 million award under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement from the U.S. Navy to perform maintenance and repair work on nuclear submarines at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
China will build its own deep water oil exploration fleet in three to four years. The fleet will be able to work in deep waters all over the world, except for the north pole.
The Korean government decided to step up development of a WIG ship, or Wing in Ground ship, at a ministers’ conference on science and technology on Thursday. The WIG ship, dubbed a flying boat, is essentially an airplane that flies just above the surface of the sea.
Although operating a fast-ferry service from Sicily to Gozo will have a high economic return in the long run, it will be very difficult to find an operator to start it off due to the high risks involved in the venture, the results of a feasibility study have found.
