A boat carrying about 40 people has capsized in a river in western Nepal, near the Indian border. Three people are known to have drowned and 25 are missing after the accident in Banke district, police say.
A new trust has been set up by the oil, gas and fishing industries to help keep fishermen safe in UK waters. The Fisheries Legacy Trust Company (FLTC) will gather up-to-date information on all offshore industry-related seabed hazards.
China will implement a shipbuilding license system, as stipulated by a draft of the Shipbuilding License Management Law. The Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense published the draft rules yesterday, seeking public comment, the Shanghai Securities News reported today.
Luxury yachts and boats have quite often been featured in James Bond movies, and one of the most famous examples of them was Adnan Kashoggi’s ‘ Nabila’ , named after his daughter, which doubled for the ‘ Flying Saucer’ in the Kevin McClory produced Bond movie Never Say Never Again.
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise vacation company, and Orizonia Corporacion, Spain’s largest travel company, today announced that they have finalized the agreements for a previously announced multi-ship cruise brand serving the Spanish market.
The former Pirates of the Caribbean Volvo Open 70 is setting sail for St Petersburg as part of a promotional tour for the Russian entry in the 2008-09 race. Austrian Andreas Hanakamp, the Russian campaign skipper, will be at the helm when the boat leaves Gosport, England on Thursday.
After ‘ Eclipse’, a huge 167 mt yacht with two helipads, a cinema, a swimming pool and a crew of over 50 men, at the cheap price of EUR 300 million, the Russian magnate Roman Abramovich, also known for being the owner of the English football team Chelsea, adds another means of transport to his [&hel
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE: GNK) today announced that it has reached an agreement to enter into a time charter for two vessels it has recently agreed to acquire. The Genco Constantine, a Capesize newbuilding, is scheduled to be on charter with Cargill International S.A. for 54 to 62 mont
Sunseeker Charters will be showing off the new Sunseeker 37M at the Southampton Boat Show, the second model off the line after the model was launched at London earlier this year. Sunseeker Charters are central charter agent for the Trideck, called M4.
Pirate-film lovers are being invited to raise funds to help restore the fire-damaged Cutty Sark by taking a tour on board a replica of HMS Bounty. The Bounty was built for the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty and has also featured in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest.
The company buys Fujian-based Titan Quanzhou Shipyard for $170 million from its controlling shareholder. Titan Petrochemicals Group has completed the acquisition of a shipyard from its controlling shareholder as it continues its quest to reduce exposure to the volatile oil shipment business and beco
Shell Eastern LNG (Shell) and PetroChina International Company Limited (PetroChina) have concluded a binding Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the long-term supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with the primary source being the Gorgon project in Western Australia. The HoA constitutes a milestone in the
Spirit Yachts, of Ipswich, has launched its first yacht of over 30 metres, the 100 foot sloop Gaia, which is now undergoing sea trials, prior to its official launch at the Southampton boat show.
The Panama canal is being made wider. An explosive ceremony marked the start of a 3.8 billion euro project, which will allow the world’s increasingly huge cargo ships to take the short cut between the Atlantic and the Pacific.
