Containers bound for Kenya and Uganda take the longest period at the Mombasa port container terminal, contributing heavily to congestion, a recent study carried out the by the Kenya Ports Authority shows. In the sample, Kenya had 3,620 containers that accounted for 60.5 per cent of the sample, and y
A historic tall ship has gone on sale with a price tag of £3.5m because its Devon owner cannot afford to keep it. The Kathleen & May is believed to be Britain’s last remaining wooden triple-mast trading schooner and recently underwent a £2m rebuild.
On home waters in Cowes, Isle of Wight, the Greenhalgh brothers, Rob and Peter, joined by Justin Slattery and James Grant, pulled off another victory with some spectacular sailing to strengthen their domination of the iShares Cup in the Extreme 40s (3-5 August).
On Monday the 16th of July Half Tide Marine Pty Ltd, Hay Point, QLD Australia took delivery of the Damen ASD Tug 3111, named Kolijo. The new tug will operate at the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) in Hay Point.
A captain has been charged with being drunk in charge of a cargo vessel which crashed into a North Sea gas platform. Zbigniew Karkowski, 56, was arrested after the Jork hit the unmanned Echo platform 40 miles (64km) off the Norfolk coast on Saturday.
The secrets of the bluefin tuna’s migration have been unlocked by one of the most comprehensive studies of the giant fish, say scientists. Researchers believe two separate populations of the fish share feeding sites in the Atlantic before heading to opposite sides of the ocean to breed.
Crayfish, eels and roach have all been targeted in four incidents of illegal fishing in Kent in the past fortnight. The Environment Agency said alert members of the public had twice notified its officers of the unlicensed activity.
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Two divers who went missing in St Ives have been found by a fishing trawler. The pair, both experienced divers, were reported missing at 1300 BST on Saturday after failing to resurface.
Jan De Nul Group finalises current investment program 2007 – 2010 by placing two major orders amounting to 400 mln Euro. The Jan De Nul Group has placed orders for the construction of two major vessels: Today a contract was signed with Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, Croatia for the construction of a thir
At least three people have been killed after Nigerian gunmen attacked two boats travelling between an oil terminal and the troubled Niger Delta. Security sources told the BBC the militants had used the gun from a navy boat they had recently destroyed mounted on their own vessel.
A search has been launched on a Western Isles sea loch following reports that a boat carrying 13 children and an instructor has overturned. One person has been reported missing following an incident on Lochcarnan on South Uist.
Shell Petroleum N.V. and Shell Petroleum Company (‘Shell’) have today signed a Share Purchase Agreement with EESU Holding GmbH, a company wholly owned by EVN AG, E.ON Ruhrgas E&P GmbH, Salzburg AG and Steirische Gas-Wärme GmbH, for the sale of EP Holding GmBH (EPH), its sole asset being Shell’s 25%
The Tordis subsea production facility left the Grenland Group’s Tønsberg yard, eastern Norway, on Friday 3 August. Next week, it will meet the crane vessel which will install the facility on the seabed at the North Sea’s Tordis field.
