The crew of the Taharoa Express were today making progress to right the listing vessel, but the operation would take time, Maritime New Zealand said. The 275m-long ironsand carrier has been anchored in Tasman Bay for four days after its load shifted in heavy seas near Cape Egmont early on Friday.
An attempt to refloat the stranded bulk carrier Pasha Bulker, which is stuck off a beach near Newcastle, has been postponed until Thursday evening. Ports Minister Joe Tripodi said he had been advised the salvage operation had been pushed back by 24 hours because equipment on the ship’s deck would no
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd in Korea successfully tested a 14-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex96C common-rail low-speed engine on 29 May in its Ulsan engine works. The 14-cylinder RT-flex96C is the world’s most powerful diesel engine in production. It develops 80,080 kW (108,920 bhp) at 102 rpm. The of
More than 90 percent of world trade is conducted through sea shipping, making shipbuilding one of the fastest growing industries in the recent boom in global trade, which has grown on average by more than 5 percent annually. As a natural consequence of Turkey being a peninsula located at a strategic
New Zealand has tied the score in the America’s Cup Match at 1-1. A team needs five wins to claim the America’s Cup, so the Match is now a ‘first to four’ event. For Alinghi, it’s the Swiss team’s first loss in an America’s Cup Match – their record is now 6-1.
Statoil announced today it has received final approval of the acquisition of North American Oil Sands Corporation (NAOSC) from the Minister of Industry under the Investment Canada Act.
The collision between a Seattle-based fishing vessel and a cruise ship in southeast Alaska early Monday that crippled the seiner is under investigation, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. The Adirondack, a 58-foot salmon boat, was dead in the water after the crash disabled its steering system, said Pe
A warning from a retired Hinton construction expert has been sent to Newcastle Port Authority that its plan to drag the stranded Pasha Bulker from the sands of Nobby’s Beach on Thursday could break the ship’s back.
During the 17th annual Showboats International awards dinner and presentation, held at the Sporting Club of Monte-Carlo, the editor in chief of the magazine, Jill Bobrow, and the publisher, Gary de Santis, presented the award to Esense’s design team (Bill Tripp, the naval architect, and Odile Decq ,
Emirates Team New Zealand earned an incredible win in Race Three of the 32nd America’s Cup to take a 2-1 lead in the Match. The Kiwis came from behind on the final run to overtake Alinghi and win the race by 25 seconds.
Emirates Team New Zealand won its second consecutive race in the 32nd America’s Cup Match, beating Alinghi by 25 seconds in a thrilling race that will go down in the books as one of the most exciting matches in Cup history.
Aberdeen Harbour’s contribution to the economy of North-east Scotland exceeds £400 million in a year, according to a new report, published today (26 June, 2007). The impact on Aberdeen City and Shire has been calculated at £420 million in 2006, a year of record activity at the port.
At BARKMEIJER SHIPYARDS, on Wednesday the 20th of June 2007 the thirteenth ship out of the successful serie of 4500-DWT general cargo vessels has been delivered to her new owners, Arklow Shipping Ltd. After the succesfull sea trials on Tuesday the 19th of June 2007 the ‘Arklow Raven’ is handed over
Six Indonesians armed with parangs (machetes) and pistols sneaked on board a vessel and robbed eight crewmen of their belongings and cash, resulting in some RM25,000 worth of losses. The ship Mujur Samudra was docking near Pulau Lima here while on its way to Vietnam at 9.45pm on Saturday when eight
