A week prior to the start of the 30th Zwitserleven Round Texel Race, the organization has received 482 pre-entries. Among them the overall winners of 2006, Remco Kenbeek and Paul Brouwer with their F18 Capricorn (NED). The Swedish M20 duo Marström/Persson that took last year’s line honours after an
In the classic southwesterly sea breeze that has fueled the starts of yacht races ranging from transatlantic ocean contests to the America’s Cup, 21 boats representing six nations (Antigua, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Switzerland and the United States)answered the gun today to begin the 3,600-n
Anders Lewander, skipper of Ericsson Racing Team’s second entry in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race, has scotched any suggestion that his all-Nordic crew will be playing second fiddle to the boat with American John Kostecki at the helm.
Hong Kong: To assist owners with the challenges of building and operating ships for the booming bulk cargo trades, Det Norske Veritas conducted a half-day seminar on bulk carrier construction and operation in Hong Kong. This was the first of a series of ship-type specific seminars conducted in conju
Shell U.K. Limited (Shell) today announced that the company, along with Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited, an ExxonMobil subsidiary, intends to market their equity interests in a number of Northern North Sea assets, which include operated interests in Cormorant Alpha, Cormorant North, Tern,
A Navy ship is set to leave Norfolk today for its first-ever foreign humanitarian mission. The Baltimore-based Comfort and its crew of about 800 is expected to provide medical care to an estimated 85-thousand patients in 12 nations throughout Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Ocean Marine, the British sailing team owned by Mike Slade, today announced that ICAP – electronic interdealer broker – will sponsor the new 100ft superyacht Leopard for the forthcoming summer season.
Oceanteam Power & Umbilical ASA announced today that it has agreed main terms with the curator of Bohlen & Doyen for the purchase of the Marine Cable Installation assets of Submarine Cable & Pipe GmbH & Co. Submarine Cable & Pipe Gmbh is a subsidiary of the insolvent Bohlen & Doyen Group from Wiesmo
Repairs were started yesterday at Victoria Shipyards on a massive platform used at sea to propel commercial satellites into orbit. The Odyssey Launch Platform is undergoing repairs after a failed mission damaged the vessel in January after 20 consecutive successful launches. The platform, which is 1
When the P-52 FPU is operational, Keppel’s projects for Petrobras would have contributed over 50% of Brazil’s total oil production capacity of about 1.8 million barrels of oil per day. The consortium of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) and Technip Engenharia S/A is on track to deliver the P
Statoil and Odfjell Drilling have signed a framework agreement for developing new technology. Statoil has previously signed similar agreements with the Halliburton, Schlumberger and Baker companies regarding subsurface technology.
The development of the WIG ship, or Wing in Ground ship, which the government hoped to use as a next-generation marine transport, has stalled since the government has failed to find a private-sector partner. The WIG ship, dubbed a flying boat, is essentially an airplane that flies just above the sur
Todd Shipyards Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, has reached an agreement with J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Inc., to submit a Joint Single Proposal to build ferries for the Washington State Ferry System
One man has been found dead and another three are in hospital after hiding on board a Formula 1 powerboat being transported from Greece to Devon. They were discovered at a pay toll in France when noises were heard inside a compartment on the Negotiator boat.
