Equipment to contain an oil spill is being moved from Newcastle port to a holding area near the stranded ship Pasha Bulker as a ‘precautionary measure’ only, authorities say.
Chinese archaeologists have found an ancient sunken ship in the South China Sea laden with Ming Dynasty porcelain, the Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
MOSCOW. June 13 (Interfax-AVN) – The establishment of large shipbuilding holdings is important for Russia, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov has said.
The year 2006 was another year of high and volatile energy prices. But despite high prices, world energy consumption growth remained above average, continuing the trend of recent years. Energy use is also increasingly shifting away from OECD countries and becoming more carbon-intensive.
Chennai Port, which handled about 115,000 Hyundai cars during the 2006-07 fiscal year – 12 per cent higher than the corresponding figure for the previous year – is planning to construct a ro-ro (roll on/roll off) car terminal at a cost of US$19.64 million.
Cecon ASA (Oslo OTC: CCON). The company is pleased to announce that it has called the first of the four option Vik Sandvik VS4220 Offshore Construction Vessels. The vessel will be built with Davie Yards ASA with delivery scheduled for Q4 2009.
Cecon ASA (Oslo OTC: CCON). As part of the Cooperation Agreement with Deepflex Inc. Houston, Cecon has been contracted for installation of Deepflex flexible pipelines for a Deepflex project in West-Africa. The project involves approx 3kms of Deeflex products of up to 8” dimensions.
Oslo: Ship collisions and groundings make up a considerable percentage of major maritime accidents. By using attention zones similar to those that have been used by the aviation industry for decades, critical situations can be avoided.
Van Dam Nordia Shipyard has announced the completion of the 80′ Nordia Traditional Ketch, Ophira V. This is the third consecutive yacht built for the same owner. The first, the 57′ Nordia Cruiser Ketch Ophira III, was delivered in 1981 and followed by the 62′ Nordia World Cruising Sloop Ophira IV in
SMIT and her partner Octomar Serviços Marítimos Lda have been awarded a contract for BP’s Greater Plutonio Development, Block 18, offshore Angola.
Havila Shipping ASA announces the building of a state-of-the-art Diving Support Vessel of Havyard 858 DSV design at Havyard Leirvik. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in February 2010 and will immediately enter into a 10 year firm bareboat contract with further option periods.
Beating Luna Rossa 5-0 for the Louis Vuitton Cup has given Emirates Team New Zealand extra time that the Kiwis hadn’t been expecting in the final countdown to the America’s Cup Match. After taking some much-needed rest, the challenger has decided to spent the next few days conducting speed tests bet
Yard no. 277, the Normand Seven from Ulstein Verft, has been voted “Ship of the Year 2007″. The award was presented today by Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry Dag Terje Andersen at the Nor-Shipping trade show in Lillestrøm.
The drill ship ‘West Navigator’ operating off the Norwegian coast became in April 2007 the first vessel to be connected 24/7 on-line to Wärtsilä’s CBM (Condition-Based Maintenance) on-line service based in Vaasa, Finland.
