Inspired by a DVD production on the Huisman Built gaff schooner Borkumriff IV (2002), a very experienced sailor and marine entrepreneur visited Royal Huisman and quickly agreed a contract or the 51m gaff rigged Schooner Meteor.
Swedish politicians and pop stars joined China’s President Hu Jintao and Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf on Saturday in welcoming back a replica of the ill-fated 18th century cargo ship Gotheborg from a two-year voyage to China.
Nations have agreed to ban international trade in the one of the world’s most spectacular fish. At the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting, delegates approved a bid to end the sawfish trade.
Carnival Group has taken up an option to build a new 86,000 ton-cruise ship worth 425 million Euros for its brand Holland America Line. The ship, which will be built at Marghera shipyard for delivery in autumn 2010, will have 1,050 cabins (85% with a sea view and 67% with a private balcony), for a [
Kongsberg Maritime and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed the contract for the new Finnish Navy Mine Hunting Vessel program on 9th of May 2007. The contract has a value of 114, 8 mill. NOK and include HUGIN 1000 MR autonomous underwater vehicle, EM 710 multibeam echosounder and HIPAP 500 acoustic
The new Scottish government is to carry out a review into whether a new £20m fisheries protection vessel is needed. The previous executive had agreed to put a contract for building the boat out to tender.
A trend toward larger boats has created an international dilemma resulting in lost profits for marinas here and abroad. Multimillion-dollar “mega” and “giga” yachts – some stretching as long as 500 feet – are becoming the boat size of choice among the super wealthy. But places to park these boats ar
As you read this today, the Packer super yacht Arctic P is steaming across the Mediterranean to the south of France. Australian media spies spotted the former icebreaker, ranked 30th among the world’s biggest private yachts, in Malta earlier this week.
Another great Sunreef 62 sailing catamaran was launched yesterday. This latest member of Sunreef’s family of finely crafted yachts is a true masterwork in the classic style. Interiors of this 62-foot catamaran are finished with high-gloss American cherry offset with beautifully varnished striped Tea
The Danish crew of a cargo ship that was hijacked in international waters off the coast of Somalia is being treated well, Denmark’s Foreign Ministry said Friday.
SINGAPORE: Cosco has secured new shipbuilding contracts worth over $1.8 billion for its shipyard in Zhoushan, China. One of the contracts is to build 12 new bulk carriers of 57,000 dead weight tonnes each.
Europe’s seas are in a ‘serious state of decline’ as a result of coastal development, overfishing and pollution from agriculture, warn scientists. The continent’s regional seas will deteriorate even further unless action is taken to curb the threats, they add.
Groundbreaking for the soon-to-be world’s second-largest shipyard, to be constructed in the Yumurtalık Free Trade Zone in Adana, will take place in July of this year. Bülent Uzunsaç, board chairman of Hay Shipbuilding and Maintenance & Repairs Inc. (HGS), said their preparations were in their last s
Successful seatrials with the first Moonen 94Alu “NILO” were held mid May. All parties involved were thrilled by the way she performed. She reached a maximum speed of over 26 knots combining speed, comfort and silence into one exquisite form.
