SBM Offshore N.V. is pleased to announce that the Company has recently received a number of Orders and Letters of Intent in both the lease and the turnkey supply segments of its activities.
A ferry company has appointed a new captain after the previous one was sacked when his boat collided with another ferry in Jersey’s harbour. An investigation found the performance of the captain was not satisfactory after the HD ferry collided with Condor Ferries’ Commodore Goodwill.
A multi-million pound extension to the Cairnryan ferry terminal has been given the green light. It is part of a joint venture between P&O and Stena Line to develop shared port facilities for Irish Sea services.
Atlas Copco AB today completed the purchase of Dynapac AB, a leading supplier of compaction and paving equipment for the road construction market.
IHC Holland Merwede is delighted to announce that the Group has gained new orders during the last three months to the value of € 650 million. In spite of this increase in outstanding orders, there is still slipway capacity for custom built ships available for 2009. Building capacity for standard dre
After the recent merger with Sealift Ltd, the OTC listed company, the new heavy lift vessel “Transporter” joins the fleet of Dockwise. The Transporter is the first of a series of 6 vessels to be converted from single hull tankers into heavy lift vessels. These 6 new vessels, the last one currently s
TORONTO (CP) – The Vancouver company that hopes to reel in buried treasure from the ocean floor is a step closer to its goal of starting a gold rush in the deep blue sea. Nautilus Minerals (TSXV: NUS) says it is on track to launch its deep-sea copper and gold mining project in the waters […]
The newly formed, Dubai-based shipping company Eastern Echo is building four ships of the ULSTEIN SX124 design. These will be the first seismic vessels of Ulstein design and will be built with the ULSTEIN X-BOW®. In total, five shipowners have chosen this new bow concept.
Cargotec Corporation has made an agreement to acquire Balti ES, a steel structure and component manufacturer based in Narva, Estonia. Balti ES is today owned by Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd., a subsidiary of the A.P. Moller–Mærsk Group. The company supports the growing component needs of both Cargotec’
Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd. (Odense Staalskibsværft A/S) today announces the sale of Balti ES Ltd., a manufacturer of metal components based in Narva, Estonia, to Cargotec Corporation, Finland. The final company transfer is expected to take place within 1-2 months.
The go-ahead has been given to plans for a £1.5bn superport in Essex. The London Gateway container port and business park will be built on the former Shell oil refinery site at Shell Haven in the Thames Estuary, Thurrock.
SHIPPING channels in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are to be dredged as the water falls to its lowest level in 20 years. Authorities have withdrawn a large silt dredger from a north China offshore construction site to dredge channels at Heishazhou (Blacksand Shoal), 40 kilometers
Magne Morken, Managing Director of the Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA, pushed the button of the computer-controlled plasma torch for the steel construction of the fourth gas tanker out of a series of four. Cutting of the first steel plate marks the start of the production process of the new
Gulfport, Mississippi – May 15th, 2007 – Trinity announced recently, they are well under-construction with a 164ft. (49.9 m), 28ft. (8.5m) beam, aluminum tri-deck motoryacht to be named MINE GAMES. Designed and built by Trinity Yachts, she will have an interior design by Patrick Knowles, who is desi
