RICHARD Lochhead, Scotland’s Environment Secretary, yesterday said there was a strong case for ruling out plans to allow oil tankers to transfer Russian crude from ship-to-ship in the Firth of Forth. He also announced his firm intention that parliament would have final say over the issue.
Seoul: South Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries Co. has won shipbuilding orders worth a total of $2.2 billion in May from companies in Germany, France, Turkey and India, Hanjin said on 25 May.
Breda (May 24, 2007) – Dockwise Yacht Transport , a group company of Dockwise, recently merged with Sealift Ltd, has christened the largest and most modern yacht carrier in the world. The vessel has been built at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China. The 687.5-foot (209 meter) Yacht Express is purpo
Statoil: A small-scale, integrated combined heat and power (CHP) station will make the Tjeldbergodden industrial complex, mid-Norway, electricity self-sufficient.
Mumbai: India’s largest private-sector shipbuilder, ABG Shipyard Ltd, has agreed to buy Vipul Shipyard Ltd, its neighbour at the Magdalla Port in Gujarat. The objective is to add capacity to build more ships in a booming global shipbuilding market.
Deuxmil (DML.L) revealed the acquisition of BA Yachts Assistance S.L. for a total consideration of GBP 450,000. According to the company, the acquisition represented a strengthening of the super yacht services supply chain of Deuxmil in Spain and the Balearics following its recent acquisition of Yac
Eimskip-CTG in Norway, has received its third newbuilt refeer vessel in 18 months. The vessel is built at Myklebust Verft AS in Norway.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), the Norwegian-based global logistics company, has been appointed as the sole logistics partner for the 2008-09 event. The deal was rubber-stamped at an official signing ceremony in Olso attended by Glenn Bourke, the Volvo Ocean Race CEO.
A small boat adrift off Malta with at least 53 migrants on board has gone missing, the UN refugee agency says. It was last spotted on Monday by Malta’s air force, which took pictures showing people apparently bailing water out of the overloaded vessel.
The impressive 82 meter yacht build number Y702 emerged on Friday 25 May 2007 from the Oceanco custom facility in Alblasserdam, The Netherlands, where she entered on 8th April 2006 to be completely fitted out, only 14 months ago.
The impressive 82 meter yacht build number Alfa Nero emerged on Friday 25 May 2007 from the Oceanco custom facility in Alblasserdam, The Netherlands, where she entered on 8th April 2006 to be completely fitted out, only 14 months ago.
One of the Royal Navy’s latest ships will be associated with Cardiff, it has been announced. HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer, is being built on the River Clyde in Scotland along with five sister ships.
The Scottish government has asked the harbour authority Forth Ports to freeze plans for ship-to-ship oil transfer in the Firth of Forth. Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead wants to hold talks with Westminster on new legislation giving ministers powers to block such proposals.
When BMW ORACLE Racing fell to Luna Rossa Challenge for the fifth time in their Semi Final on Sunday, the sailing team was eliminated from the Louis Vuitton Cup.
