Damage to the hull of one of Scotland’s most historic ships by a marine worm is not as bad as first feared. It was thought that the Toledo worm had infested the timbers of the 100-year-old Discovery in Dundee.
A Cornish skipper is appearing in court in France on charges of using illegal trawling gear and other offences.
A plan has been produced to help protect one of southern Scotland’s most threatened fish – the Atlantic salmon. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has published the guide to help safeguard the future of the “King of Fish” on the River Bladnoch in west Galloway.
Emirates Team New Zealand has qualified for the Final of the Louis Vuitton Cup. The Kiwis defeated Desafío Español 2007 on Wednesday afternoon to win their Semi Final series 5-2. The Emirates squad will face Luna Rossa Challenge in the Final beginning on 1 June.
The opening round of the inaugural iShares Cup, formerly the Volvo Extreme 40 series, starts on Lake Starnberg, near Munich, this weekend with some notable names on the entry list.
The USS Kitty Hawk, the U.S. Navy’s oldest ship in full active service, embarked on its last major maneuvers Wednesday before being decommissioned next year.
Autoship Systems Corporation (ASC) is pleased to announce their UK Dealer, Autoship Systems UK, has delivered the first 3 Autoload installations to Rolls Royce Marine & Electrical Systems for installation on board the Samudra Prahari, Samudra Paharedar and the Samudra Pavak. These Pollution Control
Salalah, Oman – 23 May 2007 –Earthrace continues its quest to break the world record for circumnavigation of the globe by a powerboat. Earthrace entered the Red Sea May 22 2007, with a Northern path towards the Suez Canal.
Johannesburg – The R8 billion container terminal at the port of Ngqura in the Eastern Cape would be open for business in 2009, run as a partnership between an international terminal operator and SA Port Operations (Sapo), Maria Ramos, Transnet’s chief executive, said yesterday.
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW), an international marine fuel logistics company that markets and physically supplies refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea, announced today that the Company has entered into an agreement to purchase the M/T Nautilus, a 1991-bu
On Monday 21 May 2007 Odense Steel Shipyard presented its latest newbuilding, an 11,000 TEU container vessel, for the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group. Mrs Gunilla Nyman, accompanied by her husband, Mr Anders Dahlvig, CEO & President, IKEA Group, honoured A.P. Moller – Maersk and the Yard by naming the ne
Following the successful building and delivery of the Damen Fast Crew Supplier 3507 (Silni), Brodospas has now ordered 2 Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) Vessels 6315. Construction will take place at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania and the delivery of both vessels is scheduled for 2009.
THE order for a fourth Astute-class nuclear submarine is a boost for Barrow’s future, says the town’s mayor. Conservative councillor Ken Williams said: ‘It is overwhelming news and another wonderful plus for Barrow.’
BAE Systems and Cummins Power Systems Inc. have signed an agreement that establishes Cummins Power Systems as a factory-authorized service center for BAE Systems’ HybriDrive® propulsion systems. Cummins will provide diagnostic services and warranty-covered repairs to the entire power train on Orion
