The American cruise company Celebrity Cruises (Miami), a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., has placed a contract for a fourth large cruise ship with MEYER WERFT in Papenburg. After ordering the first ship of the Solstice class as early as in the summer of 2005, and number two and three in
Strong Northeasterly winds on the waters off Valencia have forced the Race Committee to postpone racing for the day. The wind has been between 20 and 25 knots all day, and the Race Committee considered the sea state off Port America’s Cup (with waves up to two metres) such that it could cause damage
The Race Committee has raised a postponement flag at the regatta office, holding the two semi finalists ashore this morning. Desafío Español’s ESP 97 and Emirates Team New Zealand’s NZL 92 will remain at their bases for now.
Desafío Español 2007 continues to hold on to hope in its Semi Final series against the top ranked challenger Emirates Team New Zealand. A win by the Spanish on Sunday brought the scoreline to 4-2. The Kiwis need one more win to advance to the FInal, while Karol Jablonski’s Spanish squad is fighting
British Nuclear Group has awarded the ACKtiv Nuclear Joint Venture (JV) – consisting of Aker Kvaerner, Atkins and Carillion – a further contract to support decommissioning at the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond, located at the Sellafield nuclear licensed site in the UK. ACKtiv Nuclear is to pro
Oceanteam Power & Umbilical ASA announced today that it had accepted an LOI agreement with ABB for Cable Installation Services associated with the 244km BritNed Interconnector between the Isle of Grain in the United Kingdom and Maasvlakte, The Netherlands, due for installation in 2009 and 2010.
Oceanteam Power & Umbilical ASA announced today that under co-operation agreement with ABB published 14th March 2007, Oceanteam is the exclusive installation partner of ABB on the STATOIL GJØA development.
Technip has been awarded by BP an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, worth approximately €90 million, for the flexible pipes for the Skarv FPSO(1) located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. This contract covers flexible risers(2), flexible jumpers(3) and associated equipm
As of March, the new XAS 746 Cd compressor is replacing Atlas Copco’s former XASE 745 Gd model. To help customers reduce their operating costs, Atlas Copco applied more efficient compressor screw elements, allowing the new model to deliver the same compressed air output with a smaller engine and in
A cargo ship carrying food for poor Somalis refused to leave Kenya yesterday because of rampant piracy, and the U.S. Navy warned vessels to stay clear of Somalia’s lawless waters.
An obese American tourist who fell ill on a cruise ship had to be carried off by helicopter. The man, who weighs 32 stone (203kg), was on board a luxury five star cruise ship anchored in the Firth of Forth when he suffered gastric problems.
Work to prevent a former minesweeper capsizing has begun in Teesside. The TS Kellington, moored off Stockton’s riverside, is in such a dilapidated condition that is in danger of sinking, a local MP said.
Autoship Systems Corporation is pleased to announce it’s 400th installation of Autoload, their onboard stability software. Autoload is a type approved stability and longitudinal strength loading instrument software. Used around the world, the program is installed on virtually every type of vessel in
On May 22nd 2007, a 16,400dwt petroleum/chemical carrier built for Norway STENERSEN was off the third product line in Jiangnan Changxing shipbuilding base, which therefore indicated the actual start of the shipbuilding in Changxing base. A big buoyancy tank in 210meters long 30meters wide and 4.5 me
