The first of 72 blocks of the new 122,000-gt passenger cruise vessel “Celebrity Solstice” for Celebrity Cruises (Miami, USA) was laid in the roofed-over building dock II at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg (Germany).
Two Clyde shipyards contribute more than £238m to the economy and support about 4,500 jobs, according to an independent study. Research was carried out into the economic impact of BAE Systems Govan and Scotstoun on the Scottish economy.
Knightsbridge Tankers Limited (“Knightsbridge” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a new time charter agreement for the very large crude carrier, (“VLCC”) MT Mayfair. The ship is currently trading in the spot market, and will commence the new time charter employment dir
ABG Shipyard Ltd has announced that the Company is launching a Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) for the Indian Coast Guard. The Company which has been mandated with building three pollution Control Vessels (PCV) by Indian Coast Guard, launched the first of the series yard 221.
China’s No. 1 steelmaker Shanghai Baosteel Group has formed a joint venture with China State Shipbuilding Corp. to operate a 10 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) civilian shipyard on the Yangtze River.
THE Ship & Port 2007, an exhibition of international ship building, ports and maritime technology for the Middle East and Asia, was opened at the Qatar International Exhibition Centre (QIEC) yesterday.
The cruise industry is going in two different directions: big ships for the masses and small ships for the wealthy. Port Canaveral — already one of the world’s busiest cruise ports — is mainly setting its sights on the big ships, with a $40 million-plus plan to widen the port’s western turning basin
Two cargo ships collided in the East China Sea, killing at least eight people, state media reported Monday. Twelve sailors were rescued while another nine were still missing from the weekend collision.
Golden Ocean Group Limited (“Golden Ocean” or the “Company”) is pleased to advise that the Company has acquired four plus two optional newbuilding contracts at Pipavav Shipyard in India. The vessels of 75,000 dwt, which will be strengthened for ice trading, will be delivered during 2009 and the agre
Sri Lanka’s navy on Sunday sank a cargo vessel believed to be smuggling weapons for Tamil Tiger rebels, the defence ministry said.
It is May 1823, Cheesman Henry Binstead is onboard the Portsmouth-based HMS Owen Glendower. With the West Africa squadron, the 26-year-old midshipman is on one of the Royal Navy’s fleet of ships tasked to stop the trade of slaves, in the wake of laws to abolish the transatlantic trade.
The gaff cutter Jenny Wren, launched in the 1890s and probably the oldest yacht in Australia still racing (albeit occasionally), yesterday won her division of the Sydney Harbour Bridge 75th Anniversary Regatta.
Some 2,423 tonnes of food bound for conflict-ridden Somalia is stuck at Tanzania’s port of Dar es Salaam with shippers continuing to give the country a wide berth as a result of rising cases of piracy.
David Ross only has to consummate two or three deals a year to keep his Burger Boat Company’s 500 employees busy. But with its custom-built luxury yachts costing upwards of $20 million, there is a relatively limited number of potential customers who can afford one.
