The first Mumbai International Boat Show closed on Sunday night with impressive results for a first-time event, which ran at the Bandra-Kurala Complex in Mumbai. Exhibitors who took the plunge to support the show were overwhelmed by the visitor response which, according to show directors Malav Shrof
Saudi Aramco has announced a contract with Belgian dredging contractor Jan De Nul, to help develop the Manifa offshore oil field. Although Saudi Aramco refused to comment on the value of the deal and was uncertain of an exact start date, it has scheduled completion for 2009. The dredging works are t
Austal announces the recent multiple ferry orders are for Venetian Marketing Services Limited (VMSL). This represents ten 48 metre passenger catamaran ferries awarded following a competitive international tender process.
Technip has been awarded a contract worth approximately $150 million by Petrobras for the development of the Roncador field, located off the Brazilian coast. The Roncador P-54 project consists of eleven production and six water injection subsea wells, located at water depths down to 1,740 meters and
Dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster nv hereby announces that it has won a major energy-related contract in India. The project, which will be carried out for the Swiss based Allseas Group S.A., concerns the construction of a trench for pipelines to an offshore gas field in the Bay of Bengal.
The impressive growth of Kuwait’s waterfront developments is fuelling the biggest demand for leisure boats the country has ever seen, with local customers looking to invest in the booming market.
SHIPBUILDING giant Austal has bought the shipyard facilities of North West Bay Ships at Margate. The West Australian shipbuilder said the purchase was in order to boost its skilled workforce — and it plans to expand employment at the new site.
Holland America Line offers 30 canal sailings in 2008 including new full-transit cruises though the Panama Canal, exotic new 13- to 26-day Inca Discovery sailings, and new spring and fall departures from Tampa to highlight its 2008 canal itineraries. The premium cruise line features 13 trans-canal v
Four pirates who are part of the gang that have hijacked a United Nations-chartered cargo ship in Somali have been arrested, aid officials say.
The deck of a stricken cargo ship which has been beached off Devon has been cleared of containers.
Japan’s whaling fleet has cut short its hunt in the Antarctic after a fire two weeks ago crippled the main boat.
The family of a Nelson woman presumed drowned when the yacht she was on capsized on its way to the Cook Islands says a long-range radio could have saved her.
Twin UltraJet waterjet systems with triple station joystick control systems have been supplied by Ultra Dynamics for three 14.5m self-righting Rescue Craft being built by Arsenal Do Alfeite for the Portuguese Navy. All of the craft will be in service this year with the Institution of Rescue in Portu
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