Launched in July 2006, the Maltese Falcon superyacht, owned by wealthy former Hewlett-Packard principal Tom Perkins, captures a lot of “firsts.” It is one of the largest privately owned vessels in the world and arguably the most technologically advanced sailing yacht — at launch, the 87.5m/289-ft, t
Besides cutting pollution and speeding shipping, dredging will benefit tourism and residential developments along the river. It could also permit the servicing of mega-yachts — the 80-foot-plus vessels that Miami seeks to attract with developments such as mega-yacht docking at a planned hotel comple
Technip has successfully completed the world’s first open sea catamaran floatover(1) topsides(2) installation on the deepwater Kikeh Spar(3), on behalf of Murphy Sabah Oil Co. Ltd. and their partner Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, for the Kikeh field development offshore Malaysia.
More than 300 people are thought to have caught a highly infectious virus on the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship. The Norovirus, a vomiting and diarrhoea bug, is common in cruise ships, hospitals and prisons.
Ocean Tankers Holdings Public Company Limited has increased its fleet to four ships with the delivery of tanker M/T Montauk on 24/1/2007 in Japan, local time 3.30. M/T Montauk has been renamed to M/T Kalia and has already hoisted the Cypriot flag.
Gulf Craft Inc, the Middle East’s largest yacht builder, is this year’s biggest Middle Eastern exhibitor at the world’s number one international boat and yacht show. Gulf Craft, marked its presence at Düsseldorf 2007 by exhibiting its Majesty 50 and Majesty 66 models for the first time in Germany. O
Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT), the world’s only float-on/float-off yacht transport service, is ringing in the 2007 New Year with two new ports of call: Stockholm, Sweden and Freeport, Bahamas. The destinations embellish the Ft. Lauderdale-based shipping company’s many route offerings on its regular
Norberto Ferretti, Ferretti Group Chairman and founder, and his seasoned, unified management team have increased the stake in Ferretti S.p.A. capital to 40%. Ferretti S.p.a. is parent company of the Ferretti Group, one of the top companies in the world within the sphere of designing and manufacturin
A new slick has been formed from oil leaked from the stricken MSC Napoli as concerns grow for local wildlife. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the slick was several kilometres long and 30 metres wide and was formed from oil leaked from the ship on Tuesday.
Thousands of people watched as the Royal Navy’s latest warship was launched on the River Clyde. HMS Dauntless, one of a new generation of warships, was officially launched at the BAE Systems shipyard in Govan in the south of Glasgow.
Tidewater Inc. announced today third quarter net earnings for the period ended December 31, 2006, of $93.4 million, or $1.67 per common share, on revenues of $287.9 million. Included in the current quarter’s net earnings is a pre-tax financial gain of $6.0 million ($3.7 million after tax, or $0.07 p
Höegh Autoliners and A.P. Moller – Maersk through its subsidiary Maersk Shipping Singapore have today agreed that effective from 1 February 2007, they will enter into cooperation with their respective fleets of car carriers. The cooperation will commercially operate the combined fleet of about 67 ve
Just days after a Cypriot cargo ship ran aground off Latvia’s northwestern coast, another small cargo ship ran into problems, though this time due to the negligence of its captain and crew. On Jan. 21, the Malta-registered Nijord, a small cargo vessel, ran aground at about 11 p.m. despite warnings f
Maersk Contractors has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract to deliver a spare riser for their ongoing semi-submersible drilling rig building programme. The spare riser comes in addition to orders received in 2005 and 2006 for three complete riser systems to be delivered from 2008 to 2010. All risers ar
