The product tanker Stena Poseidon has been delivered from Brodosplit Shipyard in Split. The Stena Poseidon is jointly owned by Concordia Maritime and Neste Oil on a 50-50 basis and Neste Oil has chartered the vessel for 10 years.
The second edition of Ship & Port, a premium international ship building, port and marine technology exhibition for the Middle East and Asia, will be held in Doha in March this year.
Hiab, the business area providing load handling solutions within Cargotec, has signed an agreement of intent to acquire the sales, service and installation operations of its distributor Berger in four Eastern European countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. These operations consist
ENSCO International Incorporated (NYSE:ESV) announced today that its Contract Status of Offshore Rig Fleet Report has been updated as of January 16, 2007. The Report is available on the Company’s website at https://www.enscous.com and can be accessed from the home page by clicking on “Rig Contract S
ABG Shipyard, the largest private sector shipyard in the country, has bagged Rs 1,030.50 crore (229 million dollars) order from Singapore-based Pacific First Shipping Pte for supply of 12 vessels. In a communique to the Bombay Stock Exchange, ABG Shipyard said that the order is for construction of n
A $20 million contract has been awarded for major dredging works in Port Kembla’s Inner Harbour. The dredging will remove large quantities of material from the port, making way for its expansion.
The ship is the last of the four of Yang Ming’s advanced, highly automated 8.204-TEU vessels scheduled for deployment on the Asia-Europe route. Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp, the nation’s second largest shipping company, unveiled its newest container ship which has a loading capacity of 8,204 twen
-The largest production output recorded in 29 years, six times larger than entire domestic power plant capacity -Sales goal of 2trillion by 2009, World’s third major electric equipment provider by 2010 On January 17, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announced that with the completion of an 820MVA tran
The Bach Dang Shipyard on Jan 16 handed over the 10,500-tonne freighter, named Sun Spirits to the Japanese NOMA Marine Transport Company (NOMA). The 110m long, 18.8m wide and 13m high freighter, equipped with a 3,400 kW engine manufactured by Mitsubishi, was the second ship of its size built by the
Calling all Bond fans! The 60th Annual Seattle Boat Show, which takes place January 25-February 3 at Qwest Field Event Center and South Lake Union, is giving attendees the chance to see four authentic super spy vessels straight out of 007 films. The Show’s first-ever Boats of Bond Exhibit includes b
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has restarted the Five Oceans race in Fremantle three days behind the rest of the competitors after a broken autopilot. The 67-year-old had to stay in port for a statutory 48 hours while his team resolved the wiring problem.
Merrill-Stevens vice president Mark Bailey said his firm plans to build a $55 million facility to repair 250-foot mega yachts once dredging is complete. But if dredging dies, so does the mega-yacht project, Mr. Bailey said, because the shipping channel is too shallow to handle big recreational boats
An increase in jellyfish could seriously impact on future fish stocks, a Devon professor has warned. Martin Attrill, from the University of Plymouth’s Marine Institute, said climate change is having an affect on the ecosystems of the open sea.
Winter storms have led to jobs losses in the fishing industry in the Western Isles. Few shellfish have been landed during three months of severe weather, meaning that processors trying to retain their skilled staff are losing money.
