Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola (Sonangol E.P.) and Total E&P Angola, a wholly owned subsidiary of Total, announce a new oil discovery with the sixth exploration well named Salsa-1, drilled on Block 32 in the ultra deep waters of the Angolan offshore. Drilled in a water depth of 1,806 m
Samsung Heavy Industries, the world’s third-largest shipyard, said Tuesday that orders this year for its vessels and offshore platforms may fall as much as 21 percent as demand weakens from three consecutive years of records.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering will establish a joint venture company in Nigeria. The firm said Tuesday it will build a shipping company, tentatively named NIDAS (Nigeria Daewoo Shipping) with a capital base of US$10 million, holding 49 percent of its shares.
The new year of 2007 promises to be a good one for the cruise industry, with several new ships set to be launched. One of these is the Norwegian Coastal Voyage (NCV) expedition ship the MS Fram. NCV has announced that Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway has agreed to be godmother
ABG Shipyard Ltd has announced that the Company has secured a repeat order, from Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd (GACL) for construction of 1 No. Self Loading & Unloading vessel of 4000 DWT Bulk Cements Carrier at a price of USD 9.90 Mio. Approximately.
At least six whales have died since July as a result of digging under the sea to create a shipping route off India’s southern coast, proving that the controversial plan hurts the environment, activists said. The digging or dredging is part of the $560-million Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project which w
Super Maxi Wild Oats Eleven has become the first yacht to complete the Sydney to Hobart and the Pittwater to Coffs Harbour race double. After sailing straight back from Hobart, the back-to-back line honours winner set the pace in the 226-nautical mile race.
A cargo ship loaded with fuel oil has been refloated after running aground in the Pentland Firth. The Sunna, which has seven crew, got into difficulties on the island of Swona, Orkney, at 0500 GMT.
Umm Al Quwain Marina incorporates residential, retail and recreational facilities, sport and yacht clubs, waterfront resorts, boutique hotels, schools, community centers, open beaches, and landscapes with parks and trails. “Developed as part of an agreement with the Umm Al Quwain Government, the 200
Flagstone Property Group is set to begin building Island Gardens, one of the largest waterfront developments in the world to be located on Watson Island. Surrounded by 360 degree views of Biscayne Bay and the Miami skyline, the $575-million project will integrate a super-yacht harbor, a luxury hotel
A stricken cargo vessel which ran aground near a harbour may be freed by the weekend, according to experts carrying out the recovery operation. The MV Emsland, laden with 1776 tonnes of timber, got into trouble shortly after it left the Port of Montrose, in Angus, on 29 December.
Bob Oatley’s 98 footer Wild Oats XI is just behind the race record pace 20 miles short of Port Stephens at 5pm this afternoon in the 2007 Pittwater Coffs Harbour race. She has already chewed up more 60 miles of the 228 mile course and if the breeze swings east holds into the evening the […]
Kalmar, the business area providing container handling solutions within Cargotec, has received a significant order for 247 terminal tractors from PSA Singapore Terminals, the world’s largest container transhipment hub. The delivery of the terminal tractors starts in mid-2007.
ABG Shipyard (Q, N,C,F)* said it has secured USD 9.90 million (Rs 450 million) repeat order from Gujarat Ambuja Cements (GACL) for the construction of one self loading and unloading vessel of 4000 DWT bulk cements carrier.
