For the first time in more than 150 years – from June 23 to July 7, 2007 – Europe will host America’s Cup, sailing’s most prestigious event. Aficionados from around the world – some 6 million are expected – will flock to Valencia, this sunny city on Spain’s Mediterranean, to watch the world’s best y
The Rolex Sydney Hobart is more than just a yacht race; it’s an institution. Since 1945, yachts have gathered in Sydney Harbour to race the 628 nautical miles to Hobart, Tasmania. The race has a pioneering spirit much like the people of Australia and that is why hundreds of spectator boats and milli
As development operator, Statoil has signed an agreement with Transocean Offshore for drilling of production wells at the North Sea’s Gjøa field. Valid for three years, the contract is worth around USD 427 million. The deal covers drilling of 13 wells, with options for a further three. The Transocea
General Dynamics’ Electric Boat division will deliver the USS Hawaii to the Navy at its shipyard in Groton, Conn., on Friday, ahead of schedule. The Navy’s newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine could be stationed at Pearl Harbor, with a crew of 134.
Aker Kvaerner Songer Canada Ltd. in joint venture with Burns and McDonnell has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract to construct the Halton Hills Generating Station, a 683 mega watt natural gas fueled, combined cycle facility for TransCanada Corporation. Aker Kvaerner S
South Korean shipbuilders are considering increasing their imports of Chinese steel plates next year as the prices of locally-produced plates have risen, industry sources said Friday. Demand for steel plates by nine local shipbuilders is expected to reach 5.6 million tons this year, with about 2 mil
TOP Tankers Inc , announced today that it has exercised its option for two additional 50,000 dwt Product / Chemical tankers. As with the previously announced four newbuildings, all the vessels will be sister ships built by SPP Shipbuilding Co, Ltd of South Korea and are expected to be delivered duri
Operator Statoil (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) and the licensees in the Kvitebjørn field in the North Sea have decided to reduce gas and oil production temporarily to enable sound reservoir management and safe drilling operations for the wells remaining to be drilled.
Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a major contract by Northumbrian Water to provide the process requirements for the latest improvement scheme at the Bran Sands Effluent Treatment Centre. The award-winning Centre, at Teesport, treats domestic sewage together with the waste from several industrial proce
A training course for captains of megayachts over 24 metres – Convergence Navi – is also being planned in Barcelona from March 19th to 21st 2007. After the success of the three previous events, the fourth edition of Convergence will be held from February 27th to March 2nd 2007 in Naples. Convergence
Glass is firmly gaining ground in naval design, in the big sail- and motor-yachts, as the closing feature of open boats and becomes an interesting subject of research and exchange between the building and the marine industries. The subject is addressed by outstanding architects and personalities fro
Campaigners fear the impact of plans to use the Port of Ramsgate in Kent as the operating base for the world’s largest wind farm in the Thames Estuary. The government granted permission on Monday for the 341-turbine scheme off the Kent and Essex coasts along with a smaller 100-turbine project off Th
Cargotec’s MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling solutions has received orders for 84 ship cranes from China. The cranes will be delivered between 2007 and 2009 for container ships and multi-purpose vessels that will be built in different shipyards. The value of the orders is appro
On the sunny island Curacao the last two vessels out of a contract of nine were named and handed over to Oldendorff for their transshipper project in Guyana. The naming took place on the 17th of December in Caracas bay and had a typical Caribbean, relaxed and informal character.
