HUNDREDS of jobs will be created in the region after a construction consortium was chosen to build a
COSCO signed a newbuilding contract with Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd. for 32000 DWT timber vessels. A grand ceremony was held in Fuzhou for this event, plus a Christening for “COSCO WUYISHAN”. Mr. Huang Xiaojing, Governor of Fujian Province and Capt. Wei Jiafu, President and CEO of COSCO, attended
Statoil (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) have signed an agreement whereby Statoil will acquire two of Anadarko
Six giant cranes are unloading 3,000 containers of Christmas goods from a ship said to be the world’s largest container vessel. Emma Maersk – a quarter of a mile long (397m), 200ft (61.5m) high and as wide as a motorway – docked at Felixstowe, Suffolk, on Saturday evening. It is delivering 45,000 to
Yacht design takes centre stage at Seatec 2007, the international exhibition of ship- and yacht-building technology and subcontracts, due in Marina di Carrara from 1st to 3rd February. As well as Project Island, the exhibition of design firms and designers, Seatec 2007 rewards the world of design wi
The Coast Guard is searching for a man who went overboard late Saturday near the end of a week long Caribbean cruise. A passenger on the Carnival Conquest reported seeing the 42-year-old man fall from a balcony about 11 p.m. The luxury liner was about 110 miles nautical miles southeast of Sabine at
Tuesday morning 14 November METS starts with the traditional Breakfast Briefing organised by ICOMIA and METS. Keynote speaker is Mr. Paolo Vitelli, CEO and president of Azimut – Benetti. His speech is titled:
The Isle of Man’s new aircraft registry for business and private planes will provide a cheaper and more user-friendly alternative to the UK model. Timothy Mann investigates The Isle of Man will shortly launch its new aircraft register. This follows the success of the Isle of Man’s Yacht Register and
People fishing illegally on the Isle of Man are being warned they will be targeted by the island’s police force. Poachers who take fish illegally from rivers are posing a risk to the environment as the practice can rapidly deplete fish stocks in rivers.
The Rolex Middle Sea Race will again contribute to the collection of valuable data on dolphin and whale sightings along the 607 nautical mile route followed by the crews of the 68 sailing boats. With a view to promoting conservation research and awareness of these vulnerable species in the Mediterra
America’s Cup syndicate BMW Oracle Racing are on their way to Auckland, having wound up their sailing programme in Valencia. The syndicate, headed by US computer billionaire Larry Ellison, will train in Auckland from mid-November until around February. The syndicate have so far shipped one boat here
LIONEL LEMONCHOIS calls her half-boat, half-bird, and he has shown exactly why in the past week on the way to a record in the Route du Rhum solo transatlantic race that demonstrates the great leap forward in yacht technology that continues to be made. Lemonchois was due to bring Gitana 11, his 60ft
The bulk of exports from the Middle East will be carried worldwide by sea, according to an expert from one of the Caribbean’s emerging maritime centres. Speaking in advance of its regional debut at the Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) exhibition in Dubai this December, a representative of the St
A ship said to be the world’s largest container vessel has arrived in a Suffolk port to unload 45,000 tonnes of Christmas goods from China. Hundreds of spectators lined the shore to watch the Emma Maersk as it was guided into Felixstowe by three tugs. The ship is a quarter of a mile long, 200ft [&he
