A cargo ship heading down the Mississippi River struck another vessel anchored near New Orleans on Monday, knocking a huge gash in the anchored vessel. The anchored ship was listing, but the hole was above the water line, and the vessel was not believed to be taking on water, said Coast Guard Chief
Up to two years of custom planning, meticulous sculpting, and heavy lifting go into the creation of each Swan 131, the monster of all luxury sailboats. Celebrated Finnish boatmaker Nautor
The ss Great Britain has been named “outstanding visitor attraction” in the South West Tourism Awards. The prize is the eighth major award won by Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s revolutionary ocean liner this year. It has also won this year’s prestigious Gulbenkian museum of the year award and has picked
WA shipbuilder Austal yesterday revealed plans to increase significantly the capacity of its US manufacturing plant as the company ramps up its operation to meet forecast demand from the US defence sector. Austal expected to receive an order for a second littoral combat ship (LCS) in the near future
Aker Kvaerner has recently been awarded contracts for the delivery of advanced mooring systems with a total contract value of NOK 200 million. The contracts comprise deliveries both to the offshore and marine industry. The work is undertaken by the Aker Kvaerner subsidiary Aker Kvaerner Pusnes in Ar
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (IANS) The fifth edition of the India International Boat Show (IIBS) will be held in Kerala’s coastal town Kochi from Oct 20 to 22. The Kerala Tourism event, which has attracted global attention, has been formatted as a business exhibition with special segments on leisure
American Commercial Lines Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLI) (“ACL” or the “Company”) announced today the dedication of a new enclosed manufacturing facility at its shipyard in Jeffersonville, IN. Associates of Jeffboat and American Commercial Lines participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate the new fac
Guangzhou Shipyard International Co. Ltd. said on Tuesday it expected its third-quarter profit to surge 6-fold from a year earlier thanks to higher efficiency and improved margins. Major shipyards around the world are full until 2009 to 2010 due to capacity constraints and increasing demand to meet
Pierre Desvoyes General Manager of Total E&P Borneo and Paul Carsten Pedersen, Chief Commercial Officer and Deputy CEO of Maersk Contractor, signed yesterday a contract for the provision of drilling services to drill exploration wells in unproven extensions of the Maharaja Lela field, a press releas
Todd Shipyards Corporation announced today that the U.S. Navy has awarded to its wholly owned subsidiary, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation (
ENSCO International Incorporated (NYSE:ESV) announced today that its Contract Status of Offshore Rig Fleet Report has been updated as of October 16, 2006. The Report is available on the Company’s new and enhanced website at https://www.enscous.com and can be accessed from the home page by clicking o
A $12 billion contract has already been awarded by Government to a United Kingdom firm for three offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Coast Guard, Opposition Senator Wade Mark has said. This occurred even though Prime Minister Patrick Manning said in his national budget presentation that a preferr
Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola (Sonangol) and Total E&P Angola, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total, announce that the Orquidea-2 appraisal well has confirmed and expanded the potential of the Orquidea discovery in Block 17 offshore Angola. Located approximately 2 kilometres from the Or
Ocean Independence’s highly successful Palma based broker, Marc Haendle, has signed an exclusive worldwide central agency agreement for the sale of the remarkable, world travelling sailing yacht, Cinderella II. Built in 1992 and maintained in excellent condition with regular refits and careful maint
