FORENSIC officers last night boarded a passenger ferry as part of their investigation into the death of three crewmen whose yacht disappeared while crossing the Solent. The bodies of James Meaby and Rupert Saunders, both 36, and Jason Downer, 35, were pulled from the Solent following a coastguard se
Divers investigating a newly discovered sunken ship in a channel near Port Aransas said an exploratory dive provided some answers but also raised lots of questions. The team of divers made a reconnaissance dive Monday to examine the ship, which a parasailer spotted this summer in about 20 feet of wa
A Danish-Bahrain joint venture company, which will run Bahrain’s ports, will invest $62 million in new equipment over the coming two years, it was revealed yesterday. APM Terminals Bahrain, a joint venture between Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Holdings (20pc) and Maersk A/S, a company fully owned by the Dan
Two Japanese fisherman have been released from Russian custody, after being detained for allegedly fishing in disputed waters. Their boat was discovered earlier this month around islands that both nations claim are part of their territory. Russian guards opened fire, killing one man. The other three
A transatlantic rower has land in his sights after “an adventure” lasting more than 60 days. Rob Munslow, 28, from Monmouth, south Wales, has rowed solo and unsupported across the north Atlantic in a bid to beat a record. The rower started his ocean-wide journey from St John’s in Canada to the Scill
The replica of the 18th century Swedish merchant ship “Gotheborg” arrived in China’s largest commercial center Shanghai Tuesday after a 10-day voyage from Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province. The ship is scheduled to stay in the metropolis for two months before a two-week stay in
MUMBAI: Diversifying from its core business of providing various services to offshore oil and gas companies, Dolphin Offshore is planning to get into ship-building by acquiring a ship yard. According to Satpal Singh, joint managing director, Dolphin Offshore Enterprise, the company is in negotiation
SMM is increasingly becoming a platform for the upmarket segment of super yachts. This special area is presented at the SMM at Hamburg Trade Fair by prestigious shipyards, and all relevant equipment suppliers exhibit at the leading shipbuilding fair. For the first time this year there will be a spec
THE “wrong decision” by the captain of the ill-fated M/T Solar I to set sail despite bad weather led to the tanker
Shanghai, China (BANG) – Sweden’s Princess Victoria made a special stop in Shanghai this week for a special occasion. The princess visited the city with her brother to welcome a replica tall ship into the city’s port. The 27-year-old princess was accompanied by her brother Prince Carl Philip for the
Dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster nv announces the appointment in today
Unicom Management Services (Cyprus) Ltd (Unicom), the ship management arm of Russian national shipowner Sovcomflot, has become the first tanker operator to sign up multiple ships to Lloyd’s Register’s new Hull Integrity service. Unicom has enrolled 17 of its tankers in Hull Integrity, from its ‘Brid
The Clipper 05-06 Race may have come to an end, but it
The Port State Control (PSC) area of BLACK SEA MOU has announced that member states will conduct a Concentrated Inspection Campaign on MARPOL Annex Reg. 16+17 (Oily water separator arrangements) on board all visited ships. The campaign will last from October 1st until December 31st 2006 in the regio
