Navy budget cutters are about to achieve what flood and fire could not: sink the Dolphin submarine. Less than a year after completing a $50 million project to repair and upgrade the San Diego-based research vessel, the Navy will decommission it Sept. 22. It is the country’s last diesel-electric sub.
On August 28 2006 the Nizhny Novgorod Teplokhod JSC (MNP Group) launched the hull of the first dry cargo ship of 164-
A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a security alert at a busy ferry terminal. Officers were called to the Ardrossan ferry terminal when staff became concerned about the behaviour of a group travelling on a minibus. They were due to sail from Ardrossan to Arran on Scot
Burger Boats president, David Ross, has announced that the company
After almost 10 months at sea, the Swedish ship Gotheborg will arrive in Shanghai today. The tall ship will first drop anchor at the Wusong Port in Baoshan District at 2pm so a group of Swedish officials, including the mayor of Gotheborg and Princess Victoria can board. It will then set off for the
Calgary, Alberta – Mr. John C.S. Lau, President & Chief Executive Officer, Husky Energy Inc., announced that Husky will be expanding its mainline crude oil pipeline between Lloydminster, Alberta and its terminal at Hardisty, Alberta. This expansion will accommodate increased production from its Tuck
In Sydney, Australia, in 2000, one Italian sailor fights hard against a British competitor for the Olympic Gold medal in the Finn Class…Luca Devoti against Iain Percy. At the end, it was the younger Percy who walked away with gold around his neck. Then they were rivals, but today these two men are r
Three hundred twenty tons of humanitarian aid sent from Turkey to Lebanon by Turkish NGOs have arrived at the Beirut port. A civilian ship carrying humanitarian aid worth $3.5 million arrived at a Beirut port on Saturday morning. The aid ship was welcomed by Lebanese Labor Minister Trad Hamade, Turk
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Crews have righted a ship loaded with new cars and SUVs that had keeled over onto its side a month ago in the north Pacific Ocean. The Cougar Ace, which had been listing severely south of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, is being prepared for a tow to Portland, Ore., the Anchorage Dail
ON AUGUST 23, Cheoy Lee loaded a 100 sport motor yacht with a cockpit for shipment to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Built for a discerning California yachtsman this 100 will be available for showing at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boatshow starting October 26. Granite was used extensively, highlighti
Oilfield services company, Dolphin Offshore Enterprises India Ltd., today said it has bagged 5.64 million dollar contracts from two companies.
The North Sea oil industry is stepping up a campaign to prevent the full implementation of new working time rules on offshore installations. The government is to tighten the law, giving offshore workers the same rights to time off as onshore staff.
Shares of Hercules Offshore Inc., a supplier of shallow-water drilling and liftboat services to oil and gas explorers, gained on Thursday after analysts endorsed the company’s acquisition of 13 liftboats from Halliburton Energy Services Nigeria Ltd.
Bigger, faster, stronger: That is the plan for the updated offshore rescue system unveiled by China Rescue and Salvage Bureau yesterday. Operational by 2010, the new system will mean rescue vessels will be able to reach any spot within 50 nautical miles (92.6 kilometres) of the coast in two and a ha
