With 20 crew lead by its Captain Norberto Agoro of Dao, Capiz, the73 meters M/T Solar 1 traversed from Bataan seas via Antique. The vessel was to discharge 13.5 metric tons bunker fuel in Zamboanga. It was reported that due to strong winds and rough seas, the crew stopped in Antique then took the Il
The possible energy future of New England and the nation steamed into the Gulf of Mexico last week and moored 116 miles off New Orleans. Called Excelsior, the massive red-hulled ship — almost two football fields in length and 15 stories high — is a signature piece in the world’s first offshore lique
Sudan will export its first crude cargo from the 40 000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Thar Jath oilfield, totalling 400 000 barrels from end-August, an industry source said on Monday. The African country’s newest oilfield began production in June and is pumping heavy sweet crude, the source added. “It’s sche
The pure car and truck carrier `Topeka’ (IMO No: 9310109) was flagged to the Red Ensign on Saturday 12th August as part of the vessel’s naming ceremony – making it the fifth vessel in the Wilhelmsen Lines Car Carrier fleet to come under the UK Flag in recent months. The ‘Topeka’ joins its sister shi
It may not have been quite so painful, but those involved were pretty tense. Nearly 3,000 people stood at attention, listening for the telltale creaks and whines that meant a nearly 40,000-pound wooden schooner vessel had reached its tipping point. Sunday was the official launching of Isabella, a pr
WAIHEKE Shipping is ordered to cease industrial activity on pristine Motuihe Island beaches or risk
team of Danish scientists on board a scientific research vessel launched an eight-month round-the-world voyage on Friday to assess global environmental pollution. The Galathea 3 project is billed by organisers as the most important Danish scientific expedition for more than 50 years. The expedition
A cargo ship sank off the coast of Yunlin yesterday after sideswiping a passing fishing boat, Coast Guard Administration (CGA) authorities reported. The Lungyun No. 3, a 601 tonne cargo vessel from Kaohsiung, sideswiped the fishing boat Hunghui, also from Kaohsiung, about 15 nautical miles (27.78km)
About 800 Canadians sailed from the port of Beirut on Sunday on a ship chartered by Ottawa to help them escape fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. “Canadian officials were hoping to accommodate about 1,200 Canadians who wanted to leave,” CBC correspondent Nahlah Ayed reported
Tidewater (TDW – commentary – Cramer’s Take) said Friday it agreed to sell 14 of its offshore tugs to Crosby Marine Transportation. The company said the sale will result in cash proceeds of $44.8 million and a gain of $22 million, or 38 cents a share. The sale will have a negligible effect on future
The number of reported incidents of piracy attacks, worldwide, remained at 127 same as 2005, according to the International Maritime Bureau(IMB). According to its armed robbery and piracy report, the IMB stated that 127 ships were attacked. 11 ships were hijacked, 156 crew members taken hostage, 13
Rolls-Royce has won another significant order for the largest naval gas turbines in the world to power a next generation US Navy warship. Two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines will power the second Lockheed Martin-designed Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Another set of the same turbines has already been ord
MacGREGOR has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Scottish company Grampian Hydraulics, which specialises in hydraulics and spare part service of offshore support vessels in the North Sea. Acquisition of Scottish ship hydraulics service company Grampian Hydraulics is in line with MacGREGO
The search for Russia
