Matson Navigation Company’s newest containership, MV Maunalei, was christened by Mrs. Millie Akaka, wife of Senator Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), at a ceremony held at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard on Saturday, July 22. The vessel is the fourth new containership built by the shipyard for Matson in the past
The Vietnamese embassy is working closely with Indian authorities to assist three Vietnamese sailors rescued from a Taiwanese trawler that wrecked near a western Indian island. The crew of 33 jumped into the turbulence sea after their fishing vessel Isabella III ran aground on a reef off the western
Canada is sending a ship to the most dangerous hot spot in south Lebanon to rescue up to 1,000 stranded Canadians, the Foreign Affairs Department announced late Sunday, ending a day marked by conflicting government reports over the possibly risky mission.
Australia is trying to get its own chartered ship into southern Lebanon to try to rescue its citizens stranded in the danger zone. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) earlier advised Australians trapped in the worst hit area of war-torn Lebanon they may be able to find places on Germa
Imtech, the ships system integrator for the marine industry, announced that it recently received major orders totalling 60 million euro from several mega yacht shipbuilders. In the first half of 2006 Imtech has seen a staggering growth in the order book for the luxury mega yacht segment in a number
Statoil has extended three contracts for maintenance and modification on platforms operated by the group on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contracts have a total value of NOK 3.6 billion. This is a two-year extension, lasting until March 2009. It is the first option exercised on the contract s
After a weekend of parties, prize giving ceremonies and fun in Jersey, the crews now have their sights set on the penultimate race from Jersey to Holyhead. This next race could determine the overall winner of the 05-06 race so everyone is making sure that they are ready to give it their all when the
Statoil released two year options for maintenance and modification work on its Norwegian offshore installations in the Tampen area to Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner AS, and on the Halten/Nordland area to Aker Reinertsen AS. The contract value is NOK 2000 million and NOK 800 million respectively on t
HALIFAX — An investigation has been launched after a container ship leaked close to half a tonne of oil into Halifax harbour. CTV News reports that about 500 litres of heavy bunker oil spilled out of the ASL Sanderling yesterday while the ship was along the Dartmouth shoreline.
A Spanish hospital ship has rescued a boatload of illegal immigrants off the Canary Islands. They are all said to be healthy. The
The latest Phillipe Briand designed megayacht ‘Bristolian’ is to be the largest composite sloop to be constructed in New Zealand to date. Yachting Developments successfully won the bid for construction, which begun in February this year. At 120′ (37 metres) Bristolian is a lightweight, low profile s
Conn. –Rising fuel prices that are a bane to consumers have been a boon to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and other manufacturers of helicopters shuttling workers to and from rapidly multiplying offshore drilling rigs. Between 2002 and 2005, commercial helicopter sales rose from about $100 million to $600
With nine of the ten Clippers now moored up in St Helier, crews are enjoying the summer sunshine in Jersey as they await the arrival of Cardiff Clipper. Cardiff retired last night along with Glasgow in light airs, and proceeded to motor sail to Jersey to join the rest of the fleet. Jersey led the [&
Mitsui and Vopak have decided not to continue pursuing a previously-announced 50/50 joint venture regarding their tank storage activities in North America. The joint decision was reached after careful analysis of a number of unresolved issues, including the timing and outcome of all necessary approv
