A Scots shipyard has won a major contract to build two frigates for the Malaysian Navy. Defence company BAE Systems said the project would help sustain hundreds of jobs on the Clyde.
In keeping with long-standing shipbuilding tradition, a ceremony will be held to christen the fourth containership built at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard for Matson Navigation Company. With the breaking of a champagne bottle across its hull, the vessel will be christened the MV Maunalei by Mrs. Mary Mi
A.P. Moller – Maersk has acquired two advanced jack-up drilling rigs from Petrojack ASA. Construction of the units is currently ongoing at Jurong Shipyard in Singapore. The first rig will be delivered in March 2007 and the second in June 2008. The jack-up rigs will be capable of operating in water d
On Monday, BMW ORACLE Racing’s preparation for the German Sailing Grand Prix (August 3-6) started with the loading of the Challenger of Record’s racing yacht USA 71. Kiel hosts a very special competition next month featuring current America
Salvors will continue off-loading containers from the Safmarine Agulhas on Wednesday, stranded at the East London harbour, the National Ports Authority said. “The vessel is stable, there are no oil spills into the sea,” spokesperson Terry Taylor said.
The fate of public oil tanker Banglar Shourabh, which caught fire last month at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port, is likely to be decided tomorrow whether it will be repaired or scrapped. State Minister for Shipping M Quamrul Islam is scheduled to visit Chittagong tomorrow to give the final de
Fire engulfed a dock at the Port of Providence on Tuesday night when lightning struck as a tanker was unloading gasoline, sending large plumes of smoke and fireballs into the air.Coast Guard officials said the Nord Europa, a Danish ship, was able to safely pull away from the dock. Assistant Fire Chi
Eight Ecuadoreans hid aboard a banana boat for as long as 10 days before they were discovered in Port Hueneme at the end of a voyage from South America, authorities said. Three men were treated for dehydration and three others for frostbite after they were apprehended Monday, said Mike Fleming, a sp
Clipper skippers have many talents, some not immediately obvious at the start of the race. Conor Fogerty, skipper of Cardiff, has peaked in his quest to get as many cheesy balls in his mouth at any one time. Their latest diary is a worthwhile read from a gastronomic point of view. After 24 hours of
Aker Kvaerner in joint venture (50/50) with Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) was awarded a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of the Ingleside Energy Center regasification terminal in Ingleside, Texas, USA. The contract value to the Aker Kvaerner and IHI joint ventu
A cruise ship listed sharply off Port Canaveral, Florida, injuring at least 93 passengers, 16 of them seriously, according to the Cape Canaveral Fire Department. Two victims were airlifted to local hospitals, according to paramedics that the Coast Guard transported to the ship as it returned to port
The new ships for Celebrity Cruises will be 315 m long and 36,8 m wide. Each ship will have a size of 118,000 gt. 2,850 passengers will be accommodated in 1,425 cabins. The vessels continue Celebrity
As part of the new Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park, which opened June 28, they help recreate the nation’s first black shipyard, complete with a marine railway like those that once pulled ships from the harbor for repair in the days before modern drydocks. Baltimore was home to one of th
Northrop Grumman Corp. said today its unit in Bethpage has been awarded a contract to study ways the United Kingdom could develop aircraft systems to patrol the vast seas surrounding the country. No dollar amount was given for the study contract. In an announcement before markets opened, the Los Ang
