Well the wind has at last filled in and judging by the grib file shown here on the chart for 0400 the boats should now see some consistent south westerly winds for the next few days. The northern boats were definitely favoured over those in the south and it is likely that we will see […]
Good progress was made over the weekend with respect to the removal of deck cargo from the grounded container ship
Hydro has awarded Aker Kvaerner a total contract which could be worth up to NOK 850 million for the Subsea Compression Pilot for Ormen Lange. This is a world first for subsea compression. If the project provides the expected results, the Ormen Lange partners will have a cost effective alternative to
Royal Boskalis Westminster nv announces that her employee, Michael Los who was abducted in Nigeria last Thursday, has been released. Mr. Los is unharmed and in good health. Both the Dutch Embassy and the Government of Bayelsa State have contributed substantially to his release. After medical review
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Yesterday started well, but as the day wore on winds dropped and speeds slowed and the last 12 hours produced only minima mileages. Westernaustralia.com and Qingdao managed the most, perhaps showing that their route to the north had paid off, although the Australians have now turned west to re-join
The U.S. Navy will christen its new 684-foot warship the Green Bay on Saturday at a shipyard near New Orleans. “People are stoked about it,” said Navy Lt. Brian Peters, electronic materials officer for the USS Green Bay. “What’s unusual is, we’re building it in New Orleans, and we’re also building a
Vancouver Shipyards of North Vancouver has won a $45.5 million contract to build a new medium-sized vessel for B.C. Ferries. The new 125-car ferry will replace the 46-year-old Queen of Tsawwassen, and is expected to go into service on the Earls Cove-Saltery Bay run on the Sunshine Coast in the summe
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has started building the second corvette of the six contracted by the UAE Navy, under a deal commonly known as Baynunah programme costing Dh 2 billion. At a simple ceremony that took place at ADSB facility in Mussafah, keel cutting was performed by Commander of the UAE
Westernaustralia.com is currently the closest boat to Liverpool. Liverpool Novia Scotia that is, just over 100 nautical miles to the north north east of them, no doubt an indication of the origins of some of the early settlers in this part of the world. The earliest settlers were attracted as much b
Ocean Rig ASA, owner of the Eirik Raude, one of the world
Salvors are taking advantage of calmer weather to carry on offloading fuel and cargo from the Safmarine Agulhas which ran aground off East London 12 days ago, said the National Port Authority (NPA) on Saturday. Work was interrupted on Friday by strong winds and heavy swells. “The weather has changed
The ship to which China owns the full intellectual property rights is on the international market for the first time, according to People’s Daily on Thursday. Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. and Costamare Shipping Co. Greece signed a contract to build four of the 8,530 TEU container s
