The fleet is proceeding to a new start line as there is no wind off the Ambrose Lighthouse. Tim Magee, skipper of Liverpool 08 and the current Duty Skipper, reports back that there is a Force 0, gusting Force 1, and still heavy rain. The fleet is aiming to start at dawn, so the details […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources orders owners to salvage the ship Billy Star and sop up the sulfuric acid that escaped from its tank off the coast of Bauan, Batangas. Owned by Grand Asian Shipping, the 150-ton ship was having repairs at the Keppel Shipyard in Barangay San Miguel,
OTTAWA – The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Minister responsible for Prince Edward Island today announced on behalf of the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, that the Government of Canada will pro
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The fleet started racing today, in position N40 40.5 W070 08. The start signal was given by the Duty Skipper Tim Magee on Liverpool 08 at 1345 UTC, with the boats lined up north to south. Tim reported “WA, durbs and jersey had the initial best start but cardiff and wa slightly to windward are [&hell
Hanjin Shipping is to deploy “Hanjin Bremerhaven,” the world’s fastest, latest 6,655TEU containership, on its Asia-Europe trade. On July 5, Hanjin Bremerhaven was christened at Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, a south eastern city of Korea. Hanjin’s owned super-high speed container vessel is sched
It has been 9 days since the container ship
A Korean research vessel has completed a survey in waters near the country’s easternmost Dokdo islets. Government officials in Seoul say the vessel, called Haeyang 2000, is set to arrive in the southern port city of Busan on Friday evening. The ship’s mission to survey the East Sea has raised diplom
GULFPORT – Commissioners quickly approved the sale of two parcels of land in the Bayou Bernard Industrial District, most notably allowing Gulf Ship LLC to expand six acres. It was part of three actions in a special meeting of the Harrison County Development Commission held this morning. The shipbuil
The world’s largest container ship, Xin Los Angeles, has been delivered by Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd (SHI) to Lloyd’s Register class. The ship is owned by China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and is operated by China International Shipmanagement Company Ltd, a joint venture between CSCL and V
Aker Yards has signed a contract with Sneingen AS, a company within the Island Offshore Group in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to deliver two UT 755 LN platform supply vessels. The value of the contract is approximately NOK 320 million. This is the 19th contract between the shipowner, Island Offshore in Ulste
Finnlines has today sold the German company Team Lines GmbH & Co. KG together with its subsidiaries in Finland, Sweden and Norway for EUR 40 million (a debt-free price) to the Belgian shipping company Delphis NV. Team Lines is a container feeder company operating 23 chartered container vessels. The
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced that its fifth ship will be called Balmoral and will be the first ship of this name to sail under the Fred. Olsen flag. The 34,242-ton vessel is being purchased from Star Cruises and is currently operating for Norwegian Cruise Lines as Norwegian Crown. It will
POSCO will increase production of ship steel plates by 30 percent from 3.6 million tons to 4.7 million tons over the next three years. The steelmaker said Wednesday it will invest W90 billion (US1$=W947) in improving facilities of three ship steel production lines at its Pohang ironworks. Demand for
