The removal of bunker fuel and containers from the stricken Safmarine Agulhas has began. The vessel ran aground near the East London harbour last week. Previous attempts to refloat the ship have failed. Salvors began removing containers from the stricken vessel to make it lighter before making a sec
A South Korean maritime research vessel Wednesday morning intruded into what Japan claims to be its territorial waters around a couple of disputed islands in the Sea of Japan, the Japan Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard’s Daisen patrol boat ordered the South Korean vessel by radio to immediately sus
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, has announced that it has won a number of large orders worth US$3.5 billion for 31 vessels in just a month. The high record newbuilding orders in June and the early of July have eclipsed the previous monthly newbuilding record of 24 sh
The Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PetroVietnam) inked a deal Tuesday with the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) a contract to build three 105,000-ton oil tankers. The oil tankers, to be built at the Dung Quat Shipyard, are to be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities satisfy
On July 3, 2006 the fifth river and sea-going dry cargo vessel “Karel” of 5600 tons dwt was delivered at the Onega Shipyard (Petrozavodsk, incorporated in the ORIMI concern). The vessel of Karelia type (108.3 meters long, 16.5 meters wide) was built to the order of the Belomor-Onega Shipping.
Dubai Drydocks, part of Dubai World, will acquire the management of Jadaf Dubai shipyard and integrate their business under one management, a senior official said. “The process has started. It may be completed when we move to Dubai Maritime City or at some later stage,” Jadaf general manager Hamed M
Finnish investors in the areas of hi tech, shipbuilding and fishing industry will visit Bulgaria by the end of 2006, the Bulgarian National radio (BNR) announced, citing the Honorary Consul of Finland in Bulgaria Krasimir Ganchev. He is the first official of its kind in Bulgaria and started operatin
A cruise liner is returning to Scotland after a second serious outbreak of sickness among passengers in less than a month. More than 100 people aboard the Fred Olsen liner Black Prince have been confined to their cabins after reporting ill with vomiting and diarrhoea. It is only three weeks since 13
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AN extra $115 million will be used to develop Techport Australia – home base for the $6 billion air warfare destroyer project – into the country’s premier shipbuilding hub. Premier Mike Rann and General Peter Cosgrove made the announcement yesterday as the former defence chief officially started as
Rolls-Royce, the world-leading provider of power systems and services, has delivered the first three gas turbine generator sets which will provide the main electrical power system for the Republic of Korea Navy
Efforts to remove the fuel and deck cargo from the grounded container ship
