Race 10 from Port Antonio to New York got underway at 1300 local time (1800 GMT) on Friday afternoon when the ten yachts crossed the line off Folly Point Light in a brisk easterly breeze. Cardiff was the first over the line with New York hot on her heels, keen for a good result into […]
The Spanish Prince Felipe sailed with Desaf
The Manitowoc Company (NYSE: MTW) today announced that, as prime contractor and program manager, it has been awarded a multi-year contract by the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction and delivery of up to 250 Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) vessels for a total contract value of up to $600 million. Mani
Samsung Heavy Industries held a christening ceremony on June 22 for a 9,600 TEU container ship and handed it over to Chinas CGS, the ship owner. This container ship is the largest ever to be built in the world. SHI had already built the worlds largest container ship in July 2005, and it
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (AMEX: OMR), a leader in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, announced it has purchased and taken delivery of a second work-class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) capable of conducting deep-ocean archaeological excavation and recovery work on the Company’s
In January MV Scandinavian Express (Handymax bulker, 53,000 DWT, built 2003) was sold with a short term charter back. The charter for the vessel expired in May and the vessel has in the mean time been redelivered to its Owners. Furthermore MV Peruvian Express (Panamax bulker, 82,000 DWT, built 2006)
We are pleased to announce that Vroon Offshore Services has taken delivery on MV Power Express, an advanced Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). The new vessel was delivered by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard Co., Ltd in China. MV Power Express is currently positioning from China to the Netherlands. Upon arriva
We are pleased to announce that Vroon Offshore Services has ordered a DP II Diving Support Vessel at the ABG yard in India for delivery in 2nd quarter of 2008. The new vessel will be fully outfitted for Diving, ROV and Deepwater construction operation. The vessel is equipped with a dynamic positioni
FOLLOWING the approval given by the Federal Executive Council to the Ministry of Transport for the dredging of Calabar port, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has signed contract agreement for the dredging of the Calabar Port channel, valued at N8.9billion. The contract, which was awarded to Van-oo
Thousands of tonnes of chemicals are to be slowly released into the sea from the wreck of a freighter that sank near the Channel Islands earlier this year. The Ece sank with more than 10,000 tonnes of phosphoric acid on board after a collision with another vessel 30 miles (50km) north west of Guerns
The Western Australian Government has looked to leads from Europe for tough new laws on illegal fishing. Fisheries Minister Jon Ford says those caught in state waters will now face fines of up to $150,000 and longer jail sentences. The changes also give state fisheries officers new powers to seize s
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Rescue vessels picked up 73 people from a ship that sank off Sumatra Island today, but were still searching for at least 43 people still missing. The accident occurred around 40 miles off the port of Sibolga on western Sumatra, said navy spokesman Lt. Col. Jaka Sentosa.
Energy company Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd has signed an agreement with a UK-based LNG transporter, Golar, to pursue new opportunities in the LNG market. LNG Ltd said the new partners would investigate five prospective opportunities, with the agreement also advancing several of LNG Ltd’s existing proj
