Two new transporters, which each consist of 128 wheels and are capable of carrying a 1,000 ton block, were introduced in May, 2006. The first mission for these transporters was carried out on the 5th of June by moving 1,366 tons of the super block of container ship H.N.4115. From next month it will
American warships increase in cost at about the same rate as other weapon systems, but far faster than inflation or other sectors of the economy, according to a new think tank study.
An SR1.13-billion contract for the manufacture of six tankers for National Chemical Carriers (NCC) was signed here yesterday. Faisal Saud Al-Saleh, NCC board chairman, signed the contract with Su Eun Yoo, chairman of Shina Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. of Korea, for building six chemical tankers of 45,000 d
The Indian ship captain, who was sentenced to life by a UAE court for murdering a compatriot, may have his sentence reduced after the court receives the letter of pardon from the victim
My first visit to Panama was as a skipper in the Clipper 96 race. Since then I have returned to assist the Fleet through the Canal in 2000 and 2002. After Clipper 05-06 started I included Panama in one of my recce trips as it was the intention to make it more of a stop […]
Matson Navigation Company has been honored with the U.S. Coast Guard’s 2006 Rear Admiral William M. Benkert Marine Environmental Award for Excellence. The Benkert Award was created to recognize outstanding achievements in marine environmental protection that go beyond mere compliance with industrial
On June 10th, two vessels were launched from No.1 Dock during the 149th batch. H.5264, a 306K VLCC for GMM accomplished its progress rate up to 95.7%, and H.2240, a 151,700 CBM LNGC for Teekay reached at 70.1%.
AIDA Cruises from Rostock has ordered a fourth
A row over the fate of a decommissioned French aircraft carrier due for demolition in India took an embarrassing turn yesterday, after a report that the ship contained almost twice as much asbestos as the French government had previously suggested.
For the first time since the 1982 Falklands conflict the number of warships at Portsmouth naval base on active service has dropped below the number decommissioned and awaiting disposal. The home of the Fleet has 19 redundant ships compared with 16 on active duty but in dock. Although these figures m
Turkish coast guard officials have seized undeclared military cargo from a British ship that was heading from a Ukrainian port. Eight of the detained crew are Ukrainian citizens, RIA Novosti reports. On Monday, Turkish customs officials carried out a search of the British-flagged ship named
Inside one of the boardrooms on Igloo Avenue in Fictional District, an extensive discussion is taking place between the company
Feadship has designed a fully customized tender to complement its brand-new series of semi-production motor yachts, the F45 Vantage. Some seven meters in length, the stern-drive catamaran tender has been specially designed by Feadship De Voogt Naval Architects for parking onboard the F45. Serving as
The CKYH Alliance (COSCON, “K” Line, Yang Ming, and Hanjin Shipping) held an annual CKYH Summit Meeting on June 7, 2006 at Miyazaki, Japan with each line
