Transas Norway, based in Horten, have recently announced that they have been chosen by Goliat Shipping (Norway) to supply the company
After months of dedicated work and preparations Xinhe Shipyard in Tianjin (China) finally announced the launching of the CSD Kaerius. Special and unique feature was the installation of the approximately 200 ton heavy mega cutter ladder. The launching ceremony took place on Monday the 12th of June 20
Perini Navi successfully completed the first trial sail of the 88m Clipper Yacht the Maltese Falcon last Wednesday in an 8-16knt offshore breeze on the Bosphorus sea. Tom Perkins the owner, who acted as project manager during both project conception and construction of his vessel, commenting on the
Aker Floating Production has recently acquired three tankers to be converted into FPSOs (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading units). Following the contract with Aker Yards Brevik on 2 June 2006 for the provision of marine and interface engineering as well as conversion supervision of the fir
ABG Shipyard has secured another order for construction of a vessel at a price of euro 16,590,000 ( about Rs 98 crore) and an option for 78 M LOA diving support vessel at euro 16,540,000 from Vroon Offshore, The Netherlands. According to an official release issued ot the BSE today, the company is al
Cargotec has signed an agreement to acquire BMH Marine AB, a Swedish company specialising in dry bulk handling equipment on ships and at port terminals. The business will become a part of Cargotec
A local court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sentenced the captain of an Indian ship to life imprisonment following an incident in February that led to the death of a sailor. Apart from Jitendra Malhotra, the captain, who was awarded life imprisonment, five other crew members were sentenced t
Having won this race eight years ago, sailed a leg in the last edition and seemingly led his Pirates of the Caribbean crew to second place this time round, Paul Cayard remains undecided on whether he will sail a fourth Volvo Ocean Race campaign in three years time. Cayard, who will be 50 when the [&
While the excitement of the Leg 8 finish and then the In Port race has been taking up most of the attention, the gaps have been filled by the Volvo Extreme 40 catamarans. The cats have been racing in the canalised Maas river, just off the race village, except for one day when they ventured […
Fincantieri has won an order from Costa Crociere for two ships (one option) worth 840 million euros to the owner. The 92,700-ton vessels will be built at Marghera (Venice) shipyard with delivery due in spring 2009 and autumn 2010.Each ship will have a passenger capacity of 2,260 with 1,130 cabins av
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), today announced that it has ordered two cruise ships for its European brands with an option for a third. Included in today’s order are a 92,700-ton vessel for Genoa, Italy-based Costa Crociere, as well as an option for a sister ship, both to be
With the thud of a sparkling wine bottle against a steel hull, a replica of the USS Monitor was christened Sunday afternoon. An array of dignitaries gathered Sunday afternoon at The Mariners’ Museum to recognize the full-scale replica of the famed Navy ironclad. The ship won’t be sailing but instead
Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash will travel to Russia next week to review ongoing defence projects, including the work on Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier and its MiG-29K fighter complement, and also discuss new projects like the procurement of three more stealth frigates. Admiral Prakash will also
A contract worth about NOK 160 million for hook-up of a new quarters module on Snorre A in the North Sea has been awarded by operator Statoil to S
