Fire has again broken out on two suspected Chinese illegal fishing boats being held in Darwin Harbour. Northern Territory Police say heat from an exhaust pipe probably started the fire. They say fishing nets were leaning against the boats’ exhaust pipes while the engines were running, to ensure the
A new super-fast patrol vessel was launched in Cape Town harbour on Thursday to reinforce marine protection and help combat poaching. The vessel, named after South African struggle heroine Florence Mkhize, boasts speeds of more than 60 knots and a range of 650km. It is 14 metres long and can accommo
The Italian shipyard has not been able to deliver the first vessel of the five vessel series according to the agreed timetable. The second vessel, of which the agreed delivery time is 15th of June, 2006, will be delayed as well. Due to these delays Finnlines believes that the vessels will not any mo
P&O says its cruise ship ‘Pacific Sun’ has docked in Sydney and will be sanitised after an outbreak of gastroenteritis on board. Within days of starting a 10-night cruise, more than 60 passengers had to be quarantined after suffering gastroenteritis, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea. P&O says it
Visitors to the Volvo Ocean Race village in Rotterdam who fancy a bit of excitement will
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and officials of American Commercial Lines announced Thursday morning that the barge-maker Jeffboat will add 1,100 jobs to its Jeffersonville operation. Mark Holden, chief executive officer of ACL, Jeffboat’s parent, said the company “was thrilled to partner with the state
Durban and Singapore are now off the Panamanian coast, with the rest of the fleet not far behind. The diaries coming in tell of boat maintenance being done, wildlife being watched, and, as far as possible, sleep being banked up for the start of the race to Jamaica.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received a bulk order for 443 large-size wind turbines from Babcock & Brown, one of the largest developers and owners of wind power in the U.S., for its four new projects involving large-scale wind power generation. As each MWT 62/1.0* (MWT-1000A) ordered
Statoil has signed a supplementary contract with AF Pihl for commissioning work related to Hammerfest LNG at Melk
American Steamship Co. has bolstered its fleet by acquiring six vessels for $120 million. The Amherst-based company bought the vessels from Oglebay Norton Marine Services in Cleveland, expanding its fleet to a total of 18 vessels. American Steamship already had the largest U.S.-flag fleet on the Gre
The South Korean Navy Friday launched its first, 1,800-ton class, state-of-the-art submarine equipped with advanced missile systems, a Navy spokesman said. Named after the country
Technip-France has chosen Siemens to supply a produced water filtration system and a seawater injection system to Total Upstream Nigeria Limited for its Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit of the Akpo field development, offshore Nigeria. This project follows Siemens
Three people died and eight were missing today after a boat packed with immigrants seeking entry into Europe sank off the Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Malta, coast guard officials said. Italy’s navy dispatched rescuers to search for the missing migrants after 16 of them were pulled from the w
A long, loud blast from the Quanzhou’s ship’s horn announced the inauguration of a new direct shipping route between the city Quanzhou in southeastern Fujian Province and Jinmen in Taiwan. This is the third direct shipping route linking the Chinese mainland and the region of Taiwan. The other routes
