Bright sunshine, warm temperatures and a light north-westerly breeze greeted the seven teams competing in the first day of the 2006 Sardinia Rolex Cup and ISAF Offshore Team World Championship, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. The Race Committee was able to complete three windward-leeward
In light of recent natural and man-made disasters the ability to quickly respond is becoming more urgent than ever. Emergency response teams, rescue units, police and firefighters all need crucial and timely data to perform their jobs when time is of the essence and lives are on the line. By creatin
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Samsung Heavy Industries(SHI) on June 7 announced that it received orders for 14 container ships worth US$1.5 billion from Naviera Daniela of Panama and Danaos of Greece. These container ships consist of eight Post Panamax class ships and six Panamax class ships, and they are scheduled to be deliver
Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) is pleased to advise that the Company has exercised its option for a third ice class panamax at Jiangsu Rong Sheng Heavy Industries. The vessel of 75,000 dwt will be delivered during 2008. The agreed purchase price is USD 34,5 mill. The management of Golden Ocean fi
Kinshasa/Nairobi – Up to 100 people were presumed dead following a fire on a ferry on the Congolese side of Lake Tanganyika in central Africa, reports said Wednesday in Kinshasa. The ferry was travelling south from Uvira to Kalemie with several tonnes of freight, including barrels of oil and petrol,
Kongsberg Maritime has successfully installed an integrated Diver Detection System in the United Arab Emirates. The system was installed in partnership with the UK Security firm, Westminster International. The location, a High-Value Seaside resort, remains classified.
JUST after half past midnight, Belfast Coastguard received a routine VHF call from the skipper of the fishing vessel ‘Noroyna’ after the crew had detected a fire on board. The fishing vessel from Kilkeel, Northern Ireland, was in the early hours of this morning on fire 22 miles North East of Howth H
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Royal Caribbean International has put to rest the skeptic’s question, “What’s there to do on a cruise ship?” If the line’s new Freedom of the Seas is any indicator, the answer is “everything.” The 160,000-ton vessel, which debuted in late May and nudged out the Queen Mary 2 as the biggest cruise shi
In trying to make the most of the sea breeze and the night time land drain wind, the fleet have been rock-hopping inshore, enjoying the rugged rocks of the Irish coast. Now that the wind has decided to make a brief guest appearance, the fleet has started to move and they have gone offshore to [&hell
Subsea 7 Inc. today announced an award of a subcontract from Technip for installation work in the Nigerian Agbami field operated by Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (an affiliate of Chevron Corporation) on behalf of its partners Texaco Nigeria Outer Shelf Inc., Petroleo Brasileiro Nigeria Limited,
Aker Floating Production today announced that it has entered into a contract with Aker Yards related to the conversion of the first and second tanker into Aker Smart FPSOs. Under the contract Aker Yards, Brevik will be responsible for design of the hull structural conversion and conversion of the ma
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