The construction of the second oceanic mega-yacht of the A1331 class started at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk on Tuesday, shipyard spokesman Mikhail Starozhilov told Itar-Tass. He said the construction of the first yacht began last year to order of the Baltika Shipbuilding Company.
The Defence Ministry initiated on Sunday a project to relocate the Ba Son shipyard from HCM City. he VND4 trillion ($250 million) facility, to be located at Cai Mep port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, will build and service naval vessels. The new shipyard, expected to become operational by 2010, can b
Authorities in Barbados are still trying to discover how a boat carrying the bodies of 11 men was found adrift off the Barbadian coast a month ago. Police believe the men were mostly from Senegal after finding an Air Senegal ticket on board and a note left by one of the dying men. In the […]
Twenty one Indian crew members of a bulk cargo ship carrying iron ore were rescued by the Coast Guard as one died after it hit an oyster rock and started sinking at Karwar port, a senior Coast Guard official said. The ship “MU Ocean Sharaya” with 22 crew members was coming to the port for […]
Today, 30 May 2006, the keel of Tallink
On Wednesday the 24th of May the contract was signed between Damen and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, the Ministry of Transportations, Directorate General of Sea Transportation for the construction and delivery of one Damen Buoy Tender Vessel 5811 and three Damen Aid Tender Vessels 481
On May 27, H.4442, a 6,700 UNITS PCTC for Wallenius Lines was named the
Bertram Engelsen, Technical Director from the Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA, pushed the button of the computer-controlled plasma torch for the steel construction of the second out of a series of four gas tankers. This machine cuts the first steel plate and hallmarked the start of constructi
Maersk Contractors has entered into a seven-year contract with Woodside Energy Ltd. Maersk will be providing a Floating Production and Storage Offloading vessel (FPSO) on service agreement basis, for development of Woodside
ABN AMRO TWO were asked by Race Headquarters to divert to go the assistance of movistar whose keel problems had worsened and Bouwe Bekking, movistar
Due to the continued presence of Tropical Revolving Storm Aletta across the path of the boats, and uncertainties over its further development, a decision has reluctantly been taken to finish Race 8 early. When the position of TRS Aletta was first determined 2 days ago, a
A handful of Northumberland Strait fishermen are concerned about a plan to dredge the Charlottetown waterfront, saying the dredged soil could affect fishing grounds if it drifts a long distance. More than 30 fishermen attended a public meeting at Charlottetown city hall on Wednesday to express their
GROTON, Conn.
Global contractor, i-Tech, part of Subsea 7 announced today that it has placed a significant order for new build deepwater work class vehicles, which will be supplied with advanced, light weight, high performance handling systems. The systems, to be named Centurion Qx, have been specifically designe
