Gouda – Imtech N.V. (technical services provider in Europe) announces that it has acquired a majority interest of 51% in Tess Electrical Marine Inc. in Fort Lauderdale in Florida USA . The acquisition fits in with Imtech’s strategy of further growth in the maintenance and services market for luxury
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Ports of Auckland and the Auckland Regional Council are this week providing what other New Zealand ports cannot for the giant ship the FPSO Whakaaropai. The enormous size and draft of the vessel and also that it has no ship mooring lines and only one anchor, means it is not permitted to enter the po
The U.S. Navy has awarded Mobile-based Austal Hull 130 Chartering LLC a $13.4 million contract for a 228-day lease of a high speed vessel to transport soldiers and equipment among countries in the West Pacific, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. Parent company, Australia-based Austal Ltd.,
On Friday 12th of May 2006, DAMEN and COTECMAR of Cartagena, Colombia signed a contract for the construction of two Damen Stan Tugs 2208. The vessels are expected to be delivered by mid 2007. The tugs will be constructed for Damen’s stock position and are the result of many years of close cooperatio
Work is due to begin on a new cruise liner which is widely thought will eventually replace the QE2. The new
Day 9 and the racing must go on. The fleet continues to spread out, with the leaders breaking the 1,000 nautical mile mark in southwesterly winds that continue to push the fleet towards the finish. With the stronger winds over the last 48 hours, the miles are disappearing and it looks like the leade
A.P. Moller – Maersk has declared the option for a third deepwater development semi-submersible at Keppel FELS limited in Singapore. The new rig is expected to be delivered in March 2010. Similar to its sister rigs the rig will be able to operate at water depths of up to 10,000 ft and is designed fo
A MacGREGOR RoRo cargo access/transfer equipment package is a key part of Matson Navigation
SYDNEY, N.S. – There was a time when the Maritimes were linked by sea routes eastern seaboard, and they can be once again, says the author of much hyped intermodal sustainability report on short-sea shipping. According to the Cape Breton Post, Dalhousie professor of marine transportation policy Dick
Montana Holdings Ltd., a Nassau- based international real estate investment and development firm, under the direction of Chairman John Mittens announces the official groundbreaking of Rum Cay Resort Marina, a $700 million mixed-use resort development project. This historic event took place at the fu
Ad Lib, a 40m motor-yacht from the Auckland company Alloy Yachts in Henderson, was judged the world’s best superyacht at the marine industry Oscars in Venice this month. The award is judged by a panel of independent superyacht industry professionals, including project managers, captains, engineers a
Stockholm, Sweden, May 19, 2006: Atlas Copco has today inaugurated a new compressor manufacturing plant in Liuzhou in Southern China. The production unit will produce oil-injected screw compressors and portable compressors, mainly of the Liutech brand for the Asian market. The new facility, which is
GULF OF MEXICO — As hundreds of veterans looked on solemnly, U.S. navy divers blew holes in a retired aircraft carrier and sent the 270-metre USS Oriskany to the bottom of the sea yesterday, creating the world’s largest man-made reef. The rusted hulk took 37 minutes to slip beneath the waves, about
