They had little time to check off the landmarks as they went, leaving the Hudson River start line in the shadow of the looming skyscrapers, but after another less than average start by the ABN AMRO ONE, Mike Sanderson and his race leading team were looking to tick off the opposition as they passed t
Start! All the boats gathered just up tide of the line, taking care not to be over at the gun. Brasil close to the North Cove shore, Ericsson well away from the line taking care. Brunel also staying well up tide. Still light winds, but a reaching start and lots of tide will get the […]
It’s the classic transatlantic route, 2,925 miles from Ambrose Light just outside New York to the Lizard, off the South West corner of Britain. The race route was drawn with knowledge of the Volvo Open 70’s potential and the prospect of challenging the Transatlantic record was just one of the lures
The fleet is getting just a taste of the New York minute, with less than 48 hours to rest, dry out, and prepare for Leg 7. As it looks now, they might as well not get too used to being dry, with another cold wet, likely upwind start to the race across the Atlantic. While […]
Vietnam’s state-run shipbuilder, Vinashin, has won a contract worth $1 billion to build eight car carriers for an Israeli firm, company officials said on Wednesday. The Vietnam News daily newspaper quoted the unlisted Vinashin as saying the car carriers, designed by Italy’s Naval Progetti Company, c
South Korean prosecutors sought yesterday a 15-year prison sentence and the return of billions of dollars from the Daewoo group founder, a once revered businessman who is suspected of massive fraud and embezzlement. Kim Woo-choong, 69, turned Daewoo into the second-largest conglomerate in the countr
Qatar will not face shortage of LNG tankers as the country has
Philip A. Teel, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems president, said Tuesday the company’s $200 million request to Congress would pay to cover military shipbuilding costs created by Hurricane Katrina. During a briefing to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Teel said the supplemental request would
The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (VINASHIN) and its subsidiary, the Ha Long Shipbuilding Plant, on May 9 fixed a deal to build eight vessels to carry autos for the Ray Car Carried Limited Company of Israel, at the price tag of close to US $1 billion. Designed by the Italian company, Nav
A company that hoped to build environmentally friendly oil tankers is shutting down its Philadelphia operations after failing to find buyers for the vessel. Metro Machine Corp., based in Norfolk, Va., will be leaving open two dry docks at the old Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, at the foot of Broad Str
The Constanta Shipyard has been building ships exclusively for foreign ship owners since 1990. In 2005, it had revenues of over
In view of a number of LNG vessels needed for the planned expansion projects, Qatargas has initiated a centralised ship acquisition activity under a single integrated team to capitalize on the economies of scale. The Qatar Ship Acquisition Team (QSAT), a Qatargas Operating Company has secured over 5
India has compeletly failed to find a sustainable solution to clean ship breaking operation, with a view to safeguard the interests of both the industry and workers, said the Greenpeace India. It also drew attention to the imminent docking of SS Norway at Alang and said that country like Bangladesh
The UAE ship released by Somali pirates earlier this week after a $25,000 ransom payoff has been forced to halt its long journey home because of bad weather. The MV Al Taj and her crew are somewhere off the Omani coast waiting out a violent storm. The ship is believed to be still unescorted and [&he
