In Southeast Asia, home to one of the world’s most strategic sea lanes – the Straits of Malacca, and the world’s second largest port, Singapore – the vulnerability of the maritime sector is of great concern.
Pepsi Americas’ Sail 2006, the maritime festival coming to Beaufort and Morehead City this summer, has received commitments from six additional tall ships. The new ships include Schooner Virginia, a 122′ schooner
Greenpeace on Friday delayed the docking of a ship at Amsterdam harbor that it said was carrying a cargo of soya grown in illegally deforested areas of the Amazon for processing for European fast food restaurants.
Navy Names New Littoral Combat Ship
A new cruise ship to be launched in July will boast the biggest health spa at sea, covering an area of 1,900 square metres. She’s the 112,000 tonne Costa Concordia, the first of three mega-liners on order for Mediterranean voyages by Costa Cruises of Italy
Vietnam’s largest-ever vessel was launched on April 6 by the Ha Long Shipyard and the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin).
Ocean Rig`s conditional order for shares in Eastern Drilling ASA (EDRILL) will not be concluded, as the targeted volume of shares was not reached. The rational for the attempt to gain control in EDRILL was to execute the company`s strategy of expanding the business
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A boat carrying passengers to a religious festival capsized as it left Djibouti’s main harbour yesterday, killing at least 69 people
A new-design aircraft carrier, priced as high as $13 billion in some estimates circulating on Capitol Hill, actually will cost less than additional “Nimitz-class” flattops like those now in service, key members of the new ship’s construction team asserted Thursday.
The fascinating thing to ponder is just why has movistar chosen this leg to show the world what she can do? The Southern Ocean legs are the glam legs, the ones where you strut your stuff and make the big miles.
Aker Yards has signed a contract with Island Offshore VIII KS, a company within the Island Offshore Group in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to deliver a UT 755 LN platform supply vessel. The value of the contract is approximately NOK 150 million.
“A Djibouti ship sank near the port of the capital at noon today. The ship was sailing from … the northwest of the country towards the Djibouti capital and was carrying over 300 people,” the television said quoting its Africa-based correspondent.
RoRo cargo access/transfer systems from MacGREGOR will enhance the turnround efficiency of two fast RoPax ferries ordered by Color Line from Aker Finnyards
