Travelling at around 25 knots on the first night out of Melbourne, Gerd Jan was thrown from the bow of ABN AMRO TWO down the deck – his fall was broken by one of the dagger boards but the force of the incident left Poortman with a number of injuries.
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Amec, the international project management and services company, has been awarded three-year extension to its oil and gas asset support services contract by Shell Philippines Exploration for the Malampaya gas field in the Philippines.
The Norwegian Storting (parliament) has today, 16 February, approved the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Statoil-operated Tyrihans field in the Norwegian Sea.
The Port of Seattle gave the initial green light Tuesday to return one terminal to cargo operations, move cruise ships to a new Elliott Bay location and possibly create up to 725 jobs.
MCMURDO STATION, Antartica – The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star arrived in McMurdo Station, Antarctica Monday, after a non-stop 8,200 nautical mile transit from its homeport of Seattle.
The aftermath of an oil spill in the Diomid bay has been totally liquidated in Vladivostok. The coastal area has been cleared of oil and the soil contaminated with fuel oil has been removed
THE Royal Australian Navy ship named after Albany is close to completion. The HMAS Albany is one of two new patrol boats to be named this weekend in a ceremony at the Henderson shipbuilding yard of Austal Ships.
The Saigon Shipbuilding Industry Company (SSIC) handed over Wednesday a 6,500 tonne freighter to the Saigon Shipping Company.
A new addition to its shipping fleet will make business easier for Weyerhaeuser and other companies who export products between Canada and the United States.
The chained Farley Mowat floats under police guard in Cape Town harbour, out of reach of the whaling ships its captain seeks to destroy.
In a nailbiting finish the VO70 movistar finally came good after two failure-ridden legs in the Volvo Ocean Race and finished first in Wellington, just nine seconds ahead of ABN AMRO ONE
Shortly after the media scrum moved off movistar following their Leg 3 win, we were informed that the team would almost definitely take the two hour penalty for outside assistance during this pit stop as there were hull damage problems that would have to be repaired before the next leg to Rio de Jan
