After less than 48 hours at sea, the ocean is taking its toll as two boats are now retracing their steps to the South African coast. Earlier this morning Ericsson Racing Team (Neal McDonald), in second place at the time, reported a problem with their canting keel system
Alstom SA said Wednesday it will transfer control of its money-losing shipbuilding business to Norway’s Aker ASA, another step in the French industrial conglomerate’s attempt to turn its fortunes around.
A strong earthquake struck early Wednesday off the Baja California peninsula in the Sea of Cortes, also known as the Gulf of California. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.7-magnitude quake occurred at 2:32 a.m. local time
Traders have reported increases in freight costs to and from Malta following the closure of the national shipping line Sea Malta.
Port dues in Vietnam are still considered high when compared to other countries in the region, despite recent reductions in maritime charges, which has seen dues drop by up to four-fold.
On a clear winter day at the Port of Tacoma, the Pierce County Container Terminal is full of bustling activity. Towering green and white cranes load empty containers bound for Taiwan and mainland China onto the Hatsu Sigma, owned by Evergreen
SINGAPORE : Sembawang Shipyard has won a S$88 million deal to convert an ultra large crude carrier into a floating, production, storage and offloading facility. The order came from top European maritime group Bergesen Worldwide Offshore.
SHANGHAI port handled 18.08 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) last year, retaining its place in the world’s top three container ports, said the Shanghai International Port (Group) Co today.
BATH, Maine — Maine’s Bath Iron Works has been awarded a $63.7 million contract by the Navy. The announcement Tuesday by Sen. Susan Collins…
CARIS, Canada and Kongsberg Maritime have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and deliver CARIS HIPS/SIPS multibeam processing software to existing and potential KONGSBERG clients.
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The U.S. Navy has awarded a $13.9 million contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat for management and support of nuclear maintenance work for submarines home-ported at Submarine Base – New London, Conn.
As the decommissioned French aircraft carrier Clemenceau heads for India, there is a possibility it could be turned back because it contains toxic asbestos.
SINGAPORE : A subsidiary of SembCorp Marine, PPL Shipyard, has secured a contract to build a jack-up rig for US$175 million. The client is Aban Singapore, a subsidiary of Aban Loyd Chiles Offshore of India.
