Bounty Oil & Gas NL advises that after a successful placement (ASX announcement 13 December 2005), repayment of a secured loan and repayment of funds from creditors after the placement, Bounty has approximately $2,400,000 of additional working capital.
Bouwe Beking and team aboard movistar have decided to take a pitstop at Eclipse Island to take on essential equipment in order to secure their damaged keel ram. So far the team has been able to make a successful jury repair, but to complete this satisfactorily, they need some additional equipment.
On February 22, 2006, when Queen Mary 2 makes her maiden call to Los Angeles and unites for the first time with her namesake, the Queen Mary, in nearby Long Beach.
At 0545GMT on Monday 16 January ABN AMRO ONE passed the Eclipse Island scoring waypoint to notch up the 3.5 points for the leader and then, exactly 63 minutes later, team sister ABN AMRO TWO passed the waypoint to take the next three points.
After hours of work in pitch-dark conditions, the temporary repair was made with movistar retaining third place in the fleet behind the two Dutch yachts, ABN Amro 1 and ABN Amro 2 who last night rounded the scoring gate at Eclipse Island, off Albany.
At 1448GMT Pirates of the Caribbean passed the Eclipse Island scoring gate to take fourth and the two points on offer, then promptly issued a press release announcing further damage and that they would be going to Albany, the closest port, for assessment and repair.
The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Chief Adebayo Sarumi has reiterated that about N8.9 billion has been earmarked to commence the dredging of Calabar Port by the end of January.
The fire broke out shortly before 9 a.m. on the scalloper The Amber Nicole, while it was docked at the Fairhaven shipyard. It was above deck and there were no injuries.
Production on the Statoil-operated
American heavy haulage specialists Berard Transport has completed a mammoth transportation project which has seen a 680 tonne steel super yacht launched off the coast of Louisiana.
Hanjin Shipping announced the launch of a Sales Office in Antwerp, Belgium scheduled to February 1. The Sales Office, replacing the previous agency, is expected to strengthen work efficiency, productivity and profitability.
The growing demand for ship lifting services coupled with the international expertise it offers, has helped Jadaf Dubai, the Arabian Gulf’s oldest ship repair and industrial marine yard, notch a higher performance during 2005,
German steel giant ThyssenKrupp AG has gained a stranglehold on takeover target Dofasco Inc. with a new blockbuster bid of $5.26 billion and a guarantee of a much bigger consolation prize if it loses the battle for the Canadian industrial icon.
COZUMEL IS AGAIN TEEMING with tourists arriving aboard cruise ships, though most of the island’s top hotels remain closed and officials say its coral reefs may need a century to recover from Wilma’s wrath.
