A drilling rig is expected to complete its journey from a firth in the Scottish Highlands to the Falkland Islands in the next few weeks. The Ocean Guardian has been under tow by a tug since late November when it left Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth.
A Wisconsin ship builder wins a 123 million dollar contract to build a research ship for the University of Alaska. Marinette Marine will make the 250-foot “Alaska Region Research Vessel” to operate in the Arctic Sea. Federal stimulus dollars helped the university and the National Science Foundation
Authorities at the Gujarat-based Pipavav Shipyard said on Sunday that they plan to increase the present workforce by four times in the next three years to sustain the company’s growth momentum. At present, 1,800 people work at the shipyard.
Danish warship HDMS Absalon, who is part of NATO’S counter piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden rescued the cargo ship MV Ariella which came under attack by pirates, Feb. 5. The master of the Ariella had sent out a may-day call that pirates, armed with guns had boarded his ship and he needed urgent
Rolls-Royce has received an order worth over $20m to supply diesel generator sets and thrusters to Houston-based offshore engineering and construction company J. Ray McDermott.
Luxury cruise specialist Crystal Cruises reports that soaring sales for its 2010 cruises continued through the end of January. Bookings for the month were 205% greater than for the same month in 2009. Additionally, to date, new-to–Crystal guests booked for 2010 are 89% of totals for all of 2009.
In a catastrophic accident on Saturday three steel shipping containers fell from the decks of the MV “Linda”, an 11,000 tonne Finnish owned freighter. The accident happened after the bottom container in a stack of four folded and shed the others into waters south of the island of Gotland.
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has signed a contract with Singapore based Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd for the construction and completion of a new fall pipe vessel. The vessel with an overall length of 159 meters is expected to be completed late 2011 and will be deployed in oil and gas offshore proje
Damen in The Netherlands has won a contract from SeReAnt to design and build a special cutter suction dredger for the AMORAS project at the Port of Antwerp in Belgium. The dredger will be customised to meet the precise needs of the dredging and sludge treatment processes for the AMORAS project, and
The Philippines: Korea-based shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries has recently completed the ‘APL Bahrain’ at its facility at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales. International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) serviced the ‘APL Bahrain’, the largest vessel to dock in the Philippines, on the ve
Adopting sustainable practices is a passport to future growth. Source: World Trade, February 6, 2010
Work will soon begin to install the equipment necessary to begin the placement of material from dredging of the channel on South Padre Island beaches. [mappress] Source: Spislandbreeze, February 4, 2010
The Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA) has agreed to work alongside the Indigenous Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (ISAN) in its efforts to promote a strong and vibrant indigenous merchant marine sector for the country. This was during a courtesy call by the Executive of ISAN on the leaders
Yachting’s biggest, most technologically advanced, most expensive – and one of its most bitter – contests will finally splash down on Valencia, Spain in a few days. The 33rd America’s Cup, contested by Swiss defenders Alinghi and California-based challengers BMW Oracle Racing, will begin on February
