In formal ceremonies today in the historic port of Southampton, England, before an audience of press, travel agents, and other special guests, Celebrity Cruises’ newest ship – Celebrity Equinox – was officially named. After buglers and a bagpipe and drum corps opened the ceremony, followed by a pian
The European Union has announced plans to train Somali security forces to tackle the pirates operating along the country’s coast. It will send a planning team to the region next month. The training will take place in neighbouring Djibouti, which has French and US military bases. EU nations have alre
An £11m refit of a Royal Navy frigate is being carried out at a Devon dockyard. Babcock Marine has started work on HMS Westminster at its Devonport yard. The Type 23 frigate is set to receive an update to her Seawolf self-defence missile system as well as the command system which controls her weapon
A massive former oil yard in the Highlands offers an ideal site for the breaking up of redundant ships and oil rigs, a demolition firm has said. DSM Demolition is to set out its plans for mothballed Nigg in Easter Ross, to Energy Minister Jim Mather. Highland Council has said it will take legal acti
The ferry which operates between the Isles of Scilly and the UK mainland could be given a new home in Cornwall, it has been revealed. Cornwall Council has admitted Falmouth could be an alternative to Penzance. It follows local opposition to plans for a multimillion-pound redevelopment of Penzance ha
Nación Fideicomisos S.A. has contracted Royal Boskalis Westminster and Allseas Group to construct a 38 km gas pipeline through the Strait of Magellan in southern Argentina. The pipeline is to be 24 inches in diameter and is due for completion by the end of this year. It will connect Cape Espiritu Sa
Dutch contractor Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of the first part of the Belwind project on the Blight Bank, 46 kilometers off the coast of Zeebrugge, Belgium. The £242M (€280M) project is being developed by Belwind nv, backed by Dutch and Be
One of Jumbo Offshore’s heavy lift & installation vessels, the DP2-ship Jumbo Javelin, is preparing to deliver installation services for offshore wind farms. It will be able to ship and install Transition Pieces (TP’s) for wind turbines. The vessel will be able to carry 9 TP’s at a time, each with a
A South Korean fishing boat has been towed away by a North Korean patrol boat off the peninsula’s east coast, South Korean officials say. The military says the ship had strayed north of the maritime border due to a problem with its navigation system. South Korea has asked for the boat and the crew,
Navalshore 2009 – VI Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Expo and Conference will be held on the 20th and 21st of August 2009. The 2008 show hosted 12,300 visitors to the 130 exhibitors displaying the latest in modern products and services for the sector’s industries. Navalshore is held in Rio de J
The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) are warning mariners of an anticipated increase in piracy incidents when the southwest monsoon ends in the coming weeks, and are reiterating that merchant mariners must continue to take proactive action to help prevent piracy attacks. High sea states over the past
Union leaders have stepped in to a dispute between workers and the owners of the Vestas wind turbine manufacturing plant in the UK. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union which represents offshore workers have occupied the Vestas wind turbine plant on the Isle of Wight in protest at closur
The 26th July saw a cruise ship docking at the Port of Hamburg for the 50th time this season. The vessel concerned was AIDA Cruises’ “AIDAcara”. Following a week-long cruise with calls at Copenhagen, Oslo and Bergen, AIDA Cruises’ “AIDAcara” returned to Hamburg, its home port, on 26th July. The arri
Lantic Entertainment Systems, the world leader in the development, manufacture and supply of audio‐visual entertainment systems exclusively for the superyacht and large production yacht market, will reveal this autumn the latest developments in the evolution of its market leading entertainment techn
