The Lloyd’s Register Group and staff have donated more than 1.15 million yuan so far to aid the victims of this month’s devastating earthquake in Sichuan, China. Donations continue to be received.
TWO large buildings – one more than 57ft high – could soon change the skyline at Osprey Quay, Portland.
On May the 15th 1934, the William Starling Burgess Design J-Class Rainbow was launched at the Herreschoff Yard in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. She was built to defend the America’s Cup against “Endeavour” in 1934. The first 2 races where tough for Rainbow but the last 4 races she beaded Challenger En
In addition to the many other contracts already detailed in Dredging News Online, DEME Group in Belgium reports that the company and its affiliates are also active in Australia. At Woodside on the west coast of Australia, DEME’s offshore subsidiary Tideway has obtained a contract for offshore trench
Due to high demand, Aker Solutions has decided to double the size of its RapidSolution well set programme. The RapidSolution was launched in September 2007 as a pre-configured system, with a dedicated stocking programme, that aims to provide a complete well set within a fraction of the traditional s
Press release 26/2008: StatoilHydro ASA, operator of production licence PL104, has concluded drilling of exploration well 30/9-21 S in the Oseberg area, about 7 km west of the Oseberg Sør platform. The result of the well indicates a commercial discovery in this area, in close proximity to existing f
The world cup sailing event Lysekil Women’s Match will be held for the fourth year in a row in Lysekil on 29 July – 2 August with Stena Bulk and Preem as the main sponsors. The competition is the world’s largest match racing event for women with prize money of about SEK 400,000. For 2009, […]
Dockwise Ltd. announces that three new contracts have been awarded to their subsidiaries Dockwise Shipping and ODL for the transportation of a semi submersible drilling rig, for the transportation of the hull of a production platform and for a FEED study of a jacket design respectively. Dockwise Shi
On Saturday 10 May 2008 Odense Steel Shipyard presented its latest newbuilding, a 7,000 TEU container ship, for the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group. Mrs Ingrid Steenstrøm Nielsen, married to Mr Finn Buus Nielsen, Managing Director, Odense Steel Shipyard, honoured A.P. Moller – Maersk and the Yard by nami
Nets made from a material used in the manufacture of bullet-proof armour and aircraft cockpit doors is being tested on fish farms. The trials in Sutherland and on the Western Isles are being run at a cost of £100,000.
An 80 tonne crane at a Govan shipyard has snapped while carrying out routine operations. BAE Systems confirmed that three employees were involved in the incident which happened at the company’s site on the Clyde at about 0800 BST. One man is being treated in hospital for minor injuries while two oth
One of the world’s largest cruise ships has been officially named by a member of the public who won a national competition for the honour. Elizabeth Hill, from Baslow in Derbyshire, won the chance to name and christen the 160,000-tonne Independence of the Seas. Built in Finland, the £400m vessel wil
Salvagers have begun preparatory work on the operation to dismantle the stricken Riverdance ferry. Contractors have started working on the inside of the ship, which is grounded off Cleveleys, near Blackpool. After everything is cleared from the hull, the ship will be cut up into sections and driven
Latvian authorities have begun evacuating hundreds of people from a cruise ship stuck on a sandbank. So far tugs have failed to free the Bahamas-registered Mona Lisa, which ran aground off Latvia on Sunday with nearly 1,000 people on board.
