The crucial role played by the mast and rig package in taming the beast that is the second generation of Volvo Open 70 cannot be underestimated, particularly in boat-breaking conditions. That is the view of Matthew Sheahan, specialist racing and technical writer. In a feature article in the latest i
Marine accident investigators have praised the captain of a fishing boat which ran aground off the coast of Donegal last month. Seven men had to winched to safety after their boat, the Horizon, hit rocks at Saldana Point in Lough Swilly on 4 March.
The first Chinese liquefied natural gas carrier, ;’Dapeng Sun’, has just been delivered to its owners China LNG Shipping. The LNG carrier has been built in the framework of a Cooperation Agreement between Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., a yard of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
Work is due to begin to move the final section of the MSC Napoli 15 months after the ship sank off Devon. On Thursday contractors will begin to cut off the propeller, rudder and main drive shaft using small explosives.
The Queen is to make a farewell visit to the world-famous QE2 passenger liner before the vessel is decommissioned and turned into a floating hotel in Dubai. The visit, on 2 June, will be the third time the Queen has visited the Southampton-based ship since she named her at Clydebank, Scotland, in 19
At least 800 jobs will be created when a US super-yacht builder opens its UK base in Hampshire, the South East England Development Agency said. Palmer Johnson will build a range of bespoke vessels 100m (329ft) in length in Hythe and Woolston in Southampton.
Parker Drilling Company (NYSE: PKD), a global drilling contractor and service provider, today announced that a subsidiary has executed an agreement to sell its 50 percent interest in its Saudi Arabian joint venture, Al-Rushaid Parker Drilling Company Ltd. (“ARPD”) to an affiliate of the Saudi compan
Private boat owners in Jersey will not have to pay a goods and services tax (GST) on their mooring fees for at least a year. The move is part of changes prior to the introduction of GST next month.
Team Boskalis selected its last team sailors. Twelve talented potentials participated at the selection day in Scheveningen, a coastal city in the Netherlands. Next weekend at the F18 Class event in Muiderzand/Netherlands, Andrew MCPherson (AUS) will have to make a choice between two technical studen
In light of the current dilemma regarding Alinghi and Oracle disagreement on a Match date, Sebastien Destremau decided to speak with one of the most successful maxi multihull builder/designer’s in the World, Gilles Ollier from Multiplast who openly insists ‘It is impossible to build a 90 ft multihul
The process modules that arrived at the Keppel Verolme shipyard on April 5 have now been safely lifted onboard the FPSO Sevan Voyageur. Also the helideck has been installed.
Wärtsilä and Zhenjiang CME Co Ltd (CME) have today jointly signed a licence agreement for the manufacture and sale of Wärtsilä RT-flex low-speed marine diesel engines by CME in China. The agreement grants CME the right to manufacture all sizes of Wärtsilä RT-flex modern low-speed engine types at its
One of the major Container Shipping lines serving Gulftainer’s Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT) is APL, which has a regular weekly call with its CMX service, giving comprehensive coverage of Far East ports.
The New World Alliance (TNWA) carriers – APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) – and CMA CGM have announced a new joint West Mediterranean (MED) service starting from April 26th, 2008.
