arrived at the CRN shipyard at 5:30 pm, ahead of schedule, accompanied on his visit to the Marches Region by his wife Clio. On hand to welcome the President was the Chairman of the Ferretti Group, Norberto Ferretti, as well as the Chairman of CRN, Lamberto Tacoli, and the President of the Ancona Por
Wärtsilä has acquired the Norwegian company Maritime Service AS, which specializes in ship service, mechanical and reconditioning services. Maritime Service has its operations in Ålesund, in More region on the west coast of Norway. Maritime Service is well-positioned within fishery segment and has p
China, the world’s third-largest shipbuilder after Korea and Japan, witnessed its shipbuilding tonnage up 30% to reach 18.93 million tons in 2007, according to sources.
The cost of shipping Middle East crude to Asia, the world’s busiest route for supertankers, may advance for a sixth day because vessel supply is constrained in the Atlantic.
Twenty migrants from Bangladesh and Burma have been found dead from starvation and dehydration on a wooden trawler adrift in the Bay of Bengal. Sri Lanka’s navy, which found them, said 71 survivors were rescued from the crowded boat, which had been drifting for two weeks after its engine broke.
Aker Yards and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. have reached an understanding regarding the basis on which Royal Caribbean will order a fourth ship in the Freedom class — currently the world’s largest cruise ship. The vessel would be delivered in the second half of 2011. The placement of the order is st
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, has set a new record in the global shipbuilding history by winning US$5.7 billion in orders in February, the highest figure ever for a single month.
Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors b.v. purchased PDS2000-Multibeam CUBE / 3D area editor for all their PDS2000 licenses. The dredging and marine contractor Van Oord, which is the global market leader in the dredging industry, decided to upgrade their PDS2000 Singlebeam licenses to full PDS200
Last week, more than 200 international engineers and scientists from 60 countries experienced at first-hand Dubai’s leading waterfront and coastal mega-projects as part of the programme for delegates to PIANC-COPEDEC VII, the international conference on coastal and port engineering.
Ports of Auckland Limited today announced an interim net profit after tax of $12.6 million, up 19% for the half year to December 2007 (December 2006: $10.6 million). Jens Madsen, Ports of Auckland Managing Director, said the relatively satisfactory result reflected good growth in container volumes o
Union Science & Technology Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday dedicated the oceanographic research vessel Sagar Nidhi to the nation in Chennai in the presence of Shipping and Surface Transport Minister T R Balu at the Chennai port trust.
Thousands of people have watched the naming in Louisiana of a US warship built partly from steel salvaged from the World Trade Center. The twin towers in New York were destroyed in the hijacked planes attack of 11 September 2001.
BP and its partner, Marathon Petroleum West of Shetlands Ltd, today announced a new oil discovery in Block 204/23, following drilling on the South-West Foinaven prospect, some 190 kilometres west of the Shetland Islands. The exploration well 204/23-2 was drilled using the Paul B Loyd Junior semi-sub
In the harbour opposite the famous Taj Palace Hotel, a boat show is getting under way. Lined up along the floating walkways are vessels ranging from relatively modest speed boats to luxury motor yachts costing over $2m (£1m). Moored further offshore is a so-called 300-ft ‘super-yacht’ belonging to o
