At least 15 people have drowned and one is missing after two ships collided at the mouth of the Yangtze river near Shanghai, Chinese officials have said.
After a short break, the 2007/2008 season restarted in the best possible way for Pershing at the Düsseldorf Boat Show, the most important appointment for the nautical market in the Central-Northern European area, where two very successful models of the famous range of Italian open yachts have been p
Rising from stormy seas, the giant turbine towers of an offshore wind farm seem almost miraculous to the untrained eye. But how do you put them there?
Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of drybulk carriers, container ship and multipurpose vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for dry bulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that subsidiaries of the Company have entered into one year time charterer extensions for two of its conta
Höegh Autoliners and A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S has announced their agreement for A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S to become a shareholder in Höegh Autoliners holding 37.5 per cent of the shares effective from 1 January 2008. Leif Höegh & Co Limited will retain the position as majority shareholder in Höegh Au
Marine police are appealing for witnesses after a collision between two fishing boats in Hampshire. The vessels were sailing on the River Itchen near Bitterne Park on Friday when the collision occurred, causing one of them to sink.
Southampton Container Terminals (SCT) is slowly returning to normal operation after one of its cranes collapsed on to a container ship on Friday 18 January. Although no one was injured in the incident, service at the dock was suspended and all cranes are undergoing thorough inspection to ensure the
Sky Petroleum, Inc., an oil and gas company, today reported that during the month ending December 31, 2007 Mubarek production from the H2 and K2-ST4 wells was 10,832 barrels of oil. The Mubarek H2 well produced 3,200 barrels of oil or 103 bopd and the Mubarek K2-ST4 well produced 7,632 barrels of oi
STX Shipbuilding Co., the world’s fifth-largest shipbuilder, said Tuesday (Jan. 29) that it has won a deal valued at 204 billion won ($215 million) to build two bulk carriers. The deal from a European shipping company calls on STX Shipbuilding to deliver the vessels by June 2010, the company said in
Knight & Carver YachtCenter, which has emerged in recent years as one of the marine industry’s top-rated repair yards for megayachts and other large vessels, has been honored by the American Boat Builders & Repairers Association (ABBRA) as the nation’s most outstanding boatyard for 2007.
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M), has completed the construction of its second jackup drilling rig for Gulf Drilling International Ltd (GDI), a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. (JDC).
The controversial $1 billion project to dredge Port Phillip Bay is on track to start on Friday, following the arrival of the giant dredging vessel, The Queen of The Netherlands. Before the dredging can begin, however, the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) must receive final approval from federal
Aker Kvaerner Germany GmbH has signed a three-year agreement with INEOS Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH to provide engineering services for plants located in Cologne and Marl, Germany. The scope of the agreement covers engineering and design, project management and control services. Procurement, and
Eni Norge AS, operator of production licence 122, has concluded drilling of appraisal well 6507/2-4 on the 6507/2-2 discovery. Wildcat well 6507/2-2 made a discovery in 1992 with a volume of approximately 6.7 billion Sm3 of recoverable gas and 0.4 million Sm3 recoverable condensate in upper and lowe
