The Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier has left Portsmouth for the second time in five days after being forced to turn back to port. HMS Illustrious left Portsmouth Naval Base for the Indian Ocean on Monday to lead a multi-national fleet in diplomatic visits over four months.
Oceanteam ASA announced today that it has agreed with Van Oord Offshore BV to purchase their Marine Cable Installation Assets Besides various smaller items the assets include the SUBTRENCH 02, a 2007 built innovative trenching machine capable of trenching product to a depth in excess of 3 meter in h
The world’s last surviving 16th Century warship has been awarded a £21m grant. Henry VIII’s flagship the Mary Rose, housed at Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard, was raised from the bottom of the Solent, in 1982.
Two of the UK’s most famous historic ships are to be given a £31m boost out of lottery funds. Some £21m has been awarded to the world’s oldest surviving warship, the 16th Century Mary Rose, to build a museum around her in Portsmouth.
Chief Financial Officer and member of the Florida Cabinet, Alex Sink, toured the historic Merrill-Stevens yacht repair shipyard on the Miami River, during a recent visit to Miami. Merrill-Stevens, established in 1885, is planning a massive modernization and expansion facility that, once fully operat
Aker Kvaerner transfers its Just Catch technology for CO2 capture to the company Aker Clean Carbon, which will focus on developing CO2 capture projects. Aker Kvaerner will own 30 percent of the shares in Aker Clean carbon, while Aker ASA will own 70 percent. Aker Kvaerner will also be responsible fo
Cargotec’s MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling and offshore solutions, has received RoRo equipment orders for 12 pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs). The equipment will be delivered during 2009–2010 and the value of the orders exceeds EUR 20 million.
A Japanese warship has set off to the Indian Ocean to help US ships involved in Afghanistan, days after a law allowing the redeployment was passed. Opposition MPs had tried to block the mission, but Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda invoked a rarely-used override power to force through the legislation.
Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has further consolidated its position as an emerging global player with an additional Crewboat, bringing the order total to four aluminum hulled boats, for an Indonesian company. Strategic Marine chairman Mark Newbold said he was delighted with the latest sign
Art Marine, a leading marine hospitality company in the Middle East, is showcasing the first Benetti yacht in the waters of the region. The stunning Benetti Tradition belongs to the higher end of yachts of the Azimut Benetti Group. This 30-meter yacht is berthed since January 23, 2008, at the Jumeir
The Swedish capital of Stockholm has been confirmed as the final stopover for the 2008-09 race prior to the finish in St Petersburg in July next year. During the stopover, from 16-25 June, Stockholm will also host an in-port race and a pro-am event in its famous archipelago. At a city hall press con
There is something rather magical about being up on deck of a giant cargo ship as it pushes its way out to sea. Ten thousand tonnes of metal heaving through the water, the ship’s giant masts glistening in the winter sun.
The Maersk Oil operated Ebba-1X exploration well in Danish North Sea Licence 8/06 Luke was spudded on 17 December 2007 and has been drilled to a total depth of 9765 feet Measured Depth. The well will now be plugged and abandoned.
Van Oord has been awarded a ten year maintenance dredging contract in the ports of Taranaki, Tauranga and Timaru, New Zealand. The total contract value amounts to some EUR 13 million. Clients are the port authorities of the before mentioned three ports. This contract is an extension of the existing
