These (see link) are the first ever photographs of Sunseeker’s secret new 34m (111ft) superyacht. Taken outside Sunseeker’s factory in Poole, Dorset, they show the £7.3million luxury cruiser being readied for its world launch at the London boat show on 11 January 2008.
Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund (MKIF) has decided to invest 259.4 billion won in the Busan New Port Container Terminal (BNCT), an MKIF spokesman said Wednesday. The BNCT is the concession company with the rights to develop, operate and maintain the Busan New Port (BNP).
Oilex Ltd is pleased to advise that the Sarha-1 exploration well was spudded on 31 December 2007. The well is the first of three exploration wells which will be drilled in a continuous sequence by Oilex in the Block 56 Production Sharing Contract Area, Sultanate of Oman using the Abraj Rig 204.
Cameron has been awarded a contract worth more than $190 million to provide subsea equipment and services to Petroleos De Venezuela S. A., the Venezuelan national oil company. Under the contract, which consists of three packages, Cameron will provide ten subsea Christmas trees, wellheads, associated
Weymouth and Portland – hosts of the sailing events at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games – will be represented at the London Boat Show. The borough’s entry to the January 2008 exhibition – overseen by the council – will reflect its growing reputation as a key location for marine business.
The Croatian government is poised to set up a protected fishing zone despite strong opposition from the EU. The protected area which covers 57,000 sq km (22,800 sq miles) is due to come into force on Tuesday.
The official prizegiving took place today, New Year’s Day, at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania in Sandy Bay where the His Excellency, the Honourable William Cox, Governor of Tasmania, and RYCT Commodore Alastair Douglas among other dignitaries, presented numerous trophies and awards to the race comp
Perini Navi celebrates the end of 2007 with the sale of a 45 metre cutter, hull number C. 2146. This steel hulled sailing yacht will be the 53rd vessel in the Perini Navi Fleet that comprises 41 yachts in navigation and 12 units under construction for a global value exceeding 300 mln Euros.
The sixth unit of the successful Wally 80 is sold and the construction is already under way at WallyEurope facility in Fano, italy, with the delivery scheduled for spring 2009. The Wally 80.6 is the flush deck, fixed keel, three cabin version, wide deck skylight of the 24-meter (80-foot) design comb
Six regattas and three boat shows are the appointments of this year for the Wallys. The calendar opens with the Wally Class first appointment of the racing season: the Pirelli Trophy in Portofino, Italy, organised by the Yacht Club Italiano, May 1-4. This event offers a breathtaking view of the big
Mariner Energy, Inc. announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of additional Spraberry interests in the Permian Basin from an undisclosed party for approximately $122.5 million. Mariner acquired an approximate 56% working interest in approximately 32,000 gross acres in
Cypress Hills Resource Corp. is pleased to announce that Cypress Hills (USA) Resource Corp., its wholly owned subsidiary and its partners have spud the initial test well on the Armstrong Ranch Project in Kenedy County, Texas. The Tobin Armstrong No. 2 well will be drilled to a depth of 10,500 feet t
As the year closes, the situation regarding piracy on the high seas remains of serious concern with the African region showing the greatest risk to seafarers. Waters off Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria are all considered to be ‘hot spots’ with particular escalation with respect to the use of fi
Burger Boat Company, one of the world’s most historic and prestigious shipyards, delivered ARETI II to her owner the morning of December 21, 2007. She will now join her sister, ARETI I in St.Augustine, Florida until March of 2008 when ARETI II will travel to the Mediterranean. ARETI II is the second
