Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) named Cindy Cardella of Fairfield, N.J., the Godmother of its new ‘It’ Girl, Norwegian Gem, during the ship’s Christening ceremony held today in New York. Cindy was chosen by NCL and the public among five finalists vying for the Godmother crown following an online video c
Australia will send planes and a patrol ship to monitor Japanese whaling fleet near Antarctica, the government announced Wednesday. The planes and ship would collect photographic evidence for a possible legal action to halt Japan’s whaling program, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith told reporters.
South West fishermen face a £1m loss in business after a cut of 15% in the amount of Dover sole they can catch next year. Fishermen say that will mean an 80 tonne cut in landings by boats at Plymouth and Brixham.
Best known for his success in offshore racing, Michael Peters will be speaking at the 2008 Yacht Vision Symposium. His topic – “Where Green Fits in to The World of Superyachts”. Michael confesses that in winning 12 UIM World Championships, his race boats alone have consumed over 2 million gallons of
Work on a new wave of “superyachts” that will be more that 200 feet in length will likely begin in East Tennessee in February. The yachts will measure up to 225 feet and will retail in the $40 million to $70 million range, said Henry Luken, part owner of the soon-to-be Christensen Shipyards where th
The Crystic matched-performance marine products from Scott Bader Company Ltd have been exclusively specified by Alen Yachting of Istanbul for the production of their new Metaphor 68 luxury yacht. Their exciting and innovative prototype successfully combines Italian design elegance, developed by Vict
Aarto Eipre is proud of the state-of-the-art oil transit terminal he runs, specialised in handling light oil products, petrochemicals and liquid gas. He says that within a few hours, they can unload a train and pump its cargo into a tanker, ready to sail anywhere in the world.
Denmark. Svitzer has confirmed supply of Transas Dual Navi-Sailor 3000-I ECDIS for three further tug boats; the ‘Freja’, the ‘Sigyn’ and the ‘Skuld’. Svitzer is a company within the A.P.Moller-Maersk Group, and a leading provider of marine services with more than 500 tug boats in operation around th
Australia will send a patrol ship and aircraft to monitor Japan’s whaling fleet off Antarctica, the government in Canberra has said. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said the vessels would collect evidence to assess whether legal action could be taken against the whalers.
Melbourne sailor Robert Date is confident he will be on the starting line on Boxing Day after emergency repairs to his Sydney 38 Scarlet Runner. It was all gloom and doom just ten days ago when another Sydney 38, X3, speared into Scarlet Runner in the very first race of the Rolex Trophy One Design [
BP today announced that it has completed commissioning of the Atlantis semi-submersible platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and commenced the export of oil and gas from the deepest moored floating oil and gas production facility in the world.
BP Norway has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for tow and installation of a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO). The FPSO will be installed at the Skarv field in the North Sea. The total contract value is approximately NOK 300 million.
A ‘fair settlement’ has been reached on 2008 EU fishing quotas at the annual talks in Brussels, UK Fisheries Minister Jonathan Shaw has said. Cuts in fishing days of 18% and 10% were agreed for Scotland’s west coast and the North Sea respectively, with an 11% rise in the North Sea cod catch.
The Scottish fishing industry has given a cautious welcome to EU fishing quotas aimed at rewarding conservation. A deal was reached to make cuts of 18% to fishing days off the west coast of Scotland and 10% in the North Sea, with an 11% rise in the North Sea cod catch.
