The Netherlands wants to redraw the map of Europe – literally. Dubai has built Palm Island. Now the world leaders in land reclamation are considering an island in the shape of a tulip to fight overcrowding and shield the coastline from the rising sea.
CotaiJet Offering Adds Important Incremental Transportation Capacity to the Pearl River Delta Region. (Austal-Built CotaiJet) Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced today that it has initiated high-speed ferry service between Hong Kong’s Macao Ferry Terminal at Shun Tak Centre and Macao’s newly opened Taip
Atlas Copco has received an order in Turkey to supply tunneling equipment to the Cengiz-IC Ictas-Belen consortium, which is building a high-speed train railway between Ankara and Istanbul. The contract is valued at about MSEK 94 (MEUR 10).
Cunard’s new cruise ship Queen Victoria is being officially named by Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall in Southampton today. Prince Charles will also be at the naming ceremony, which is expected to be attended by more than 2000 VIPs and dignitaries. A big screen in Mayflower Park in Southampton will
Following Nariida’s real time victory in 10 days 14 hours, 1 minute and 48 seconds, Peter Harrison’s Sojana (GBR) was second across the line in 11 days, 14 hours, 54 minutes and 59 seconds. The Farr 115 Bermudian Ketch crossed the finish line off St. Maarten’s Simpson Bay one second before 4am UTC h
The yachts taking part in the next Superyacht Cup Antigua have now all arrived and are preparing for the regatta which starts on Wednesday 12th December. Sojana, the Farr designed 35m ketch arrived into Falmouth Harbour this morning (December 8th) having completed a Transatlantic race to St Maarteen
The Japanese government has finally agreed to finance the Mombasa Port Development Project to the tune of 26.7 billion Yen ($250 million). The project, which is expected to be complete by 2018, will more than double the port’s current container handling capacity. It will involve the construction of
Foreign raider Mike Slade has revealed his quest for a world-first double in two of the toughest ocean races in the world is behind the costly decision to campaign his UK maxi City Index Leopard in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart race. As Australian yacht Wild Oats chases a record-equalling third line ho
A replica of a 19th century slave ship, which became a symbol of the anti-slavery movement after kidnapped Africans rose up on board against their captors, arrived on Sunday in Sierra Leone.
Rolex Sydney Hobart hopeful Scarlet Runner from Melbourne was today t- boned in the Sydney 38’s first race of the Rolex Trophy One Design Series. Scarlet Runner was sailing to the first mark in the first race today when they tacked onto starboard. With their sails filled and at full speed, there was
Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles – She is 13 years old but she does not look it: Nariida, the 105 foot ketch representing the first Wally revolution, is the fastest yacht of the first edition of the Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2007! She was the first maxi yacht to cross the finish line – at
Steve Humphries, skipper of the S&S 34 Huckleberry, who has been waiting in Esperance, WA for a truck to deliver his boat to Sydney, has sent this update. Humphries was delivering the boat to Sydney by water until he struck gale force winds and pulled into Esperance. Hooray. After six days late, fiv
Transocean Inc. today announced that its report of drilling rig status and contract information covering the company’s 140-unit offshore drilling fleet has been updated as of December 7, 2007. Drilling rig status and contract information on the company’s offshore drilling fleet has been condensed in
A 55,000-tonne car transporter which lost power in gales off Cornwall is heading towards a Belgian port. The Figaro had been floating in a gale without power five miles from the Wolf Rock lighthouse near the Cornish coast with 30 crew on board.
