Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and the Bermuda Government announced today that they have reached a comprehensive, long-term agreement that calls for two of NCL’s newest and largest ships to be deployed to Bermuda for the next 10 years, commencing 2009 and running through 2018. These ships will predomin
Oil and gas production from Grane and Heimdal will after all be maintained during the night before Friday 9 November. StatoilHydro has continuously evaluated the consequences of the new report on acceleration forces (G-forces) related to the use of lifeboats.
The Hanse 320 was nominated ‘European Yacht of the Year 2007/2008’ in the category of up to 10 metres in ship length. The yacht is therefore one of the five most interesting newcomers in its class. This nomination is a recognition of the above-average sailing qualities and the new design concept. Th
The FPSO Sevan Voyageur left Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China this morning. The FPSO is placed onboard a dry tow vessel and is on its way to the Keppel Verolme shipyard for topside hook-up and commissioning. FPSO Sevan Voyageur will be installed on the Shelley field in the central UK North Sea in 20
The development of sustainable biofuel took a step forward today as Royal Dutch Shell plc expanded its collaboration with Codexis Inc. to develop new super enzymes to convert biomass to fuel. The new agreement covers five years of research collaboration and includes Shell making an equity investment
A year after The Yachts of Seabourn announced that it would build two new, ultra luxury ships, advance booking activity for the first, Seabourn Odyssey, has led to the line’s decision to exercise the option for another. The third sister ship will be built by T. Mariotti S.p.A. of Genoa, Italy for de
Dutch oil giant Shell wants to participate in the exploitation of a large gas field on the Russian peninsula Jamal in northern Siberia, Dutch paper Financiele Dagblad reported Monday. The Bovanenko field, owned by Russian gas giant Gazprom, could produce 250 billion cubic meters of gas a year, the r
Work is set to start on cutting up the remains of the stricken cargo ship MSC Napoli off the east Devon coast. The vessel was grounded off Sidmouth in January after it suffered storm damage sailing from Antwerp to South Africa.
Coastguards say they have located a ‘rogue’ poorly equipped fishing boat and its skipper after a major search in the north and far north of Scotland. The 27ft vessel was reported to have left Peterhead for Wick on Sunday.
Total announces that the Thai authorities have approved the extension for ten years of the production period for Bongkot, the largest gas field in Thailand. Bongkot consists of Blocks B15, B16, and B17. With the extension, the Joint Venture partners are entitled to continue to produce gas and conden
Aker Yards has signed a contract with DOF Installer ASA for building of a highly sophisticated Anchor Handling Supply Vessel (AHTS). The value of the contract for the fourth vessel is approximately NOK 765 million. The vessel is a declaration of an option announced on the contract announced in first
Matangi, the sole Tasmanian yacht in this weekend’s 152 nautical race across Bass Strait from Melbourne to Stanley, has won the PHD division in an impressive qualifier for this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd (G E Shipping) delivered its Aframax crude carrier ‘Jag Leher’ to the buyers. The 1986 built 107,592 dwt ship was contracted to be sold in September 2007.
A Tyneside engineering firm is planning to open a shipyard in India, in an attempt to capitalise on a boom in Asian oil production. South Shields-based McNulty claims the expansion will help secure future contracts for 300 workers on the Tyne.
