Talks have been scheduled over the collapse of a multi-million pound project to expand Irish Sea ferry port facilities in south west Scotland. Stena Line had planned to move out of Stranraer and share a new terminal with P&O at its site in nearby Cairnryan.
Wärtsilä’s new high-performance LJX waterjets outperformed promises during construction and sea trials. In mid 2006 Wärtsilä Corporation introduced the new, efficient and compact LJX axial water jets for the propulsion of fast vessels with promises of a 25% reduction in transom mounting flange diame
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that the wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway), operator of production licence 338, (PL 338) offshore Norway, has concluded the exploration well 16/1-8.
Golden Ocean Group Limited has agreed to get released from the bare boat agreements for the two 1994 built Panamax vessels ‘M/V Golden Jade’ and ‘M/V Golden Jasmine’ against purchasing the vessels for $14.5 million per vessel. Simultaneously the Company has agreed to sell the two vessels for net sal
Lundin Norway AS, operator of production licence 338 in the Norwegian North Sea, has finalized the drilling of exploration well 16/1-8. The well is located 28 kilometer east of the Gudrun Field. The purpose of the well was to prove hydrocarbons in sediments of Jurassic age in a prospect called Luno.
As one of the world’s largest boat shows begins in Fort Lauderdale, demand is intense for ever bigger and fancier superyachts — despite the sluggish economy. She couldn’t make the Monaco boat show last month. She was otherwise engaged, cruising the Greek Isles. But the Kismet is at the Fort Lauderda
The Big Show is back. Fort Lauderdale is gearing up to welcome the 48th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. From October 25 – 29, 2007 the waterways will play host to the marine world’s best with more than $2 Billion worth of superyachts, boats, marine accessories, electronics, and more. An imp
With today’s heightened awareness of environmental factors, more and more boaters are looking for ways to keep waters clean and preserve the marine ecosystem. Always on the cutting edge of new advances, the 48th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, October 25 – 29, 2007, will feature companies p
VT Shipbuilding has delivered the fourth bow section for the Royal Navy’s new Class of Daring Class destroyers to BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow. The 50m. section, weighing some 1100 tons, was loaded out from VT’s advanced shipbuilding facilities in Portsmouth Naval B
Rear Admiral Salim bin Abdullah bin Rashid Al Alawi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), has officially started manufacture of the UK’s first naval shipbuilding export order for nearly ten years at VT Shipbuilding’s facilities in Portsmouth Naval Base.
The new Moody 45DS is the first yacht in a completely new design line of traditional Moodys. Even before the official world premiere of this revolutionary deck saloon yacht at the London Boat Show next year, Moody Yachts will introduce its new deck saloon yacht to visitors of the Hamburg boat show w
Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a contract with an international alliance to implement the first phase of the Khalifa Port project at a cost of Dh5.5 billion. The alliance includes Archirodon Construction Company, Royal Boskalis and Hyundai Engineering.
Oil recovered from the Taranaki coast appears to be similar to oil produced from the Tui Area Development, Australian Worldwide Exploration Ltd. (AWE) said quoting informal advice from the Taranaki Regional Council.
Sunreef Yachts announces the first order for its 31 metres (102 feet) luxury, double-deck, sailing catamaran Sunreef 102 with a launching scheduled for early 2009. Designed by Sunreefs inhouse design team the sloop-rigged yacht is the largest catamaran manufactured by Sunreef Shipyard and will be on
