Gulf Western Petroleum Corporation (“Gulf Western”) [OTCBB: GWPC | Frankfurt: GER], is pleased to announce they have been advised by the Operator that the drilling rig is on location at the Red Breast No. 1 drill site, and that the Red Breast No. 1 will spud today. After obtaining the log results fr
Plans to scrap so-called US ‘ghost ships’ on Teesside have finally been approved – four years after the first vessel arrived. In 2003, Hartlepool-based Able UK won a contract with the US Government to dismantle up to 13 vessels.
The bodies of at least seven Africans have been found in a boat off the Canary Islands, Spanish officials say. A sole survivor was found in the open-topped boat, but the Spanish interior ministry said up to 50 other people were missing.
The hull of a modern grand prix ocean racer depends on carbon fibre for its structural integrity but it is a more humble material – steel – which is at the heart of the matter for boat builders such as Eric Goetz, responsible for PUMA Ocean Racing’s Volvo Open 70.
By the early hours of this morning, two more yachts had finished the 2007 Rolex Middle Sea Race bringing the number of finishers up to thirteen. Four yachts remain on the course. Nord Star (RUS), Windsong (GBR) and Muzyka (ITA) are in a close bunch doing 8-9 knots halfway between Lampedusa and Malta
In his report on the accounts for the year ended June 30, 2007, David Moorhouse, Chairman of Lloyd’s Register, has announced that Group income rose by 17% to £497 million with good growth in operating surplus, marking the fourth consecutive year of record performance.
A woman from Cheshire who bequeathed part of her inheritance to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has had a rescue boat named after her.
A skipper from south west Scotland has been given a shock call-up to a round-the-world boat race. Duggie Gillespie, from Kirkcudbright, is to take over at the helm of a yacht in the 35,000-mile global Clipper race.
BP is today announcing proposed plans for important changes to its North Sea organisation, headquartered in Aberdeen, designed to secure a long-term future for the company’s oil and gas business in the UK. The changes are intended to simplify the organisation and improve the efficiency of work proce
Sullivan Maritime and Malta Motorways of the Sea Ltd is proud to have supported the competitors participating in the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2007 by providing 18 containers for their use during the period of the race.
The Hague, Netherlands – The entire APM Terminals organization will mark its drive towards employee safety with a Global Safety Day on October 24, 2007. ‘Container Terminals are dangerous places to work and it is in everyone’s interest to ensure we have safe working environments. At APM Terminals we
Arthur Podesta’s Elusive was the first Maltese boat to finish the 28th Rolex Middle Sea Race, crossing the line at 4.09 this morning. Podesta’s crew of nine, including his three children – Maya, Aaron and Christoph ghosted over the line in very light winds. A complete contrast to the conditions expe
Van Oord has been awarded the contract to dredge an access channel to the port of Krishnapatnam on the east coast of India, 180 km north of Chennai. The total contract value amounts to more than EUR 16 million. The client is Navayuga Engineering Company Ltd. of India. The project will commence in th
By 7AM this morning five more yachts had crossed the finish line of the 28th Rolex Middle Sea Race. British yacht Nisida led the minor charge finishing just before midnight, whilst Martin Scicluna’s Air Malta Falcon (MLT) completed the course just before seven. In between came the Swiss boat Tai Sha
