The Maltese Falcon is a clipper sailing luxury yacht owned by American hectomillionaire Tom Perkins. It one of the largest privately-owned sailing yachts in the world at 88 metres (289.1 feet), after yachts such as Royal Huisman’s Athena and Lurssen’s Eos . Ken Freivokh Design were the appointed des
ERMIS2 is a 38m (124ft) superyacht capable of blasting across the water at a 60 knots (for landlubbers who think in km/h, try doubling that and you’ll be pretty close.) That’s about the same speed as a small race-tuned powerboat or a powerful PWC (better known to most boaties as one of those ‘pesky
A World War II mine has been detonated off the coast of Kent after it was caught up in a fishing vessel’s nets. The controlled explosion about 1.2 miles (2km) from Margate was felt ashore and registered with the British Geological Survey (BGS) in Edinburgh.
Celebrations were taking place on Teesside to mark the 190th birthday of the oldest ship left afloat in the UK. The restored HMS Trincomalee, which was built in 1817, is based at a maritime museum in Hartlepool.
Shares of Coastal Contracts Bhd were higher after the Malaysian shipbuilding company said it has secured a contract worth 108 million US dollars with Singapore’s Swiber Holdings Ltd.
Ramco’s solution will cover all the core business processes of Container Terminal Management for Adani Group’s container yards across the country.
One of the U.S. Navy’s two huge hospital ships, USNS Comfort, has just finished a four-month mission to 12 Latin American countries, during which it provided free health care to 98,000 people. VOA’s Al Pessin visited the ship, along with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, on the last day of its mi
Marking its entry into the booming dredging sector, Mercator Lines (MLL), the second largest private shipping firm in India, has bought two dredgers and is in the process of acquiring four more in the current fiscal for a total investment of $300 million. According to MLL sources, the acquisition of
Rescue crews scouring the North Sea for the skipper of a fishing boat which collided with a cargo ship have called off the search. Helicopters and boats had been searching for the skipper on Thursday.
Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services, has signed contracts worth more than $64 million to supply RB211-powered gas compression packages to Shell, ExxonMobil and Woodside Energy for use on offshore production platforms. The units will be operating offshore Australia, Ma
French explorer Jean-Louis Etienne* will unveil the Total Pole Airship tomorrow at the Boussiron hangars of the Marseille Provence airport, marking a new step in his project to fly over the Arctic Ocean in April 2008. Organized as part of the fourth International Polar Year, the expedition is placed
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract valued at more than $24 million to supply BP with two gas turbine mechanical drive packages for use at the Dimlington onshore compression facility on the east coast of England. The two RB211-GT61 Dry Low Emissions (DLE) gas turbines will be an integral part of a £12
Mr. John C.S. Lau, President & Chief Executive Officer of Husky Energy Inc., announced today that Husky Oil Operations Limited (‘Husky’) and Esso Exploration Greenland Limited (‘Esso’) have been awarded a joint interest in an exploration licence from the West Disko 2006 Licencing Round, offshore Gre
The skipper of a trawler who went missing when his boat collided with a cargo ship in the North Sea has not been found despite two days searching. Rescue crews had called off their search for John Collinson, who has been missing since Thursday afternoon.
