One of the world’s best known luxury liners entered the Tyne on her fourth attempt on Sunday. The QE2 visited North Shields overnight during an eight-day tour of Britain to mark her 40th birthday.
The world’s largest private yacht, owned by an American millionaire, is in a south Devon harbour. The Eos is more than 90m (about 300 ft) long and is owned by a recluse in the film business.
With entries currently standing at 50 from 13 nations for this year’s Rolex Middle Sea Race, the Royal Malta Yacht Club is looking forward to writing another chapter in the history of this classic offshore race, which in recent years has seen levels of interest rise way beyond those of the previous
The most direct shipping route from Europe to Asia is fully clear of ice for the first time since records began, the European Space Agency (Esa) says. Historically, the Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans has been ice-bound through the year.
The scrapping of so-called ‘ghost ships’ on Teesside is likely to move a step closer when a public inquiry is held into the controversial plans. Able UK won a contract to dismantle former US naval vessels at its facility in Graythorp, Hartlepool.
The final day of the Rolex Veteran Boat Rally started in a less than promising manner, just as yesterday. No wind. By the end of the race, and day, the crews were in a celebratory mood having enjoyed a short, but highly competitive race.
Rich Wilson has braved high winds and mountainous seas and sailed boats more than halfway around the world. Now he’s going the whole way, all by himself. Wilson, 57, is planning to enter next year’s Vendée Globe, an around-the-world solo sailing race that starts in France. The 25,000-mile race will
Globus Maritime Limited, a marine transportation company that owns and operates Handymax and Panamax dry bulk ocean-going vessels, today announces that it has entered into an agreement with an unaffiliated third party in order to acquire a 1998- built 72,929 dwt geared Panamax bulkcarrier, for an ag
The world’s biggest privately owned sailing ship, the £100million superyacht Eos, is heading back to Dartmouth. The luxury, three-masted schooner, owned by a mystery North American billionaire who jealously guards his privacy, is due to arrive in the River Dart on Sunday
A chemical tanker controlled by Norwegian shipowning firm Odfjell has run aground off Indonesia. Odfjell reported late Thursday that its chemical tanker Bow Star ran aground after leaving the Indonesian port of Batam.
Statoil and the Brazilian oil company Petrobras have signed a long-term strategic collaboration agreement for exploration and production as well as biofuels. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Oslo on 14 September by Helge Lund and José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, chief executives
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. (042660.KS: Quote, Profile, Research), the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, said on Friday it had secured a combined $740 million order to build a drill ship and a crude oil carrier.
Renewal and expansion of its range, development of its global sales network, optimisation of its industrial processes and the supply chain, continuous perfecting of products and quality processes: these are the key points of the strategy that Federico Martini Azimut Yachts CEO presented today during
Chinese shipbuilders won more orders than their Korean rivals for the first time in the first half of the year, but they still lag behind Korea in terms of quality and competitiveness, the Financial Times reported Thursday. The Chinese State Oceanic Administration recently said orders won by Chinese
