Whitby’s new £1m lifeboat station was being officially opened by the Duchess of Kent on Friday. The new base replaces a 100-year-old station, known to crew members as “the old tin shed”, which was deemed inadequate for 21st Century needs.
A company which has Ukrainian majority ownership has put in an offer to save the historic Gdansk Shipyard at a price higher than face value – and has plans to retain production capacity higher than the European Union is demanding.
Samsung Heavy Industries, the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, said Thursday that it had signed the industry’s first contract for full payment in South Korean won, as the company seeks to limit gains in the currency fueled by record orders. The contract is for a 418.4 billion-won, or $446 million
Merchant vessel Cheng Le Men, carrying iron ore fines to China from New Mangalore Port, began listing to one side seven nautical miles from the port, off the Tannirbhavi coast, on Thursday. Captain Yang Jing Mu tried to bring the ship back to port, but the vessel ran aground some two nautical miles
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by Maersk Line, Limited for the drydocking and preservation of the USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317), one of nineteen Military Sealift Command (MSC) Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off (LMSR) Ships. The 55-day work package will begin in mid-September and is valued at
With today’s grand opening of its $450 million Portsmouth cargo terminal, A.P. Moller-Maersk Group adds another piece to its sprawling business empire. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, it is a true conglomerate with businesses ranging from container shipping and shipbuilding to oil drilling and even Eu
New Customs and immigration procedures for European visitors coming to St Lucia by yacht, is threatening the future of that sector. according to Rodney Bay Marina General Manager, Cuthbert Didier, yachtsmen from Europe now require a visa to come to St Lucia. Also, yachts now have to give Customs and
Picture this. The start line of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup just before the Racing Division sets off. Beautiful. Except you are sat on a cruising boat about two hundred feet directly in front of the line. From a small boat just beside the pin it is impressive enough as the 30-metre/25 tonne Alfa Romeo
New 2008 models from the world’s top boat builders, along with an enviable selection of pre-owned brokerage vessels will be available in the water for show-goers’ personal inspection during the 29th annual Lido Yacht Expo, Sept. 6-9 at Lido Marina Village.
Now a shipbuilder has signed a contract to get paid in Korean won. Samsung Heavy Industries said Thursday it won an order from a Norwegian company to build a floating production storage offloading facility (FPSO) and five 12,000-TEU container ships for US$1.3 billion. The FPSO order is to be settled
Buyers have been found for several parts of a boat firm which went into administration with the loss of 130 jobs in a West Sussex town. A newly-formed company will take over three of BA Peters Ltd’s six luxury boat dealerships – in Chichester, Brixham in Devon, and Swanwick, Hants.
Ericsson Racing Team has entered a new phase in its preparations for the 2008-09 race with the establishment of the team’s training base in Lanzarote. Ericsson’s training boat, the former ABN AMRO ONE (pictured above), the winner of the 2005-06 event under the stewardship of Mike Sanderson, will als
For the ever growing need of crude and because of its rising price, development of wells in deep water is becoming more common every day. To keep up with the pace of developments in that sense, the requirements for its support industry are getting more stringent. Deeper wells usually are at a bigger
Nordic Tankers has taken delivery of another handy-size product tanker. It is a 38.500 tons deadweight newbuilding from the Guangzhou Shipyard International in China. The vessel will be delivered from the shipyard late September, and taken over by the Company under the name Nordic Hanne during Janua
