Anglers are optimistic about a good summer on Scottish rivers, according the Association of Salmon Fishery Boards (ASFB). Assistant director Brian Davidson said catches over spring had been poor, but there were signs of an improvement.
The biggest replica Viking vessel ever built has dropped anchor at Peel. The Sea Stallion is sailing to Ireland from Denmark in a 1,000-mile (1,609km) seven-week voyage to better understand seamanship of the early Norsemen.
A replica of the 19th Century slave ship, Amistad, has docked in a Cornish port as part of a 16-month tour around the world. The ship’s Amistad Atlantic Freedom Tour will cover 22,500km (14,000 mile) retracing the route of the slave trade.
Tom Vroon is only 16 but has already set his sights on sailing the Volvo Ocean Race. He’s in Cowes to get the right experience The Dutch teenager’s first Cowes Week was hardly in something small, old and insignificant. His initiation has been the one-off designed and very powerful Lutra 56, owned by
Volvo Ocean Race CEO Glenn Bourke continued on his winning way in his Laser SB3 and has a sniff of overall victory at Cowes. Bourke and his crew of Jeremy Troughton and Tony Kilby made it two wins in a row by a huge four-and-a half minute margin in the Laser SB3 class and now […]
Gulfport, Mississippi, USA – August 7 th, 2007 – Trinity Yachts, LLC announced they have agreed to donate the fabrication and installation of the structural foundation, including the through-hull fittings, to allow SeaKeeper 1000TM oceanographic and atmospheric monitoring systems to be installed at
South Korean shipbuilders have secured orders worth some $33.2 billion (30.6 trillion won) in the first half of the year, riding on a favorable business environment stemming from brisk industrial activity around the world. According to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, domestic shipyard
Salvagers are preparing to tow part of the stricken cargo ship MSC Napoli from Devon to Belfast for recycling. The damaged ship, which was beached off Sidmouth in January, was split in two after a series of explosions.
On August, 6 the third tanker of a 19619 project was laid at the shipyard Krasnoe Sormovo. The ship is built for the shipping company Palmali. The contract on the building of the first tanker was closed in March of the current year.
A series of new vessels will be built in China for the Far-Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO). As the press-service of the shipping company reported to RIA PrimaMedia, the contract on building of four bulk carriers at the Chinese shipyard ‘Quingshan Shipyard’ in the city Ukhan was made.
The Board of Directors of Swiber Holdings Limited (the ‘Company’, and with its subsidiaries, the ‘Group’) wishes to announce that it has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the ‘SPA’) on 03 August 2007 to acquire from Project Engineers (Pte) Limited (the ‘Vendor’) all the issued ordinary sha
ISAF World Sailor of the Year Mike Sanderson teams up with winning Volvo Ocean Race crew member Brad Jackson Artemis Investment Management Limited is pleased to announce that the brand new Pindar will race in the upcoming Artemis Challenge at Skandia Cowes Week.
LIFEBOAT volunteers rescued two yachtsmen after a strong gust of wind ripped off their mast near Leith Docks. The two men raised the alarm after their yacht was damaged by the wind and a lifeboat was launched from Kinghorn, Fife.
Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola (Sonangol) and Total E&P Angola, a wholly owned subsidiary of Total, announce a new oil discovery with the eleventh exploration well on Block 32 in the ultra deep waters of the Angolan offshore.
