On the 8th March 2006, Statoil and Shell announced that they would conduct a joint feasibility study on power production and carbon dioxide (CO2) management in Mid-Norway.
The Tasmanian shipbuilder, Incat, says there is interest in building an even larger ship than the 112 metre catamaran currently under construction in Hobart.
A NEW attempt will be made tomorrow to refloat the coal carrier Pasha Bulker after the replacement of towing cables and a sea anchor that broke under the strain of the salvage operation.
Royal Vopak will expand its Teesside terminal at Seal Sands in the United Kingdom to store and handle bio-ethanol on behalf of Ensus Limited. Ensus has started construction of a 400 million litres bio-ethanol facility in Wilton, Teesside, which is scheduled to enter production early 2009. The bio-et
Sonangol, the Angolan state oil company, as concessionaire, and Total, as operator, are pleased to announce that the Angola’s deepwater Rosa field in Block 17 started production on June 18. Discovered in January 1998 at some 135 kilometres off the coast of Angola in water depths of 1,350 metres, the
Athens. Greece, Stealthgas Inc. announced yesterday that one of its vessels, the Gas Shanghai, was involved in a collision on May 15, 2007, when it struck a local vessel that came across its bow as the Gas Shanghai was leaving the port of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with a pilot on board, after disch
The largest Royal Navy warship to visit Belfast for more than 30 years is expected in the city later. The crew of the HMS Albion will take part in the Belfast Maritime Festival being held at Clarendon Dock over the weekend.
Hanse Yachts have added yet another luxury model to their fleet of production yachts: the Hanse 630e is the new flagship and the largest yacht in their range. She was a finalist in this year’s ‘European Yacht of the Year’ awards. Built entirely of epoxy, its comfort and elegance will set new trends.
The 32nd America’s Cup Match has become a five race series, after Alinghi and Emirates Team New Zealand have split the first four matches. Each team has two points; the first team to earn five points will claim the America’s Cup.
A fuel leak is being blamed for a fire on board the French supply ship L’Astrolabe. The details of the blaze are in a report released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
Ministers will be able to intervene from today to delay the introduction of ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Firth of Forth. Yesterday, the Scottish Parliament passed its first regulations since the election of the SNP government in May, putting barriers in the way of ship-to-ship oil transfers.
The first unit of the new model of the 70 WallyPower is underway at WallyEurope facility and the construction proceeds on schedule. All the interiors but the main salon have been fitted out, the main systems (generators, air conditioning, water makers) and propulsion system (engines with water jets)
(Sandefjord/Norway, June 29 2007): Recently, DF-Marine chose to implement the international ERP system MultiPlus. MultiPlus is owned, developed and implemented by the Norwegian international software house MultiPlus Solutions AS. For MultiPlus Solutions, signing a contract with DF-Marine is of subst
Alinghi, the Defender of the 32nd America’s Cup, beat Emirates Team New Zealand on Friday afternoon in perfect sea breeze conditions to take a 3-2 lead in the 32nd America’s Cup Match.
