On Saturday June 16 2007 the opening ride on the Betuwe freight line took place. Lloyd’s Register Rail, an all-round technical consultancy in the field of rolling stock, its interfaces and infrastructure, has carried out test programmes for the route’s infrastructure, done test runs and supported th
Five years after the Port Authority and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago started to develop a vision for their national seabridge the Islands’ very own 98 metre Wave Piercing Catamaran is on its way to the Caribbean.
We knew when we launched this 68.5-meter beauty, jointly designed by the late Walter Franchini and the yacht’s very keen owners, she would definitely turn heads. The international yachting press agreed, and was generous in praising Lady Anne.
Three years after the idea of a Baja California megaport to route Asian cargo through Mexico into the American heartland was first floated, interest appears to be drifting. Some of the major companies expected to compete to build the port-rail project – originating at the remote bay of Colonet – say
On Sunday, visitor number 5 million strolled through the gates at Port America’s Cup in Valencia. This includes all visitors to the AC Park in Valencia in 2004 along with any visitor to Port America’s Cup since June 2005.
Firefighters in West Sussex are to take possession of two new boats to help with emergency incidents off the coast and on inland waterways. A 90hp craft, which will be based at East Wittering, will be mainly used for harbour fires and rescues.
A week prior to the start of the 30th Zwitserleven Round Texel Race, the organization has received 482 pre-entries. Among them the overall winners of 2006, Remco Kenbeek and Paul Brouwer with their F18 Capricorn (NED). The Swedish M20 duo Marström/Persson that took last year’s line honours after an
In the classic southwesterly sea breeze that has fueled the starts of yacht races ranging from transatlantic ocean contests to the America’s Cup, 21 boats representing six nations (Antigua, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Switzerland and the United States)answered the gun today to begin the 3,600-n
Anders Lewander, skipper of Ericsson Racing Team’s second entry in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race, has scotched any suggestion that his all-Nordic crew will be playing second fiddle to the boat with American John Kostecki at the helm.
Hong Kong: To assist owners with the challenges of building and operating ships for the booming bulk cargo trades, Det Norske Veritas conducted a half-day seminar on bulk carrier construction and operation in Hong Kong. This was the first of a series of ship-type specific seminars conducted in conju
Shell U.K. Limited (Shell) today announced that the company, along with Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited, an ExxonMobil subsidiary, intends to market their equity interests in a number of Northern North Sea assets, which include operated interests in Cormorant Alpha, Cormorant North, Tern,
A Navy ship is set to leave Norfolk today for its first-ever foreign humanitarian mission. The Baltimore-based Comfort and its crew of about 800 is expected to provide medical care to an estimated 85-thousand patients in 12 nations throughout Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Ocean Marine, the British sailing team owned by Mike Slade, today announced that ICAP – electronic interdealer broker – will sponsor the new 100ft superyacht Leopard for the forthcoming summer season.
Oceanteam Power & Umbilical ASA announced today that it has agreed main terms with the curator of Bohlen & Doyen for the purchase of the Marine Cable Installation assets of Submarine Cable & Pipe GmbH & Co. Submarine Cable & Pipe Gmbh is a subsidiary of the insolvent Bohlen & Doyen Group from Wiesmo
