Jan Gremmen, Commercial Director at Heesen Yachts, has decided to take early retirement and will be leaving the yard on July 1st this year. After almost thirty years of continuous, dedicated service to the company, he is making way for Fabio Ermetto, who management believes will prove a worthy succe
The Earthrace boat suffered structural damage to its main hull during its crossing of the Mediterranean Sea. During this crossing she encountered a vicious storm on route from Port Said, Egypt to Malaga, Spain. This was the third severe weather system that Earthrace had endunred in 3 weeks, the othe
The French crew of Volvo Ocean Race Extreme 40 are confident of defeating Basilica in their home country after a narrow loss to the British catamaran in the German opener of the iShares Cup Extreme 40 sailing series.
In 2005, Radio Holland Connect, the satcom competence centre within the Radio Holland Group, introduced broadband satellite services. We felt the maritime market would be well served with an ‘always on’ connection, which is key for their business processes. Land based industries had already experien
Tokyo, June 1, 2007 – Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation today launched the Orient Phoenix bulk carrier for Panama-based Black Ship Line, S.A. at its Kobe Shipyard. The carrier, identified as Kawasaki hull No. 1578 and the 15th 55,500 DWT bulk carrier developed by Kawasaki Shipbuilding, will be deliv
SBM Offshore N.V. is pleased to announce that the Company has recently received a number of Orders and Letters of Intent in both the lease and the turnkey supply segments of its activities.
A ferry company has appointed a new captain after the previous one was sacked when his boat collided with another ferry in Jersey’s harbour. An investigation found the performance of the captain was not satisfactory after the HD ferry collided with Condor Ferries’ Commodore Goodwill.
A multi-million pound extension to the Cairnryan ferry terminal has been given the green light. It is part of a joint venture between P&O and Stena Line to develop shared port facilities for Irish Sea services.
Atlas Copco AB today completed the purchase of Dynapac AB, a leading supplier of compaction and paving equipment for the road construction market.
IHC Holland Merwede is delighted to announce that the Group has gained new orders during the last three months to the value of € 650 million. In spite of this increase in outstanding orders, there is still slipway capacity for custom built ships available for 2009. Building capacity for standard dre
After the recent merger with Sealift Ltd, the OTC listed company, the new heavy lift vessel “Transporter” joins the fleet of Dockwise. The Transporter is the first of a series of 6 vessels to be converted from single hull tankers into heavy lift vessels. These 6 new vessels, the last one currently s
TORONTO (CP) – The Vancouver company that hopes to reel in buried treasure from the ocean floor is a step closer to its goal of starting a gold rush in the deep blue sea. Nautilus Minerals (TSXV: NUS) says it is on track to launch its deep-sea copper and gold mining project in the waters […]
The newly formed, Dubai-based shipping company Eastern Echo is building four ships of the ULSTEIN SX124 design. These will be the first seismic vessels of Ulstein design and will be built with the ULSTEIN X-BOW®. In total, five shipowners have chosen this new bow concept.
Cargotec Corporation has made an agreement to acquire Balti ES, a steel structure and component manufacturer based in Narva, Estonia. Balti ES is today owned by Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd., a subsidiary of the A.P. Moller–Mærsk Group. The company supports the growing component needs of both Cargotec’
