BMW ORACLE Racing clawed back nearly one minute over the course of the race yesterday to overhaul Luna Rossa Challenge and avoid dropping behind in the series 2 – 0. Instead, by making a pass on the final run, the Americans and Italians sit equal on one win apiece.
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, said Wednesday it has received a 713-billion-won (US$771 million) order to build six container ships from a European company. The vessels will be delivered by July 2010, it said in a filing with the Korea Exchange.
BAE Systems and VT Group have agreed the terms on which to merge their shipbuilding interests, but an announcement has been delayed by political uncertainties over plans for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, said on May 15 that it wants to produce ship blocks in North Korea if all conditions are met.
On the 3rd of May 2007, Bourbon Offshore and Damen Shipyards Gorinchem signed a contract for the construction and delivery of four Damen ASD Tugs 3213. This very powerful ASD Tug is the latest development from Damen and the top of the range with a bollard of in excess of 83 metric tons.
Emirates Team New Zealand has jumped out to a 2 – 0 lead over Desafío Español in one of the Semi Final pairings. The Kiwis can put a stranglehold on the series with another win today.
Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy (WLSA) has taken another major step forward in the development of its training services by opening today a new training centre in Jisa, near Pusan in South Korea. The new training centre supports the growing use of Wärtsilä engines and propulsion equipment in ships built
Pirates fired a grenade launcher and machine guns at a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean far off the coast of Somalia, a Malaysian-based maritime watchdog group said.
Hanoi- The body of one sailor has been found and seven others remain missing after a ship collision in southern Vietnam, when a Chinese-registered gas tanker crashed into a Vietnamese cargo ship, an official said Wednesday. The accident took place near Lotus Port in Ho Chi Minh City at 1:50 pm Tuesd
Cochin, India- 16 May 2007–Since leaving Singapore just on a week ago, Earthrace found itself engulfed in the Bay or Bengal’s first monsoon of the season. According to Earthrace captain, Pete Bethune, on leaving Singapore, the forecast was for moderate winds only, but within 24 hours this had all ch
The home team, Desafío Español 2007, beat Emirates Team New Zealand on Wednesday for the first time in 10 tries at the 32nd America’s Cup. The Spanish team needed the victory – the result closes up the score in their best-of-nine Semi Final match to 2-1 with the Kiwis leading.
Cocaine valued at nearly £30m has been seized by the Devonport-based helicopter carrier HMS Ocean. The vessel is currently on patrol in the Atlantic and the Caribbean.
A Greek oil tanker carrying 81,200 tons of crude ran aground in Denmark but there was no immediate danger of an oil spill, authorities said Tuesday.
The Alabama State Port Authority on Monday approved specifics of its plan to build a $115 millon-plus terminal for transferring steel slabs from ships to barges in support of ThyssenKrupp AG’s plan to build a $3.7 billion mill in north Mobile County.
