Pirates fired grenade launchers and machine guns at a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean far off the coast of Somalia, sparking concerns that key shipping routes are threatened, a Malaysia-based maritime watchdog said Tuesday.
Dolphin Offshore Enterprises India announced that Societa Cooperativa Nazionale Sommozzaton (CNS) has awarded the company a Contract, for saturation diving work in China.
JUNEAU, Alaska — A cruise ship that ran aground 49 miles west of Juneau near Hanus Reef in Lynn Canal overnight has arrived at a Juneau harbor for inspection, officials said.
Dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster nv hereby announces that it has won a major contract for the extension of the container port of Balboa, Panama, at the Pacific mouth of the Panama Canal. The work will be done in approximately 15 months from May 2007 on. The contract is worth approximately
Shipbuilding and support services supplier VT Group PLC said its UK shipbuilding joint venture talks with BAE Systems PLC continue to make good progress as it posted a 21 pct rise in underlying annual pretax profits to 74.2 mln stg, slightly above market forecasts.
If Roman Abramovich thinks he is getting a slice of the action with his £500m investment in Chelsea, perhaps he should take a look at Larry Ellison’s toys. That is because Ellison, who with £10.6bn is 11th on the Forbes list of the world’s richest people, compared with Abramovich’s 16th, actually ge
The Korean 3,800-ton cargo vessel Golden Rose sank off Yantai in China`s Shandong Province. A sailor of the Chinese container ship Jinsheng which collided with the Korean vessel said that they went on sailing after knowing their ship collided with Golden Rose, sparking suspicion that the accident wa
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) today announced that it is taking precautionary measures with its liftboat operations in Nigeria because of the current unrest arising out of the recently held local and national elections and the resulting decision of its customer, Chevron Nigeria Ltd., to tem
Bourbon Offshore Norway and Oceanteam Power & Umbilical ASA announced today that they have signed an agreement to build a new build construction support vessel to be delivered early 2010. The vessel will be built by Metalships & Docks, SUA in Vigo.
A division of China’s largest steamship company, COSCO Container Lines Americas Inc., gave a major boost to Prince Rupert, B.C., yesterday in a deal that will make it the first container-ship company to berth at its port when it opens this fall.
BMW ORACLE Racing earned one of the great comebacks in the 32nd America’s Cup, beating Luna Rossa Challenge after trailing by as much as 58 seconds at the first windward mark. The American team was 14 seconds behind at the beginning of the final run, but made a great pass down the left hand side [&h
To suit the needs of rental and construction customers, Atlas Copco has redesigned its mid-range portable compressors, comprising the XA(M,T,H,V)S 296-446 models, to fit into a smaller housing. With their smaller size they are ideal for urban use where space constraints are a common issue. In the re
The latest addition to the Costa Crociere fleet, Europe’s largest and most advanced. The Costa Serena, Europe’s largest and most innovative liner, inspired by the gods of Classical Mythology. After the Costa Serena 3 more Costa Crociere ships ordered from Fincantieri, due for delivery in 2009 and 20
A cruise ship has run aground off the Alaskan coast, forcing the evacuation of more than 250 passengers.
