A device that can be fitted to a ship’s exhaust to reduce polluting emissions has been unveiled. Transport minister Stephen Ladyman was in Kent to see the seawater scrubber in use on a cross-Channel ferry at Dover.
Greenpeace campaigners have tried to stop trawlers fishing for North Sea cod for the second time in three days. A protester jumped into the sea 40 miles off Unst in front of two trawlers on Monday morning with a sign saying: ‘Stop battering cod’.
Severnaya Shipyard and Siddis Skipper II AS ship-owner company (Norway) signed a contract on constructing a highly-saturated ship that will supply drilling and production structures of VS 470 PSV project. Also the contract has a option on construction one more modernized hull of VS 470 MPSV project,
More than 200 Chinese ships and numerous aircraft have now joined the search for 16 sailors of a Republic of Korea (ROK)-registered ship which sank off the coast of Shandong Province on Saturday as high winds and rough seas hamper the rescue efforts.
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker, said Monday that it plans to raise the price of steel plates used in shipbuilding. The steelmaker said the price of steel plates will be raised to 685,000 won (US$741) from 635,000 won from May 15.
Scottish Power and Hammerfest Strøm have signed an agreement to further develop Norwegian technology and tidal energy in the UK. Statoil is the main shareholder in Hammerfest Strøm. The two companies will together form the tidal power company Hammerfest Strøm UK.
Cargotec’s MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling solutions has signed an agreement to acquire Vestnorsk Hydraulikkservice AS (VNH) from Norway. VNH is a service and turn-key system supplier to the offshore and marine industries. The acquisition is subject to competition authority a
The banks of China’s massive Yangtze river, a lifeline for tens of millions of people, are at risk of collapse, a state-run newspaper reported Monday. The China Daily said a recent inspection showed that banks on portions of the river were in danger.
The Louis Vuitton Cup is down to just four teams. The best four to emerge from the Round Robin portion of the event are now paired up and ready to do battle again, after a very short, four day rest. The Louis Vuitton Cup is almost Darwinian in nature. Teams that adapt and improve survive […]
Designed by naval architect Espen Oeino, Silver has a top speed of 25 knots. It has hand-made carpets, American walnut veneers, stitched leather upholstery and contemporary Italian-style minimalist furniture.
Sixteen sailors remained missing after their South Korean-registered freighter sank after colliding with a Chinese ship in dense fog off China’s east coast, South Korea’s maritime police said Sunday.
A WEALTHY businessman whose identity is shrouded in mystery has just taken possession of his Hampshire designed floating palace estimated to cost at least £70m. Bosses at New Forest super yacht visionaries Michael Leach Design are to see their latest lavish creation sail into the Solent today.
After extremely challenging conditions on Monday, day two of the Semi Finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup should provide more ‘normal’ conditions. The forecast is calling for Southeasterly sea breezes of up to about 12 to 14 knots.
It was a difficult day to be an afterguard member at the Louis Vuitton Cup on Monday. The first races of the Semi Finals saw an offshore breeze that varied from eight to 18 knots in strength and shifted by nearly 180 degrees. In fact, on the final run, the boats started under spinnaker and […
