LAND reclamation work for the $2.5 billion (BD942 million) Bahrain Bay Development will be completed next month, it was revealed last night. Boskalis, which has been awarded a $130m (BD49m) contract for civil work and infrastructure development, will complete the reclamation work next month.
Princess K, a 110-foot Magellan yacht from Kingship was launched on April 12, 2007. The yacht has a steel hull and aluminum superstructure. She has two 3406E DITA Caterpillar engines and can hit a speed of 14 knots with a range of 5,000 nautical miles.
‘Sea Tigers’, the naval wing of the LTTE, on Sunday attacked the Sri Lankan food ship ‘City of Liverpool’ off the Point Pedro harbour in the northern district of Jaffna.
With the arrival of the America’s Cup all that has changed and young families and old couples regularly crowd the port area to watch the yacht racing or simply lap up the glitz and glamour of the new harbour and all the bars that have sprung up. Valencia has spent about 500 million euros ($NZ927 [&h
The search for a fishing boat which sank in the North Sea with the loss of four crew has finished without any trace being found. One body was recovered after the Meridian, based in Anstruther, Fife, was lost in heavy seas in October.
Maersk Line is continually making strides towards improving our services. Through our newest initiative we have simplified our North American service network, as well as its port and intermodal coverage. The result is a comprehensive service network designed to offer our customers cost effective, re
Sea breeze conditions returned to Valencia on Tuesday allowing two full flights of races to be completed at the Louis Vuitton Cup. There was plenty of action on the race course where the South African Team Shosholoza earned an impressive victory over Luna Rossa Challenge. The Italian Luna Rossa team
Turkish sailors found drifting in life boats after their ship sunk in the Mediterranean have been rescued by a passing Royal Navy warship. MV Sunshine had sunk two days earlier and her 11 crew had run out of food and water when they were sighted by Plymouth-based HMS Montrose.
Celebrity sisters Jodie and Jemma Kidd failed to smash champagne against the hull of a cruise liner on their first attempt during a launch in Southampton. The make-up artist and model were given the portentous task of smashing a ceremonial Champagne bottle on the bow of the Ocean Village Two.
Bharati Shipyard Ltd has announced that the Company has signed a contract with UP OFFSHORE (BAHAMAS) LTD, for construction and supply of two Platform Supply Vessels. The Contract value of these two vessels is US $43.30 million (approximately Rs 180 crores).
Cosco Group, China’s leading shipping and logistics service provider, Saturday signed contracts with four domestic shipyards to build 66 ships. Zhang Fusheng, a Cosco spokesman, did not disclose the total value of these shipbuilding contracts but said they summed up to a record amount for the shippi
Atlas Copco has won a major order for the liquid natural gas (LNG) market in partnership with marine specialist Hamworthy Gas Systems. Atlas Copco’s share is more than MSEK 210 (MEUR 23), making it one of the largest-ever orders for the Gas and Process division.
On 11th April 2007 Damen Shipyards Gorinchem celebrated the naming ceremony of two Damen Stan Patrols 2005 for the Dutch Koninklijke Marechaussee.
Boat Asia 2007 ended on a high note with more than 10,000 visitors in total by the end of the final day – a recording breaking increase from 7,400 last year. The boat show was launched on Thursday with a big bang by Guest of Honour, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Minister for Community Develop
