The new, $2.3 billion attack submarine North Carolina was christened Saturday at a Virginia shipyard before a crowd of thousands. The North Carolina is a joint project of the Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard and General Dynamics Electric Boat, of Groton, Conn.
Light conditions continue over the waters off Valencia and on Monday, racing was postponed in Flights 4 and 5 of the Louis Vuitton Cup.
On Wednesday April 18th 2007, yardnumber 9388 was launched at Damen Shipyards Bergum. (See the link for pictures)
The world’s newest and joint largest cruise ship has arrived in a British port for a promotional visit. The 160,000 metric ton Liberty of the Seas has docked in Southampton on its first port of call and its only European visit.
At least one man has died and eight are missing after a fire erupted on a boat in the Pacific Ocean, west of Chile. More than 100 crew were evacuated following the fire, which started in the engine room of the fishing trawler.
An Icelandic businessman’s fight to save Atlantic wild salmon from being wiped out by overfishing has been awarded a top environmental prize. Orri Vigfusson, 64, won a Goldman Environmental Prize for his efforts, which have led to a resurgence in salmon numbers in the North Atlantic.
The light conditions prevailing at the Louis Vuitton Cup continued on Sunday but the gradient breeze proved just strong and stable enough for fair racing. One flight of racing was completed in front of a large spectator fleet eager to see America’s Cup action.
Boat Asia 2007 draws to a close on a high note with more than 10,000 visitors in total by the end of its 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, Minister for Community [&hellip
Third time lucky for flight three which got underway after a brief postponement in 8 knots of northeasterly breeze this afternoon. This flight should have been been routine for most of the bigger teams over their smaller rivals, but this was not the case in many of the matches.
Perini Navi proudly announces that on Saturday April 21st the launch of its 40th vessel took place. Tamsen is a 52 metre ketch with steel hull and aluminium superstructure. The combination of over twenty years of Perini Navi experience and the spirit of the Owners, who contributed to the project wit
Total announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Total E&P USA, Inc., has been awarded 32 offshore exploration blocks in an oil and gas lease sale in Alaska. Award of these blocks is subject to final approval by the Minerals Management Service.
The Norwegian continental shelf’s (NCS) smallest field, Glitne, continues to glitter. This summer, well number seven will be drilled, extending its life until 2009. Small fields are becoming ever more important for Statoil.
Aker and Aker Kvaerner have decided to start a pre-study of a pilot facility for CO2 capture at the power plant at Kårstø, Norway. The companies are doing this at their own initiative and at their own expense. Aker and Aker Kvaerner consider this a time-saving tactic for delivering effective solutio
Having taken twelve months to build, the 60’ IMOCA monohull Generali that Yann Elies will sail in the next Vendee Globe, has just been launched at the Multiplast yard in Vannes. While the yacht is the 8th monohull to be built by the yard, this is however the first prototype with a canting keel and [
