Cargotec´s MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling solutions has received significant RoRo access equipment orders from different ship yards. MacGREGOR will deliver cargo handling equipment for RoPax ferries and for Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) that enable vehicle access to th
The Korean shipbuilding industry grew 19-fold over 15 years, from W1.48 trillion (US$1=W941) in 1990 to W28.26 trillion in 2005, the Korea Shipbuilders’ Association said Thursday.
The C.A. Thayer, a massive 400-ton ship, was moved Friday from a hangar on Alameda Point to Bay Ship & Yacht Company on Main Street. A crew of workers surrounded the 112-year old ship as it slowly rolled down Main Street. The ship has just finished a 3-year $9.6 million restoration.
Fishing leaders have stressed the need to avoid a future north and south divide in the industry. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) said the Scottish fishing industry seemed too far from Whitehall to be clearly seen.
Yantai Raffles closes deal worth US$78m with Van Oord to construct a bulk carrier with rock placing capabilities. Yantai Raffles Shipyard Limited (“YRS” or the “Group”) has been awarded a contract to construct a flexible fall pipe bulk carrier worth approximately US$78 million by Dutch Dredging, Off
Yesterday Paul Allens megayacht, the Octopus, pulled into the Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal along the Huangpu River.
WORLD renowned super-yacht designer Ken Freivokh is to move his Hampshire studio to the banks of the River Hamble. The multi-award winning firm behind the 88 metre Maltese Falcon, the world’s largest privately owned sailing yacht, is to move to a purpose-built studio at Sarisbury Green’s Universal M
Guernsey’s cruise ship season begins on Friday with the first of 70 liners docking in the island’s waters. The Boudicca, which is arriving from Oporto, Portugal, will mark the start of the season.
A five-strong Swiss crew have sailed into history by completing the first solar-powered transatlantic crossing. The Sun21 catamaran arrived in Miami late on Thursday, 117 days after leaving Seville in southern Spain.
Britain and Iran have released conflicting accounts of the location where 15 sailors and Marines were detained by Iranian forces on 23 March.
We are pleased to announce that Vroon Offshore Services has taken delivery of MV Supply Express, an advanced Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). The new vessel was delivered by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard Co., Ltd in China. MV Supply Express has left the yard and is currently en route to the North Sea. Aft
PUMA, the global sports lifestyle company, has become an exciting addition to the entry list for the 2008-09 event. Known as the PUMA Racing Team, the syndicate will be headed by Ken Read (USA, pictured). PUMA becomes the third confirmed entry. To date the others are from Ericsson Racing Team and th
During a grand opening in Hawaii; the U.S. Navy unveiled their new full mission Polaris ship’s bridge simulator. This simulator installation located in Pearl Harbor is number three in a row of seven large KONGSBERG bridge simulator complexes on delivery to the U.S. Navy.
Talks have begun to resolve a dispute at the French port of Marseille which is threatening to choke off fuel supplies in the country.
