Dubai will be the boating world’s biggest attraction next week, as the gates open to the 15th edition of the Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS), the premier exhibition in the Middle East for the leisure marine industry. Organised by the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), the Dubai International Boat
The boards of directors of Hydro and Statoil have agreed to recommend to their respective shareholders that the company to be established through the merger between Hydro’s oil and gas activities and Statoil will be named StatoilHydro.
Global container shipping line APL announced today a new cooperation with Mediterranean Shipping Company and Mitsui OSK to take effect in April of 2007. This cooperation will allow continuity of product quality and scope of coverage from the U.S. East Coast to the East Coast South America.
“We’re in the process now of spending in upwards of $65-70 million developing this property,” said Roger White, as he briefed Harrison County supervisors on the big plans his company has for its new shipyard off Seaway Road.
THE Melbourne to Osaka yacht race is one of the loneliest sporting event on the planet. The gruelling test of stamina pits two-crew yachts against each other, where they battle the elements and homesickness in a month-long test of wills. Whenever one crew member is on deck, the other is generally ca
The largest yacht in America—the 453-foot Rising Sun owned by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison—will soon be able to sail and dock in New England waters.
A 164-foot yacht. A giant Ferris wheel. A watch with four faces. These are just some of the arresting innovations that captured judges’ and spectators’ imaginations in the 10th annual SolidWorks Design Contest. Eleven winners took home more than US$150,000 in prizes and were spotlighted at the Solid
With the fluctuating exchange rate of the Euro, Americans looking to get the most for their money while traveling in Europe will appreciate the value of cruises. With only minimal shoreside expenses such as souvenirs, consumers have found that planning a cruise is a proven money-saver as well as a s
Chinese engineers on Monday began a 112-day series of controlled explosions to clear a series of reefs that have hampered shipping on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The operation near Anqing City in Anhui Province, east China, will clear the 26-km Taiziji section of the river, where reefs m
BP announced today that it has agreed to purchase Chevron’s Netherlands manufacturing company, Texaco Raffinaderij Pernis B.V., for around $900 million, excluding working capital and hydrocarbon inventory. As a result of the deal, BP will acquire Chevron’s 31 per cent minority shareholding in the Ne
Ministers have come under pressure over the crisis at Ferguson shipyard, where up to 99 jobs could be lost. The Scottish National Party, the Tories and the STUC said ministers must take responsibility for any job losses in Port Glasgow.
High winds in the North Sea caused the closure of two out of three terminals at the region’s main container port.
Environment Agency Wales has apologised for putting up signs for anglers in English and Polish – but not in Welsh.
Stena Bulk finished yet another successful year with a profit of almost SEK 1 billion on sales of approx. SEK 4.5 billion. With a deployed fleet of 60 vessels totalling more than 6 million dwt, Stena Bulk is the largest tanker shipping company in Sweden. The company has a market share of 40% in the
