An Italian design company known worldwide for its yacht components will be building a production facility in eastern P.E.I., creating 100 fulltime jobs. Opacmare of Rivalta, Italy, had originally planned to open its North American production facility in Florida. Those plans have been scuttled and th
The 2007 Miami International Boat Show and Strictly Sail Miami, the largest South Florida boat show, will feature luxury yacht brokerages from around the world, including Fraser Yachts Worldwide. The 2007 Miami International Boat Show, anchoring in South Florida on Thursday, February 15th thru Monda
Mr. Zahara Saputra, representative of the Indonesian customer, pushed the button of the computer-controlled plasma torch for the construction of vessel no. 24 for the Republic of Indonesia. The cutting of the first steel plate hallmarked the start of construction of the new ship.
The largest mega yacht marina facility on the west coast of the Americas will soon put down anchor at “Porto Hussong” in the port city of Ensenada, Baja California, providing much-needed and long-awaited slips for luxury mega yachts. In addition to the coastline condominiums and boutique hotel, the
A 205-meter long luxury cruise ship Albatross moored to Benoa port in Indonesian island resort of Bali for the first time on Tuesday, local port official HB Harahap said overnight. “Sailing under German flag with 596 tourists and 518 crews on board, Albatross is a huge, luxury cruise ship to moors t
A salvage operation is resuming off the Devon coast at the wrecked cargo ship MSC Napoli after bad weather stopped work for nearly a week. The 62,000-tonne ship was grounded off Branscombe on 20 January after being damaged in the English Channel in severe weather.
Many major business groups from Japan, South Korea and Singapore have moved to invest in the Van Phong Economic Zone in Khanh Hoa Province, according to zone manager Nguyen Trong Hoa. Japan’s Sumitomo plans to invest in a US$4 billion power plant with a capacity of 2,640MW and may co-operate with Vi
Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) has been awarded $41.4 million to provide the initial planning and acquisition of electronic systems onboard LPD 25, the ninth ship in the LPD 17 class.
Total announces that its wholly owned gas and power trading and marketing company Total Gas & Power Limited (TGPL) and Nigeria LNG Ltd (NLNG) have signed today a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for 1.375 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas to be produced by NLNG train 7 for a
An Iranian website close to the Revolutionary Guard has said they have drones that can launch attacks on American warships in the Persian Gulf. This comes as the US has sent a second aircraft carrier to the Gulf in a move it says is intended to warn Iran that it intends to have a regional […]
Pro-whaling countries are meeting in Tokyo to plot a path towards lifting the moratorium on commercial whaling. Japan invited all 72 members of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), but anti-whaling countries such as Britain and Australia are staying away.
Cargotec’s MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling solutions has received an order for port equipment from Norwegian ship owner Color Line. The equipment will be delivered in 2007–2008 for Color Line’s SuperSpeed service between Norway and Denmark. The new pair of ferries is being bu
The second submarine in four days arrived Monday at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, officials said. The USS Louisville, which has a crew of 20 officers and 127 enlisted sailors, will be undergoing maintenance and upgrades.
A barge struck a cruise ship Saturday on the Mississippi River, leaving a 30-foot gash on the ship and forcing the cancellation of a five-day cruise to the Caribbean. There were no injuries reported on Carnival Cruise Lines’ Fantasy ship or the barge, authorities and company officials said.
