Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and the world’s richest man is currently on an Antarctica cruise in one of the largest and most luxurious private super-yachts belonging to his associate Paul Allen. The 250 million US dollars “Octopus” with Gates and 17 relatives and friends called in Ushuaia over t
Water from beaches in Devon and Dorset near the stricken container ship MSC Napoli is clear of pollution signs, the Environment Agency says. Beaches between Portland and Brixham have been monitored since the 62,000-tonne vessel was deliberately grounded off Sidmouth on 20 January.
The Russian military will sharply increase the number of new intercontinental ballistic missiles to be deployed this year as part of an ambitious weapons modernization plan, Russia’s defense minister said Wednesday. He also said that the government would decide in 2009-2010 whether to start the cons
On January 30th a building contract was signed between Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and Centre Port Wellington (New Zealand) for one Damen ASD Tug 2411 with 70 tonnes bollard pull. This historical contract was signed by Ms Liz Ward, CEO of Centre Port Wellington, and Mr Pim Schuurman, Sales Director As
THE property developer Denis O’Neil’s proposed super-marina in Rose Bay will contain boats twice as long as the 18.5-metre limit the NSW Maritime Authority had set out in an agreement with the previous owner. Mr O’Neil proposes to store four 35-metre power boats in the marina and allocate eight spot
NEWCASTLE property developer Jeff McCloy seems to have pulled off a big gamble after sinking tens of millions of dollars into building a giant floating gin palace in his home town. Yesterday McCloy’s 41m catamaran, Seafaris, was named a finalist in the 2007 World Superyacht Awards. McCloy wanted a s
A lifeboat station in Cornwall has taken delivery of a state-of-the-art inshore vessel. St Ives’ IB1-type D-Class lifeboat, the Colin Bramley Parker, features a GPS tracking system and a bigger engine with electric start.
Marine Contractor Van Oord and the Academy for Financial Management of the Avans Hogeschool in Breda signed a cooperation agreement today. Both parties want to expand the already existing cooperation concerning the business administration curriculum. Van Oord is the first international company with
A barge removing containers from a stricken ship in Lyme Bay is to stay in port for at least 72 hours because of concerns about severe weather. The Bigfoot will stay at Portland because of possible swells near the wreck of the MSC Napoli.
Holland America Line Glacier Bay & Great Land Grand Tours now offer guests the convenience of arriving and departing from Vancouver, B.C. Clientele seeking the best of Alaska and the Yukon will appreciate these comprehensive 19-and 20-day CruiseTours that combine a seven-day cruise with a land tour,
A £40m ship designed for oceanographic research to monitor climate change has been formally named. The Southampton-based RRS James Cook has been described as the “world’s most advanced research ship” by the Natural Environment Research Council.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered the software build for the Total Ship Computing Environment Infrastructure Release 4.0, the new open architecture baseline software application for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt class destroyer. Among its major capabilities, TSCEI 4.0 supports IBM(R) blade server pr
YINCHU, the largest vessel to capsize in the Huangpu River since 1949, is expected to be raised from the water tomorrow, maritime officials said today. Salvage work has been ongoing since the 15,000-ton ship sunk in December.
Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE:SFL) (“Ship Finance” or the “Company”), today announced that it is has agreed to acquire two newbuilding Capesize dry bulk vessels from Golden Ocean Group Limited (“Golden Ocean” or the “Charterer”) based on a total delivered price of $160 million, or $80 mil
