The Azzura Classic 100, ‘Cambria II’ has been short listed as one of the six finalists for the prestigious World Superyacht Award in the Semi-Displacement Yachts of 30m to 40m LOA category. This traditional style Motor Yacht is an exquisite vessel which has captured the eye of many designers, boat o
Vinashin, Vietnam’s largest state-run shipbuilder, is to pump VND650 billion (US$40 million) into building ten facilities to support the Dung Quat Shipbuilding Industrial Plant in central Vietnam. Construction of the factories is scheduled to begin this quarter in the Dung Quat Economic Zone of Quan
The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Roebuck is sailing into Manx waters for a three-day visit. The ship, the Navy’s only remaining coastal survey vessel, will berth at Douglas Bay before leaving on Monday.
WAS the broken container ship languishing off Branscombe’s beach seaworthy? This question was posed after it was discovered the MSC Napoli had been involved in a previous collision under another name, writes Di Bowerman. In March 2001, the Korean-built vessel carrying 3,312 containers collided with
A 98-metre trimaran, dubbed ‘prison ship’ by its critics, has taken to Australian waters for the first time in Darwin, ahead of its inaugural border patrol. The Triton is the federal government’s latest weapon in the fight against illegal fisherman and other unlawful activities within Australian wat
Kalmar, the business area providing container handling solutions within Cargotec, has made an agreement to acquire the assets and business of Port Equipment Service, Inc. (PES) based in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. This acquisition will strengthen Kalmar’s service business in U.S. ports and
Total announces that it has signed an agreement with U.S.-based Apache to farm into the offshore AC/P37 permit in Australia’s Browse Basin. Located around 200 kilometres off the northwestern coast in a water depth of approximately 200 metres, this permit covers an area of 4,415 square kilometres.
Shipbuilding is undergoing an unprecedented growth in the birthplace of the industry in China because the city wants to become the largest such base in the world. In the middle of January, the Shanghai Shipyard Corporation completed a 3,500-TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) container vessel, North-Phili
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a seven-year contract for the maintenance and emergent repair of San Diego-based LHA and LHD class amphibious assault ships. The contract includes options to be exercised by the U.S. Navy through fisc
ROMAN Abramovich’s superyacht berths at Britain’s most exclusive seaside area yesterday —sparking speculation he is buying ANOTHER home in this country. The Chelsea owner’s boat Ecstasea docked at Poole harbour, Dorset, next to Sandbanks peninsula where mansions go for £10million.
PORT EVERGLADES – More than 100 passengers and crew members on a cruise ship that docked at Port Everglades on Thursday were reported ill. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta will conduct an investigation on the Holland America cruise ship Volendam.
Wärtsilä has signed an agreement to acquire the Swedish company Senitec AB in Varberg. The company is privately-owned and specializes in environmental technology products for separating waste such as oily water and sludge in power plants, harbours and ships. Senitec has 5 employees. This new busines
Three offshore, ship and tug design and technical consulting companies have joined forces to provide a major new one-stop resource for oil companies, offshore operators, tug owners, ports and shipyards. Offshore Ship Designers, based in Ijmuiden, the Netherlands, brings together the skills, experien
FUEL from a Norwegian cruise ship that ran aground at an Antarctic island has spilled onto the coastline, a scientist from Spain’s base in the area said today. Fuel washed into a bay off Antarctica’s Deception Island when the MS Nordkapp, with 370 people aboard, damaged its hull on rocks on Tuesday,
