Volkswagen South Africa said on Thursday it was cutting back on production after losing car parts on a ship grounded off the southern English coast. Looters made away with everything from car parts to BMW motorbikes and nappies as wreckage littered the beach after MSC Napoli was purposely grounded l
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that seven foreign ships were under detention in UK ports during December 2006 after failing Port State Control (PSC) safety inspection.
KHNL is learning more about the Chinese ship sitting just offshore of Honolulu’s airport. But it’s what we don’t know that may be of concern. Coast Guard Officials say they really have no idea what’s inside all of those containers. The crew gave them a list that mentions ammunition, but they have no
Trinity Yachts, LLC announced it has delivered the 161 ft. (49m) tri-deck motoryacht IMAGINE.. After successfully completing her sea trials, the stylish IMAGINE with her gleaming white hull and superstructure left for Fort Lauderdale and then on to the Bahamas. After a short shake down cruise, IMAGI
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Essex Corporation, having acquired 100 percent of the shares of Essex common stock for $24 per share. The cash transaction is valued at approximately $580 million, which includes the assumption of Essex’
The China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) became the world’s third largest shipbuilding conglomerate last year, behind the Republic of Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries and Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding Company.
Thick black smoke belched from a lake freighter that caught fire in Hamilton harbour while crews were working on it yesterday morning. No one was hurt as firefighters struggled to douse the blaze below decks in the ship. District fire chief Brian Stark said the fire broke out at 10:45 a.m. inside th
Denmark based PCB supplier GPV has signed a contract with Thales Nederland about deliveries to the Danish Navy’s new patrol ships. GPV has signed a contract with the Dutch part of the Thales group about the production of modules for radar systems to the Royal Danish Navy’s new patrol ships. To begin
The advanced composite construction of the hull of the super high performance Wally 130, is completed at WallyEurope shipyard. The slim and light hull of the new super yacht was successfully turned and re-positioned inside the shed, to start the next phases of the building process: the outfitting an
Wärtsilä has won a Vinashin Shipbuilding Industry Corporation contract to supply fixed pitch (FP) propellers for a series of five bulk carriers under construction for UK-based shipowner Graig Group. The contract signed in November, marks Wärtsilä’s first FP propeller contract from a Vietnamese shipy
The first international plan to try and stop the overfishing of tuna has been adopted by regulators meeting in Japan. The plan called for better monitoring and co-ordination across regions, as well as action against illegal fishing.
A multi-million pound grant has been awarded to a Kent port town to help towards a regeneration project. The South East England Development Agency (Seeda) will give £7.5m to redevelop the St James’s area of Dover.
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $25 million contract modification to continue to perform a range of work on USS Texas (SSN-775) during its post-shakedown availability (PSA). Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.
CMA CGM is pleased to announce the launching of its new MAYA Express service between Florida and Central America. This new weekly service will start operating on 25th January 2007 and will deploy one 300 teus vessel. Higher-capacity vessels will be deployed in service in the near future. The rotatio
