Thousands of people watched as the Royal Navy’s latest warship was launched on the River Clyde. HMS Dauntless, one of a new generation of warships, was officially launched at the BAE Systems shipyard in Govan in the south of Glasgow.
Tidewater Inc. announced today third quarter net earnings for the period ended December 31, 2006, of $93.4 million, or $1.67 per common share, on revenues of $287.9 million. Included in the current quarter’s net earnings is a pre-tax financial gain of $6.0 million ($3.7 million after tax, or $0.07 p
Höegh Autoliners and A.P. Moller – Maersk through its subsidiary Maersk Shipping Singapore have today agreed that effective from 1 February 2007, they will enter into cooperation with their respective fleets of car carriers. The cooperation will commercially operate the combined fleet of about 67 ve
Just days after a Cypriot cargo ship ran aground off Latvia’s northwestern coast, another small cargo ship ran into problems, though this time due to the negligence of its captain and crew. On Jan. 21, the Malta-registered Nijord, a small cargo vessel, ran aground at about 11 p.m. despite warnings f
Maersk Contractors has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract to deliver a spare riser for their ongoing semi-submersible drilling rig building programme. The spare riser comes in addition to orders received in 2005 and 2006 for three complete riser systems to be delivered from 2008 to 2010. All risers ar
Dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster nv hereby announces that it has won a major contract for the construction of an export terminal for LNG in Soyo, Angola. The contract involves creating new land at sea as well as dredging an access channel and will be carried out in a joint venture with dr
Some fishermen in Devon have said they have lost vital equipment because of the beaching of the MSC Napoli. The vessel suffered damage during last week’s storms and was deliberately grounded a mile off Branscombe to stop it breaking up in deep water.
In the mine-is-bigger-than-yours mega-yacht race, Russian oil tycoon Roman Abramovich, 40, the world’s eleventh richest billionaire at $18.2 billion, is in the lead with a $330 million, 525-footer – the 40-knot Eclipse – that has a crew of 40, 22 staterooms, a swimming pool, two helipads, a private
Building got underway in May 2006 on the IMOCA 60’ monohull for the French skipper Yann Elies. Multiplast is building the yacht for Elies’ entry in the Vendée Globe 2008. Deck and hull have just been assembled in the yard in Vannes, in southern Brittany.
Wärtsilä and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (HHI) have signed an agreement to set up a 50/50-owned joint venture in Korea to manufacture dual-fuel engines for LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers. The total investment in the company will be EUR 58 million, Wärtsilä´s share being EUR 29 million. Th
A partnership has been established by Statoil with the authorities in Murmansk county to strengthen emergency response to oil spills off north-western Russia. “The Russians have major offshore developments in the offing,” says Henrik Carlsen, Statoil’s senior vice president for the Barents region.
Devon County Council had called for better protection of the coastline three days before the grounding of the cargo ship MSC Napoli, it has emerged. The county council said it was asking South West MPs and MEPs to press for better management and planning to safeguard shores from pollution.
H.5288, a 300K TDW COT for BW Shipping was named ‘BW BAUHINIA’ by Mrs. Jania Geoghegan, spouse of Mr. Michael Geoghegan, Chief Executive of HSBC Holdings plc, London, on January 17th, at Quay C.
Dockwise has contracted SMIT Salvage to salvage the Mighty Servant 3. Dockwise has chosen Smit out of four competitors for their experience and the fact that they have equipment ready near the North Angolan coast where the vessel is resting at the sea bottom in approx. 53 meters of water after it sa
