Calling all Bond fans! The 60th Annual Seattle Boat Show, which takes place January 25-February 3 at Qwest Field Event Center and South Lake Union, is giving attendees the chance to see four authentic super spy vessels straight out of 007 films. The Show’s first-ever Boats of Bond Exhibit includes b
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has restarted the Five Oceans race in Fremantle three days behind the rest of the competitors after a broken autopilot. The 67-year-old had to stay in port for a statutory 48 hours while his team resolved the wiring problem.
Merrill-Stevens vice president Mark Bailey said his firm plans to build a $55 million facility to repair 250-foot mega yachts once dredging is complete. But if dredging dies, so does the mega-yacht project, Mr. Bailey said, because the shipping channel is too shallow to handle big recreational boats
An increase in jellyfish could seriously impact on future fish stocks, a Devon professor has warned. Martin Attrill, from the University of Plymouth’s Marine Institute, said climate change is having an affect on the ecosystems of the open sea.
Winter storms have led to jobs losses in the fishing industry in the Western Isles. Few shellfish have been landed during three months of severe weather, meaning that processors trying to retain their skilled staff are losing money.
The Chinese government will invest one billion yuan (120 million U.S. dollars) in clearing shipping channels on the Yangtze River, China’s longest, this year. The investment, earmarked by the Yangtze River Waterway Bureau, would be spent on dredging and removal of rocks on ten stretches.
The state-run China Shipbuilding Corp (中船) announced yesterday its goal this year of increasing annual operating income to NT$24.4 billion (US$744 million) from last year’s NT$19.8 billion and the total tonnage of ships built from 120,000 to 180,000. China Shipbuilding posted sales of NT$19.8 billio
VT Group (VT), the Support Services and Shipbuilding Company, has signed a contract with the Government of Oman to supply three Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Royal Navy of Oman. Work will start immediately on the programme with the first of the ships, which are approximately 100 metres in leng
A cargo ship and a commuter hydrofoil collided near the entrance to the Sicilian port of Messina on Monday evening, killing four people and leaving dozens of passengers injured, officials said. Five of the passengers were in serious condition, police said. No one aboard the cargo vessel was hurt.
Conservation scientists have identified eight “biodiversity hotspots” around Britain’s coast which they say ought to be priorities for protection. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) and WWF want these areas to be given protected status under the government’s proposed Marine Bill.
THE millionaire owner of Swan Hunter last night admitted he may never be able to sell his mothballed shipyard. Jaap Kroese said he had received no interest in the Tyneside yard and hopes of selling it to a developer in the coming months were fading.
A replica tall ship famous for its starring roles in the TV series Hornblower and Longitude has been put up for sale and could leave Whitby. The Grand Turk has been moored at the North Yorkshire port and has regularly attracted thousands of visitors.
BP p.l.c. will implement the recommendations made by an independent safety review panel as part of the company’s continuing effort to improve its safety culture and to strengthen and standardize process safety management at BP’s five U.S. refineries.
A new transatlantic race for super-sailing yachts has been announced by the organisers of the Superyacht Cup Palma, the organisation promoting a growing number of events for large sailing yachts. The new race will start from Antigua in April 2008 and is designed to attract yachts that would normally
