The Navy issued a stop work order Jan. 12 to Lockheed Martin Corp. Maritime Systems & Sensors unit, Moorestown, N.J., for the construction of the third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). This stop work order will take effect immediately and is for a period of 90 days. The stop work order was issued because
The offshore oil drilling ship stationed in the Indian Ocean off Lamu, MV Chyuku is safe from the spill over of violence in neighbouring Somalia. The assurance was made by Woodside Energy Kenya General Manager, Mr Alex Taylor. “Everything is fine, and work is going on,” Taylor told The Standard on t
The multi-million pound refit of a Devonport-based ship is nearing completion in Cornwall. The 28,000 Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Argus has spent the past three months in A&P Falmouth’s dry dock.
According to Regnum informed, Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich has ordered the biggest yacht in the world that is being constructed at a wharf in Gamburg. The yacht is expected to surpass the length of 170 m Dubai Yacht owned by Dubai Emirate leader.
A cargo ship which had been adrift in the North Sea in a Force 10 storm, narrowly missing two gas platforms, has docked safely. The Vindo reached Alexandra Docks in Hull around 0245 GMT on Sunday – pulled by a rescue tug, which had been towing the vessel for 42 hours.
The new year starts for Perini Navi with the launching of project C.2085, henceforth known as Selene, a 56 meter aluminum ketch created by Perini Navi. The launching ceremony was held on Sunday January the 14th at Perini Navi’s Picchiotti facility in Viareggio in the presence of all Perini Navi work
A dive support vessel with 94 people on board which lost power after being hit by a wave in North Sea storms is to be towed to safety. Coastguards said no-one was in any danger on board the CSO Orelia but two other ships, the Far Strider and the Far Sovereign, had been standing by.
Shell fishing in the North Sea could be helping lobsters and crabs to breed, researchers in Scarborough have said. Research by the University of Hull’s Centre for Coastal Studies says the crustaceans may use trapping pots as a source of food and shelter.
The port authority yesterday hit out at the council saying council officials had misled elected members as well as the Shetland public, and had also tried to mislead port authority officials, a claim that was refuted by Mr Cluness. Shetland Islands Council will now be faced with a massive legal bill
A cargo ship which had been adrift in the North Sea in a Force 10 storm, narrowly missing two gas platforms, was under tow back to port. A rescue tug reached the 4,500-tonne Vindo at about 0900 GMT on Friday. The ship, which has a core crew on board, is being towed to the Humber.
Ferrari is passe as Ferretti becomes the new toy for the big boys. And if this is news for you, probably you haven’t felt the winds of change. If hot wheels are still trendy, flying takes you a notch higher…and sailing — that perhaps is the ultimate passion for the well heeled. Owning a yacht [&hell
The central Chinese government and nine regional governments will pump more investments into expanding shipping services on the Yangtze River, the country’s longest waterway. The funds will be used for six major tasks including dredging shipping routes in the mainstream of the Yangtze, port construc
Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE: SFL) (“Ship Finance” or the “Company”), today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a newbuilding jack-up drilling rig currently under construction, the West Prospero (Seadrill 4), from a subsidiary of Seadrill Limited (“Seadrill”). The
The “Performance Luxury Yacht 2007” award based on the “Best of the Best” opinion poll. Pershing, the Ferretti Group brand and famous Italian shipyard specialised in the production of luxury yachts, was yesterday (January 11 2007) in Shanghai to receive the prestigious Performance Luxury Yacht 2007
