The scene was in a centuries-old, typically English pub that, to this day, nestles right on the waterfront in Old Portsmouth in the UK. It was 1971, and among the crowd enjoying the warm ambiance of the heavily timbered, smoke-filled bar were Colonel Bill Whitbread, of the famous brewing family, and
Indonesian rescue teams searching for those missing after a ferry sinking off Java say they have found scores of survivors in lifeboats. Naval officers flying over the area say they have seen at least 10 lifeboats with survivors on board but that stormy weather has prevented their rescue.
It’s the season for superyachts. The sumptuous, $146 million yacht Boadicea, reportedly owned by Australian television game show producer Reg Grundy, was yesterday sitting grandly in Omaha Bay, near Wellsford. Meanwhile, a more modest $21m America’s Cup party yacht owned by entrepreneur Eric Watson
At least 500 people are feared to have drowned after a ferry travelling between the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Java sank during a storm. Rescue efforts have been hampered by choppy seas and high winds.
Attempts were due to be made to help a rig support vessel which lost power and was drifting 100 miles east of the coast of Aberdeen.
Belgium’s Jan De Nul has picked up a US $222 million (AED815 million) bulk earth-filling contract for Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island project.
Kalmar, the business area providing container handling solutions within Cargotec, has won order from Finnsteve of four ship-to-shore (STS) cranes to the new Vuosaari Port in Helsinki, Finland.
The most expensive ship among the orders Korean shipbuilders have won this year is a US$630 million drill ship. Samsung Heavy Industries won a contract from Sweden in October to build the 97,000-ton drill ship, which is 228 m long and 19 m tall. In terms of price, the ship costs the equivalent of fi
Kalmar, the business area providing container handling solutions within Cargotec, has made an agreement to acquire CVS Ferrari Group. This acquisition will strengthen Kalmar’s market position and service capabilities in the South European and other Mediterranean markets and complement Kalmar’s produ
The marine and maritime industry is set to grow further as Singapore expands its offshore, marine and maritime interests as an International Maritime Centre (IMC). The industry accounts for about 7% of Singapore’s Gross Domestic Product in 2005. “With Asia’s increased dominance in world shipping and
A small coastal cargo vessel has run aground at the entrance to Montrose Harbour. A coastguard spokesman said the vessel’s crew of six had stayed on board and would remain there overnight.
There was no denying the steep seas and winds gusting up to gale force, but early reports suggest that the conditions were not entirely to blame for the dismasting of ABN AMRO ONE during the 62nd edition of the Sydney to Hobart race. At 0308 (Australian time) on the 27th December, the crew of ABN [&
Subsea 7 (OSE Symbol: SUB) announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately US $275 million by the BC-10 Consortium, operated by Shell Brasil Ltda for the development of the BC10 fields, in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.
Statoil has today, Thursday 28 December, commenced drilling of exploration well 16/4-4 on the North Sea Biotitt prospect. The drilling marks the start of a busy exploration programme for the West Epsilon rig which initially will drill four North Sea exploration wells for Statoil.
