The new book on Wally is part of the Mondadori Electa series dedicated to the most important products and brands in the history of Italian design. The book covers all the aspects and products that have made Wally a reference brand inside and outside the yachting industry for design, innovation and t
Fugro has won two new contracts for offshore investigations in China and Brazil.
Total announces the start-up of commercial gas production of the Shah Deniz gas condensate development project located in the Azerbaijan area of the Caspian Sea, approximately 70 kilometres south of Baku. Discovered in 1999, the field is lying in water depths ranging from 50 metres in the northweste
Jan De Nul Group, world leader in dredging and reclamation works, has placed an order with Damen for a total of three workboats. Two of them are of the Damen Fast Crew Supplier 1605 type designed for the transportation of 20 persons on board at speeds of 30 knots. The third vessel is the first [&hel
The vessel will be delivered by Aker Yards, Aukra in June 2009. This Construction Vessel is of Aker Yards design, called Aker OSCV 03 and is the second vessel of this design under construction for DOF. The vessel is 120 meters long and will be equipped with a large offshore crane. It will have DP [&
The Board of Directors of Hydro have agreed to recommend to their shareholders a merger of Hydro
BAE Systems’ yards on the Clyde last year recorded their strongest growth “in generations” on the back of contracts to build warships for the Royal Navy and Malaysia, and a new generation of amphibious warfare support ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Korean shipbuilders hold the world’s top five spots in order backlog. London-based shipbroker Clarkson said the world’s biggest shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries retained the top spot last month, with an order backlog of 13.47 million compensated gross tons.
Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Royal Vopak) has announced that it will begin constructing the new Vopak Terminal Linkeroever for the storage and transhipment of liquid chemicals in Antwerp (Belgium) in February 2007. After the environmental permit was issued recently, Vopak made a start on the preparatory
Kalmar, the business area providing container handling solutions within Cargotec, has made an agreement to acquire the majority of the shares of its Spanish distributor Kalmar Espana, the leading distributor and service provider for material handling customers in Spain. The parties have agreed not t
ABG Shipyard has secured an order for construction of a vessel at a price of euro 16.54 million (about Rs 100 crore) from Vroon Offshore, The Netherlands. According to an official release issued by the company to the BSE today, the order is for a 78mts long LOA diving support vessel.
It’s regarded as one of the most impressive superyachts on the water – a frequent visitor to some of the most upmarket international locations. The $A130 million ($146m) vessel, Boadicea, anchored in Tauranga , has stunned local boaties and proved a head-turning distraction to drivers crossing the H
The first Superyacht Cup Antigua based at English Harbour, the historic Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua completed the third and final day with a win for Patient Falcon. This gave the 29 meter, Nelson Marek designed sloop, owned by Don Smith the the overall Superyacht Cup in Antigua. In second place came
A naval ship builder is reporting record levels of investment and a growing workforce of nearly 4,000. BAE Systems Naval Ships has run the Govan and Scotstoun yards in Glasgow since 2001.
