U.S. Coast Guards have seized a submarine carrying 3.5 tons of cocaine in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica and arrested three Colombians on board, the Costa Rican Coast Guard said on Sunday.
Fairplay reports that the takeover offer for German classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) by its larger French rival Bureau Veritas (BV) is likely to face strong opposition from GL’s employees’ council. Speaking soon after news of the bid had been confirmed, the council’s deputy chairman In
Imtech (technical services provider in Europe ) has received an order worth 20 million euro for an important part of the technology on board a high-tech floating oil-production platform to be made operational in the North Sea . The North Sea contains many so-called ‘marginal fields’ , which still co
A cruise ship with nearly 700 sick passengers and crew members aboard pulled into Port Everglades near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday. Fourteen guests and five crew remained ill and in isolation when the ship arrived at Port Everglades. More than 530 guests and 140 crew had reported to the ship
Planners in Devon are being recommended to give the go-ahead for a
The high seas thieves illegally pillaging our oceans in the name of commercial fishing lack the charms of the pirate Jack Sparrow as portrayed by Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. But there are some similarities. Today’s pirates still deal in ill-gotten plunder, for instance. When
Golar LNG reports increased operating income at $23.9 million for the third quarter of 2006, up from $22.3 million for the second quarter of 2006 and a net loss in the current quarter of $5.9 million as compared to net income of $17.3 million for the second quarter of 2006.
On 7 December 2006, business people, inventors, knowledge institutions and government bodies who want to take opportunities for innovation will meet at Nederland Innovatief 2006. During this event, businesses will demonstrate important developments in the field of innovation, and the Annual ID-NL Aw
A transatlantic cruise ship hit by a highly infectious vomiting virus which struck down some 700 people has ended its 16-day voyage at a Florida port. More than 550 guests and 150 crew were affect by the diarrhoea and sickness bug, the cruise line told ABC news.
The 41m (134ft) motoryacht Como, was launched on 12th November 2006 at Alloy Yachts.The yacht commenced construction in March 2005. Managing Director Tony Hambrook commented that the Dubois Naval Architect designed Como is the largest motoryacht built at Alloy Yachts. She has an 8.5m (27.9ft) beam,
The new 70.4 WallyPower, that was recently signed is the lunch version of this motor yacht model combining the open-air living characteristics of the WallyTender, with the hull lines of the 118 WallyPower resulting fast, comfortable, stylish, safe, and seaworthy. The interior layout of this version
TWO missing crew members were pulled from the water with minor injuries several hours after their small ship sank near Sheshan Island, local maritime authorities said yesterday.
Scientists in Indonesia are preparing to auction tens of thousands of artefacts salvaged from a sunken ship off the coast of Java. The items, which are believed to be more than 1,000 years old, include ceramics, tombstones and swords.
Aker Yards has signed a contract with Island Offshore in Ulsteinvik, Norway to deliver one UT 776 CD Platform supply vessel. The total value of the contract is approximately NOK 315 million. This is the 23. contract between the ship owner Island Offshore and Aker Yards. The hull for the vessel will
