A Russian fishing vessel sank north of Japan’s island of Hokkaido on Thursday, killing one sailor and leaving another missing, officials said. The cause of the schooner’s sinking was not immediately known and it occurred just off Kunashir Island, emergency official Alexandra Vasichkina said.
Nigerian Shipping Companies Association (NSCA) has strongly opposed the planned collection of additional 2.5 per cent from operations of the private terminal managers by the National Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NAMASA), suggesting that the agency should rather draw its funds from the
ENSCO International Incorporated (NYSE:ESV) announced today that its Contract Status of Offshore Rig Fleet Report has been updated as of November 15, 2006. The Report is available on the Company’s website at https://www.enscous.com and can be accessed from the home page by clicking on “Rig Contract
Bollinger Gulf Repair L.L.C., (BGR), a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., facility, has completed the retrofit and modifications of a Penn Maritime Inc. oceans tank barge to an OPA
Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) announced today the signing of two contracts for construction of two 98
Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (Asry) announced yesterday that it expected net operating income to reach about $135 million by the end of this year, compared to $111 million last year. This was discussed at meeting by Asry’s board, chaired by Eid Abdulla Yousif and attended by representat
Statoil has spudded its first exploration well on land in the middle of the Sahara Desert. The drilling is taking place in the Hassi Mouina block in Algeria. “This represents a milestone,” says David Poole, vice president for exploration in Algeria.
Some 33 shipyards grouped in the Batam Shipyard Offshore Association (BSOA) have started turning to Karimun islands for their new investment as Batam has already become too full of business activities. “Look, Batam is already full (of business activities),” BSOA chairman Chandra Dahlan said here on
TBS International Limited, an ocean transportation services company that offers worldwide shipping solutions through liner, parcel and bulk transportation services, announced today that it has taken delivery of the M.V. Laguna Belle (ex M.V. Clipper Frontier), a vessel it had previously agreed to ac
The Navy is using clamshell orange buckets swinging from towering steel cranes to remove thousands of tons of Hudson River mud that has kept the USS Intrepid prisoner at its pier.
SP, the marine focused technology brand of Gurit, is has announced the signing of a contract with boatbuilding firm Seaway. The composite specialists will be providing engineering services and supplying advanced composite materials in the construction of Seaway
After intensive sea, air and land searches by 10 rescue units, there is still no sign of the missing supply vessel, Hawk. The vessel is believed to have gone missing between Richards Bay and East London.
About 75 people had a 10-hour Channel crossing and spent five hours sailing between Newhaven and Brighton because the ferry could not dock in high winds.
Trials on the new Wally 143 Esense have demonstrated that they have a remarkable yacht on their hands and when she was unveiled to the press in Ancona today even the most seasoned journos were heard to utter expressions of mild amazement. Never mind the performance of this Bill Tripp-designed super-
