A ship carrying feed for fish farms was towed into Ullapool yesterday after running aground south-east of the Summer Isles in gales. The skipper’s wife, who had been on the ship, was evacuated by helicopter earlier.
Royal Caribbean Cruises will beef up its adventure cruise operation at Celebrity Cruises by giving it a second ship from Pullmantur, a Spanish cruise firm it plans to acquire. In return, Celebrity will send one of its older vessels to the Pullmantur fleet.
Final clearance to build the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers risks slipping further behind schedule amid continuing disagreements between industry and the Ministry of Defence over rising costs. The two sides meet tomorrow to try again to resolve their financial differences after the consortium bu
The North Kingstown-based Senesco Marine, previously known as the Southeastern New England Shipbuilding Corp., has been acquired by Reinauer Transportation Companies LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In his online announcement, Reinauer President Craig Reinauer said only that he
Reference is made to release sent to Oslo Stock Exchange on 7 September 2006. NCL today confirmed the contract to build two cruise vessels, and an option for a third, by lifting all subjects in the contract. The vessels will be delivered from Aker Yards in Saint Nazaire, France in 2009 and 2010.
A Belgian trawler caught fishing illegally inside UK waters has been ordered to pay more than
CNOOC (0883), China’s biggest offshore oil producer, said its revenues rose 25 percent to 18.6 billion yuan (HK$18.36 billion) in the third quarter, largely driven by production growth and higher oil and gas prices. “Our gas production has increased significantly,” chairman Fu Chengyu said in a stat
Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today announced that its report of drilling rig status and contract information covering the company’s offshore drilling fleet has been updated as of October 31, 2006. Drilling rig status and contract information on Transocean Inc.’s offshore drilling fleet has been conden
“K” Line Logistics Ltd. (KLL) established “K” Line Logistics (Australia) Pty. Ltd., a new company in Melbourne which started operation officially as from 1st of September 2006.
A search and rescue operation has been staged on the River Thames to test the response of the emergency services. Maritime, shore and air units took part in the simulated sinking of a pleasure boat, with 100 people onboard, near Chelsea Harbour, west London.
An underwater search will be carried out for a boat which went missing with four crew in the North Sea. The official search for the Fife fishing boat Meridian has been called off after she vanished last week.
A Swedish cargo ship has sunk in the Baltic Sea between the islands of Gotland and
In a recent spate of industry awards, three boats that have benefited from High Modulus structural engineering and composite materials have scooped coveted prizes and nominations – the Seawind 1160, a 38ft sailing catamaran; Adele, a 174ft ketch, and Ad Lib, a 131ft power yacht. The Seawind 1160 cat
rescue is under way off the Summer Isles, near Ullapool, after a boat ran aground on rocks in stormy weather. The Harvest Caroline – a fish farm supply vessel – dragged its anchors after suffering engine failure.
