THE Spit would be turned into a maritime hub under a 20-year industry plan put to the Beattie Government which includes a 400-berth marina and facilities for luxury superyachts. The plan calls for the relocation of a fishing trawler fleet north, adjacent to the marina. Developers would pay the Gover
Steven Hudson was ready to “make things happen” as the calls started rolling in Thursday for the start of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. The president of Fort Lauderdale-based International Yacht Collection brought 16 vessels – twice as many as his usual – to the show this year, in hop
The afternoon swimming in crystalline waters, sunset cocktails served on the deck. On to a gourmet dinner in a wood-paneled dining room, then into the hot tub for a relaxed debate about where to head next–Antibes? Monaco? Ibiza? Unless you are hydrophobic or consider it too–ahem–splashy a show of we
Anyone in the market for Wayne Huizenga memorabilia can pick up his 228-foot yacht Floridian for about $70 million. South Florida entrepreneur Huizenga bought the boat, formerly called Aussie Rules, from Greg Norman, the Australian golfing great, in 2004. It’s now on display – and for sale – at the
VT Halmatic Limited (VTH) are pleased to announce that they have been successful in wining a contract, to supply twenty (20) new commando boats to the French Navy, in a deal announced by the DGA/SPN (French Procurement Agency). VT Halmatic Limited (VTH) are pleased to announce that they have been su
On October 27 Krasnoe Sormovo Shipyard announced that the lead ship of RSD17 project for the Palmali Group successfully passed the sea trials. The 5 dry cargo vessels are being built under the contract signed in 2005.
Police have named the four men missing after a Scottish fishing boat disappeared in the North Sea. Teams searching for the men earlier said they had found a body. The missing men are 49-year-old skipper Martin Gardner, Edward Gardner, 50, and Ian Donald, 55, all from Fife, and Sidney Low, 52, from A
HMS Liverpool has sailed into her home city for a five-day visit – the first in almost a year. The Royal Navy warship is making a return to port after supporting the Queen’s state visit to the Baltic States last week.
Ten Somalis have been found guilty of piracy and hijacking by a court in the Kenyan port of Mombasa. The convicted men, who will be sentenced next week, were arrested earlier this year off the Somali coast. They had maintained they were fisherman and had not held 16 crew members of an Indian ship fo
Two stowaways found on a Japanese car carrier in Port Elizabeth were recovering in hospital on Thursday, said the ship’s agents. “They in hospital at moment,” said ship’s agent Pranesh Oodhrajh. The two survivors and a third dead stowaway were found on the car carrier the Washington Highway on Wedne
On October 26, 2006 the Astrakhan-based Lotos Shipyard incorporated into the group of companies Maritime, Oil and Gas Projects launched the hull of the river-going boxship of “Marina” type.
The high-end yacht market is largely immune to economic cycles and other market idiosyncrasies. The growth in the number of wealthy people — potential buyers — continues to outpace the expansion in production, Smith says. Demand for super yachts is so strong, says Smith, that some wealthy shoppers a
Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell) announced today that it will develop the Great White, Tobago and Silvertip Fields via a Perdido Regional Development host, located in Alaminos Canyon, offshore Gulf of Mexico, approximately 200 miles south of Freeport, TX. Moored in about 8,000 feet of water, the regional
Imtech (technical service provider in Europe) recently fitted the 25th ship with an innovative diesel-electric propulsion system. This new environment-friendly technology allows ships to improve combustion and thus consume less fuel. The result is significantly lower emissions of environmentally har
