The race to finish this year’s last new ship launch is nearing an end. Interior construction is ramping up on NCL’s Norwegian Pearl, which was floated out in mid-October at Papenburg, Germany’s Meyer Werft shipyard (the ship left the covered dock for an outfitting pier where all work will be complet
A one-week study tour in early November is expected to show 12 Norwegian companies the best of Vietnam
At a formal ceremony here, Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (II), RasGas (II) announced the naming of a further two long term charter LNG tankers. RasGas (II) celebrated the launch of the ships at a joint naming ceremony in South Korea hosted by the ship builders, Daewoo Shipbuilding
Aker Yards ASA reported an EBITDA of NOK 304 million for the third quarter of 2006, an increase of 7.8 percent compared with the third quarter of 2005. Challenges on three ro-ro container vessels gave a negative result effect in the quarter of approximately NOK 60 million for the business area Merch
Royal Dutch Shell plc released its 3rd quarter results and 3rd quarter interim dividend announcements for 2006 at 07.00 B.S.T. (08.00 C.E.S.T. and 02.00 E.D.T.) on Thursday October 26, 2006. All information relating to the release is available on the website.
A spokesman for Germany’s Defense Ministry confirmed on Wednesday an incident on Tuesday in which six Israeli F-16 jets flew very low over a German naval vessel patrolling the Lebanon coast. The jets activated infra-red decoys and one of the jets fired two shots into the air, said Thomas Raabe, quot
Four more bodies were retrieved from the capsized boat in the Meghna river in Bangladesh on Wednesday, raising the death toll to 19 victims. The passenger ferry M.V. Baba Shahparan was traveling to Rampura when it hit a cargo vessel near the Meghna bridge. The boat was carrying about 150 passengers.
Van Oord Ireland Limited, a subsidiary of Van Oord has been awarded the marine element of the works for the Limerick Tunnel PPP scheme as sub-contractor to Directroute (Limerick) Construction Limited. The contract value for Van Oord is some EUR 24 million. The scheme is due to commence in the summer
And now, a Mumbai boat show to scale up the luxury boating industry. A new generation of wealthy Indians are turning converts to the profligacy associated with owning a yacht, and boat manufacturers the world over are taking note. Come February, at the Mumbai International Boat Show, they will arriv
Located near Tampico on the eastern coast of Mexico, the Altamira liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal, in which Total has a 25% interest, yesterday welcomed President Vicente Fox at a ceremony marking the recent official startup of commercial operations. Construction of the terminal
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New Zealand’s $1.5 billion marine industry has been breaking waves on the 2006 international boating circuit. With a newly launched vessel deemed to rival the world’s best superyacht, a plethora of international accolades, and numerous global contracts with some of the world’s finest shipyards, New
The EU has urged tough sanctions on companies that break a ban on shipping toxic waste to developing countries. Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas told the European Parliament he would put forward new laws by the year’s end. The move comes after a ship chartered by a Dutch company released toxic
The big sailing and motor yachts and catamarans will dominate the scene at the hanseboot harbour as in previous years. This year
